Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Coke Bottle experamint

Can you inflate a balloon inside a coke bottle? We did an experiment to find out.

Hypothesis
I think that it will work because when there is a hoil (If there is) all the air will come out and the balloon will have enough air to move.

What to use
  • 2 liter Coke bottles
  • Balloon
  • scissors

Liam did a demo version of how it would work. We had a go at blowing up the coke bottle with no hole and it didn’t work. I got to have a turn and it was really hard and my cheeks turned red. When you have a hole the size of a pin you can blow it up and when you take it out the balloon should stay pumped up because when you put the hole in all the chemicals and the air will come out then there is enough room for it to blow up the balloon a quarter up. With the little one it is the exact same as the big one when you put the hole in. With the big one and it has no hole  it will shrink in lease then a second.

Conclusion
So when you do it make sure you have a hole in the bottle and the balloon is pumped up and you seal it.

Bike Safety

Bike Safety

Before you go out on the road stop! Check your bike incase something is wrong because you could get really hurt and you don’t want that to happen. The following paragraphs will be talking about clothing, safety rules, Road rules, how to check your bike and the conclusion. Also, are signs on the streets just for cars?

At night when you go biking you need a bright orange or yellow jacket because they are very bright and cars should be able to see you. Shoes are also very important because when you are riding along you could stub your toe but with shoes you wont. Helmets are very important because if you fall off and you pound your head on the ground you might seriously get brain damage.When you are turning a corner or roundabout yous your arms as indicators.If it is a really hot day take some sunblock! because you might get burnt.

When you go out on your bike, make sure you know all the rules because if you break them you are in a lot of trouble. If you are biking and the Police see you with no helmet they will take your bike off you and they will give you a ticket.  All rules are just as important.

Every time you bike on the road you always stay on the left side of the road because that is very illegal and people will be thinking what are you doing. They will also suspend your bike and if the police call you up the might take a pitcher  so if you get caught again something will happen. When you are zooming on the footpath go slow past gates because a car might hit you off your bike, if you are also over teen and you bike on the footpath that is illegal.

Before you hop on your bike do a safety check. So when you are checking it turn it over and you will see your serial number. Write it down just incase it gets stolen and the police can track it down. You also need to check every part of you bike because something might be loose or broken. Make sure you check your brakes are good because if you are going down a hill you won’t be able to  stop. Make sure you have oiled your chain because it will just rust and will be weak then eventually break.

So if you are ever planning to go on a biking adventure make sure you have a helmet and you have oiled your chain. Also, the answer to that question is yes, bike riders  do need to follow the road signs.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Hair-pong

Hair-pong

You need!
1 hair dryer, 2 ping pong balls

Methed

We used the tools and the question was can a hair dryer balance 1 ping pong ball and it can because the gravity was trying to push it down but the hair dryer had enough strength to push it up and stay. When we tried to use 2 they keep hitting each other and one fell of.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Science

Write an explanation that explains clearly to the reader

include title and intro that states your topic and maybe asks a question

include a summary statement that links with the introf

Write the body of the text in order using some of the key words - Suggest the sequence of the experiment  clearly - firstly, after that finally.

Include some topic-specific science vocab

Show how the process happens by using continuous present tense?  This will mean using lots of ‘is’ and ‘are’


                                                                                             



What happens when air is heated? Well I can tell you that. Miss Roil told us to make a prediction and we did and I will tell you the answer but not yet. In my paragraphs I will have What you need, What you do, Particles and conclusion.

You will need 2 coke bottle two balloons 1 bucket of hot water and 1 bucket of cold water. You put the balloon on top of the bottle so they can be immersed in the water. Then you are all set to put the bottle in.

You hold and place the bottle in the water. If you put it in hot water (but you might get burnt) the particles will move and the balloon will pump up and when to goes in the cold it starts deflating. You can also avoid getting burnt by putting on some decent gloves.



Particles are moving in the  bottle and forcing their way into the balloon.   They do this when they are heated. Without particles we would not have wind.   Wind is made when the air heats up and starts to move.  The bottle that didn’t heat stayed in a state of inertia.  This means it didn’t change.
If you ever want to do this make sure you have everything you need and have some gloves. Oh and by the way the answer to the question is that the particles in it start to move and it expands.

Art Reflection

Art
What I have learnt?
I have learnt how to blend the colours,
shade and how to use charcoal.

What has Improved?
I have improved on my blending
every time I did it too late and now I
do it on time.

I am proud of?
I have improved on mixing the
colours because I never knew the
right colours to mix and know my art
looks good and stands out.
What did I enjoy?
Painting because when you
try it looks really cool and you
feel great.

Writing Reflection

Writing
What I have learnt?
I have learnt when to do are paragraphs and use
are punctuation at the right time.

What has Improved?
I have improved on putting the action verbs
in the right place and starting with a action
word.

What am I proud of?
I am proud of finishing them because that
is when you round it all up also it sounds
not that bad.

What I have enjoyed?
I have enjoyed doing writing because
everything I have learnt I have put it
in my stories and it makes it better
quality.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Flexibility

On Monday we got a box and a piece of wood we tested our Flexibility. Last week on Friday I got positive 5 and to day I got positive 8 and that is better. The main Muscles we are trying to do is our ham strings, Lower  back, Calf and Arms. We did a positive side and a negative side that is 30 cm big. I think that I can make a change in my Flexibility if I keep doing my stretches that we are doing and I should improve each time we do it.

Monday
Positive 5
Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
Positive 8

My Egg Drop

How it works


The experiment worked because the gravity pushed the egg in the cupful of water. We put it on a toilet paper roll, plate then a cup full of water. You have to put the toilet paper roll on the the absolute right spot otherwise it will not work but you have to pull it quick because the motion will go good and if you do it slow it will lose its balance and hit the cup or ground.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Sailing

Bow  The front of the boat.

Stern The back of the boat.

Port  Left side of the Yacht.

Starboard Right side of the Yacht.

Bailing Getting the water out of the boat with a bucket.

Becalmed Lack of wind.

Capsizing The boat turning over and the person falling out.

Tiller The handle is used to steer the yacht / rudder.

Man Overboard A person that falls out and is in the water.

Offshore  The wind will be blowing out to the sea.

Onshore  The wind will be blowing onto the shore.

Rigging The Boat  Getting the yacht prepared.

Hull The main part of the yacht.

Tacking Going into the wind.

Gibing Sailing with the wind.

Heeling Over Tipping over..

In Irons Is when the boat is sailing directly into the wind.

Luffing When the boat is steered far enough to the direction of the wind.

Running With Wind When the wind is coming directly from behind the boat.

Mayday A person in trouble and also might say Mayday.

Upwind Against the direction of the wind.



I have to find out what these words mean on a yacht.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Rugby

RUGBY
I chose rugby over pizza because rugby is fun and anyone can play it. People will give me questions and I will respond to them in a small paragraph saying what I would like to be and what else I would rather do in the great game of rugby.

1. What sport  would you do instead of rugby ?-Crystal.

2. What rugby team do you wish to play for-John.

3. Where are you hoping your rugby career will go?- Rhys.

4. When you are older will you become a rugby player? Charlotte.

5. Do you wish to take a career? and be an All Black?-Georgia.





Rugby is my favourite sport because it is really active and a bit dangerous but my second option would be Cricket because it can be really fun when you get people out.  It feels really great and you also get to have a bat.

Maybe if I get to chose a super 15 team it would probably be the Crusaders because they are a good team with a lot of team spirit and they play to the rules without arguing if they don't think thats illegal they just carry on.

Some time in my life if I do get a rugby career like being a Magpie or an All Black player I would like to travel around New Zealand and the rest of the world because you get quite a lot of fans and they always cheer you on.





I would like to be a professional rugby player because you would make very good mates and you get a great atmosphere as all players do.

Yes I would because it would be really cool representing my country in a game of rugby. My family will be very proud as they always are and it would be really cool.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

The Ranfurly Shield

This is Karl Low with the Ranfurly Shield! it was an amazing moment because it was the first time had ever seen the shield.

The Ranfurly Shield is 134 years old and ha-sent been Hawk's bay in 44 years



This is Kan with the Ranfurly Shield.                                              
He was so happy he did not want
to let go.                                                                      



This is me with Chris Etan, I was so exited
because it was my first time meeting him
then I got his signature.

Saturday, August 31, 2013

My bar graph Test Results


This is my basic facts test results on a bar graph. I think that this is the best way to present my results


Friday, August 30, 2013

Test Results

This is my Basic Facts Test Results on a pie graph. I did this to show my results to people. I do not think this is one of the best way to present my results. For my Test Results I got 100,100,90,90,90.


Thursday, August 22, 2013

Alaska!

This report will explain why you should go to Alaska for your holiday and instead of New Zealand because Alaska has more amazing things. I am going to try and persuade you by the history, animals and scenery.


Alaska was found on 15th of July by Aleksa Chirikov. On March 30th. In 1876 the U.S purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for 7.2 Million! dollars.
The Alaska flag was made by a 13 year old boy named Benny Benson and it is blue with 8 stars. Alaska can go below -78 degrees.
Alaska state song!  Here is a link to Alaska's state song. Heres the link.


The king Salmon has been the state fish of Alaska since 1955 and is 1000 years old which is pretty long. Willow ptarmigan has been the state bird of Alaska since 1955. Sometimes it changes light brown to a light snowy white at certain times of the year.  Kodiak Bear way 1,400 and are 11 feet tall. Polar Bear way 1,400 pounds and are 12 feet tall. Grizzly Bears, (Brown bears) weigh 1,800 pounds and are 11 feet tall. Mosse way 1,350 are 11 feet tall and their antlers are 72 inches high.



There are over 130 volcanoes in Alaska and 80 percent of them can erupt any time. Alaska is one of the biggest states in America.  I think you should go to Alaska because you can see all of the Amazing animals like the Moose bears Willow ptarmigan and more like the lovely view. Alaska is 134 years old.


I think you should go to Alaska because of all the amazing views and sites it has also got thing their that no one has found.


State Flag





Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Wolf in the wardrobe


Wolf in the wardrobe is written by Susan Brocker.
If you are looking for a book with mysteries and problems this is the book for you.
This book is about a wolf that was at a circus and a boy saw what the clown was doing to him.

The characters are Finn, Eva (his nana), Pam, Finns Mum, his best friend and last but not least Cackles. The problem was that Finn wanted to take the wolf Lupa to America to be with all her own kind and find a partner so she can have her baby wolves.

Cackles started sending emails to Finn saying ‘Cackles is watching you’ and that gave Finn the creeps. Finn found Lupus’ collar and it had diamonds, gems, rubies and more! Just to double check, Finn took the collar to the jewelry shop. Finn found out that it was worth thousands of dollars.

Other books written by Susan Brocker
  • Saving Sam

  • Brave Bess
  • ANZAC Horses
  • Dreams of warriors
  • World war 2 about a teenage girl

Thursday, August 1, 2013

My holiday

During the holidays I went to my batch in Porangahau with my family where and we have got a batch. On Monday me and my Mum went down to the beach to get some paua, Kinna, Bobo and some seaweed for my Nana because she loves her sea food. So we set off to get some food. In about 20 minutes we had 8 Kinna.  later on I found a legal size paua.   

I was so shocked because I haven't got a paua in a year. After we had a look for some Bobos.  We found a rock full there was so many I didn't know what to say, I yelled out hey Mum! and she came over, and we got 36 Bobos altogether.1 hour later my Mum saw a paua and she didn’t want to get it so she got me and told me to get the paua and I got it. We had another look and we found 6 more kinna I was extremely grateful that I got some food for my Nana. That was the end of our day so we got some seaweed for her soup. We went back home and we washed all of our gear down.