Thursday, July 28, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Our Homey Solar System
Click on the link if you want to hear Puffy Snouts rap about the solar system. The website also has information on the solar system, that you can link to at the end of the song.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Baby Crickets
On Sunday we found some baby crickets on our back lawn and there were hundreds of them. They were everywhere! Every time I took a step, heaps of them bounced out of the way. Here's a couple of pictures of them.
By Katherine
Friday, September 24, 2010
Suspension Bridges
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Water Cycle by Briana
INTRODUCTION In New Zealand water is life. Water is very important for those who want to survive. Therefore we might think that water isn't much but everything needs water. And everything is from the heat of the sun. Subsequently the sun's heat controls the water cycle.
DESCRIPTION 
Did you know that water is very valuable to all living things and there are three state forms of water: liquid, solid and gas?
PRECIPITATION
Precipitation is the process of little droplets of water such as snow, rain, ice and crystals falling down to the earth's surface and the clouds get heavy and rains back down.
HOW THE WATER CYCLE WORKS
The water cycle works in three state forms for example:
CONDENSATION Condensation is the process of a gas cooling down to became a liquid. Condensation is like a gas cloud that is formed from Evaporation.
EVAPORATION
Evaporation forms from Precipitation to Infiltration in the ground for the water to flow into the sea and then Evaporation happens. Then it forms into Condensation like before and turns into a cloud.
ATMOSPHERE
Atmosphere is an envelope surrounding the earth, otherwise the water will float away.
By Briana
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Water Cycle by Campbell
Did you know water is life?
When you turn the tap on clean water flows out. Do you ever wonder where that water comes from?
Over 70 percent of water on earth is salt water and only 3 percent is fresh. Therefore water is rare. Water evaporates into invisible water drops. Most of you and me are made of water.
Water can be used in any kind of way like washing, cleaning, drinking, watering, making swimming.
These are some of the things that are in the water cycle:
- Solid = ice
- Liquid = water
- Gas = water vapour
Subsequently water is good for you and me. You should use water carefully because water is essential for the environment.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Building Bridges
We all got the opportunity to work in a small group and create a range of bridges.
In this activity we really got the chance to practise our key competencies: thinking, relating to others, participating and contributing, managing self and using language, symbols and texts.
I think there are future bridge engineers in Room 18!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
BUG HUNT
As Dryden and I slowly walked like turtles out to the back of the field, I thought to myself what would we find? Maybe butterflies, moths even pray mantises!
Eventually we got to the back of the field there was a crowd of people surrounding the great spot, the spider zone. I did not even dare to go near because I hate spiders and I did not wont to go to bug court for trespassing .
As we walk away from the crowd I saw something from the corner it was glimmering in the sunlight - it was a tile. I used all my strength to pick it up. I saw a little slater scurry across the dirt I slammed my jar right on top of it, it rolled into a mini ball
That’s when I realised I just kidnapped a slater. I definitely knew I was going to bug court for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Hollie