The Andes

For the past two weeks, we have been reading a book called The Andes. Then we had to research about the Andes. When we got our information we had to write notes. After that, we had to percent it somehow. I choose to do it in a google drawing.
I enjoyed this activity because I learnt something new.
I thought it was difficult to write notes because I usually just write instead of taking notes.
Hop you enjoyed :)
Katelyn.M

Predicton - About a book - Under the mountain

Today Miss Farr (our teacher) told us that for the next 3 weeks we are going to be reading a book called under the mountain. We had to look at the front of the book and try to predict what the book is about. Then we had to do the same thing but read the back of the book. After that, we have to look on the first page to see what the author is like.
I enjoyed this activity because I like to read books and because it is something we don't normally do.
It was difficult to guess what the book was about looking at the fount because I literally have no information about the book.
By Katelyn.M
Hope you enjoy :)

Electricity Experiment

Today my class and I, we watched a video about electricity. After that, we made a table that zero volts, 1.5 volts and 3.0 volts.
A volt or voltage is electricity that meats with the current. The higher the voltage the more bright the light would be.

We had to predict what would happen then we had to make a current to make light.
The table is our prediction and result sheet. We need this so we can record our information.

I thought 0 voltage would be nothing because it is not hocked up to anything. I thought that 1.5 voltage was going to have light but not much because it has something connected to it but only 1 battery. I thought that 3.0 voltage was going to be really bright because it has 2 batteries.

We have these little kits that can make a circuit. First, we had no batteries then we had 1 battery and finally 2 batteries.

I enjoyed this activity because we got to make a circuit easily.
It was difficult to write what everything is.

By Katelyn.M

Water Quality write up

On Monday we went to the creek near our school. We wanted to see if our creek is healthy or not. I enjoyed this activity because it was something different than we normally never do and because we got to wear mufti. It was difficult because the water was cold and one of the equipment broke. 

It would be a lovely idea if you are a teacher and looking for a science experiment. 

Hope you enjoy :)

Katelyn.M

My information text

My Information text!

This week my teacher made us write notes about 3 different articles. Then write an information text with the notes. I enjoyed this activity because it was something I have not learned about before. It was difficult to write all of the information in my own words. It took me a long time to write this information text so I hope you like it! There is also a book called bright fine gold that Miss Farr read to us and said to take notes. But I sadly can't get a picture because it is not labeled for use. Maybe next time. :(
These are the articles if you would like to do what I have done but you have to do it in your own words.
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3

Article 1:

Gabriel Read got famous when he found gold near the Tuapeka River. 

The Otago provincial government offered £1000 dollars in a reward for the discovery of payable quantities of gold. His discovery of gold made the country’s first major gold rush. 

Article Two:

10 presents were from gold. The gold is found in the river and mud. He just found it on the floor. It was the first major gold rush in south lonuce. They didn’t get enough vitamin c.

Article 3:

Gold was found in waterways in the 1850s.

Rewards for finding gold were offered from the 1860s.

Gold was £10 million dollars compared with £3.57 million dollars from wool, and that means gold is way more valuable than wool.

Book:

Gabriel Read found gold in his pan. They went to Dunedin, there were a few roads in Otago. Miners had to go on rough tracks to reach Gabriel's gully. When they were there, they lived in tents and/or sacks. Some lived in caves as well. The weather was bad, especially in the winter. By Christmas, ten thousand miners were in Australia and California. They were usually the first ones to find gold. They had powerful hoses that could wash away hillsides. Maori had no use for gold.

Hope you enjoyed it.

I will be excited to see your comments down below!

By Katelyn.M

The Word of the Week - Devour

This Week the word is devour. I thought it meant when someone eats food and I was correct for the first time in forever.  It took me a long time to write all of the synonyms and the antonyms. I enjoyed this activity because I actually got the meaning right.
Hope you enjoy :)
By Katelyn.M

The Word of the Week

This week the word is ominously. I thought that the word ominously meant something that was big. At first, I found no synonyms but I didn't give up. It took a long time until I found some. I could only find 3 antonyms. I enjoyed this activity because the word was from the book we are reading. It was difficult to find a picture of ominously.
Hope you enjoyed :)
By Katelyn.M