mini Olympics

MINI OLYMPICS 

Mrs E our student teacher led a mini olympics for the class it was really fun we had lots of fun activities here are some images

Milk

MILK

Every day some students who are milk monitors deliver milk to every class in the school.

After lunch time we do the roll and get a carton of milk and we drink it but sometimes we get none or we get an extra one.

Dissection of my bean

MY BEAN

2 weeks ago we planted a bean in tubes and after 2 weeks we decided to cut them open, some had fungus on them like mine. Others of them grew and the leaves started to come out. Inside the seed coat is a young plant but also has 3 scientific words and they are epicotyl, hypocotyl and radicle.

HERE ARE SOME IMAGES BELOW

This is an image of my bean in its tube.

Here is an image of my bean out of my tube.

This is my bean one’s I cut it open and when I put it in the microscope you could see all of the leaves and the shout.

Towers

TOWERS

We had a challenge that we had to complete... We got 150 popsicle sticks, A hot glue gun, 5 little hot glue gun sticks and one big one. We had 2 weeks to complete a 3D tower.  Once we finally finished the towers we had another  challenge we had to see if they could hold one kg, dun dun da...

Bang crash clang!!! they fell broke but some survived.  

Australia country report

Australia country report

(Opening Statement)

Australia is an island continent. In Australia the capital is Canberra and has been since  the 1st of January 1911.  The Population of Australia in 2016 is currently 24 million people.  The language in Australia is mainly English, with a small percentage of Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Greek and Italian.  In Australia  the Leader (Prime Minister) is Tony Abbott. He served as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 - 2015 and leader of the Liberal party from 2009 - 2015.  In Australia the main religions are Catholic and Christian with a small majority of other religions.  The currency in Australia is the Australian dollar, the New Zealand two dollar coin is worth the same amount as the Australian dollar coin.  

(Geography)

Australia is part of  the Oceania continent.  In Australia the highest mount is Mount Kosciuszko it reaches 2,228 metres high and is 7,310 ft high.  In Australia the longest river is the Murray River its length is 2,508 kilometers long.  Australia is surrounded by the Pacific,  Southern and Indian Oceans.  The Timor, Tasman and Coral seas also lie around the country.   In Australia there is a different range of flat and mountainous landscape.  There is a various mountain ranges such as the Hamersley Ranges and the MacDonnell.  In Australia it has a range of climates, at the northern ( top ) of Australia is hotter than the southern ( bottom ) of Australia, Around the middle of the country is found to be mostly the outback also known as the desert.

( Flora and fauna )

The native animals (fauna) of Australia are the kangaroo, koala, echidna, platypus, wallaby and wombat. You can find those animals in zoos around Australia and you can also find them around in the wild. The native plants and trees     ( Flora ) in Australia are the Proteaceae (Banksia),  Myrtaceae ( Eucalyptus - gum trees ) and  Fabaceae ( Acacia - wattle )

( History )

Captain Cook was the first to Discover Australia, He discovered Australia in 1606 - 1770.  Australia has been involved in heaps of wars and here they are, Colonial period, 1788–1901.  Sudan, March to June 1885.  South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902.  China (Boxer Rebellion), 1900–01.  First World War, 1914–18.

Second World War, 1939–45.  Occupation of Japan, 1946–51.  Korean War, 1950–53.

                             

( Food )

Australian’s favourite food is mainly meat pies, boiled beef, Vegemite sandwiches, hamburgers with beetroot, Anzac biscuits, tim tams, fairy bread and sausage rolls.  Australian’s main crops they grow are wheat, vegetables, fruits, sugarcane,  barley and canola. Australia does export food such as eggs, meat, milk and different variety of yummy   fresh fruit.

( Olympics )

Australia has competed in a lot of Olympics starting from the Olympics in 1895 and has been competing since. Australia has won 7 gold medals, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals. There has been 10 medals won in Swimming, 3 in Rowing, 2 in Sailing, 1 in rugby sevens and 1 in Shooting.  Australia is competing in a  lot of  events such as Swimming, Sailing, Shooting, Rowing, Rugby Sevens. In the Olympics some of the main competitors are Emma McKeon, Kyle Chalmers, Ellia Green,  Tom burton, Cate Campbell.

( Closing Statement )

Due to its large size and isolation from the rest of the world, Australia is sometimes known as the island continent.  Since 2012 Australia has an estimated population of  22 million people.  Australia has over 750 different species of reptiles, more than any other country in the world. Australia is  a relatively wealthy country with high life expectancy.

Australia country report

Australia country report

(Opening Statement)

Australia is an island continent. In Australia the capital is Canberra and has been since  the 1st of January 1911.  The Population of Australia in 2016 is currently 24 million people.  The language in Australia is mainly English, with a small percentage of Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Greek and Italian.  In Australia  the Leader (Prime Minister) is Tony Abbott. He served as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 - 2015 and leader of the Liberal party from 2009 - 2015.  In Australia the main religions are Catholic and Christian with a small majority of other religions.  The currency in Australia is the Australian dollar, the New Zealand two dollar coin is worth the same amount as the Australian dollar coin.  

(Geography)

Australia is part of  the Oceania continent.  In Australia the highest mount is Mount Kosciuszko it reaches 2,228 metres high and is 7,310 ft high.  In Australia the longest river is the Murray River its length is 2,508 kilometers long.  Australia is surrounded by the Pacific,  Southern and Indian Oceans.  The Timor, Tasman and Coral seas also lie around the country.   In Australia there is a different range of flat and mountainous landscape.  There is a various mountain ranges such as the Hamersley Ranges and the MacDonnell.  In Australia it has a range of climates, at the northern ( top ) of Australia is hotter than the southern ( bottom ) of Australia, Around the middle of the country is found to be mostly the outback also known as the desert.

( Flora and fauna )

The native animals (fauna) of Australia are the kangaroo, koala, echidna, platypus, wallaby and wombat. You can find those animals in zoos around Australia and you can also find them around in the wild. The native plants and trees     ( Flora ) in Australia are the Proteaceae (Banksia),  Myrtaceae ( Eucalyptus - gum trees ) and  Fabaceae ( Acacia - wattle )

( History )

Captain Cook was the first to Discover Australia, He discovered Australia in 1606 - 1770.  Australia has been involved in heaps of wars and here they are, Colonial period, 1788–1901.  Sudan, March to June 1885.  South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902.  China (Boxer Rebellion), 1900–01.  First World War, 1914–18.

Second World War, 1939–45.  Occupation of Japan, 1946–51.  Korean War, 1950–53.

                             

( Food )

Australian’s favourite food is mainly meat pies, boiled beef, Vegemite sandwiches, hamburgers with beetroot, Anzac biscuits, tim tams, fairy bread and sausage rolls.  Australian’s main crops they grow are wheat, vegetables, fruits, sugarcane,  barley and canola. Australia does export food such as eggs, meat, milk and different variety of yummy   fresh fruit.

( Olympics )

Australia has competed in a lot of Olympics starting from the Olympics in 1895 and has been competing since. Australia has won 7 gold medals, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals. There has been 10 medals won in Swimming, 3 in Rowing, 2 in Sailing, 1 in rugby sevens and 1 in Shooting.  Australia is competing in a  lot of  events such as Swimming, Sailing, Shooting, Rowing, Rugby Sevens. In the Olympics some of the main competitors are Emma McKeon, Kyle Chalmers, Ellia Green,  Tom burton, Cate Campbell.

( Closing Statement )

Due to its large size and isolation from the rest of the world, Australia is sometimes known as the island continent.  Since 2012 Australia has an estimated population of  22 million people.  Australia has over 750 different species of reptiles, more than any other country in the world. Australia is  a relatively wealthy country with high life expectancy.

Room 18 Statistical investigation.

Room 18 Statistical investigation.

In term 1 we were learning about temperature, we were also learning how to pose a question, planning investigation, recording data and analyzing the data.

  

Here is an image.