Red Hot Racers

 For reading we had to read the book " Red Hot Racers ". Then for the task we had to answer questions and summarise the three main points of the story. Then we had to create our own race car on Google drawing with shapes. This is my work:

Uni-structural: What is the purpose of this story? The purpose of this story is learning about how to make a super light car powered by carbon dioxide. The author uses descriptive words to describe the events in action. The characters are Louise Alex 

Mr Bowmen Jerry

Multi-structural: the car needs to be in a special shape to stop in drag. Some cars, especially racing cars have an aerofoil (spoiler) on the back to help reduce the lift. a well built mini dragster can rocket along speeds at of 100 kilometres per hour  

Relational: Anything that moves through air is affected by aerodynamics, from a rocket blasting off, to a kite flying Since they are surrounded by air, even cars are affected by aerodynamics. What Are the Four Forces of Flight These forces make an object move up and down, and faster or slower

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Return of the Moa

For my reading task this week we had to summarise and answer questions about the book " Return of the Moa " This book is about scientist in New Zealand that want to try and bring back animals from Extinction. Here is my work:

Uni structural: What is the purpose of the story?

The purpose of the story is to let people know that scientists can bring back animals such as the moa back from extinction. What words does the author use to describe events and actions? DNA and De-extinction. What are the settings and characters? Washington DC, Museum, Bush walk. Characters: Scientist and Moa.

Multi structural: The scientists believe that they can bring back animals from extinction, especially the Moa all they need is DNA. Although scientists are quite determined to bring the Moa out of extinction, others are second guessing this experiment and its behavioural changes in the wild.

Relational: Palaeeudyptes Klekowskii Penguin is extinct like the Moa. The Moa went extinct in 1445 in the 17th century, but the Palaeeudyptes Klekowskii went extinct in 37 - 40 million years ago. Polynesians arrived at about in the 1300’s , and all the Moa were sadly driven to extinction by hunting and, to a more insignificant, by habitat cutback due to forest clearance. By 1445, all moa had become extinct, along with the Hast eagle, which had relied on them for food.

Spelling Term One

 

Spelling is different this year because we have different Teacher. It is different because I have to do the definition of my spelling words and then I got to put them in a sentence.  On an average I am getting 6 to 8, but on week four I got none because I was absent. I think I did good in term one, but next term I am going to aim high if I practice. One thing I can work on is trying to get this done earlier because I leave it to the last day.

Do you do spelling at your school?

Sailing Experience

Yesterday we had the privilege to go sailing at the Taipa of sailing club. It was a amazing experience because I haven't been saying before. Swoosh I looked over the side of the sailboat and we were along way off from the shore. Me and my buddy Dylan were flying like a bird over the smooth sea. Suddenly the instructors flipped the boat over and said that we had to flip it back over it was so tiring. Then we played a mini game were we had to collect as many coloured balls as we could, without hoping out of the boat me and Dylan got 26. It was so fun.

When I wasn't sailing we did onshore activities one of the activities was to calculate what the perimeter of the America's Cup sail. We had a miniature sized sail we measured each perimeter and then times it by 10 it was really huge.

That day was the most fun I had at school for ages. I really want to do that again. 

 Have you been sailing before?

Leadership

We are learning about leadership.

A good leader demonstrates the following:

.  Listens to others

.  Encourages people.

.  Respectful

.  Kindness

.  Sportsmanship

.  Shares

A leader I respect is Rory Mcilroy because even when times are though he never gives and always show respect. He is a professional golfer.