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Wednesday 16 April 2014

End Of The Term Reflection

My End Of The Term Reflection

BEING A YR 7 

Being a Yr 7 this year is really cool. When i was Yr 6 I said to myself I don't want to be a Yr 7. But now I regret what I said


MEETING NEW TEACHERS

The new teachers that I meet was Mrs Paget who teaches Class 5. Mrs Paget is a very intelligent woman. She is capable of doing many wonderful things such as teaching you new subjects. Another new teacher I have meet was Miss Clark. I am in Miss Clark's class. Being in Miss Clarks's class is very cool. For reading I am learning at the stage of 14.5 and the books that Miss Clark gives me is really cool.

FINISHING OFF THE THE TERM

At the end of the term we had a special duffy guest. His name was Toni Williams
A.K.A Toni Baloney. After all of this I felt super happy and sad it was the holidays. I was happy because easter was coming but sad  because I wanted to learn more. 

SEE YOU GUYS NEXT TERM B-)




The True Cost Of Food

CLARIFY


Deforestation -  People Clearing Trees in the forest and land . People cut down trees because they might want to put more houses and then when people buy the house they get the money.
Moderation -  Being within reasonable limits, being Reasonable ??
Environmentally - Helps the environment and keeps the air and water not polluted
Conscious - Aware of others. Safe


PREDICT


“Behind every environmental problem, food is a contributing factor.” How do you think the author will support this statement?
He says that the large demand for food has caused air and water pollution.
AUTHOR PURPOSE
Why do you think the author might have written this book.
Maybe so they can tell what is happening in life for him. Maybe he is trying to tell us what is wrong


CLARIFY
Greenhouse Gases - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons are examples of greenhouse gases.
Methane -It is a  flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas. It is the simplest member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons.
Nitrous oxide - a colourless gas with a sweetish odour, prepared by heating ammonium nitrate. It produces exhilaration or anaesthesia when inhaled and is used (mixed with oxygen) as an anaesthetic and as an aerosol propellant.
Large -scale change - involving a large number of people or things, or happening over a large area
PREDICT
How will changes to the way we produce food affect global warming?
We would have less droughts and hurricanes so that means our food we plant will not grow good because it is damaged.


BIAS
Is bias evident in the author’s perspective. Why/Why not?
yes because she cares more about the world than others
CLARIFY
Globalisation - the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
Carbon Gases -a gas that is produced when people and animals breathe out or when certain fuels are burned and that is used by plants for energy


ISSUES
Should people boycott food produced in other countries? What could be the effect on the economies of the poorer countries if wealthier countries boycotted their food?
No we should not boycott. If wealthier boycotted their food then the poorer will die more easily or starve. The wealthier would get more wealthier and the poorer might be hurt more.


VISUAL FEATURES
The transportation of strawberries. How would you interpret the textual information visuality?
A family that lives in Canada and buys fresh strawberries from california. The berries are transported into a warehouse and put in a large truck then from the warehouse to the airport in another truck. The berries are loaded on an aeroplane and flown to a major airport. They are put back on a truck and delivered to a main warehouse before loaded on a train which delivers them to another warehouse. They put them back on a truck and took them to a supermarket. The family gets the strawberries and goes home i their car.


BEYOND THE TEXT
What are the repercussions of globalisation of food for people in developing countries?
Repercussion means something bad that happens as a result of an action. WIthout globalisation you would have to find stuff of the road. What would you eat. Well you could import it from another country that has heaps of food but then you would need the money and poor countries couldn’t afford it. If globalisation wasn’t there  then we could save a heap load of fuel. People these days don’t think of what it cost they just think about themselves. People transport them with ships


CLARIFY
Flatulence- It is when you are gassy
Ammonia-A type of gas
Hydrogen Sulphide- A poisonous gas that smells like bad eggs.
Algae Bloom- A green mossy type thing like when you do not clean a fish tank you would see algae
Cryptosporidium-a genus of protozoans of the order Coccidia that are parasitic in the gut of many vertebrates including humans and that sometimes cause diarrhea especially in individuals who are immunocompromised


RESEARCH
“Animal farming causes approximately 18% of the greenhouse gases emissions that lead to global warming” What evidence can you find to support this statement?
They are flatulence (gassy)  and they belch (burp) which causes large amounts of the greenhouse gases methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. They also produce ammonia, which contributes to acid rain, and hydrogen sulphide, which extinctions on earth and can cause brain damage or death in humans in high doses.”


Emotive Appeal
How has the author used emotive language to persuade you to a particular viewpoint?
It  makes us think that animal farming is a bad thing and they want us to turn against animal farming.
Author Purpose
Do you think the author has used information to manipulate  or influence your ideas about animal farming. Why/Why not?
Yes I do because It says waste and dead zones  the author is trying to influence us to think that animal farming is a really bad thing.


Research
“In the United States, 70% of the antibiotics manufactured are fed to cows”.  Do you accept this statement. Why/Why not. What evidence can you find to support this statement?
I accept this statement because in the text it says “In the United States, 70% of the antibiotics manufactured are fed to cows”. This is my evidence.


Question Generate
What questions do you have about this information?
1. Why has people started to use rain forest as a cattle grazing farm.
2. Why has Lucy told us about all of this.


Author Purpose
It the Author’s presentation of information balanced/ unbalanced. Why/Why not?
The way the Author presented the book and the information was a good way. We have subheading to tell us what is the chapter about and it tells us everything we need to know about it.


Clarify
Cyanide Poison - a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group
Ecosystems - a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.


Issue
Should destructive fishing practices be banned? Why/Why not? What social action could you take to protest against these wasteful practises?
Yes. i think this because the destructive fishing methods scare and harm the peaceful animals of the sea. You could protest. Right letters to people and send them. Make posters and put them up around the place/ community.


Inference
What can you infer about the commercial operators who use harmful methods of fishing?
They don’t really care that much about what they are doing to the environment. Whatever they do like if the make a specie endangered they don’t care as long as they get what they want when they want it.


Visual Features
How could you interpret the information on destructive fishing methods in visual summary?
I could see a line getting pulled in. On the line is things like big fish with hooks in their mouth. The fisherman just throw it away. They don’t think what could happen they stand on anyone/anything to get what they want.


Clarify
Sustainable Seafood - Sustainable seafood is seafood that is either caught or farmed in ways that consider the long-term vitality of harvested species and the well-being of the oceans. It was first promoted through the sustainable seafood movement which began in the 1990s


Reader Response
What feelings were evoked by the information in this chapter?
I felt upset because they don't really care about the world.
Also I felt like I should think more about the food that I eat because if you eat heaps


My New Little Sister

On Tuesday morning I had a new baby sister called Mikyra.

Show Not Tell Fia Fia

Fia Fia Show Not Tell

As Purple remix was just about finishing I had the worst butterflies ever. As they played our fijian song we walked on and my tummy felt worst. In the middle of our song I messed up and felt weird. I think I felt weird because I was used to doing it different but we changed it and it was weird. Near the end of our song I felt better. In my head I was saying I'm almost finish. When I got off I was relieved.

Watching the  other performances was much better than performing yourself. After us was the Tongan boys. They were cool to watch.

After all of this I was super tired. I was so tired as soon as I got home  I got into bed and as soon as my face hit the pillow I was out. My dad had tried to wake me up but I was still sleeping.  

I think Fia Fia was awesome. To bad I can’t have Fia Fia next year at Pt England.

Word Problems 16/414

Basketball Caps
Toni is selling caps for the basketball
club. The picture shows the number of
caps that Toni sold during the first three
weeks.
Week 1 * * * * * * * * *
Week 2 * * * * * *
Week 3 * * *
Week 4 ? 7
How many hats must Toni sell in week 4 so that the
average number of caps that she has sold per week is 7?

Pocket Money
Sally and David have agreed to work for their Mum over
the holidays. The pay they get will vary though. Sally will
get $10 for the first day she works and two more dollars
for every day she works after that.
David, on the other hand, will get $1
for the first day he works but for each
day he works from then on his pay will
be doubled. Who would you rather be
and why?

I would be anyone really because it is equal they both get the same. $19

Legs in the Barn
One third of the animals in the
barn are chickens. The rest are
pigs. There are 20 legs in all. How
many pigs are there?

There are 2 chickens and 4 pigs  2 (chickens) x 2 (legs) = 4 (legs) 4 (pigs) x 4  (legs) = 16 (legs) 4 (legs) + 16 (legs) = 20 (legs)

At the Movies
John, Jo and Chris have got seats for the
pictures. In fact their seats are F5, F6, F7.
In how many ways can they sit in those
seats?

F5
F6
F7
Chris
Jo
John
Chris
John
Jo
Jo
John
Chris
Jo
Chris
John
John
Jo
Chris
John
Chris
Jo



Triangle Fraction 16/4/14


Tuesday 15 April 2014

My Information Report On Dolphins

Dolphins are known as marine mammals and are part of the cetacean family which also includes whales and porpoises. Dolphins have many different colours ranging from killer whales, which have black and white patches, while bottlenose dolphins have a soft grey colour. Other species have lighter and darker colours on the belly. This kind of pattern is known as counter-shading.



Although wild dolphins face many natural dangers within the deep expanse of the ocean, the most overwhelming threat to their existence is man.As Swim With The Dolphin (SWTD) programs and Dolphin Assisted Therapy (DAT) continue to gain popularity, we’re seeing more and more dolphins being held in captivity than ever before. While some scientists claim that dolphin research is progressing in great strides, critics believe that holding wild dolphins captive is cruel and should be stopped.

Although some dolphin species are considered an endangered species, alarming statistics suggest that more and more dolphins are being killed by illegal dynamite fishing, being caught in fishing nets, collisions with boats and or propellers, marine pollution, disease and beaching due to sonar interference than ever before.
Research suggests that over 95% of dolphin deaths are directly attributable to man-related causes.

Dolphins are one of the most loved animals on earth. Therefore I think we should help the environment and stop polluting the seas.


Maths Thinkboard 15/4/14

Maths Time Yah


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Tuesday 8 April 2014

Fraction Consolidation

Miss Clark has a cake that she has to share with seven other people. What fraction of the cake does Miss Clark get to eat? 1/8


What is ⅖ of 20?   8


James has 32 lollies in a bag, he eats ½ of his lollies. How many lollies does James eat?
16
Michael knows that walking to school takes one hour. Walking to his nanas house only takes ¼ of that time. How long does it take to walk to nanas?
15 minutes
It took me six hours to walk up Mount Tapawai, however only 1/3 of that time to walk back down, how many hours could  have walked down in? 2 hours


What is ¼ of 100?
25
What is ¾ of 100?
75
Mum gave me $100 for xmas I spent $¼ of it buying a top for myself. How much was my top?
$25
James got paid $90 a day from work. He spent ½ on his groceries, how much did he spent on his groceries?
$45
What is 5/9 of 45?
25
What is ⅗ of 200?
120
What is 9/12 of 144?
108


Create an image with 32 boxes and shade 1/4 of the boxes