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Planting Chickpeas and Lentils
Article posted June 19, 2012 at 03:47 PM GMT+9 •
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On the 7th of June 2012 our class went out to plant some chickpeas and lentils in the garden. Mrs Coleman (My Mum) came in to tell the class how to plant chickpeas and lentils and some interesting facts about them. Chickpeas need to be put in some sort of bacteria that takes in nitrogen from the atmosphere and puts it into the chickpeas roots. I had to go to PEAC when the class went to plant the chickpeas and lentils. When I got back from PEAC Mrs Coleman (My Mum) had left a space and some chickpeas to plant. These ones didn't have the bacteria on them and were an experiment. They will probably be ready to harvest and cook in term 4.
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Article posted June 19, 2012 at 03:47 PM GMT+9 •
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Claymations with our Buddies
Article posted June 13, 2012 at 08:14 AM GMT+9 •
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Over the past two weeks, my buddy and I have been making a claymation. A claymation is a short clip of clay characters doing something. My buddies and mine is called The Deadly Step.
It's about a very fat guy called Chris who walks down a path in the park and steps on a duck. A worm then wiggles up to Chris's head and makes him fall over. The worm then wiggles closer and closer to the camera intil he's sticking his head in the camera. Little does he know that Chris is behind him and ready to pounce. Chris jumps up and pulls the worm off the camera and falls back down. The fall was from so high that Chris's head fell off and rolled away. The worm chases after Chris's head and pulls it back into view. Finally, the worm puts Chris's head on Chris's back and eats it. The worm goes away, with a very fat tummy.
Here are some pictures of me and my buddy making the characters and painting the scene:
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Article posted June 13, 2012 at 08:14 AM GMT+9 •
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Channel 9 Chopper
Article posted June 10, 2012 at 06:04 PM GMT+9 •
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One day at school, we were told over the announcements that a helicopter was landing on the oval because someone was going to visit areas 9 and 10. At recess, everybody came to see the copper land. We had now been told that the copper belonged to channel 9 and that the person visiting areas 9 and 10 was the channel 9 weather reporter because areas 9 and 10 were learning about the weather.
As soon as is came into view, people turned their heads to the sky and started screaming. When the helicopter was about a metre or so above the ground, any loose objects started blowing around.
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Article posted June 10, 2012 at 06:04 PM GMT+9 •
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The Transit of Venus
Article posted June 6, 2012 at 06:46 PM GMT+9 •
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On Wednesday the 6th of June 2012, the transit of Venus occurred between 6:30am and 12:47pm (West Australian time).The transit of Venus is a astronomical event where Venus crosses the suns disc. We earthlings can see this because Venus orbits between Earth and the Sun. This happens every 100 years or so. Viewing the transit is a once in a lifetime opportunity, so if you didn’t see this one, make sure you’re alive in 2117 because this is the next opportunity to view it.
I got the chance to view it. In Perth, where I live, the sky was cloudy and the sun was hard to see. Against all the odds, the Sun poked through the clouds at about 12:30. It wasn’t for long but at least I got to see it. It was very interesting.
The Sun emits strong rays of radiation which damage our eyesight so we need something different to view the transit. This thing is called a Pinhole Camera and is 2 rectangular pieces of white cardboard that are the same size. One of the pieces must have a pinhole in the middle of it. Once you have made the Pinhole Camera, find the Sun of the day of a transit, have your back to the Sun and hold the to pieces of card approximately 20cm apart. Have the holed piece of card in front of the un-holed piece. If you don’t get a clear image of the sun on the un-holed piece of card, change the distance of the two pieces of card.
In the 18th and 19th century scientists timed the transit of Venus, to work out the scale of the solar system. Transits of Venus occur twice eight years apart and the don’t happen again for a century. Transits of Venus are very rare.
Transits of Venus are very special to Australians, because Australia was discovered because of a Transit of Venus. Captain Cook was sailing with astronomers to Tahiti to view the transit so people could get a better understanding of space. In the process of coming back to England, he bumped into Australia and New Zealand. This is why transits of Venus are important for Australians.
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Article posted June 6, 2012 at 06:46 PM GMT+9 •
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Orienteering: Day 1 2012
Article posted May 25, 2012 at 02:55 PM GMT+9 •
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On the 22nd of May in the afternoon, we went out for orienteering for the first time this year. Since only Jack, Luc and I so we had to watch a vidio about how to do orienteering so everyone understanded what we were doing. After Tony asked us some questions and told us how to use a map, we paired up with someone. I paired up with Callum. We went around the course and found them all in a very quick time. When we arrived back for Tony to mark our results, he said we were first back. It was almost the end of the day so we just waited for everybody else.
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Article posted May 25, 2012 at 02:55 PM GMT+9 •
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Area 7's Assembely
Article posted May 17, 2012 at 03:35 PM GMT+9 •
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Every second Friday a class does a assembely from the whole school to watch. This week it was my classes turn to entertain the school. Mrs T (Our music teacher) taught us a Japanese song called Ten Oni Drummers.
The chorus goes like this:
Ichi ni, sun tun tun, 1,2,3 around they run. Yaa. Tun tun kaa. Yaa. Tun tun kaa.
I was a xylophonist in the background accompaining the drummers and the violinist. We all had to sing the chorus and the narrators read the story (Verses).
I think our class did well and really entertained the school.
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Article posted May 17, 2012 at 03:35 PM GMT+9 •
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2 Stars and 2 Wishes
Article posted April 26, 2012 at 11:25 AM GMT+9 •
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I have improved in the virtue of cooperation because I was class leader in term 1 and landmark leader as well. I never thought I was very cooperative until last term.
I'm also pleased I now have the virtue of helpfulness. I can now help people with anything especially computers. It is an incredible gift to have.
I need to improve on my pencil hold. I will need to keep on persevering until it's perfect.
I definitely need to improve on my handwriting because later this year the year 5's will have their pen licence test and you need to use handwriting.
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Article posted April 26, 2012 at 11:25 AM GMT+9 •
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What me and my buddy have in common
Article posted March 12, 2012 at 04:00 PM GMT+9 •
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This term Jeremy is my buddy. We both like :
Ice-cream
Reading
Drawing
Writing Stories
Playing Games
Computer Games
Dinosaurs
Dragon Pictures
Hawaiian Pizza
Watermelon
Grapes
Banana
Apple
Orange
Swimming
Cricket
Watching TV
Chess
Chips
Chocolate
Birthdays
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Article posted March 12, 2012 at 04:00 PM GMT+9 •
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Me in a Bag
Article posted February 16, 2012 at 11:29 AM GMT+9 •
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The first thing in my bag was my element book because I like to read and collect elements. It helps me know which elements I have and the ones I don't.
Secondly, I brought my goggles on hockey ball because I like sport. I've tried playing hockey underwater but it didn't work.
My third object is a lego man because I Like LEGO. Right now I'm making a LEGO battle scene.
Next, I put in a Rottnest brochure because I like Rotto. Did you know the lighthouse has eight beams?
Finally, I brought my music book because I play the violin and piano. My mum is always telling me to do practice.
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Article posted February 16, 2012 at 11:29 AM GMT+9 •
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About the Blogger
Hi, I'm Zac and I'm in year 5. I have a little brother. I like swimming, reading and element collecting. Please leave comments.
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