Sunday 31 August 2014

Dangerous decibels

Bullet Point as many of the important ideas and facts we learned at Dangerous Decibels as you possibly can

Sound is measured in decibels.
A safe decibel is 85 and below.
You can listen to the rain forever.
90-120 decibels can begin hearing loss.
130 decibels + can cause instant hearing loss.
A normal convo is about 60 decibels.
Fire Alarms are 125-170 decibels.


Monday 25 August 2014

Smilies

As tired as sophia after running around the mount.
As quick witted as cats when they see little rats scurrying around the room.
As frightened as little children as they hear loud sounds at night.
Gently like feathers slowly making their way down the the ground.
Grey like the hairs on my mums head.

Sunday 24 August 2014

Simlies

Create 5 original similes
NO CLICHES!

As relaxed as cats as they lie down in the hot summer sun.
Intricate like watching tiny watches being made.
Burning like hot flames as they tear down the house.

Thursday 21 August 2014

Chinese Zodiac


Read the Zodiac Story
Answer these questions
Number the animals in order
1st Rat
2nd Ox
3rd Tiger
4th Rabbit
5th Dragon
6th Snake
7th Horse
8th Goat
9th Monkey
10th Rooster
11th Dog
12th Pig
Which animal is not in the zodiac? The Cat.

Why is this animal not in the zodiac? Because it drowned.

Why was the emperor surprised about the animal which came in 5th place?
Because he can fly and is strong and fast.

Look at the artwork

Find out the following
What is the zodiac animal for 2014?
Horse


What is the zodiac animal which represents the year you were born in?
Snake

What are the personality characteristics of your animal?

If you are born in the year of the snake, you will have a warm, friendly personality, which also helps in making close friends. You also have the potential to be a leader, due to your ability to relate to people, while still being authoritative.
Persons born in the year of the snake are quite insightful, perhaps even to the point of having a sixth sense. This is one of the things that makes them so mysterious.


Sunday 17 August 2014

Q. How old is cameron today? √
A. 28


Q. What date was cameron hit by the train √
A. September 15, 2001


Q. How did he lose his limbs? √
A. He was hit by a train.


Q. How many prosthetics arms and legs does he have? √
A. He has 3. One each for walking, running & swimming


Q. What movie did camrton clapp star in?
A .2008 feature film Stop-Loss.


Q. What does he say to to soldiers? √
A. He gives motivational talks to soldiers who have lost limbs.


Q. How much does a prosthetic leg cost each? √
A. $40,000 each.


Q. What are the fake limbs called? √
A. Prosthetic.


Q. What limbs fell off? √
A. His right arm and both legs.


Q. What did he say after 5 months in a wheelchair?
A.  "I left the wheelchair five months after the accident and I don’t want to have to use it again."

Find and watch a recent video of Cameron. Embed the video.

Thursday 14 August 2014

Maths 5

Daily Dollar Questions Level 3
Friday: Puzzle problems.
The 20 Dollar Question.
One of these knots is not a knot.
Which knot is it ?
(a) Red
(b) Blue  √
(c) Green
 red blue green

The 20 Dollar Question.
Two of these knots are not knots.
Which two are they?
(a) Red and blue. 
(b) Blue and green.
(c) Red and green.
 red blue green

The 40 Dollar Question.
This very famous clock is in
the St Pancras Railway
Station in London.
Lots of movies have this
clock in them.
What time is it ?
(a) 11 - 20
(b) 11 - 40 √
(c) 7 - 58

 The 60 Dollar Question.
The start of this century was a day
celebrated through-out the world.
Your parents will remember it !!
What day of the week was
January 1st, 2000 ? Saturday  √

The 80 Dollar Question.
What is this? It looks quite old
and is in the British Science
Museum.
Is it
(a) A toy.
(b) A money box.
(c) The first calculator. √

The 80 Dollar Question.
At low tide the water comes
up as far as the fourth rung
on the ladder of the ship.
What happens at full tide?
The water
(a) comes up to the top 
of the ladder. 
(b) comes up to the
bottom of the ladder.
(c) stays on the fourth
rung of the ladder.


You have earned 1024 dollars !!!!!
300 

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Maths 4

Daily Dollar Questions Level 3

Thursday: Famous maths people.
Here are some famous maths people.
They are drawn on stamps from different countries.
The 20 Dollar Question.
This man was one of the
greatest mathematicians.
Calculate the age
Leonhard Euler was when
he died. 76 √

The 30 Dollar Question.
Pierre de Fermat was a very
gifted French mathematician.
How old was he when he died?
64 √

The 30 Dollar Question.
Sofia Kovalevskaya was an
outstanding mathematician who was a
Russian and very popular.
She was born in Moscow in 1850 and
died in Stockholm in 1891.
How long did she live for?
41 √

The 40 Dollar Question.
Sir Isaac Newton was
one of the greatest
mathematicians of
all time.
He was born in England
on Christmas day.
How long did he live
for?  84√

The 40 Dollar Question.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
was a German maths
person who became
famous for his work
in inventing calculus.
How old was he when he
died?

The 40 Dollar Question.
Sophie Germain lived all her life in
Paris. She was a brilliant
mathematician. A street in Paris is
named after her – and perhaps also
a football club!
Sophie lived from 1776 to 1831.
How long did she live for?The 50 Dollar Question.
Maria Agnesi was born in Italy in
1718. She was eldest in a family of
21 children!
Maria was a very bright and
intelligent student. She could speak
5 different languages before she
was 9 years old !
She became an outstanding maths
person and was the first professor
of mathematics at a University.
Maria died in 1799.
How old was she?

The 50 Dollar Question.
Ernest Rutherford is New
Zealand’s greatest
scientist. He was awarded
the Noble Prize in
Chemistry in 1908.
Lord Rutherford was also
a mathematician. While at
University in 1892 he
taught mathematics at
Christchurch Boys’ High School.
How many years did Ernest Rutherford live for ?

You have earned 1024 dollars !!!!!
160 

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Maths 3


Wednesday:
The Marvellous Majestic
Mathematical Word Search !

F R A C T I O N Y T
F O U R S Q U A R E
G M U L T I P L Y N
G E O M E T R Y P V
O A L G E B R A H Y
N T V D E C A G O N
E S P E N T A G O N
A R I T H M E T I C
T W O D I V I D E G
I J T R I A N G L E

There are 15 words buried in this
marvellous majestic mathematical table.
They are all mathematics words.
How many can you find ?
You will get 20 mathsweek dollars for
every word you find !



1. G E O M E T R Y
2. F R A C T I O N
3. F O U R
4. S Q U A R E
5. T R I A N G L E
6. G E O M E T R Y
7. M U L T I P L Y
8. A L G E B R A
9. T E N
10. D I V I D E
11. D E C A G O N
12. P E N T A G O N
13. R I T H M E T I C 
14.  A N G L E 
15. 

Monday 11 August 2014

Maths 2

The 20 Dollar Question.
• I am a three digit number.
• All my digits are the same.
• All my digits add up to 9.
• I am an odd number.
What number am I ?
 333 √
The 40 Dollar Question.
• I am a three digit number.
• I am odd.
• My digits add up to 17.
• My first and last digit are
the same.
Who am I ?
737 √

The 60 Dollar Question.
• I am a three digit number.
• I am the distance by road
between Auckland and
Wellington.
• My digits add up to 17.
• I am an odd number.
• My first digit is between 5 and 7.
• My last digit is 1 more than my first digit.hich number am I ?

The 80 Dollar Question.
• I am a three digit number.
• I am the number of the
largest passenger plane.
• I am an even number.
• My digits total 11.
• My middle digit is 2 x 2 x 2.
• My last digit is 20 x 19 x 0.
What number am I ?

The 100 Dollar Question.
• I am a two digit number.
• I am the number of tunnels on the train line between
Christchurch and Greymouth.
• This is one of the world’s greatest train rides.
• My number is between 10 and 20.
• My number is also between 18 and 28.
What number am I ?

Sunday 10 August 2014

Maths

Do all numbers reduce to 4? Yes x


The 20 Dollar Question.
Reduce the number 8.
See if it reduces to 4. Yes x


The 40 Dollar Question.
Try the number 12.
Does this number reduce to 4 ? Yes x

The 60 Dollar Question. 
Here is a perfect number, 28
Does this number reduce to 4 ?  Yes x

The 80 Dollar Question. 
One hundred !
Does this number reduce to 4 ? Yes x

The 100 Dollar Question. 
 Does this year 2014 reduce to 4 ? Yes  x

Thursday 7 August 2014

TGC Opening Night

Last night I went to the TGC open night. We went to all the places such as the: dance and drama, music, business place, kitchen for food, maths place and tons more. For each place we looked around for about 5mins each and it was a big rush and it left the speakers breathless! We meet the principle and the 4 deans and 2 of them will be our deans for 2015. The tour of the school took about 2hours and we spoke to the tour leaders and they were very friendly and answered all the questions that we needed to know. My favourite tech place was probably the bussiness ship pace because it looked and sounded really interesting. All the teaches there seemed really nice and I cant wait till I go there in 2015.


Wednesday 6 August 2014

Coke Designs

Coke has designed 16 new bottle caps which mean that people can reuse coke bottles for lots of different purposes.
Coca Cola teamed up with award-winning ad agency Ogilvy & Mather China on a new “2nd Lives” campaign and created 16 red screw-on caps that transform the otherwise-useless left-over plastic bottle into something creative, fun and usable. This environmentally friendly campaign launched in Vietnam, where 40,000 free caps will be given away when purchasing the iconic soda drink.
DO NOT CHEAT BY LOOKING AT THE INTERNET!
Try to guess what the 16 changed bottle caps are:
1.Bubble cap 2.Soap cap 3.Tomato sauce cap 4. Paintbrush cap 5. Watergun 6. Cleaning spray 7. Dummy lid for little kids 8. Shampoo and conditioner bottle 9. Whistle lid 10. night light
Clue for 1 bottle cap to get you on the road: it’s round, translucent and pops.
AFTER WE HAVE GUESSED, find the list of 16 bottle caps using the internet.

A paintbrush√, pencil sharpener√, bubble-blower√, water pistol√, lotion or shampoo dispenser√, children’s toy√, squirter for watering plants√, night light√ and ketchup or sauce dispenser√ dumbbell√, whistle√ weights√ salt and pepper bottle√ sippy cut√ soya√ oil cap√

Monday 4 August 2014


Chapter 1 Personal Awareness

Part 2 - Health p23 - 30

1. What edition of the Child Safety Handbook is this? Edition 40 √

2. Where does the information in the CSH come from? NZ police √

4. What are 3 medical conditions which can develop as a result of being overweight in childhood? Diabetes, High blood pressure and Cholesterol. √

5. What is the recommendation for
- television? Two hours. √
- rewards for good behaviour? Healthy snacks. √
- number of meals and snacks per day? Three √
- exercise? Two hours per week. √
- salt? Choose food with low salt. √
- milk? Drink reduced-fat milk if you are over 2 years. √
- soft drinks? Replace with milk or water. √

6. True or False?
- Boys have more body fat than girls False √
- Being a vegetarian can affect your iron levels True √
- Children under 4 years old shouldn’t eat raw carrots True √
- It is safe to store leftover food in cans False √

7. Name 7 things children can be allergic to. Animals, Plants, Dust, Soaps, Chemicals, Peanuts, Bee Stings. √

8. How would you know that you have asthma? Coughing during the night, fast breathing, Restless during sleep. √

9. How many times a day should you brush your teeth? Twice. √

10. What should you do if your tooth gets knocked out in an accident? Pick the tooth by the crown only. Don't touch the root. √

11. Do the word creator task on page 40. Write your words on the page. see, geans, pie, pen, pens, nip, peas, fees, nap, ape, safe, ask, skip.