Room 8 Science Experiment

Room 8 did a science experiment  yesterday. And we used a number of equipment to help us investigate. The equipment we had were a ping pong ball, a pencil, a rubber, a marble, a feather,  a crumpled paper, a paper clip and a flat paper. My experimenting partner was Agnes.

The following table represents our results that we had when we investigated:

Object dropped		Which hit the ground  first?	Which actually hit the ground first?
Marble	Ping pong ball	Marble	Marble
Rubber	Paper clip	Rubber	Paper clip
Marble	Pencil	Marble	Pencil
Flat paper	Feather	Flat paper	Feather
Crumpled paper	Feather	Crumpled paper	Feather
Feather	Paper clip	Paper clip	Feather

Interpreting and expressing visual ideas to match text.

They said it was just

an owl in the tree

but they didn't

  fool me!

I saw teeth

not a beak,

red eye

not gold,

and I won’t be told

it was only fluff and feathers

round it’s throat;

it was a collar

and those weren’t wings

but the silky folds

of a black, black cloak.

That was no

Too-wit, too woo 

I heard.

It was

I’ll get you-ou!

  

Patricia Leighton  

Corporal Punishment, does it have a place in schools today?

My Speech

Ko te Ratu 17 o te Mahuru o tenei ra.

Do you really think that Corporal punishment should be brought back to New Zealand schools?

I don’t think that it should be reintroduced because why would teachers hit their students when the parents are not allowed to hit their own children. And abusing children is against the law anyway.

If you had a second just to be in the shoes of one of the students in the class how  would you feel? Smacking the students will probably decrease the child's self esteem. It also could cause the child to have a Phobia for a specific subject. When a child gets smacked in front of the class that is not fair for the children who have to watch the child get smacked and especially embarrassing for the child who is getting the smack. And if the children always watch students being smacked it will make the children scared and frightened to come to school.

I am going to talk to you about the law here in New Zealand. Back in those days the Maori society the children were rarely abused or hit, but once the British villages were recognized in the mid 19th century, corporal punishment became public across the whole village.  

  

Corporal punishment is still going in more than 20 countries around the world. No child should beg for their forgiveness while being hit or spanked etc. Physical punishment also known as  corporal punishment is not a defensible technique for children. The definition of corporal punishment is the use of physical force with purpose of causing a child to feel or experience pain but supposedly no injury.

In my opinion these are some of the  reasons why corporal punishment should stay banned in New Zealand schools and all over the world.

  

Chocolate - Good or Bad? You decide

Ko te Ramere 30 o te Akuhata o tenei ra.

When you think about chocolate do you think of it being a healthy snack or a unhealthy snack? And that is what I am going to talk to you about.

I disagree that chocolate is a healthy snack because of all the sugar and calories it has in just a single piece of chocolate.

In Dairy Milk chocolate there is about a total of 18 grams of fat, 40% of saturated fat and 3% Cholesterol. At times I do think that dark chocolate is a healthy snack but only once a week.

Out and About in the Community

Are you wanting to book a holiday in 2 weeks time?

I am part of the aLiM maths group at our school.  Alim stands for accelerating learning in mathematics.  As part of our learning, we have been investigating mathematics in our community.  This morning the aLim groups one and two went for an adventure around Panmure.

While walking we took pictures of the things that we could see that involved mathematics. The things we saw in Panmure included:

• ATM machines

• Car number plates
• Signs
• Bus numbers
• Bus stop numbers and timetables
• Prices
• Patterns created by blocks on the footpaths

After taking images around Panmure we walked to Settlers Tours and while we were there we talked to a travel Agent her name was Pauline. Pauline talked to us about the cost of traveling which included more that just our fare would be and what you can do and what you cannot do.

For example , if you are travelling by yourself or with a sibling you have to be over 10 years old and that is the thing that is allowed but one of the things that are not allowed when you are going to travel is even if you are 10 or older you are not to travel with a sibling that is 3 years old or younger. One of the most important thing that you should remember when you are about to travel is to always confirm or check who is picking you up from the airport. But if that person does not confirm that they are coming to pick you up then you will not be allowed to leave that  country that you are living in.

We found out that if you are under the age of 12 you get 75% off the adult price for travelling but if you are 12 and over you have to pay the full adult fare.  

Talking to Pauline was interesting it really inspired me and got me thinking of being a travel agent when I grow up. What are you thinking of doing as a career when you grow up, if you do not have anything in mind or if you are not sure? Have a think about being a travel agent.

I also learnt that there is a lot of mathematics involved in this job and how it links to the things we learn in class. While browsing holiday magazines to check out prices being able to work our discounts for travel and see what kind of deals you could get.

On a previous trip 'Out and About' we also visited the bank and found out about currency exchange rates and about starting up personal bank accounts and the interest you can earn on your savings. Its all about mathematics. Knowing and understanding how maths is used in the real world is important.