Kia ora viewers. Welcome to the Blog of B4. Throughout 2012 we will be sharing our learning, experiences and celebrations, therefore feel free to visit, and don't hesitate to post a positive comment about what you see.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Moon's Effects on the Earth
8/5/12 The Moon and the Tides
In B4 we
were discussing the ‘Supermoon’ that was clearly visible in the night sky
earlier this month. It could be seen not just in New Zealand, but in other
countries around the world. We were curious about what effect the Moon has on
the earth, and discovered that the Moon (as well as the Sun), cause the tides
that we experience at the beach. The Moon, and the Sun, have a magnetic effect
on the Earth.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Anzac Day Focus
In B4 we did a variety of activities to increase our awareness about what ANZAC Day is, and what many New Zealanders went through so we could lead a better life. We also put our thinking caps on, and completed a Compare and Contrast map, where we compared a WW1 Lee Enfield Rifle, with a modern day Steyr rifle. After our intense discussion we composed a conclusion that explained why there are so many differences between the two, despite them both being rifles.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
In the
second week of Term One, we were discussing how animals belong to a variety of
families. We discussed how dogs were from the canine family, cats were felines,
but were curious about what family humans are in. After searching on Google,
using the search terms ‘human’ and ‘family we found the following information:
Australopithecus africanus reconstruction
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Pongidae Elliot, 1913
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The Hominidae
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/hɒˈmɪnɨdiː/; anglicized hominids, also known as great
apes[notes 1]), as the term is used here, form
a taxonomic family, including four extant genera: chimpanzees (Pan), gorillas (Gorilla), humans (Homo), and orangutans (Pongo).[1]
I Wonder Why...
Facts
About Worms
At Lunchtime on Friday, To Koha found some worms on the
field. We discussed how worms benefit our garden, what they look like and
debated whether or not they have eyes. After a colourful discussion we decided
to check onm the Internet to see if our ideas and theories were correct. We
found the following information:
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How Lightning Happens
On Friday afternoon there was an exciting thunderstorm. We know that thunder is
the sound of the lightning, and sound travels slower than light. We didn’t
however, know how lightning happens, so we searched on Google using the
search terms ‘lightning’ and ‘originate’. We were rewarded with the following
information.
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Lightning is
an electric current, and just like the electricity lurking in the outlets in
your house, it can be deadly. Have you ever gotten a shock by shuffling across
a carpet and then touching something made of metal? Then you've experienced the
same process that makes lightning.
Within a thundercloud, many small bits of ice
bump into each other as they swirl around in the air. All those collisions
create an electrical charge, just like the one that built up in you when you
crossed the carpet. After a while, the whole cloud fills up with electrical charges (usually with a negative charge closest to the earth). Since opposites attract each other, that causes a positive charge to build up on the ground beneath the cloud. The ground's electrical charge concentrates around anything that sticks up, such as mountains, lone trees, people, or even blades of grass. The charge streaming up from these points eventually connects with a charge reaching down from the clouds, and--zap!--lightning strikes.
The intense heat of the lightning bolt causes the surrounding air to explode outward with a gigantic boom--thunder.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
I'm Curious About
In B4, we have a "I'm Curious About.." box. We put questions into this box when we are curious about something, then we search for the answers on The Internet. On this page we will endeavour to upload some of the questions we have asked,followed by the answers awe have found.
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