Science Road Show

          

        The Science Road Show

On Wednesday the 23rd of may 2014 class 5 along with class 2 went to Tamaki College to explore the wonderful Road Show that they invited us to see. Once we got there we saw signs that lead to a truck, outside the auditorium/hall. When we got to the entrance of the auditorium we saw a very tall man who came out wearing a green t-shirt with black pants, his name was Shane. He told us to come inside and sit in the three rows of seats in the middle of the auditorium.

As we sat, the presenters asked for three volunteers, my hand shoot up like a cannonball, she selected two boys, Lisa and Anthony also one girl that was me. As I went down the stairs my heart was pumping very fast, I couldn't think, I was too scared to look at the kids sitting in front of me but my friend Zariah was cheering for me so I gained a bit of confidence.

When I looked at the lady she asked the kids, how much air do you have in your lungs. All you have to do is take a deep breath in and blow it out into this cube, that is attached to this jar and then watch what happens. After a while I took a deep breath in and blew into the cube, suddenly the water started to change colour, from blue to a kind of see through colour it also started to bubble like boiling water.

Later that morning we started to play with some of the experiments they had in the auditorium. As we left to go play with the experiments they asked us that there will be some students from Tamaki College, helping us with the experiments, they also told us that the ones with the yellow flags are the ones you mostly want to look at in this competition, if you're interested in it.

The first thing you need to do is go to a table and get a card that lists Earth Magnetic Field, Bowling Ball Piston, Focus Point and Local Gravity but the second one is not here today so just skip it. Then go to the yellow flags, and read the board to see what you are doing and finding. The first yellow flag I went to was the Focus Point thats where you had to find the hot spot in this bowl that looked like a mirror, there was also a very hot light bulb that was a few meters above it.

Meanwhile Isaiah pushed in front of me and started to find the hot spot, “Hey thats not fair” I said in a disappointing way, I was here first but on the other side there was a boy from Tamaki College his name was Jonden. F but I was pretty sure the F was Fifta anyways he gave me a clue and said it was around the bottom, “THANK YOU” I said in a happy voice.

Then I called out Tyson and he came to where I was standing and said “What is it”, “I think the hot spot is around here” I said in a confident voice, as I pointed to the hot spot Isaiah pushed in and said “Yeah its over there”, I was really crossed so I started to ignore him and talk to Tyson, I said “The light is reflecting off the mirror which is creating the hot spot here”. I started to bite my lip because I was nervous but then he said “Nah, thats not where the hot spot is”, “Ohh man” I said in a disappointing way.

“Nah Im just kidding” Tyson said, my frown turned into a smile but I was also disappointed at Isaiah for pushing in line. After getting a pinch in my card I went to the next activity with a yellow flag. As I ran to the next activity I thought of the prize... suddenly I saw Isaiah follow but when I got there it was some kind of spinning thing, as I span it there were four cylinders, two had water and to red balls in it, the other two had air with two yellow balls.

As I spun Local Gravity device, the first two red balls and the water leaned in, the other yellow balls went out. That was really strange how come the red balls went in and the other two went out? Maybe because when you spin it, its like a rollercoaster  so for example those spinning things at rainbows end, they make you spin out so that might be for the yellow balls.

Then how does the red balls work then? As I thought I called Tyson, he came over fast. I asked him when you spin the Local Gravity device the yellow balls lean out, its like those spinning thing at rainbows end, they make you spin out. “Yesssss” I shouted and got a pinch in my card.

Since Isaiah was too busy walking around I ran to the next activity, Earth Magnetic Field, I didn't know what to do but when I put the magnet on the yellow spot that was on the globe it faced down so I looked under the globe and saw another yellow spot but I got another pinch in the card anyway.

Finally I put my card in the box I couldn't wait whose name will come out. When it was time to go back and sit down they showed us how much pee we can hold in our bladder, they also told us how much we do in a day and year. Suddenly they started to show us poo and how much poo we do in a year, it was so disgusting I couldn't bear to watch more but then the presenters showed us the little intestine and how the food travels through them and into the larger intestine but then it was time to go, it was really sad but after all we did have a good time.

What my holiday was like

     What my holiday was like

In the holiday my aunt came to my house to make our lunch, she was making macaroni and cheese. She made the best macaroni and cheese I ever tasted, just have a hand full and your already full.

When she was making the macaroni and cheese we were washing the dishes. After washing the dishes we went outside with some muffins she baked at her home, she also baked scones, they were delicious.

Once it got to lunch time my aunt finished the macaroni and cheese. “Yeah” we all shouted. As we ate our macaroni and cheese we said thank you to our aunt as she left with her three son, our cosines.

Badminton

             Badminton

Surprisingly, Miss Paget told us we were going to badminton in the hall at nine o’ clock. “Yeah” we all shouted with joy but first we were doing our Information Reports for reading.

Later that morning we left class and headed for the hall, once we got there we saw a man and a lady standing by the stage. When we sat down the man introduces himself, his name was Robby and the lady never told us her name she just helped us if we got stuck, anyways he told us how to hold a racket and told us to practise with the shuttlecocks.

After trying to hit the shuttlecock in the air I stopped to take a break. “Whoo” that was tiring but I got the hang of it. When we finish badminton we went back to glass laughing. I can wait to do that again.

Sound and Instrument Exploration

IN the class we did another activity,, it was “Sound and instrument exploration”. The first thing I did was pick an instrument and it was the pipes. When I clicked the pipes, I had to find the pipe that played the same note, next I had to find the pipe that played the highest note, then the lowest.

After that I had to play each of the pipes then select the statement that was true, there was A: The widest pipe plays the lowest note, B: The thinnest pipe plays highest note, C: The pipes play all the same note, so I listened to the pipes and all of them sound the same so I pick C and I was right. Later that afternoon I finished the game and went out to lunch.

Making Sound

This afternoon we had an activity to do on our netbooks. We were making sound on  making music, match the sound. We had to listen to the sound and match it with the patterns on the screen, by doing that we had drag the hand that looks like it twisting a knob, up or down. Then we had to selected the hand with the pick and it will pluck the string to make sound. If I shorten the the string, the note sounds higher, if I loosen the string, the note sound lower. There is five questions and three levels once I am finished then I go on the next game "Sound and instrument exploration".

Immersion Assembly

Immersion Assembly on Friday.

“Wow” as I jumped with excitement, the hall was packed with loads of balloons, kids and the music was loud, filling the air. As I sat next to my friends we saw teachers dressed in different kinds of clothes and had coloured wigs with equipment like fishing nets, goggles and loads more. When I looked at the screen I noticed our topic was “I like to move it, move it”.

When Mr Burt walked in the hall, he welcomed us back to school, then introduced team 1 to the stage, everybody clapped and cheered as their movie came on the screen. After watching an amazing movie of the zoo, Miss gorge came to the stage saying “Yes we are going to the zoo tomorrow but team 1 are learning about how to keep animals safe but also us too”.

Seconds later team 2 came to the stage with brilliant movie of hot air balloons and planes with a song in the background called “Those magnificent men in the flying machine” that was an awesome performance that did and they costumes were amazing.

As Mr Burt introduced team 3 to the stage, a rainbow of different colours appeared on screen, my friends and I saw all the pretty, bright clothing that team 3 was wearing. When team 3 walk on stage Mrs Barks pick up the microphone and told us things about colour that we didn’t know meanwhile team 4 was getting ready.

In a very loud voice Mr Burt now introduced team 4 to the stage, everybody clapped and cheered as they came on. A movie appeared on screen  meanwhile my friends and I were watching Mr S (stort for Somerville) trying to get on stage with his giant flippers and harpoon gun but unfortunately he made it on the stage. When Miss Garden picked up the microphone and spoke into it with a clear voice, “We are going to do a quiz now who ever get a question right gets a chocolate fish” everybody was joyful and jumping up and down.

After an amazing performance by team 4 Mr Burt introduced team 5 to the stage, “Yeah” my friends and I shouted. As Mr Barks came to the stage he was holding an enormous plastic pole with balloons at the end but at the top was a  part of a hose sticking out.

When Mr Barks blew through the hose it made a noise like a trumpet but when he finished, a movie seemed to come out behind him on screen as he was walking through the middle of the hall.

suddenly the movie appeared with Mr Barks there, standing there playing the instrument he was play just before, seconds later other teachers seemed to be in the movie. One by one they all played a an instrument they all created to share what we were learning, then they all came together and played their instrument but we all knew those instruments didn't make a sound like that so they just put music over it so it sounds like they are playing it but they weren't, anyway they started to play with real instruments.

Later that morning assembly finished and we all went to class with a smile on our faces.