What We Are Doing at School

In Poutama, (technology) all the girls in Huia 1 (our class) are doing cooking technology and we are making two of the recipes which are crepes and bean nachos.

The boys are doing computer technology with Mrs Vincent. Last week the girls were with Mrs Vincent in the technology room on Mathletics and doing some homework .

Everyone in the whole school has got a Mathletics account and we can play with it at home and at school. It has live Mathletics competitions which you play with kids all around the world.

Science is one of our topics for this term. Huia 1 students are doing some homework on science that has 50 questions less than the last homework research we had on New Zealand General Knowledge.

Huia 1 Science Research Homework Project. Term 4 2009

1. What is the scientific name for water?
2. At what temperature does water boil and freeze?
3. Why does the moon shine?
4. What is a blue moon?
5. What metal is liquid at room temperature?
6. What are the two main elements which make up the air we breathe?
7. What is the circumference of the earth, at the equator, rounded to the nearest 1000km?
8. Where could you find snow at the equator?
9. Put these in order from smallest to largest: gigabyte (Gb), bite, megabyte (Mb), kilobyte (Kb)
10. Who was the New Zealand scientist who first split the atom?
11. What bird lays the largest egg in proportion to its body weight?
12. What is the nearest star to the earth?
13. Which planet is closet to the sun?
14. What is the name of the comet that is visible from earth every 76 years?
15. Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
16. How long does it take the earth to orbit once around the sun?
17. How long does it take the earth to rotate once on its axis?
18. What is the difference between volcanic rock and plutonic rock.
19. What is the name of the force that acts on all objects pulling them to the centre of the earth?
20. Who was the person who discovered this?
21. What are the five senses of the human body?
22. Explain why a spider is not an insect. What type of creature is it?
23. Give a definition and 2 examples of a herbivore.
24. Give a definition and 2 examples of a carnivore.
25. Give a definition and 2 examples of an omnivore.
26. What is the only rock that can float in water and why is it able to float on water?
27. What are the three states of matter?
28. What animals belong to the canine and feline families?
29. Which organ of the human body has a “drum” in it? What is its purpose?
30. Which travels faster, light or sound?
31. What is the imaginary line that passes around the centre of the Earth.
32. What is the antipodes of New Zealand?
33. What is the ozone layer?
34. A leap year occurs every __________ years?
35. The planets furthest away from the sun are made of__________________.
36. What is the name of the process where a gas changes into a liquid?
37. What is the name of the process where a liquid changes into a gas?
38. What is the name of the process where water changes into a solid?
39. Are the particles in a gas spaced further apart or closer than the particles of a solid?
40. Are the particles of a liquid spaced further a part or closer than the particles of gas?
41. Can gases be compressed? Give an example.
42. What two colours does a colour blind person have difficulty distinguishing between?
43. What are the colours of the rainbow – in order.
44. What is the main ingredient is glass?
45. What is the nucleus of an atom made of ? What orbits the nucleus of an atom?
46. Explain the Doppler Effect. Give examples of it.
47. What would you use a Geiger counter for?
48. What is the earth’s main source of energy?
49. What is the scientific name for salt?
50. What is the softest mineral found on earth?

In school some of the students that signed up to do Radio Station are now experiencing what it's like and have radio meetings every Tuesday. Students get to create jingles which is like short music for approximately 6-7 seconds. Some students will possibly be on the radio from week 2-3.

This week we had a spelling test as well. They were pretty basic words although it did have some tricks in it. Check out Spelling City for more of our daily words. We have also got a new list of " 100 Need To Know Words" which we hope to get them all correct.

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On Friday 4th December Our school is having a Year 8 Ball which is like a partner dance. In Huia 2 students were studying about Diwali that is the Indian Festival of Lights and in Diwali you make some delicious sweets like barfi. This is usually celebrated on a Saturday and is a time where all Hindus become vegetarians for a week.

By Nikeeta