Huia 1 Homework

Science Research Project. Term 2 2012 Name: ____________________________________ BASIC LEVEL: Choose 2 AVERAGE LEVEL: Choose 4  EXTENSION LEVEL: Choose 6  of your completed answers and research them further to present information to the class. Presentations could include A4 posters, powerpoint presentations, models, experiments, demonstrations, photos - or any other interesting way you would like to present your work.  Most of these answers are short answers however you need to make sure spelling is correct and you use capital letters correctly. As an extension option you may do further research on any of these questions. Write the answers NEATLY in your homework  book. What is the scientific name for water? At what temperature does water boil and freeze? Why does the moon shine? What is a blue moon? What metal is liquid at room temperature? What are the two main elements which make up the air we breathe? What is the circumference of the earth, at the equator, rounded to the nearest 1000km? Where could you find snow at the equator? Put these in order from smallest to largest: gigabyte (Gb), byte, megabyte (Mb), kilobyte (Kb) Who was the New Zealand scientist who first split the atom? What bird lays the largest egg in proportion to its body weight? What is the nearest star to the earth? Which planet is closet to the sun? What is the name of the comet that is visible from earth every 76 years? Who was the first person to set foot on the moon? How long does it take the earth to orbit once around the sun? How long does it take the earth to rotate once on its axis? What is the difference between volcanic rock and plutonic rock. What is the name of the force that acts on all objects pulling them to the centre of the earth? Who was the person who discovered this? What are the five senses of the human body? Explain why a spider is not an insect. What type of creature is it? Give a definition and 2 examples of a herbivore. Give a definition and 2 examples of a carnivore. Give a definition and 2 examples of an omnivore. What is the only rock that can float in water and why is it able to float on water? What are the three states of matter? What animals belong to the canine and feline families? Which organ of the human body has a “drum” in it? What is its purpose? Which travels faster, light or sound? What is the imaginary line that passes around the centre of the Earth. What is the antipodes of New Zealand? What is the ozone layer? A leap year occurs every __________ years? The planets furthest away from the sun are made of__________________. What is the name of the process where a gas changes into a liquid? What is the name of the process where a liquid changes into a gas? What is the name of the process where water changes into a solid? Are the particles in a gas spaced further apart or closer than the particles of a solid? Are the particles of a liquid spaced further a part or closer than the particles of gas? Can gases be compressed? Give an example. What two colours does a colour blind person have difficulty distinguishing between? What are the colours of the rainbow – in order. What is the main ingredient is glass? What is the nucleus of an atom made of ? What orbits the nucleus of an atom? Explain the Doppler Effect. Give examples of it. What would you use a Geiger counter for? What is the earth’s main source of energy? What is the scientific name for salt? What is the softest mineral found on earth? 100 Basic Facts of Maths Vocabulary and Knowledge for Year 7 and  8 Part 1(1 – 50) Name:                                           Date:                     Year:          Result:
Write your answers clearly in the space on the right of the page. Your answer may be a word or words, a symbol, or a number. Do your best with spelling.
1.     How many sides on a quadrilateral?	4
2.     Ascending order starts with the smallest or the largest number?	smallest
3.     What is measured in degrees Celsius?	temperature
4.     Numbers less than zero are called ... numbers.	negative
5.     On a grid, what letter represents the vertical axis?	y
6.     On a grid, what letter represents the horizontal axis?	x
7.     How many zeros in a million	6
8.     Are columns vertical or horizontal?	vertical
9.     What is the name for the distance around a circle?	circumference
10. What is the name for the point in the middle of a circle?	centre
11. The distance from the outside, through the middle of a circle, to the opposite side is called ...	diameter
12. How many square metres in a hectare?	10,000
13. Are rows vertical or horizontal?	horizontal
14. What does the prefix kilo- mean?	thousand / 1,000
15. How many weeks in a year?	52
16. What is the sum of the internal angles of a triangle?	180o
17. The sum of adjacent angles on a straight line is ...	180o
18. Angles around a point add up to ...	360 degrees
19. Vertically opposite angles are ...	equal
20. What unit of measurement is used to measure capacity?	litre
21. What unit of measurement is used to measure length?	metre
22. How many seconds in a minute?	60
23. How many degrees in a circle?	360
24. How many sides on a pentagon?	5
25. What is one eighth of one thousand?	125

1.     What does the prefix centi- mean?	1/100 one hundredth 0.01
2.     What does the prefix milli- mean?	1/1000 one thousandth 0.001
3.     Write 3 to the power of 3 using an exponent	33
4.     Write 10x10x10x10 using an exponent	10
5.     Perpendicular lines make what kind of angle?	right
6.     A rectangle is a 2D or 3D shape?	2 D
7.     A cuboid is a 2D or 3D shape?	3D
8.     The sides of a scalene triangle are ...	unequal
9.     What instrument is used to construct a circle?	compass
10. What instrument measures angles?	protractor
11. How many sides are equal on an isosceles triangle?	2
12. What is the name for the flat surface of a cuboid?	face
13. To multiply a number by two is to ... that number.	double
14. To divide a number by two is to ... that number.	halve
15. What symbol means having the same amount or value?	=
16. What is the name of a line where 2 faces meet?	edge
17. What is the plural of vertex?	vertices
18. What is half a sphere called?	semi-circle
19. The biggest number that will divide 2 or more numbers exactly is the .... ?  (Three words)	greatest common factor
20. When lines cross they are said to ...	intersect
21. The middle number is a series of numbers is the ...	median
22. The most frequently occurring number in a series of numbers is called the ...	mode
23.  What is found by adding a series of numbers and then dividing the total by the amount of numbers added?	mean average
24. Give ¾ as a percent.	75%
25. What instrument is used for measuring temperature?	thermometer

 Homework Activities Number 3: Week 8

 Here's some homework for your parents: You could try this yourself, too, especially if you ride a bike on the road. Test your knowledge of the road rule changes here.


Follow the link to an Anzac Day Quiz. When you have finished, have another go and see if you can get a better result. Then, write a note on the chat box to tell me that you have done your homework. You can write your first and second score - if you like. 

 Then: 
Follow this link to some cool ANZAC sites. Choose one site to read through each day, then, on your blog,  write a sentence or two about what you learned, and add a link to the site you used for information.



As well as: 
1000 points for Mathletics 
Reading 
Basic Facts practice - another test at the end of the month
Anthology books and Social Studies books must be up to date 
Year 8s - camp book must be up to date. 



Homework Project Number 2: 

Due Friday March 9 

Draft and research in homework book; good copy on blank A4

Year 8s can use their blogs to save their research, images, interesting sites etc. 

New Zealand Scientist Project:

Purposes:

·     to identify ways in which scientists work 

·     to develop, extend and increase the variety of presentation skills

·     to develop and extend research  and study skills  and to integrate sources of information

·     to select, evaluate,  and present relevant information concisely

·     to integrate English and Science Curriculum  objectives and learning opportunities

               

For your New Zealand Scientist: 

include all the following information in your poster:

• the scientist’s name as the heading
• the field of science - e.g., paleontologist, nuclear physicist, botanist - as the  subheading
• year  and place of birth – and death, if relevant
• one fact about childhood or life before becoming a scientist
• places of study,  research and work
• scientific discoveries, achievements; has anything been named after them?
• qualifications and awards
• one small picture  of scientist (may be computer-generated or other)
• one other hand drawn relevant illustration with caption
• a relevant border  

Expectations:

• present information on 1 side of  unlined A4 paper
• write your name on back of  project
• set  work out clearly, relevantly and neatly
• all work (apart from picture of scientist) to be hand-written or hand-drawn
• use black pen and coloured pencils – no felts
• neatness, correct spelling, punctuation,  correct use of capital letters are important
• use check list and follow instructions carefully

Assessment (out of 25):

• presentation and neatness, including following instructions – 5 marks
• information – including amount and accuracy – 10 marks
• spelling and punctuation – 5 marks
• handed in on time – 5 marks

Homework Project Number 1: 

Due Monday February 20th 

Write answers in Homework book 

100 Basic Facts about New Zealand’s Culture, Heritage and History

Name:_____________________________

Answer as many as you can. Make sure you use capital letters correctly and take care with spelling.

1. Which city is the capital of NZ?

2. What are the 3 colours on the NZ flag?

3. What is the Maori name for NZ?

4. The Maori name for NZ means...

5. Which is our largest lake?

6. Which mountain is the highest in NZ?

7. Name NZ’s longest river.

8. How many stars are on the NZ flag?

9. New Zealand is in which ocean?

10. What is the name of the sea between NZ and Australia?

11. What is the name of Captain Cook’s ship in which he sailed to NZ? It is also on the 50c coin.

12. What is the name of the long chain of mountains that make up the backbone of South Island?

13. What is the third largest island in New Zealand?

14. When did New Zealand change to decimal currency?

15. The largest city in NZ is not the capital. Which city is the largest?

16. Name the plant that is our national symbol.

17 Which flightless bird is also a noun for New Zealanders and an adjective for anything to do with NZ.

18. Which New Zealander was the first in the world to climb Mt Everest?

19. What is the name for a traditional fenced Maori village?

20. Name the two harbours which border Auckland city.

21 What Australian marsupial has become a pest on Kawau Island?

22. What is the largest native tree in NZ?

23. What is the name of the stretch of water that separates the North and South Islands?

24. Which city is named The Garden City?

25. What plant did Maori weave into baskets?

26. What name is given to the Parliament Buildings in Wellington because of its shape?

27. What is the Maori word for stomach?

28. What is the name of our national museum in Wellington?

29. What is the name of the ‘living dinosaur’ that only lives in NZ?

30.  Which Maori chief composed the haka (ka mate ka mate) made famous by the All Blacks?

31. What is the name of the national rugby team.

32. What is the name of the national netball team?

33. Drysdale, romney, and merino are all breeds of what?

34. Which NZer directed the “Lord of The Rings” films?

35. What is the Maori name for the sweet potato?

36. Which island of NZ has the most people living on it?

37. What is the name given to the underground method of cooking used by Maori

38. Which NZ city is the first to see the sunrise each day?

39. Who is the NZ cartoonist who created Footrot Flats?

40. What important agreement between Maori chiefs and the British crown was signed in 1840?

41. In the Maori legend who was the first person to land on New Zealand after being caught in a storm?

42. What do the stars on the NZ flag represent?

43. Who was the first explorer from Europe to visit NZ?

44. Which English captain was the first known European to set foot on NZ soil?

45. What is the most northern tip on the North Island called?

46. What is the most southern point of the South Island called?

47. Which are the 2 main political parties in NZ?

48. What is the name of the hard green rock used for Maori carvings?

49. Which colour is the Maori word ma used for?

50.Which city was the capital before it moved to Wellington?

51.What is New Zealander Kiri Te Kanawa famous for?

52. In 1976, New Zealand Day was changed back to its original name. What was that original name?

53. What is the name for a Maori war dance or challenge?

54. What is the name of the stretch of water that separates the South Island and Stewart Island?

55. Which Banks Peninsula town was originally settled by the French?

56. What is the more common name for the NZ owl?

57. What is the name of the NZ women’s rugby team?

58. What did Maori villagers keep in their pataka?

59. Which NZ er was the first person to split the atom?

60. Which New Zealand fruit was originally called the Chinese gooseberry?

61. What is the name of the voting system to elect members of parliament?

62. What is the largest city in the Waikato?

63. What is the name of the volcanic island off the coast of Whakatane?

64. When did NZ win the World Cup for rugby?

65. Which race horse was born in Timaru but was claimed to be an Australian horse?

66. Which NZ band had, amongst  many of its members, Tim Finn and later, his brother, Neil Finn?

67. Where, when and what was the name of NZ’s worst ship wreck in terms of loss of life?

68.  Which Wellington-born NZ woman is  considered to be one of the world’s best writer of short stories?

69. What is the day and year that NZ and Australian troops landed at Gallipoli?

70. What is the Maori name of a wooden box made for keeping precious feathers of a specific bird?

71. What is the name of the national soccer team?

72. What is the name of the national Rugby League team?

73. Which NZ town has a large carrot as its symbol?

74. What dolphin was named after the beach it visited in the Hokianga  harbour in 1955-57.

75. Which volcano erupted in 1886, destroying the famous Pink and White Terraces? 

76. Which city and area was hit by a massive earthquake in February 1931?

77.  What is the name of the marae and  the town which is the home of the Maori King movement?

78. Who was the leader of the campaign for women to have the right to vote in elections?

79. Where and when was New Zealand’s worst air disaster?

80. What was the name of the Greenpeace ship, sunk in Auckland in 1985?

81. Who is the current Maori King?

82. Who said, “ E hoa, ka whawhai, tonu ahau kia koe ake, ake,” at the battle of Orakau and what does it mean?

83. Who was the leader of the settlement at Parihaka?

84. When did the first shipment of frozen meat leave New Zealand and what was the name of the ship?

85. Where did 6,500 NZ troops fight between 1899-1902, and what was the name of the war?

86. Who was the first New Zealander to take to the air in powered flight in the early 1900s?

87. Who won New Zealand’s first Olympic track gold medal. Where and when?

88. Which New Zealander set a world record  in flying from England to New Zealand, in 1936?

89. Which New Zealander was awarded the Victoria Cross two times in World War 2?

90. Who led the Maori Land March from Te Hapua to Parliament in 1975?

91. What sports event divided New Zealand opinion  and caused protest marches in 1981?

92. Which NZ adventurer and leader of NZ America’s Cup challenge was murdered in Brazil in 2001?

93. What is the name of the NZ base at Antarctica?

94. Joe Hawke led a protest against the loss of Maori land at which Auckland landmark in 1977?

95. Which animal is on the NZ coat of arms and what does it represent?

96. Where would you find the treaty of Waitangi today?

97. Who is the most recent NZ recipient of a Victoria Cross?

98.  Who is on the $50.00 note?

99. Who wrote the words for the New Zealand National Anthem?

100.  Where and when was New Zealand’s greatest disaster, in terms of lives lost in a single day?