I wonder... (12)

I wonder why the only male in the world to have babies is a seahorse?

This is because...
The female seahorse plants their eggs inside the male's pouch. The males pouch can regulate temperature, blood flow, and water salinity for the eggs as they hatch so the babies are prepared for life living in the ocean. The females don't have a pouch so therefore its impossible for them to carry the babies.
There are also different males that carry the babies such as the pipefish and the leafy seadragon.

I wonder... (11)

I wonder...
What is the meaning of life?
Well, I think the meaning of life is to live but since we can't live we have kids so they can carry our generation on and experience what its like to be alive.

There is no real answer to the meaning of life its just what you believe.

Hunt for the wilder people

In English, we have been watching the film "Hunt for the wilder people" and doing some activities on this film. These are the activities I have completed so far


Film Techniques:



Critical Thinking:



One Theme:

Paula Hall:

Setting:

We drew a picture for this but don't have it on us right now.

Traditional Tales From Around The World

Why Is The Sea Salty:

Why Is The Sea Salty

Finished Painting

Why do I think the author created this story?

I think the author created this story to explain how the sea is salty but in an easier way to tell children and help them use there imagination.

What is the purpose of this story?

The purpose of the story is to explain why the sea looks or acts the way it is and why it's salty.

What did you learn about this story?
That the magic millstone wouldn't stop spinning at the bottom of the sea and kept pouring out the finest white salt.

The reason why I chose to paint was that I really like paintings and I thought it would be nice to express what I have learnt through painting the story.

My Painting is a book cover for the story Why Is The Sea Salty!


Hercules:

Why do I think the author created this story?

To tell others the story about Hercules.

What is the purpose of this story?
To retell the story about Hercules.

What did you learn about this story?
I learnt the story of Hercules life, and how he changed his life from being bad to good

The reason why I chose to do a slideshow was because I wanted to retell the story.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ElCLIG3sRBi3bAqYqlxAAeCLK0SFwRPPXCUrOiYsX0A/edit

I Wonder (Part 10)

I wonder...
What is the smallest animal in the world?
The smallest animal in the world at the moment is a bumblebee bat.
The bumblebee bat is also known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat and is about 29-33mm in length and 2g in mass. They can live up to 5 to 10 years and they are an endangered bat.
They are found in Thailand and Southeast Burma and normally live in limestone caves along rivers.
They feed on different insects. They are called Bumblebee Bat because the size is similar to a bumblebee. They were first discovered by Thai biologist, Kitti Thonglongya in 1973.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitti%27s_hog-nosed_bat

https://www.thefactsite.com/2012/12/bumblebee-bat-worlds-smallest-bat.html

I Wonder (part 9)

I Wonder...
Why do some animals live longer in the zoo than in the wild?

Over 80% (more than 50 mammals) live longer in a zoo than in the wild. This is because of the protection the zookeepers have for the animals which keeps predators, disease etc out so they can live longer. Most of the time smaller species with a faster pace in life will live longer in the zoo, but larger, slower species like elephants live longer in the wild.

http://www.discoverwildlife.com/animals/do-animals-live-longer-zoos

Live longer in capacity

Live longer in the wild

English Story

I Wonder (Part 8)

I Wonder...
If you can run across ice?
It is possible to run across ice but you will not run your fastest.
When running on ice your force, balance and strength will be completely different to running on land.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykHH4aBAUmA

Heres a video of someone trying to run across ice like Elsa

The Baikal Ice Running Marathon

I Wonder (Part 7)

I wonder who invented the telescope?

Galileo Galilei

A while ago in 1564 on the 15th of February a legend was born called Galileo Galilei.
He was known as an Italian Polymath.
He studied at the University of Pisa from 1581-1585
He died on the 8th of January 1642 for a fever and a heart palpitations
He was knowing for finding Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Rings Of Saturn, Io
He has 10 quotes and one of his quotes are "You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself"
Galileo is most famous for Kinematics, Analytical dynamics, Heliocentric, and the Telescope.
Galileo argued with the church that the Earth was not in the center and that the planets did not evolve around the Earth and that the Sun was the center and all the planets spun around the Sun.

Galileo Galilei

English Self Reflection

What have I done in English this term?

• Essay about Abomination
• Static Image based on Abomination
• Commentary to suit my static image

This term we read the novel Abomination. We had to remember it and write an essay about it.

We also made our own static images and a commentary to go with it. 

What did I learn?

I learnt how to write a commentary to match a static image.

I also learnt how to write an essay.

My Static Image

My Commentary

I Wonder

I wonder who the shortest person in the world is?

Chandra Bahadur Dangi.

He was the shortest man in recorded history, measuring at 54.6cm tall.
He is 1 ft 91/2 in.
He was born on the 30th of November 1939.
He passed away on the 3rd of September 2015 at the age of 75.
His nationality is Napali.

Chandra started to become famous after a wood contractor saw him in his village in Nepal. He was awarded the title of Shortest Adult Human ever recorded after his height was measured in February 2012.
He was raised with 5 brother and 2 sisters. Three of his brothers were less than four feet tall and his other 2 sisters and 2 brothers were average height.

In 2012 he got to meet the worlds shortest woman, named Jyoti Amge.

Chandra with one of the tallest man in the world Sultan Kosen.

Chandra and  Jyoti with an average sized person 

I Wonder Why...

I wonder how many different countries have national dances and the meaning behind them.
Most countries have their own dances but other countries use their style to dance.

Cuba: Salsa
Russia: Ballet
United States: Contemporary
Ireland: Irish Dancing

The difference between all these dances if they have different meanings and styles between them all.

Ballet was first invented in Italy for a royal wedding. Ballet is a more romantic style of dance and is a classical style too.

Salsa has different styles to it such as New York style, Cuban and Miami style, Puerto Rican style etc.
Salsa is a form of social dance and originated in the Caribbean.

Contemporary dance is an expressive dance that combines different dance genres such as jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet. They strive to connect the mind and body through fluid dance movements.

Irish Dancing is a style of an old dance which originated from the western region of Ireland. It is more of a regional style of step dancing.

                                       


I wonder how tall is the tallest diving board someone jumped off?

Dana Kunze is an eight-time winning high diving champion set the current world record of 172 feet in 1983 at Sea World San Diego. It was his seventh world record.

172 feet is the same as 52.42 meters.

Dana Kunze started his high diving career in 1974 at the age of 13.
He won his first champion in 1977 and kept his winning streak for seven years.
He now has a company that is to produce high diving shows.

In 2015 the current Cliff Jumping record is 193 feet (58.8 meters) set by Laso Schaller but is not qualified as a high dive.

This is NOT the longest diving board in the world.

                                 
I wonder what the longest place name in the world is?

The longest place name in the world is 
called Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupok.

It is apart of the Guinness Book Of Records. It has 92 letters in the name.

The place name is in Porangahau in New Zealand, North Island.

Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupok is a hill and is 305 meters tall. 

The name Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupok is often shortened to Taumata.

The name in English roughly means "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one".

                               

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