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Wednesday, 21 September 2016

Space Race

 WALHT:
  •  Identify,discuss and clarify my understanding of what I read
  • Compare and contrast information
  • Sythensis information

Monday, 29 August 2016

Analyzing infomation represented in graphs

 
WALHT: create graphs using a spreadsheet and to analyse data in those displays.

Graph 1. Shows that over the week Adam has has been measuring how much rain has fallen. The most rain fell on Tuesday, the rain gauge showed that 7 mm of rain fell on that day,
Graph 2. This graph shows that Emily has been recording her weight over the past 12 months. To show how much her weighr increased as a result of the weight lifting she had done.

Comparing and Contrasting



WALHT: compare and contrast information from 2 articles to identify similarity and differences.
WALHT: use key ideas to synthesize.

Friday, 19 August 2016

Spelling Term 3


The data shows that this Student began with a score of 15 and the following week dropped back to six. Consecutive weeks show marked improvement and consistency.

WALHT use a spreadsheet to enter and display data.
WALHT analyse and discuss data displays

Monday, 15 August 2016

The Feast of the Assumption

  Today room 8 and I have been learning about the Assumption of Mary. A day we celebrate as catholic's when Mary is assumed into heaven.

Friday, 10 June 2016

Spiders!

  I have used prezi present my research to add interest for my audience.

Thursday, 9 June 2016

Spiders


Notes:
Notes:
  • Arachnid not insects
  • 8 legs
  • Antarctica
  • 4000 species
  • Goliath the birdeater
  • Spiderwebs cobwebs
  • 15 - 25 year
  • Known spider tarantula
  • Cellar spider Nelson cave spider
  • Leg span 13 cm
  • 1-3 years
  • 1-2 years
  • Scientific name Araneae
  • Daddy long legs
  • Three Species
  • Katipo spider
  • Redback
  • Whitetail
  • Mice
  • Lizards
  • Birds

You may think that all spiders are insects. Spiders are different in two ways A. they are called Arachnids B. they have only 8 legs and not 6.

Ranging at the world’s largest spider,Goliath the birdeater eats up to twice as much as a normal spider and have a lifespan of 15-25 years if it was a female and if the spider was a male it would only live up to 3-6 years. Spiders are found in every continent except for Antarctica. 4000 different types of species. A spider can lay up to 100 eggs and fertilize it in its web.

The most common spider to be found in most houses of New Zealand is called the Daddy long legs this is very common as it like to be high up in ceiling walls and can be sometimes called the cellar spider. Here in New Zealand  we have three types of spiders, the katipo,redback and the white tail. Our biggest spider is known as the Nelson cave spider it has legs that extend 13cm and a body 3cm or 1.2 in body length.
The Scientific name given to the spiders is called “Araneae”.Fun fact if you ever see abandoned web it would be called a cobweb. Spiders are arachnids that anybody can get scared of this is called “arachnophobia fear of spiders. Goliath the birdeater is known to come from the tarantula family. As you can tell for it fury brown skin and similar feature to a normal tarantula.

Carnivorous spiders such as the black widow eats mosquitoes,beetles and grasshopper etc. They can eat anything that gets caught in their webs. They have a body that separates into 2 segment the front Cephalothorax is poisson's these feature the eyes,mouth,thangs glands and brain.