Poems

This term we have been working on writing our own poems. We have been looking at the different types of poems and inspiration for them. Then we learned how to write them here are two poems that I wrote. 

Poem 1- Free verse 

Cold, frosty 

Crunch, crunch 

Snow powdering the ground 

Quiet...quiet 

The whispering of the trees, Small glow of light,

Distance cheep of a lonely baby bird abandoned,...taking its last, little,  breath…

One small step…, just one 

One….. small….little….step 

Nobody wonders,....nobody cares 

Loneliness……..can be deadly 

Poem 2- Haiku Poem

Frightened, terrified,

Concerned expressions 

Silence fuels the panic 

BOOM, CRASH, everything scatters 

Silence, once again 

The monster did its part and now it 

Retreats to the dark 

MARS!

Mars

How to get to Mars

Aim: To learn about Mars exploration.

1. Rover facts 
2. Design, Draw and Make a Rover
3. Mars facts

1. Rover facts: 

What are the 5 parts for? 
Link: Rovers 5 parts

Fill in the table below.

Name:	Purpose:
Wheels	The mars 2020 has six wheels, each with their own individual motor.the two front and the two rear wheels also have individual steering motors. this steering capability allows the vehicle to turn in place, a full 360 degrees. The four-wheel steering also allows the rover to swerve and curve, making arcing turns.
Solar Panel	The rover requires electrical power to operate. Without power,  the rover can't move, use its science instruments, or communicate with the earth. Mars 2020 carries a radioscope power system, The power system produces a dependable flow of electricity using the heat of plutonium's radioactive decay as fuel.
Laser	One of the Cameras on the rover fires a laser at mineral targets that are beyond the reach of the rover’s robotic arm and then analyzes the vaporized rock to reveal its elemental composition.
Camera	The rover has several cameras focused on engineering and science tasks. Some help them land on Mars while others serve as their eyes on the surface to drive around. We use others to do scientific observations and  aid in the collection of samples
Shovel, rock pick, drill	The rover's drill will use rotary motion with or without percussion to penetrate into the Martian surface to collect the precious samples. The drill is equipped with three different kinds of attachments (bits) that facilitate sample acquisition and surface analysis. The coring and regolith bits are used to collect Martian samples directly into a clean sample collection tube, while the abrader bit is used to scrape off or "abrade" the top layers of rocks, to expose fresh, un-weathered surfaces for study.

2. In groups of 3, you will Design, Draw and Make a Mars Rover out of Lego Technics.
Materials:

1. Lego Technics
2. A4 paper
3. Pencil
4. Ruler
5. Eraser

The drawing and model must have:

• 6 wheels
• 1 camera
• 1 tool at the front that includes a shovel, pick and drill.
• 1 solar panel
• 1 laser that points at the ground

 ( Take a photo and upload  your Mars rover onto your blog.)

Beats & Beyond

Today was 7&8 Ts and 7&8 Mt's second lesson in music. At the start, Mr. Mitchell Showed us his Guitars And the different parts and names of the guitars. We then created a title page at the start of our books and created a glossary, listing all the different guitars that he brought and the different parts of them. Mr. Mitchell brought four different types of guitars, A Nylon-string Guitar, A Steel String Guitar, A Backpacker Guitar, and a Dreadnaught Guitar. During the lesson, we upgraded the name from music to Beats & Beyond because we thought that music was too boring.


  A Few Words From My Glossary

• Whammy Bar- A Bar on an electric guitar that quickly changes the string tension. 
• Capo- Holds down all six strings at the same time 
• Amp-Plugs into an electric guitar and does the job of a sound hole. 
• Soundhole- A Hole in a guitar where the sound comes from.  

     
 Dreadnaught Guitar      Backpackers Guitar     Nylon String Guitar    Stratocaster

PLANTS!

AIM: TO LEARN ABOUT THE NATURE OF PLANTS

Carnivorous Plants

Plants fall into two categories:

1. Evergreen

2. Deciduous

Deciduous

Evergreen

Find three examples of each:

Evergreen: 

1.Pine Tree

2.Kauri

3. Magnolia 

Deciduous;

1.Maple

2.Silver Birch    

3. Oak 

LEAVES

Simple                                 Compound   

Activity: Choose a leaf and do a leaf rubbing. Once you have done the rubbing, cut it out and glue it on the tree.

LEAF COLLECTION

1.

Plant type: Evergreen 

Leaf type: Compound  

Photo of leaf:

2. 

Plant type: Deciduous 

Leaf type: Simple 

Photo of leaf:

3.  

Plant type: Evergreen

Leaf type: Compound

Photo of leaf:
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4. 

Plant type: Deciduous 

Leaf type: Simple

Photo of leaf:

5.  

Plant type: Deciduous 

Leaf type: Simple

Photo of leaf:

RESEARCH 3 TYPES OF PLANT GROUPS

1. Carnivorous plants
2. Fruit trees
3. NZ Native trees

Plant group:Carnivorous Plants 

Habitat: (Desert / beach / mountains / swamp / plains / forest) 

Climate ( 1. Hot / warm / cold, 2. Rainy / dry 3. Windy / still )
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Plant group:Fruit Trees 

Habitat: (Desert / beach / mountains / swamp / plains / forest) 

Climate ( 1. Hot / warm / cold, 2. Rainy / dry 3. Windy / still )

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Plant group:NZ native Trees

Habitat: (Desert / beach / mountains / swamp / plains / forest) 

Climate ( 1. Hot / warm / cold, 2. Rainy / dry 3. Windy / still )

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