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Our Cool 5-Steps!

Today during reading we were learning to ask questions to help us understand the text better. We were looking at a 'cool' text from CSI (Comprehension Strategy Instruction) about the 5steps scientists use.

Once we read the text we followed the steps they were:

1)Make Observations
We asked a the question what will happen if we sprinkle salt on ice?

2) Form a Hypothesis
We made the prediction that we thought the ice would melt quicker with the salt.

3) Preform the Task
Take 2 saucers of frozen water. Sprinkle table salt on 1 saucer of frozen water.

4) Record the results
We saw the ice melted quicker without salt
we saw the ice with salt stick together
The ice with salt was spikey and lumpy. Like frost on an ice-block or in the morning in winter.

Salt

No Salt

Salt

No Salt

5) Draw a conclusion
The salt helps keep the ice cold and take longer to melt. Our hypothesis was wrong.


The Activity was really enjoyable. As we read we had some questions and they were:

• Do these steps apply to all scientists?
• Why do they use these 5?
• What would happen if we didn't use one?

Another question we have after our experiment was why did the salt do this to the ice?


Maybe you can help us answer these.

The Brick Wall

Today we used the brick wall key to break down the idea that you can't buy anything without money.

Here were our solutions:

• Steal or rob
  
• Inherit through a will
• Barter and Trade
  
• Share
• Give stuff away and receive stuff
  
• Win in competitions
• Christmas, Birthdays, weddings, celebrations
  
• Invent, create, make, grow and build stuff
  
• Beg
• Work for goods
• Find
• Hunting

What can you think of?

Lamb & Calf Day!

It was Lamb and Calf day today and we had sooo much fun!

We had some competitions in class for making the best garden crafts. The winners were:
- vegetable sculpture
1) Caitlin 2) Tom 3) Paige
- Tray Landscape
1) Tiana 2) Paul 3) Abi
- Buttonholes and corsages
1) Abi 2) Raquel 3) Tom
- Grass Heads.
1)Abi 2) Paige

Check them out!

From our class Jannah Participated with her lamb Richie in the Lamb Showing. Richie is named after her 2nd favourite All Black.

She and Richie came 1st in Leading and 4th in Calling.

Artist Study

Over the last couple of weeks we have been studying Lauren Child. Checkout some of our work!

WALT: Crate a piece of art in the style of Lauren Child for our calendars.

Criteria:
- Have a clear foreground, centre, background
- Use a variety of textures
- Use photos of real things
- Use our own illustrations

$$Welcome Back$$

Wow Term 4

This Term we are making Money! Our big question really is how do we make money in a market day later in the term? Every Greenie we earn will be cashed in at the end of term for a Tararua Dollar.

Some Initial Wonderings we have are:

Who made money?
Why was it invented?
What do tax payers do?
Who are tax payers?
Where did the first tax payer come from?
Why do things cost money?
How does a credit card work?
What is a mortgage?
What is GST and why did it go up?

Check out this Video:

Bored This Holidays?

Check out these ideas for things to do.
(just let me know how they went)

If you have something else you could suggest post them.
Or post your own recipes.

Check this out!

Make your own gloop at home!

Ingredients:
1 cup cornstarch
a small amount of water

Add water slowly to cornstarch until the goop drips from the spoon.
The mixture will seem hard until you try to pick it up then it slides
between your fingers. If it is to liquidy add a little more cornstarch.
If the white is too boring for you add some food coloring!