Monday 29 July 2013
Land forms in the Library
Landforms
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Dewey decimal number
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Earth Science
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550
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Volcanos
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551.21
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Glaciers
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551.132
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Caves
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55.14
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Rivers
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551.483
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Lakes
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551.48
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Friday 12 July 2013
Hundertwasser Art
Monday 8 July 2013
Xtramaths results
Thursday 4 July 2013
Persuasive Writing
More School Uniform
Would you like to get up earlier than the time you usually get up to find something to wear for school? Or would you like every minute or time you can get in the warm bed? I don’t like to have to worry about what I am going to wear to school everyday and I know you won’t either! That is why I am for school uniform.
I think school uniform is good because you won’t sit there focusing on someones clothes and instead you will pay attention to what your next task is. I like school uniform because you don’t get your after school clothes dirty. You also won’t have to have so many loads in the washing because everyday you will have to wear new clothes. So you don’t need to pick out the best clothes when you can wear the school uniform and not have to worry if you are going to look cool or not because everyone else will be wearing the same thing
School uniform saves time because in the morning you can get up and already have your uniform ready on your dresser! You won’t have to get up early and find something to wear. You also don’t need to waste time picking something before you go to bed and you can get the extra sleep that everyone needs.
School uniform saves money. When you need something to wear to school you won’t need to go buy more clothes if all of your clothes are in your washing because of the previous day of school. Most people don’t even have that many clothes to wear to change it every day.
Unless you like to get up early and pick some clothes out or like to throw money down the drain and waste time then I guarantee that uniform is your best choice.
This is my persuasive piece of writing! I wanted to change from why we shouldn't have school uniform into why we should have school uniform!
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Using an index
Using an index
L.I. - Library/Research skills
Using an index to find information quickly
Most non-fiction books have an index. Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail. It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search. Below is an example from a health book.
INDEX
aerobics 2-14
breathing 9-10
carbohydrates 36
co-ordination 20-25
cycling 32
diet 30-40
diseases 45-65
doctor 40-44
drinking 63
drugs, harmful 70-75
drugs, medical 60-65
exercise 11-20
fat 35
fatigue 76-79
good health 80-90
happy 91-92
hospital 40-44, 48-65
hygiene 93-94
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illness 45-65
incapacitated 45-65
injuries 60-65
inoculation 96-98
lungs 9-10, 60-64
medicine 45-65, 96-98
mental illness 99-120
moods 99-104
pharmacist 60-65
physical activities 121-150
rest 151-155
self-discipline 115-120
smoking 121-124
sport 15-20
strength 12-14
vigour 140-150
vitamins 64-65
weight 30-35
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.
Fatigue - weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
Hygiene - Also, hygienics the science that deals with the preservation of health.
Incapacitated - Unable to act or respond.
Inoculation - The act or process of inoculating
Inoculation - The act or process of inoculating
Why are there two index entries for drugs? Pages 70 - 75 talks about some drugs may be harmful and pages 60 - 65 talks about medical drugs.
Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?
Pages 80 - 90 could help you find out about tiredness and how to cope.
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries?
Pages 60 - 65 will help you find out about injuries!
Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating?
Pages 80 - 90 tell you about good health.
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking? Pages 121 - 124 will tell you about the bad effects of smoking.
On which pages would you find out about hospital life? Pages 40-44, 48-65 will help you find out about hospital life.
Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs?
There are two ranges of numbers for lungs because 1 range of numbers mayby for the good things about lungs and what they do and the second range of numbers could be of the bad things you can do to your lungs and how big your lungs are where they go. The basic stuff.
On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport?
Pages 12 -14 will show you healthy effect of sports.
This is my using an index activity!
Thinker Key
The Question
1. In Auckland New Zealand, Panmure what is a school with the initials PBS?
2. In Auckland New Zealand what school is on 76 Kings road?
3. What school is across for the Dunkirk reserve?
4. What Manaiakalani school has the first three letters of PAN
5. What school in panmure has only 12 classrooms but only 9 of those classrooms has students in it!
This is my Thinkers Key activity we had to find 5 questions that has the answer Panmure Bridge School.
Places to get information
Places to get information
L.I. - Library/Research skills
Understand that there are a lot of places we can get information
Print Media
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Multi-media
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People
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Experience
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Books
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Youtube
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Email
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Microscope
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Newspaper
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Website
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Guest speaker
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Pictures
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Blog
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University lecturer
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Brochure
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Wiki
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Logo
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Radio
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Television
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Looking at the table above put these information sources under the correct headings:
Can you add any more?
This is my Places to get information! This will help us to find things and where to go.
Library searching
Library Searching
L.I. - Find books using the library search engine
Understand how the dewey decimal system works
On the computer open the search engine.
Look at the following research questions and type the appropriate keywords to find the book.
The name of the first working railway engine - Riding the rails 385
What was taught in Roman Schools - Ancient Romans 937
The island south of Italy - Travelling solo to Itay 945
The inventor of the petrol engine - Great inventions 609
The name of the first prime minister of New Zealand - Helen Clark 993.03
What is the subject of the book if the dewey number is:
381 - Shopping
371 - Learning
371 - Learning
384 - Communication
If you have 3 books that all have the dewey number 254, how will they be ordered? - Alphabetical order by the authors last name.
This is my Library searching this is teaching us how to use the library search engine to find books.
Interviewing people
Interviewing People
L.I. - Library/Research Skills
Know that we have access to people as experts about subjects
Match the person to the reason for being interviewed
PERSON
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REASON
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A local festival organiser
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What major events are celebrated and why are they celebrated in our local area?
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A representative of the fire department
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What methods are used to fight fires?
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A leading member of the Maori community
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What is the Maori history of our area?
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A researcher on local transport
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What public transport is available? Does it meet peoples needs?
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A member of the local historic society
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What are some past events that have happened in the local area?
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A park ranger
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What are the native flora and fauna in our area?
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A manager of the shopping centre
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How does a major retail centre, with many shops work?
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A representative from Tamaki College
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What opportunities are there at the local secondary school?
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A lifeguard at the local pool
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What programmes are available at the pool for children?
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A member of the local council
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What work do councillors do in the local area?
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This is my Interviewing people activity!
How the contents can help
How the contents can help
L.I. - Library/Research skills
How to use the contents page to research effectively
The table of contents lists the chapters and other main parts of the book. It is helpful because it gives you a general idea about the book so you know which chapters apply to your research. Below is an example from a book about the moon.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The size of the moon in relation to the earth 5
Chapter 2 How the moon influences Earth’s tides 17
Chapter 3 Full, half, and quarter moons 31
Chapter 4 The lunar landscape: craters, mountain ranges, plains and faults 45
Chapter 5 The maria of the moon 57
Chapter 6 Theories about the origins of the moon 69
Chapter 7 Lunar geology 77
Chapter 8 The moon and the age of the telescope 89
Chapter 9 Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon 103
Chapter 10 The Apollo programme 119
Index 135
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.
influences - The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.
lunar - Of, determined by, relating to, or resembling the moon: "a lunar landscape"
theories - A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, esp. one based on general principles independent of the thing to be...: "Darwin's theory of evolution"
apollo - The American space program for landing astronauts on the moon.
Answer these questions from the contents page above:
Which two chapters will have the most information about human beings travelling to the moon? Chapter 9 and 10 will tell you about humans travelling to the moon.
Which three chapters will tell you about aspects of the moon in relation to the earth? Chapter 1 and 8 and 9 will tell you the aspects of the moon to the earth.
Which three chapters will tell you things about the surface of the moon? Chapter 7 and 4 and 5 will tell you things about the surface of the moon.
Which chapter will tell you the most about the Earth’s tides? chapter 2 will tell you the most about the earth’s tides.This is my library skills!
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