What is a Similie

For the past week we have been learning about Language Features. The language feature that I chose to write about was a Simile. This is what a simile is.                                                   



What is a Simile?

A simile is like comparing someone to something two things, saying something is like something.

E.g   He was as tall as a giraffe

Sugar Crystals

Yesterday in science we made some sugar crystals.

Ingredients: Food colouring, Sugar, Water.

Equipment: Popsicle sticks, Beakers, Gauze mat, Heating mat, Tripod, Bunsen Burner, Gas tap, Stirring Rod.

Method: 1. Pour approximately 50 ml of water into a 250 ml beaker,

              2. Pour 250g of sugar into a beaker. Bit by bit. 

              3. Light the Bunsen burner with the beaker on the tripod.

              4. Once the water was boiling we turned off the Bunsen burner.

              5. After we turned the Bunsen burner off, we started stirring the sugar with a stirring rod.

              6. Once we finished stirring we poured the syrup into plastic cups.

              7. We then coated the Popsicle sticks with the left over sugar and put them into the syrup.

              8. Once we done that we left them on the windowsill overnight.  

I learnt that if you put in too much water it will stay as a liquid and if you add too much sugar then it won't set properly. Making Crystals can separate a solid from a liquid. A highly concentrated solution was needed ( Saturated Solution) in order to grow Crystals.

Science Work

1. A Crystal is a solid Material made out of silicon dioxide molecules.

2. Dissolve the sugar in the boiling water, add a few drops of food colouring and flavor, if desired. Allow the solution to cool a bit before pouring it into your jar. Pour the sugar solution into a jar. Place the container somewhere it won't be disturbed.

3. You have removed the water from the crystals so you completely get rid of the water.

English Movie Review

For the past few days we having been watching a movie in English class, the movie was called the Giver. The movie was alright but it needed more violence and more impact because it was mostly about emotions and feelings. The ending was boring because it showed Jonas and Gabe walking to a house and then it finished. My favourite part was when Jonas punched Asher, he only punched him because Asher wouldn't get out of his way. 

Health Work

Whare Tapa Wha is about the four dimensions of Hauora and how they work together. In this activity I participated well because I helped make the house and I wrote down the information about the four dimensions.It was challenging trying to make the house but I coped by being resilient and the whole team worked well together. Next time I will think things through before trying them.

Definitions

This is a slideshow about the the definitions to some words.

English Work

This year for English we have been learning about Critical Literacy. For this topic we have been learning how to question things instead of believing everything we have been told. During this process we have watched some videos and played some games to learn more about Critical Literacy. This is one of the games.Critical Literacy Game. This game is useful for this topic and it's quite fun to play.