Sunday 31 August 2014

Dangerous Decibel Facts

- 85 decibels is safe for your ears
- There is a special machine/device which helps measure the amount of decibels in an area.
- A squealing pig is over 100 decibels which is bad for your ears.
- You only have to be at a rock concert for 10 second for it to damage your ears.
- You have hundreds of thousands of small hairs in your ears.
- When you are exposed to loud noise your ear hairs flatten which make you slightly lose your hearing.
- Once all your ear hairs are flattened you will have hearing loss.
- Road traffic noise is surprisingly safe for your ears.
- The closer you are to the noise, the more decibels.
- The higher the decibel the more chance of the noise affecting your hearing.
- It is better to have headphones then ear pods.
- Never turn your device eg. iPod up to it's full volume.
- Try and keep your devices sound under 60% of it's full sound capacity.
- You can't grow your ear hairs back.
- Only frogs, birds and fish are able to grow their ear hairs back.
- If you want to experience what it feels like to have hearing loss just stick your fingers in your ears.
- If you get a tuning fork, tap it on the ground then bring it up to your ear you will hear a funny noise.
- To see what power loud noise has tap the tuning fork on the ground and hold a ping pong ball next to it.
- Tuning forks are sold in music shops.
- Tuning forks cost around $35 dollars each.
- Tuning forks were used to tune guitars.
- If you lost your hearing it would make life alot harder when trying to find a job.
- Most jobs require hearing.
- There are special ways to communicate with deaf people such as, be patient.
- It is said that a 35 year old with hearing loss will have the hearing ability of an 80 year old.
- Hearing aids are a tool that help assist with hearing.
- Adults should get their hearing tested at least once a year.
- Never stick things in your ears.
- Cotton buds were originally made for makeup not for cleaning your ears.
- Your own ear wax is the best natural cleaner after a while your ear wax with get rid of dirt, dead skin and other things on its own.
- Sound is actually vibration.
- You can actually break your ear drum by poking your finger too far.
- Hearing loss is a disability.
- There are alot of small bones and organs that are beyond your outside ear.
- At a concert, the mosh pit is the most dangerous place for your ears.

35 facts


Monday 25 August 2014

Trivia Quiz


1. Where do Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and Kanga live?
The Hundred Acre Wood. √

2. What country is Dracula’s castle found?
Bran, Romania √

3. Tin Tin’s friend Captain Haddock lived in what house?
Marlinspike Hall √

4. Huckleberry Finn travelled down what river?
Mississippi √

5. Where did Paddington Bear come from?
Darkest Peru, Lima. √

6. The Scarlett Pimpernell was set where and when?
During the French Revolution in France in 1792. √

7. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson was set where?
18th Century (Scotland) √

8. In The Cay, 11 year old Phillip Enright’s boat leaves from where before it is torpedoed?
Curacao. √

9. In what city does Black Beauty pull a taxicab?
London. √

10. Where was Tarzan raised?
African Jungle.√

11. Where was James Biggleworth otherwise known as Biggles born?
In India, May 1968. √

12. Where does 7 year old Sara Crewe from the Litte Princess story go to school?
Miss Minchin's London School. √

13. Which country does Lemuel Gulliver wash ashore on his first voyage after being shipwrecked?
Liliput. √

14. What country does a family who were shipwrecked come from? Their names were father: Willian, mother: 
Elizabeth, and children Fritz, Ernest, Jack and Franz
Switzerland. √


5 more original similies

Here are 5 more similes that I have crafted,
As tired as a grandpa after he finishes his morning Pilates.
As quick witted as kids at a lolly scramble.
As frightened as a teenager when the wifi's not working.
Gently like a paintbrush when it strokes along a canvas.
Grey like the hair of an old couple, getting ready to retire.

Sunday 24 August 2014

5 original similes

My 5 original similes
As sharp as a corner of a bench top in a daycare.
As shiny as a thin slice of metal when it touches the light.
As relaxed as my Nan when she sunbathes in the dunes of Hawaii.
Intricate like an immune system, every part playing an important role.
Burning like the fury in my Dad's eyes when I forget to do the chores.


Sunday 17 August 2014

Write questions for the following answers:
Q. How old is Cameron Clapp? √
A. 28

Q. When was Cameron hit by a train? √
A. September 15, 2001


Q. Why does cameron have 1 limb left? √
A. He was hit by a train.


Q. How many leg attachments does Cameron have? What are they? √
A. He has 3. One each for walking, running & swimming


Q. What feature film was Cameron was apart of in 2008? √
A .2008 feature film Stop-Loss.


Q. What type of things did Cameron do after his recovery? √
A. He gives motivational talks to soldiers who have lost limbs.


Q. How much did each of his prosthetic legs cost? √
A. $40,000 each.


Q. What is the proper name for artificial limbs? √
A. Prosthetic.


Q. What limbs did Cameron lose after his accident? √
A. His right arm and both legs.


Q. What is something Cameron said during rehabilitation? √
A.  "I left the wheelchair five months after the accident and I don’t want to have to use it again."

Thursday 14 August 2014

Maths Week

The 20 Dollar Question.
One of these knots is not a knot.
Which knot is it ?
(a) Red
(b) Blue   √
(c) Green
 red blue green
The 20 Dollar Question.
Two of these knots are not knots.
Which two are they?
(a) Red and blue.
(b) Blue and green.
(c) Red and green.
 red blue green
The 40 Dollar Question.
This very famous clock is in
the St Pancras Railway
Station in London.
Lots of movies have this
clock in them.
What time is it ?
(a) 11 - 20
(b) 11 - 40  √
(c) 7 - 58
 The 60 Dollar Question.
The start of this century was a day
celebrated through-out the world.
Your parents will remember it !!
What day of the week was
January 1st, 2000 ?
Saturday
The 80 Dollar Question.
What is this? It looks quite old
and is in the British Science
Museum.
Is it
(a) A toy.
(b) A money box.
(c) The first calculator. √
The 80 Dollar Question.
At low tide the water comes
up as far as the fourth rung
on the ladder of the ship.
What happens at full tide?
The water
(a) comes up to the top 
of the ladder.
(b) comes up to the
bottom of the ladder.
(c) stays on the fourth
rung of the ladder.  √

$1024 - Maths Millionare
$280 - Daily Dollar

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Maths Week

Thursday: Famous maths people.
Here are some famous maths people.
They are drawn on stamps from different countries.

The 20 Dollar Question.
This man was one of the
greatest mathematicians.
Calculate the age
Leonhard Euler was when
he died.
76 √

The 30 Dollar Question.
Pierre de Fermat was a very
gifted French mathematician.
How old was he when he died?
64 √

The 30 Dollar Question.
Sofia Kovalevskaya was an
outstanding mathematician who was a
Russian and very popular.
She was born in Moscow in 1850 and
died in Stockholm in 1891.
How long did she live for?
41 √

The 40 Dollar Question.
Sir Isaac Newton was
one of the greatest
mathematicians of
all time.
He was born in England
on Christmas day.
How long did he live
for?
84 √

The 40 Dollar Question.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
was a German maths
person who became
famous for his work
in inventing calculus.
How old was he when he
died?
70 √

The 40 Dollar Question.
Sophie Germain lived all her life in
Paris. She was a brilliant
mathematician. A street in Paris is
named after her – and perhaps also
a football club!
Sophie lived from 1776 to 1831.
How long did she live for?
55 √

The 50 Dollar Question.
Maria Agnesi was born in Italy in
1718. She was eldest in a family of
21 children!
Maria was a very bright and
intelligent student. She could speak
5 different languages before she
was 9 years old !
She became an outstanding maths
person and was the first professor
of mathematics at a University.
Maria died in 1799.
How old was she?
81 √

The 50 Dollar Question.
Ernest Rutherford is New
Zealand’s greatest
scientist. He was awarded
the Noble Prize in
Chemistry in 1908.
Lord Rutherford was also
a mathematician. While at
University in 1892 he
taught mathematics at
Christchurch Boys’ High School.
How many years did Ernest Rutherford live for ?
66 √

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Maths Week

The Marvellous Majestic
Mathematical Word Search !
F R A C T I O N Y T
F O U R S Q U A R E
G M U L T I P L Y N
G E O M E T R Y P V
O A L G E B R A H Y
N T V D E C A G O N
E S P E N T A G O N
A R I T H M E T I C
T W O D I V I D E G
I J T R I A N G L E
There are 15 words buried in this
marvellous majestic mathematical table.
They are all mathematics words.
How many can you find ?

Triangle
Angle
Geometry
Arithmetic
Ten
Multiply
Algebra
Pentagon
Decagon
Fraction
Divide
Square
Four


Monday 11 August 2014

Maths Week

Tuesday: Bath Tub Maths !
These problems are tricky!
The 20 Dollar Question.
The hot water tap when it is full-on can fill a bath in 7 minutes.
What fraction of the bath can it fill in 1 minute?
1/7 √

The 40 Dollar Question.
When the cold water tap is full-on it can the
fill the bath completely in 5 minutes.
Colin has just had a long hard run and
wants to have a cold-water bath.
How long will the cold water tap take to fill
3/5 of the bath for Colin?
3 min√


Sunday 10 August 2014

Two Tens For a Five

Daily Dollar Questions Level 4
Monday: "Two Tens For a Five."
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's first scene in the movie 'One Night in the Tropics' is a classic.
Abbott cons Costello by simply asking for change. "Have you got 2 tens for a five?" he asks. As Lou realised he has been duped, Bud snaps back: "OK, here's your five, give me back my 2 tens!" The skit carries on and Lou loses money!
"Two Tens for a Five" is a classic vaudeville routine made famous by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and has been repeated many times over the years.
Here is the script!
Abbott: Have you got two tens for a five? Costello: Just so happen to have it.
Lou gives Bud ten dollars and Bud gives Lou five dollars.
Costello: Abbott: Costello:
Abbott: Costello:
Abbott: Costello:
Abbott: Costello:
Just a minute, just one minute! Something wrong?
Fifteen dollars just went south!

What do you mean?
You gave me a lot of your fast talk, you said 'do you have two tens for a five' and I gave you two tens for a five.

Just a minute, are you accusing me of cheating? No, but you got two tens for a five.
Alright here's your five now gimme back my two tens. Okay, that's better.
Bud gives Lou five dollars and Lou gives Bud ten dollars. After a slight pause Lou realises he has been conned again.
Costello: What are you doing? Abbott: What’s wrong now?

Costello: Look Abbott, here's two tens gimme a five! Abbott: Certainly.
Lou gives Bud ten dollars and Bud gives Lou five dollars.
Costello: HA HA HA HAAA! You did it to me...
You did it to me again. Abbott: Oh come on.
The 300 Dollar Question.
How much did Lou lose ?
Lou lost $25
Try to act it out with you friend. Use paper as money!
Maybe you can act it out as the famous Bud Abbott and Lou Costello did!

Watch the comedy on YouTube. It’s priceless!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7pMYHn-1yA
or
http://www.schooltube.com/video/2e1afdd3edf9c89a0ea8/Abbott- Costello-Two-Tens-for-a-Five 

Thursday 7 August 2014

TGC Open Night

Yesterday was the Tauranga Girls College open night. My Dad and I went together as my Mum was busy is the Japanese classroom doing calligraphy. First we went into the sports hall for a short presentation. There was an amazing speech done by the head girl, a speech from the principal, deputy principal and our year 9 deans. They all gave us a lot of information about the school and really explained that TGC offers so many opportunities. After the presentation was over we went with the row we were sitting in to get shown on a tour around the school. Each subject offered a lot of options which was really cool as you can choose a learning path that best suits you. I really enjoyed looking at the science class and the languages block. I loved all the different experiments that were going on in the classroom, my friend and I got to touch pink snow! I liked the language class as I have been there before and my Mum was in the Japanese class writing peoples names in Japanese which was really cool.


I really enjoyed looking around TGC and all the wonderful subjects they have to offer. Looking around the classrooms really made my decision of choosing my options easier. I am really looking forward to going to college next year and experiencing all the cool things on offer.

Wednesday 6 August 2014

New Coke bottle lids

Coke has designed 16 new bottle caps which mean that people can reuse coke bottles for lots of different purposes.

We had to guess what the 16 new material are...

1. Bubble bottle lid √
2. Baby bottle lid
3. Water filter
4. Water bottle lids
5. Weights √
6. Coffee Plunger
7. Dummy

1. Pencil Sharpener
2. Spray bottle
3. Soap pump
4. Vivid pen
5. Bubbles
6. Weights
7. Tomato sauce bottles
8. Water gun
9. Baby toy
10. Washing powder shaker
11. Lights
12. Seasoning shaker
13. Drippy sauce bottles
14. Oil bottle
15.
16.

Tuesday 5 August 2014

Child Safety Handbook

Chapter 1 Personal Awareness
Part 2 - Health p23 - 30
1. What edition of the Child Safety Handbook is this?
40

2. Where does the information in the CSH come from?
900°
3. What is a disclaimer and why is there a disclaimer in the CSH?
A disclaimer is a statement that tell you something that you should know. There is a disclaimer in the book for your own safety so the authors or publishers are not blamed for any outcomes that happen.

4. What are 3 medical conditions which can develop as a result of being overweight in childhood?
Diabetes, High cholesterol, high blood pressure

5. What is the recommendation for
- television?
No more than 2 hours a day.
- rewards for good behaviour?
Reward with a snack like carrots instead of chocolate.
- number of meals and snacks per day?
Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday.
- exercise?
Walk to places that are a short distance away instead of driving.
- salt?
Choose foods low in salt.
- milk?
Drink reduced-fat milk, if they are over two.
- soft drinks?
Replace soft drinks and sweetened drinks with milk or water.

6. True or False?
- Boys have more body fat than girls
False

- Being a vegetarian can affect your iron levels
True

- Children under 4 years old shouldn’t eat raw carrots
True

- It is safe to store leftover food in cans
False

7. Name 7 things children can be allergic to
Nuts, dust, animals, bee stings, weather, chemicals, plants.

8. How would you know that you have asthma?
Coughing during the night.

9. How many times a day should you brush your teeth?
Twice

10. What should you do if your tooth gets knocked out in an accident?
Put it in milk and take it back to the dentist within an hour, so they can put it back in.