Reading plus Blog

 Here's my reading plus report for Tuesday 15th June

Hockey

 What is Hockey?

Hockey is used with a stick - (hockey stick) is is used to push or smack a ball - (hockey ball). To play hockey you need to get the ball into the oppositions teams goal. The equipment you will need is a mouth guard to protect your teeth, and shin pads to protect your shins. The equipment will just be a hockey stick. 

What I learned from this sport is that is very much like football and very similar to the way the game is set out. I learnt how to pass a hockey ball with a hockey stick. I also learned how to shoot a ball by pushing it with your hockey stick.

Do you play hockey for a club?

Gummy Bear Osmosis

Aim: I want to find out what happens to Gummy Bear when left in liquids.

Mehod: Equipment

• Gummy bears
• Liquids - water, salt water, sugar water
• Electronic scale
• 4x petri dishes
• Marker pen

Instructions 

1. Get equipment.
2. Get your petri dish and write down your name and type of water - water/salt water/sugar water/dry on the petri dish.
3. Weigh the gummy bear.

Inferring

 We are learning to infer.

Inferring is when you read between the lines of a sentence, that actually hasn't stated what it said in the sentence. So you guess the clues that were said in the literal information, literal information is what is actually said in the sentence so you use those clues to find out what it will mean or what will happen or what did happen.

E.g. We are in a dark and cold bunker, but we are safe from the blast. - If I had to infer what this means I would say the was a nuclear blast outside that's why they are hiding in a bunker. 

Another way to infer is to use your prior knowledge that you know and use that to figure out what is happening in the text (story).

Hands on Fire

Aim: 

I want to find out how to set my self on fire - SAFELY!

Method:/

Equipment

• Large container of water
• Detergent (Liquid Soap)
• Hose
• Gas
• Lighter
• Safety

Instructions

1. Get the equipment.
2. Fill the container with water 2 cm deep.
3. Put some liquid soap in the water and gently mix it around.
4. Connect the hose to the gas tap.
5. Turn on the gas and bubble it in the water.
6. Roll up your sleeves past your elbows or take your jacket off. 
7. You are going to wet you hands and arms with water.
8. With 2 hands scoop the bubbles but not the water.
9. Take two steps froward away from the try.
10. Then you light the bubbles on fire.
11. Then to get rid of the fire open up both hands and give a high five gesture with both hands.

Results:

It felt hot when you left it there for a bit.

It smelt when the flame went up in the air.

I could hear the flame go "boof" up into the air as soon as I released my hands.

How has week 1 term 2 gone?

 How has week 1 term 2 gone? - it is alright because more sport is on this term and i've got into more sports like league and basketball for the school team. We have more options than we did last term and the options are the one that I liked. So this term is going well at the moment.

-James

Safety in the Lab

 Rules

1. You  must follow the instructions given by the teacher.
2. You must not enter the lab without the teacher.
3. Report any breakages.
4. Shoes must be worn at all time.
5. Do not eat or drink in the lab.
6. If you spill something tell the teacher and then clean the spill up.
7. Wash your hand after doing experiments.
8. A heat proof mat should always be use when heating.
9. If in doubt, ask the teacher.
10. Never taste or smell chemicals.

1. Liquids do not go into the bins, because..... they will go down the sink.

2. Solids do not go down the sink because.... it will block the sink up.

3. Wear safety glasses when you do experiments,

because.... things could go wrong and explode.

4. Put your chair under the desk, and stand at the bench.

when you do experiments, because...it could trip up students when they walk.

5. Bags do not go on the desks, because... that's where you do the experiments at.

6. Long hair should be tied back, because... it could burn .

7. Do not smell the chemicals, because... you could pass out or faint when you inhale

8. Walk, don’t run around the room, because... you could break a bone, get hurt or break the equipment if you trip over.

9. Do not eat or drink in the lab, because... it could contain chemicals on the food and when you eat food the chemicals will enter your stomach.