Dangerous decibels.

• There are over 250,000 hairs in your ear.
• When you are at a concert down by the speakers the hairs in you ear will fold and damage your hearing. 
• Ear wax cleans yours ears from dirt, dead skin and things that have found your way out.
• The maximum decibel number you should be around is 85.
• Hearing loss is a disability.
• There are lots of small bones and organs, in your ear.

           

5 original similes

As quick witted as a mongoose sprinting across the road to find safety.

As frightened as a pilot when there plane is running out of petrol.

Gently like a tiger with her new born baby.

Grey like the sky on a cloudy winter morning.

5 orignal similes

As sharp as an axe chopping through a tree.

As shiny as a thin layer of tin foil rapped around a half cut lemon.

As relaxed as a meditation room with with the only sound of breathing.

Task

Read the Zodiac Story

Answer these questions

Number the animals in order

1st Rat √

2nd Strong ox √

3rd Tiger √

4th Rabbit √

5th Flying Dragon √

6th Snake √

7th Horse √

8th Goat √

9th Monkey √

10th Rooster √

11th Dog √

12th Pig √

Which animal is not in the zodiac?

The Cat.√

Why is this animal not in the zodiac?

The cat had drowned because the rat pushed him in. √  

Why was the emperor surprised about the animal which came in 5th place?

The emperor was surprised that the dragon came 5th place because he thought that a swift flying dragon would come first place. The dragon also came fith

Look at the artwork

Find out the following

What is the zodiac animal for 2014?

Horse 

What is the zodiac animal which represents the year you were born in?

Horse

Watch making

What I can see in the video is a step by step process to making a watch. The video clearly shows the machines that they have to use to make the watch this is a very technical. I can also see the factory in the video.  
 

Cameron Clapp

Write questions for the following answers:

Q. How old is Cameron? √

A. 28

Q. When did Cameron get hit by the train? √

A. September 15, 2001

Q. What happened to Cameron to have to get prosthetic Legs and an arm? √

A. He was hit by a train.

Q. How Many prosthetic limbs does Cameron have? √

A. He has 3. One each for walking, running & swimming

Q. When did Cameron portrayed a wounded service member?  √

A .2008 feature film Stop-Loss.

Q. Who does Cameron give motivational talks to? √

A. He gives motivational talks to soldiers who have lost limbs.

Q. How much did each prosthetic coast? √

A. $40,000 each.

Q. What is another word for fake legs and arms?√

A. Prosthetic.

Q. What limbs had to be cut off? √

A. His right arm and both legs.

Q. What did camreon say in one of his speeches?

A.  "I left the wheelchair five months after the accident and I don’t want to have to use it again."

maths Week: Friday

The 20 Dollar Question. 
One of these knots is not a knot.
Which knot is it ?
(a) Red
(b) Blue √
(c) 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.

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.  √