A new life for old machines

 Today i am showing you about energy and pollution and what gasses and things about oil and what it does to the earth. 

Questions: 

1. What does Fisher & Paykel do to help the environment? How do they do this? 

2. What does coal, oil and natural gas do to the environment? 

3. What does non-renewable mean?

4. The energy of moving things is called…

5. Explain in your own words how a wind turbine works?

1.by recycling old whiteware and diverting thousands of tonnes of material away from New Zealand landfills.

2. Coal and oil and gas pollute the air it makes the air dirty and it just floats around and when you breath them in and can make you sick. That is why they are making electric cars.

3.non-renewable means natural source of energy.

4.The energy of moving things is called kinetic energy the energy of motion.

5. A wind turbine is powered by the wind the wind spin the turbine and it makes electricity and the electricity goes down the lines inside the turbine and turnes into electricity. 

Music

Today I will be telling you about string instruments.

 string instruments a guitar and a ukulele song thing that has strings on it. The parts of a ukulele are the head the nuts the strings and the sound hole and heaps more. You play a string instrument by strumming it or swaying it even like a violin. I learnt how to play some song on the ukulele. 

Maori

 This is what we are doing in Maori. Matariki is Maori New year for all New Zealanders.There are 9 stars in the Matariki in the sky there was 7 in the first place now there are 9 .Matariki is one of the star clusters nearest to Earth. Compared with other star clusters.

The Britten Motorcycle

 Today I will be showing you about the Britten Motorcycle it is 1000cc and it is a ducati. Here is my work that i have done.

Math problem

Today in maths me and James did a maths problem this is what we had to do.

 

Changing lives omeo.

 The omeo is basically just a wheelchair but id you lean forward it will move instead of using hands you use your movement it is hands free it has and storage pocket to store things and foot rests.It also can go on grass and rubble and sand. omeo is for people that cannot walk that were in a wheelchair and they seen Kevin Halsalls video. The video got over 20 million views and people were email Kevin Halsall and asking for one. 

1. Omeo is different from a man powered wheelchair it is electric and you do not have to use your hands.And it has a storage compartment. 

2.The most liberating thing on the omeo it can go on the beach and rubble.

Innovation task. I would make something so people can walk if they can not walk.The invention is a wheelchair but you have to stand and it moves when you walk and it helps you to move your legs.It is most for old people that cannot walk and younger people if they can not walk.It is transportable i can fold up into a chair it is easy it changes in to a chair. It is able to fit in a car it can go on a plane.

Sign Language

Questions for sign Language week 

1. When did sign language come a official language? It became a official language on the 10 of April 2006.

2. Why was there a need for NZ Sign Language? For the deaf people that cannot hear you so we have sign language so we can communicate.

3. Share two facts about the deaf community from the reading? New Zealand sign language people call them selves deaf for culture and identity. People usually become deaf when they are just born and some people come out deaf.

4. In what city did NZSL begin in the 1800s? It began in Christchurch 1800s.