One City - Two Earthquakes

Reading Activity for “One City- Two Earthquakes” pages 8-15

1. What caused the earthquake to happen in New Zealand?

Answer: Earth’s rocky outer layer is divided into huge segments, called plates. These plates move across the Earth’s surface very slowly, travelling only a few centimetres.

2. Define the following words: aftershock, epicentre, fault, magnitude, tremors

Answer:

Aftershock-a smaller earthquake that comes after the main one and is in the same area

Epicentre-the point on the earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake starts

Fault-a line where the Earth’s crust has cracked before

Magnitude-the energy released by an earthquake at it’s point of origin

Tremors-the shaking caused by an earthquake

3. What are the precautions we should take in an earthquake?

Answer: Drop, Cover, Hold

4. How many people died in the earthquake on February 5, 2011?

Answer: 182

5.Why was the February earthquake so much worse than the earthquake in September?

Answer: Because the September one struck in the morning

6. What is liquefaction, and why is it dangerous?

Answer: Its so bad because when it gets shaken it loses its liquefaction

7.What causes an earthquake?

Answer: Earth’s rocky outer layer is divided into huge segments, called plates

8.  Which text do you prefer and tell why?

Answer: I prefer One City - Two Earthquake because it tell us information about how does earthquake starts and what happens when earthquake is happening.

Earthquake Story

Name: Earthquake                Date: 12/11/13

Reading Activities for “Earthquake” Pg. 3 - 6

1. Identify the characters, setting, Point of view (P.O.V.), plot, and theme in the story. (elements)

Answer: Ellie - was the main character, she was the worried one i their family. It seemed liked cared for her friends. Mom - went to go buy supplies for the family such as water, batteries and bread. Dad - he checked up on Ellie.

Plot: Earthquake - Fresh Water

Setting - Was in Christchurch in a house

2. What is the main conflict/problem in the story?

Answer: When the earthquake hit Ellie, she was worried about her friend, cat and also her house. It caused a major damage to all house in Christchurch. The power and water got cut of.

3. How does the main character feel throughout the story, and tell how you know from something you read in the text. (provide evidence)

Answer: Ellie felt really afraid at night because she was too scared to sleep. She felt much safer going to sleep at night.

4. What genre is the story? How do you know?

Answer: The story is Non - fiction because the earthquake is real

5. Why did the family need to save water?

Answer: To have heaps for emergency

6. Is the story a fictional account or a true account? How do you know?

Answer: It’s a true account because its based on a true event

Why did engineers need to visit the family’s house?

Answer: The engineers went to their houses to test if it was safe or not

7. What does the word demolished mean?

Answer: Destroyed/Destroying

8. List 2 verbs, 2, adjectives, and 2 nouns that the author used in the story.

Answer: Verbs-crouched,walked , Nouns-Christchurch,Ally , Adjectives-Stretched,big

9. Since an earthquake could happen anywhere, we should be prepared. If you were in charge of an emergency disaster kit for your family, what would you include?

Answer: Kit - Canned Food, water, batteries, money, torch, medicine, etc, panadol, matches, electronics and cellphone

Our House Sports - Rata vs Blue

Yay! It’s house sports. Today we had house sports. House sports is like when team vs the other team. Our team was Rata. Our activity was running. We had too vs a team could Blue. First our instructor Mrs Amy, told the leaders to sort out who's the faster and all the way down.  

Next it was time to run. It started of with the leaders and all the way. Mrs Tofa told us that Rata is leading. Rata said yes” because we were winning. Blue tried their best to beat our points. While the others were running, it was time for the girls to run. Everyone were cheering for their own girls in their own team to run. It was Rata first and then Blue.

Finally it was over. Rata won. We all shacked hand’s. Blue tried their very best. They hope next time they will win and we don’t win.

Our Dance Fever

Wow! That was the best lesson ever I have a had. Today we carried on with our Dance Fever. Captain (our instructor) told us that today we will polish our hip hop. We started polishing all our hip hop moves. After that Christina and Captain gave us some more moves for hip hop. We all tried doing it and we all got it. I felt so enthusiastic because I felt I was into it and I felt I was a hip hop dancer.

Next we had to do another dance. It was chacha. The chacha is like when its boys and girls. We all got into partner. Some of them didn't want to do chacha because it was a partner. Christina and Captain gave us simple moves. It was just so easy to do. Christina said to us that the weeks that we will be learning chacha, there will be holding hands and that. Everyone said nooooo”.  

Finally it was all over. Christina and Captain told us that they enjoyed doing chacha and hip hop with us. I hope we will have an awesome time at our next Dance Fever.

Pumping Pedals

“ Pumping Pedals” by Maggie Lilleby

SJ Part 4 Number 3 2004

1. Recall

Give a brief summary of the story.

Answer: Sally Davies is the only girl in the BMX. She loves it because she's into it. Sally doesn’t mind that she mixes with the boys and she hopes she see more girls on the track. She loves sports but especially BMX.

2. Infer

What kind of a person is Sally Davies? Tell why you think this.

Answer: She is a girl that loves BMX. Sally really tries her hardest at doing BMX because she just wants to win. She puts all her efforts into it when shes on the track.

3. Evaluate

Explain why you think the author entitled the story as “Pumping Pedals”

Answer: Because its about BMX

4. Think about it

Why do you think Sally would like to attract more girls to the sport of BMX racing?

Answer: She wants to see more girls in the track because she is the only girl in the BMX racing track.

5. Recall

How are the bikes designed and what are they made of?

Answer:They are designed by lightweight aluminium, titanium, or carbon fibre. They are made of metal.

6. Think about it.

Why did Sally groan as she remembered her first racing bike?

Answer: She groan as she remembered her first racing because she didn’t see much girls on the track and because she was the only girl

7. Please explain the racing technique called “pumping” and why it might be important?

Answer:  Pumping is important for riders because it helps them go faster

8. Do you think BMX racing is a dangerous sport. Tell why or why not you think this.

Answer: Yes because they might be accident and one of the body might be broken

9. Synthesize

Please tell what you liked most about the story and why or why not you would like to be a BMX racer.

Answer: I really loved the story because Sally Davies loves BMX. I would love to join in a BMX race track one day because there are not much girls that are joining in the BMX race track.

10. Design a flyer to attract and introduce new riders to the sport. Be sure to tell when and where it meets and what equipment is required.

BMX Racing

Where: Waitakere In Auckland

When: Saturday 22nd of January 2014

Time: 4:00pm

Cost: $40 per family
         $20 for one person

My Presentation About Petrol

Our Amazing Hip Hop Dancing - Dance Fever

Yahoo! Its time to do some hip hop dance. This morning we had 2 people from a club called Dance Fever. A dance fever is when you do hip hop and sorts and other things. They came and teached us hip hop and that because the school will be having a dance competition to see who is the best Dance Fever. There names were Kristina and Captain.  

Next Kristina and Captain went thru some basic rules. After that it was time to do some dance. They showed us how to move and then they showed us actions. It was so new to some of because we haven't done some dancing or hip hop before. The first thing they taught us was how to move our foots. Our next one was wipe, tic tac, arms and some boom boom.

Then it was time to put all our actions together. We had the music together.  Kristina and Captain told us that in the middle of the song we could do some poses. I felt so excited and amazed because it was my first time doing hip hop.

Finally it was time to play a game. The game a dance battle. It was girls vs boys. The leader had to dance and rest have copy their moves. Captain said its time for the leaders to have a dancing competition. After that it was time to choose who wins. The winner was the boys. All the girls clapped. We all hope the girls will do well.