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Thursday, 29 October 2015

Research tags

Research Tag


Choose a country and write a question about it.  For example what foods do they eat in Romania?


Topic: Coffee


Big idea: Coffee


Now go and find a book that you think could answer the question and fill out this information.


Book title: South America


Author/s: Karen Foster


Publisher: Lynn Dickinson, Blake Education


Date of publication: 2007


Keywords found: Red beans, plantations, roasted, flavour, Coffee


Page #’s: 25


Key pictures found: Red Beans


Page #’s: 25

I did research tags. You have to find a non fiction book and choose a topic from the index. After you answer the questions below.

Line shoot score

I played a game called line shoot. It is on symbaloo. I had to get 90% or more. I learnt new lines. 

Friday, 23 October 2015

Word web Pulverise

I did word web. I choose the word pulverise it means to beat someone up really bad or doing it to something. I did this because I didn't know what it meant. I learnt what pulverise mean.

Effort and Load


This is my simple machines load and effort. I had to figure out which was the load and the effort then put it in the right place. I did this because I didn't know anything about load and effort and I wanted to learn. I learnt where the effort and the load are in simple machines.

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Parts of a book

Matching Parts of a Book


L.I. Know the different parts of non-fiction books


Each part of a book has a special name which you need to be a familiar with.
1. For each description below find the matching term in the box.
2. Write in the correct term in the space provided.


Index = Alphabetical list of all the topics in a book with the page number where the information can be found.


End papers = The first and last pages of a book.


Illustrator = The person who prepared or drew the pictures.


Introduction = Information about the book found at the beginning of a book.


Dedication = Words about a special person found at the front of a book.


Author = The person who wrote the book.


Glossary =  List of special words used in the book with their correct meanings.


Spine = The flat narrow outside strip of the book.


Publisher = The company who made the book.


Cover = The outside of the book.


Spine label = The label which identifies the book on the shelf.


Bibliography = A list of more books on the same subject.


Contents = A list of the titles of the chapters.

I did parts of a book you have to put the right word that fits in the sentence. I did this because I wanted to try it. I learnt parts of a book.

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Powtoon Simple machines

I made a Powtoon on simple machines I had to record myself summarising what I learned. I did this because it sounded fun. I learnt that simple machines need a force to make it work.

Monday, 19 October 2015

Word web

I did word web today I chose a difficult word this time it was Avenge. I did this because I felt like I needed to chose a harder word. I learnt really good synonyms for Avenge.