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Thursday, 29 August 2013

Six sentence story


Sci-Fi Six Sentence Story:
The Missing Power

1. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there lived an invisible super woman named Angeline Collie.

2.  She lived in a huge blue bumpy castle but it wasn’t really that bumpy. It just looked lumpy for some reason.

3. Angeline was very good at: Pranking people, bumping people while they’re busy, making people do crazy moves and last of all, she was really good at making people laugh.

4. One day she noticed something missing, since her invisible powers were gone she couldn’t do pranks and all the other naughty stuff.

5. Angeline felt so sad and worried, she tried very hard to get her powers back.

6. When she woke up from her nap, she heard a loud whoosh and her magical powers were back.

Veisinia

Monday, 26 August 2013

My Bibliography activity


How to write a Bibliography

L.I. - Know how to reference a book correctly

When we are doing research we need to find corroborating sources of information.  A good way to do this is to find a book and a website that give you the same information.  This means that the information in most likely to be accurate.
At the end of the presentation it is important to cite the books and websites you have used.  This activity shows you how to present the book. information.


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Using the scans from books used in our volcanoes unit, write the bibliography entry.

Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication

1. Edwards, John. ( 2005) PLate tectonics and continental drift. Evans Brothers limited, London

2. Netzley, Patricia D (2003) Volcanoes. KidHaven Press, Farmington Hills⎷    

3. Firestone, Mary (2006) Volcanologists, Chelsea House Publishers: USA

4.  Rae, Allison (2005) Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Evans Brothers limited: London

Monday, 19 August 2013

My Xtramaths results


My results are still the same as the last one I did so I have to work harder and work faster.

Glossary library activity


A helping hand from the Glossary

L.I. - Library/Research skills
Using a glossary

Sometimes a book also has a glossary at the beginning or the end.  This gives short explanations of specialised or difficult terms used in the book.  The following is an example is from a book about the moon.

GLOSSARY

Albedo       

Asteroid  

Mare


Satellite

Sputnik 1


in astronomy, the reflective property of planets
a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across).
a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth.
a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body.
the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

Name an artificial satellite. Sputnik 1
What is another term for a minor planet in orbit between Mars and Jupiter? Asteroid
What is the term for an object that orbits around another larger planetary body? Satellite
What is the term used for a large flat lava flow on the moon? Mare
What term is used to describe the characteristic light reflecting from a planet?  Albedo


Comment: This is my library activity which is to do with Glossary. I got all of my answers right because I used the glossary.

Friday, 16 August 2013

My spelling activity: Guide words


Guide words - lvl 47

Word
Before
After
Guide word
acrobatic
acrobat
acronym
acrobat
architect
archipelago
architecture
archangel
calculate
calcium oxide
calculated
calibre
collision
collimate
collocate
cologne
considerable
consider
considerate
conservationist
democratic
democrat
democratic
demisemiquaver
donation
donate
done
donkey
eventually
eventide
eventuality
eventual
fluent
flue
fluff
flotsam and jetsam
geometry
geometric progression
geometry
geo

Monday, 12 August 2013

My spelling activity: Synonyms


L.I- The learning intention was to find other words that mean the same but are spelt differently.

avid- passionate
plight- predicament
lounge- living room
ointment-  balm
tenant- inhabitant
warrior- battler
fret- bother
echo- answer
awe- admiration
pleat- crease
miracle- marvel
rodent- examinee
infinity- boundlessness

I found this easy because I just used a thesaurus to find other words that meant the same.