45 min Inquiry - Curling

Today we did our inquiry on the sport curling, before today I never knew there was a sport curling and now I know so much about it. This is what I learnt.

The History of Curling - Curling is thought to have been invented in medieval Scotland. It had a record in february 1541.

About Curling - curling is a game on ice, mainly in Scotland & Canada, Where you slide large round fat stones towards a mark. Everyone in the team has to use a broom to push their stones across there ice.

What equipment do you use? A curling sheet, curling stone, curling broom & curling shoes.

The rules are - The highest number of accumulated points wins. When each team has thrown its eight stones, the team with the stone closest to the button wins that end.

Some facts are Curling is quite an expensive sport. All of the equipment can cost you more than $1000.00 in total. The curling granite stones cost at least $600.00 or more and weigh at least 26 kilos.

45 min Inquiry - Port of Tauranga

Today's 45 minute Inquiry was on the port of Tauranga pacifically the logs. We had to research and answer these questions 

Where did they come from, where are they going and why?

The logs in tauranga have came from Asia, Australia & pacific, Americas, UK & Europe, Middle East & Africa, NZ Coastal. If they are from over seas they come on a container ship and if they come from NZ they arrive on trains or trucks.

The logs are going to the same places as where they came from: Asia, Australia & pacific, Americas, UK & Europe, Middle East & Africa, NZ Coastal. They are made of pine from trees.

The reason they are here is because we are the biggest port in NZ.

Year 9 Orientation Day!

Today we went to Tauranga Girls College for year 9 orientation. We learnt the ropes of the school and what sorts of things we need to know for the starting year next year. We first meet in the old gymnasium to listen to some of the important people of the school. Mrs Ferguson is the deputy principal and she spoke to us about the coming year and the school moto "Pergo et Perago" laten for "I go on and Finish". We then got introduced to the head girl for 2014 Adriana Bird. Also we got to meet our year 9 deans Mrs Glaser-brown & Mrs Keightly. I really enjoyed it and cant wait for starting next year.

45 Min Inquiry

Today for our 45 minute inquiry we had to research and find out about four photos given to us by Mrs Mills.

The first photo we had to examine is the totem pole, Did you know that the totem pole was originated from North America, If you are wondering what exactly is a totem pole well its a carving made from large trees to tell a story. If you want to find out more here is a link for more information.

The second photo was a boomerang. Boomerangs are very fascinating pieces of wood. One of the questions Ive always wanted to know is how do boomerangs come back? well I did some research and I found that as the boomerang spins the direction takes it and turns it in a circular motion.

The third photo is a maori carving. They are found at the front of marae as you walk in. They also have a meaning behind each carving.

Lastly the picture at the end is a picture of wailing boots. Before today I had know idea what there were but now I know that wailing boots are made of gray leather with white ribbon at the top. Also they are brought back from a wailing voyage as an arctic souvenir.

They all have something in common which is they are all from indigenous cultures.

45 minute Inquiry - Bow Hunting for Koi Carp.

On Saturday Mrs Mills went to Lake Hakanoa to go bow hunting for Koi Carp. She asked us What was she doing there? Where was she? and Why was she doing it?

Mrs Mills went bow hunting last weekend because the Koi Carp was spaning (breeding) and they come to the shallows to do this.

Lake Hakanoa is a lake in the middle of Huntly full of Koi Carp.

Mrs Mills went out to bow hunt because Koi Carp are pests and we need to get rid of them.

If you are wondering what Bow hunting is well it is a sport that requires a bow and arrow. You also need a line attached to the arrow so you can retrieve it. You do not need a license in NZ to bow hunt. 

It has been around since the Victorian era.

Mrs Mills caught 6 koi carp. She didn’t throw them back into the water because you can receive a fine.  She left them on the side of the lake and they were taken by some fishermen.

Which button would you choose and why?

I would choose the red button invisibility because it would be awesome to pull pranks on people while they cant see you. Also you can go and listen to convocations with out them knowing. You can scare them. You can go to concerts and go backstage. Some of the pranks I would do is Lie on a park bench and when someone sits on me it looks like there in mid air, you can flick the light switch on and off, lift things up slowly, read a the paper, you could go through the drive through and know one can see you and soo much more. You could steal CANDY!!! Pull pranks on teachers and students. If someone wants to kill you, you can hide. You can rob the banks. Thats why it would be awesome to be invisible.

Tennis

  Today for p.e we played Tennis It was really fun my partner was Sattori and she is quite good for her first time. We played Adopted games, we made it the first 3 points. It was hard to hit the high balls. Sometimes I hit the ball and I swung my racket and it went to far over the side as I swung it. I need to improve on keeping my racket facing the net.