Curiosity Topic

I Wonder...
What is the meaning of life?
To pass on generation's and to experience what its like to live a life. To have a family, to have friends, to gets jobs. To experience life.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

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Critical Thinking: 





One theme:

Paula Hall:

Setting: 

We drew a picture for this but we don't have any pictures. 

In English, we have been watching "Hunt for the Wilder People" and have been doing some activities on it. This is the activities I have finished. 

Traditional Tales from Around the World

My work:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1op6UQRKiq8M-c3dNHLGJ6wgMBSFIqPJEk3xqxb_49Uw/edit?usp=sharing

Why do I think the author created this story?
I think the author created this story to educate people and so that people know the story of how The North and South island was created.

What did the characters learn?
The characters learnt that sometimes a bad decision can turn out good.

What did you learn about the story?
I learnt the whole story of how the North and South island was created.

I Wonder (Part 9)

I wonder... 
What is the dumbest animal in the world? 

Turkeys are the stupidest animals in the world. During a rainstorm, a turkey will look up at the sky and remain there for about half a minute. Their eyes are located on the side of their head so they don't have the best of vision. People also think that turkeys look up at the sky during a rainstorm with their beaks open until they drown, but that's just a myth. In the early 1990's a man named Tom Savage discovered that a turkeys behaviour is not from stupidity, but genes. He found a condition called tetanic torticollar spasms. This condition can make turkeys have abnormal behaviour, like looking up at the sky for half a minute at a time. 

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/turkey-drown.htm

I Wonder (Part 8)

I Wonder...
Why do some animals live longer in the zoo than in the wild?

Over 80%, more than 50 mammals live longer in the zoo than in the wildlife. This is because of the zookeepers protection for the animals. But bigger slower animals live longer in the wild whereas smaller faster pace animals live longer in capacity.

http://www.discoverwildlife.com/animals/do-animals-live-longer-zoos

I Wonder (Part 7)

I wonder who invented the toothbrush?

William Addis.

The first toothbrush was made by William Addis in 1780. Addis was an English entrepreneur born in 1734 and died in 1808. William Addis made his first toothbrush whilst in jail. He made it with an animal bone from that he had eaten, and he revived some bristles from one of the guards. He drilled a hole into the bone and glued the bristles into the whole. After his release he started a business that would sell the toothbrushes he had built. He soon became very rich but died in 1808 and left his business to his eldest son, Also named William. By 1840 toothbrushes were being mass-produced in England, France, Germany and Japan.

                                                    

English Self Reflection

What have I done in English this term?

• Essay about Abomination 
• Static image on Abomination 
• Commentary to fit my static image

This term we read the novel Abomination. We had to try and memorise the novel and write an essay on it. After that we made a static image and a commentary for the image.

What did I learn?
I have learnt what a static image is, how to write an essay and how to write a commentary.

I Wonder

I Wonder who the tallest person in the world is?

The tallest person in the world is Robert Wadlow who was 8'11 (2.72m). Robert is an American who was born in 1918 died in 1940 at the age of 22 by an infection. By the time he was 8, he was already taller than his father. He had to start wearing leg braces to make sure he could walk because he had little feeling in his legs. His shoe size was a 37AA.

                                                     

                                                           

I Wonder

I wonder who has had the most children?

The official record number of children born to one mother is 69. She gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triples, and 4 sets of quadruplets. The father of the children was named Feodor Vassilyev. He was born in Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia 1707. He died in the same place he was born in 1782.

                               

I Wonder Why

I Wonder Why How Many Countries Have National Sports

Canada: Lacrosse

Scotland: Golf

Japan: Sumo Wrestling

Lacrosse is a sport where the ball is thrown, carried across the field and is thrown into the goal with a long stick with a triangular net at the end. The game was originally called stickball. 

Scotlands national sport is golf. People have been playing golf since the year 960 but Scotland started playing golf in 1457. 

Sumo wrestling has been a sport since 794 and because of the long history and ancient wall paintings is it considered Japans national sport. Sumo wrestling is played by getting the opponent outside of the circle or getting any part of their body to touch the ground that isn't the soul of their feet.

                                        

I Wonder who held their breath the longest underwater?

In 2012 a German free diver, Tom Sietas broke the record for holding his breath underwater for 22 minutes and 22 seconds. Before he broke the record of 22 minutes he held the record of 17 minutes and 28 seconds.

                                 



I Wonder what the longest time someone has stayed awake for?
The longest time someone has stayed awake is 449 hours (18.7 days) via rocking chair marathon. In 1977 Maureen Weston held the record for staying up the longest. She bet Peter Tripp with 8.4 days and Randy Gardner with 11 days. She experienced paranoia and hallucination towards the end of her marathon. The Guinness World Records are not acknowledging sleep deprivation attempts anymore due to health reasons.

This is Randy Gardner.

Curiosity

I wonder it's possible to live on another planet?
Yes, Venus or Mars is the most possible planet humans/animals could live on and are most like Earth.

                                     

Reading

7/5/18
What was I reading?
I was reading about a kiwi rock climber who fell 30 metres down a cliff in Australia. He fell off the cliff at around 7pm. He had a broken sternum, a broken tibia, major head injuries, a collapsed lung and a fractured jaw but he still survived. His incident happened April 26. I think the age audience would be teenagers. I think the purpose of this text is to inform people.

The link to the article:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/103633824/kiwi-rock-climber-falls-30-metres-down-cliff-in-australia

8/5/18

I was reading about a crocodile attack in north Queensland. 

A woman names Cindy Waldron was attacked and killed by a crocodile at the beach. Waldron and her old childhood friend Leeann Mitchell were at the beach celebrating the end of her cancer treatment. I think this article is to give out information, and I think the age audience of this text would be for teens. 

The link to this article: 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/103704253/crocodile-attack-childhood-friend-tells-of-horrific-final-moments-of-hamilton-womans-life

                            

9/5/18

The article was written by Kate Silver.

I was reading about the volcano eruption in Hawaii. 35 homes were destroyed, 1800 people had to evacuate and 1000+ earthquakes with the biggest being 6.9. Only about 90% of the island was damaged. 

The link to this article: 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/103744556/its-leisure-as-usual-for-travelers-to-hawaii-despite-lava-flow

                             

10/5/18
The article was written by Catherine Groenestein.
I was reading about a four-year-old boy names Lucas Kiser who has a very rare condition named Stickler Syndrome. This condition causes Lucas to have sight, hearing, joint, and heart problems. Lucas' father is a former student from the school Lucas goes to, and he asked to help with costs for Lucas' family to fly to America to learn about his condition. I think this article is suitable for anyone to read.

Here is the link to the text:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/103746243/schoolboys-to-help-family-with-rare-illness-quest

                                   

15/5/18
What was I reading:
I was reading a book about flags and I was learning about the different countries.
I think the author's purpose was to teach people about different countries and their flags.
I think this book is suitable for anyone who wants to find out about different countries.

17/5/18

What was I reading:

Today I was reading ReadTheory. One of the quizzes were based on why metal is important. Metal is important because it helps us use electronics. I think this information is suitable for anyone who wants to find out information.