DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT -Making Elephant's Toothpaste
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all you need to know
Materials
2L empty bottle
Hydrogen peroxide 12% 40volume
Yeast 1 pack
250ml hot water
Cleaning detergent
Gloves
Goggles
Procedure
1. Put gloves and goggles on and pour cleaning detergent into the bottle
2. Pour yeast into hot water
3. Pour the hydrogen peroxide into the bottle
4. Stand back and watch this fantastic experiment come into action
JokesQ: Did you hear about the baked beans who backpacked across Australia? A: They ended up in Cairns Q: Why did the wallaby cross the road? A: Because it was the chicken's day off Liam P and Zac L Riddles1. On a field there is greenhouse, inside the greenhouse is a white house, inside the white house, is a red house, inside the red house are little babies. What is it?
Answer: A Watermelon 2. What flies but doesn’t fly? Answer: Time 3. What word is is the same written forwards, backwards and upside- down? Answer: NOON |
Fun factsAn ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. The only 15 letter word that can be spelt without repeating any letters is 'uncopyrightable.' The longest word in the English dictionary that is spelt with the letters in alphabetical order is 'almost.' In Saudia Arabia a woman can get a divorce if their husband doesn’t give them coffee. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a superman somewhere. The phrase “The quick fox jumped over the lazy brown dog” has every letter in the alphabet in it. Your arm from your elbow and end of your wrist is the same length as your foot. Camille, Michael, |
Literature Review "claw Of the dragon"
"Claw of the Dragon” is part of the “My Australian Story” series. The author Patricia Bernard has also written the books “Fords and Flying Machines”, “The Mask”, “Riddle of the Trumpalar” and many more. “Claw of the Dragon” is set in Broome in 1899-1900. It is a historical fiction book written as a diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton, who was kidnapped by pirates.
Billy Shanghai Hamilton was a 12 year old boy who was abandoned
because of a birthmark shaped like a dragon’s claw. According to
Chinese superstition, this means that he will kill his father. When on a boat
with friends, Billy is kidnapped by pirates and forces to work on a Pearl
Lugger.
Patricia Bernard emphasises how the non-Europeans were treated
during the years 1899-1900. The non-Europeans had smaller homes then others and
were not able to own their own Pearl Luggers. The Europeans were the leaders of
mostly everything on the Pearl Luggers and could sell or buy the non-Europeans
as needed. Aboriginal people were treated as property, not people.
The language in the book is strong and it reels you in because it has an interesting
story line. Patricia Bernard makes almost every passage have a complication and
it excites the readers because of the language used. I rate this book 5 out of 5
stars because it is wonderful story. I recommend this book for people aged 12-17
years old.
Katrina
Billy Shanghai Hamilton was a 12 year old boy who was abandoned
because of a birthmark shaped like a dragon’s claw. According to
Chinese superstition, this means that he will kill his father. When on a boat
with friends, Billy is kidnapped by pirates and forces to work on a Pearl
Lugger.
Patricia Bernard emphasises how the non-Europeans were treated
during the years 1899-1900. The non-Europeans had smaller homes then others and
were not able to own their own Pearl Luggers. The Europeans were the leaders of
mostly everything on the Pearl Luggers and could sell or buy the non-Europeans
as needed. Aboriginal people were treated as property, not people.
The language in the book is strong and it reels you in because it has an interesting
story line. Patricia Bernard makes almost every passage have a complication and
it excites the readers because of the language used. I rate this book 5 out of 5
stars because it is wonderful story. I recommend this book for people aged 12-17
years old.
Katrina
Literature REview - "Holes"
“Holes” is a fantastic fiction book by Louis Sachar. It is about a young boy named Stanley who finds a pair of shoes on the side of the road which triggers a whole chain of events.
Stanley Yelnats is walking home from school when he finds a pair of shoes by the side of the road. He decides to take the shoes to his father who is an old shoe recycler. While taking the shoes to his father some police arrest Stanley for stealing them. He is taken to court and then sent to Camp Green Lake where he must dig holes every day.
He runs away with his new friend Zero to a mountain. There they unravel a mystery and come back to camp and find treasure.
There are many exciting themes in this book such as treasure, magic and secrecy and friendship in times of hardship.
There is a great sequel to this book called “Small Steps” which follows another character introduced in “Holes.”
I would recommend “Holes” to anyone over the age of 10 years.
Joshua K
Stanley Yelnats is walking home from school when he finds a pair of shoes by the side of the road. He decides to take the shoes to his father who is an old shoe recycler. While taking the shoes to his father some police arrest Stanley for stealing them. He is taken to court and then sent to Camp Green Lake where he must dig holes every day.
He runs away with his new friend Zero to a mountain. There they unravel a mystery and come back to camp and find treasure.
There are many exciting themes in this book such as treasure, magic and secrecy and friendship in times of hardship.
There is a great sequel to this book called “Small Steps” which follows another character introduced in “Holes.”
I would recommend “Holes” to anyone over the age of 10 years.
Joshua K
Literature Review "Feathers for Phoebe"
Title: Feathers for Phoebe
Author: Rod Clement
Illustrator: Rod Clement
The children’s book “Feathers for Phoebe” is another enthralling story by award winning Rod Clement. Rod has won the Children’s Book Council of Australia award, and has also written many books, such as “Just Another Ordinary Day”, “Olga the Brolga”, “Edward the Emu”, as well as others.
In the book “Feathers for Phoebe”, Phoebe is an ordinary, grey, little bird, who is craving to get noticed. With the help of her talented, popular, beautiful friend Zelda, Phoebe sets out to become amazing. She soon learns the lesson though, that the best way to get noticed is to be yourself.
Rod Clement has yet again published a colourful, engaging children’s book, with an interesting morale, and an extraordinary and intriguing character, Phoebe. He has made the cover appealing with the use of bright and colourful patterns, around small grey ordinary Phoebe.
Rod Clement has done a great job on “Feathers for Phoebe”, making it appealing to children, with the unforgettable of “Be yourself”, although to encourage young children to read it for themselves, he could increase to size of the print. I would recommend this picture book to children aged 3-7, and I give this brilliant, colourful, funny book 4 Stars.
By Rachel
Author: Rod Clement
Illustrator: Rod Clement
The children’s book “Feathers for Phoebe” is another enthralling story by award winning Rod Clement. Rod has won the Children’s Book Council of Australia award, and has also written many books, such as “Just Another Ordinary Day”, “Olga the Brolga”, “Edward the Emu”, as well as others.
In the book “Feathers for Phoebe”, Phoebe is an ordinary, grey, little bird, who is craving to get noticed. With the help of her talented, popular, beautiful friend Zelda, Phoebe sets out to become amazing. She soon learns the lesson though, that the best way to get noticed is to be yourself.
Rod Clement has yet again published a colourful, engaging children’s book, with an interesting morale, and an extraordinary and intriguing character, Phoebe. He has made the cover appealing with the use of bright and colourful patterns, around small grey ordinary Phoebe.
Rod Clement has done a great job on “Feathers for Phoebe”, making it appealing to children, with the unforgettable of “Be yourself”, although to encourage young children to read it for themselves, he could increase to size of the print. I would recommend this picture book to children aged 3-7, and I give this brilliant, colourful, funny book 4 Stars.
By Rachel
ANimal of the week
The Australian Sea-Lion is an Endangered Animal
Sea Lions are pinnipeds, which means ‘fin foot’, like seals. They are not fish but are marine animals. They are able to swim in extremely cold water. Sea lions live on beaches and have flippers instead of feet. They are covered in fur and eat fish. Sea lions and fur seals are similar and are known as eared seals. Their front flippers are used on land to prop themselves up, and in water to swim with. They use their back flippers rather like a leg on land, and as a rudder in the water. They have
a second layer of fur under the top fur layer, and this helps them keep them
warm in the cold water, together with a layer of fat.
The Australian Sea Lion is the only pinniped that is found only in Australia, living along parts of the western and southern coastline. They were once found further east, but seal hunters killed the colonies in Bass Strait towards the end of the 19th century.
Males weigh about 300 kilograms. They are about three times heavier than the females. Males have dark brown fur with a pale neck and females
have grey fur on their back with creamy fur on their front. They are social animals, and gather in groups of 5-10. They spend time sunbaking on sandy beaches and rocks.
Australian Sea Lions only feed at sea. They eat fish, squid and other sea creatures. They are very good swimmers and are able to dive and swim
in very deep waters. They are able to hold their breath for a long time.
Sea lions often get caught in fishing nets and lines while swimming. Being mammals, not fish, they drown if they cannot get to the surface
to breathe.
The Australian Sea Lion is different from other sea lions because they have no set breeding season, and pups may be born at any time of year. The breeding takes place on rocky beaches. Pups are born and raised on land, fed on milk from their mother's body.
Having been hunted almost to extinction, the Australian sea-lion is a protected animal. It is rare and vulnerable, and it is estimated that there
are about 5000 animal’s altogether.
Camille, Jenna, Deborah
Sea Lions are pinnipeds, which means ‘fin foot’, like seals. They are not fish but are marine animals. They are able to swim in extremely cold water. Sea lions live on beaches and have flippers instead of feet. They are covered in fur and eat fish. Sea lions and fur seals are similar and are known as eared seals. Their front flippers are used on land to prop themselves up, and in water to swim with. They use their back flippers rather like a leg on land, and as a rudder in the water. They have
a second layer of fur under the top fur layer, and this helps them keep them
warm in the cold water, together with a layer of fat.
The Australian Sea Lion is the only pinniped that is found only in Australia, living along parts of the western and southern coastline. They were once found further east, but seal hunters killed the colonies in Bass Strait towards the end of the 19th century.
Males weigh about 300 kilograms. They are about three times heavier than the females. Males have dark brown fur with a pale neck and females
have grey fur on their back with creamy fur on their front. They are social animals, and gather in groups of 5-10. They spend time sunbaking on sandy beaches and rocks.
Australian Sea Lions only feed at sea. They eat fish, squid and other sea creatures. They are very good swimmers and are able to dive and swim
in very deep waters. They are able to hold their breath for a long time.
Sea lions often get caught in fishing nets and lines while swimming. Being mammals, not fish, they drown if they cannot get to the surface
to breathe.
The Australian Sea Lion is different from other sea lions because they have no set breeding season, and pups may be born at any time of year. The breeding takes place on rocky beaches. Pups are born and raised on land, fed on milk from their mother's body.
Having been hunted almost to extinction, the Australian sea-lion is a protected animal. It is rare and vulnerable, and it is estimated that there
are about 5000 animal’s altogether.
Camille, Jenna, Deborah
Hassall free animal crossword
Across
Clues
2. Found On A Farm And Makes Milk
6. Flightless Antarctic Bird
9. This Insect has 4 sets of wings
10. This Sea Animal has A Shell
13.
Lives Underwater
16. Has Large Tusks
17. This animal is pink and likes to
play in mud
18. Likes Bananas
Down
Clues
1. Bird found on a farm
3. This Australian animal digs holes
4. Black and white stripes
5. This animal is found in Asia
7. It’s a golden
fish
8. Lives in the dirt
11. Has a mane around its head
12. Produces
wool
14. Is able to talk when taught
15. Orange and black
stripes
Liam S and Anthony D
Clues
2. Found On A Farm And Makes Milk
6. Flightless Antarctic Bird
9. This Insect has 4 sets of wings
10. This Sea Animal has A Shell
13.
Lives Underwater
16. Has Large Tusks
17. This animal is pink and likes to
play in mud
18. Likes Bananas
Down
Clues
1. Bird found on a farm
3. This Australian animal digs holes
4. Black and white stripes
5. This animal is found in Asia
7. It’s a golden
fish
8. Lives in the dirt
11. Has a mane around its head
12. Produces
wool
14. Is able to talk when taught
15. Orange and black
stripes
Liam S and Anthony D
craft corner - fancy fan
Materials
Paper (A4)
3 different colour paints that match
A pair of scissors
Paintbrushes
Any material to glamour your new fan
Steps
1. Get a white crayon and draw swirls on a
paper
2. Choose 3 different colours. (One for your main colour and two
to paint below and above).
3. Let the painting dry.
4. Cut small shapes into the fan, open it and see your hand-made
fan.
5. Decorate your fan.
Jasmine, Joanna, Isabella
Paper (A4)
3 different colour paints that match
A pair of scissors
Paintbrushes
Any material to glamour your new fan
Steps
1. Get a white crayon and draw swirls on a
paper
2. Choose 3 different colours. (One for your main colour and two
to paint below and above).
3. Let the painting dry.
4. Cut small shapes into the fan, open it and see your hand-made
fan.
5. Decorate your fan.
Jasmine, Joanna, Isabella