Thursday, 24 July 2014

CE Reading

Questions:

What are androids?

Name the three robots Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro has created for the 'Android: What is Human' exhibition? What are their respective roles?
Why are androids more difficult to build then normal robots?

Answers:

1. Androids are robots that look and act like human beings.
2. 1. Komodoroid 2. Ishiguro 3. Otonaroid 
3. Androids are harder to build because they are made to look and act like human's. 

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

CE Reading

Questions:

Why did Direct Blinds ask people to post pet pictures on their Facebook page?
What title did Yodie win? What did he do to deserve it?
What are the 2nd and 3rd place winners known to do frequently?

Answers:

1. They got people to post pictures on the Facebook page of their pets doing their naughtiest deeds. 
2. Yodie won the title Britain's Naughtiest Pet. He destroyed all the pillows he could get his paws on.
3. Shred newspapers and magazines and open the fridge and lick the top of milk bottles.

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

CE Reading

Questions: 

1. Who was responsible for making Nathan's hot dog contest famous? How many hot dogs did he eat?
2. How many years has Joey Chestnut won the contest prior to this year? What significant event occurred before the contest began?
3. What happened in the women's contest?

Answers:

1. Takeru Kobayashi devoured 50 Hot Dogs in 12 Minutes in 2001 which made the contest famous.
2. Joey (Jaws) Chestnut has won this contest for the past 7 years. The event that occurred before that was the 4th of July celebrations. 
3. Three time Women's champion Sonya 'Black widow' was defeated by Miki Sudo from Las Vegas. 




These Contests are so popular because of all the contestants and viewers. 



Monday, 21 July 2014

Bali Inquiry

1. The parcels left outside on the roads all around Bali are called Canang Sari. Canang Sari are one of the daily offerings made by the Balinese Hindus to thank the Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa in praise and prayer.

2. Primary ages (6-12)
Junior High School (ages 13-15)
Senior High School (ages 16-18)

3. These foot eating fish are called Doctor Fish they are eating all of the dead skin of your feet.

4. Batik is a method of dying cloth.

5. The Saraswati Temple is dedicated to honour the Hindu Goddess Saraswati.  

Thursday, 3 July 2014

Term 2 PMI

Positives

1. I Got a Good                    
place in cross-country                                                    
2. Achieved Stars Wrist Band                                                                
3. Science Fair is finished                                                                        
4. We are half way through
the year.


Minuses

1. Science Fair
2. We have still got half a year of school left.
3. We have to write speeches next term
4. We are half way through the year

Interesting

1. The school has a ski team
2. Science Fair
3. Cross-Country
4. We are half way through the year
                                                                                                                         
                                                 


Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Caveman

Q: How many years ago did researchers examined ancient specimens of poo?  A: 50,000

Q: Where was the poo from? A: Southern Spain

Q: What traces did they find in the samples? A: Traces of meat

Q: What did they also find traces of? A: Plants, such as tubers, berries, and nuts.

Q: Who believes that the cavemen ate what was avaliable in different climates? A: Ainara Sistiaga

Q: What were the microfossils found in? A: Neanderthal teeth

Q: Neanderthals were close evolutionary cousins of our own species?  A: Homo Sapiens