Thursday, 20 March 2014
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Poem
I am a wave.
Sitting on the waters
Waiting for wind to arrive.
To blow me away
to a place I've never been before.
A country and city a place far far away
from my home I go for a long time
for a little time I will still be a wave.
waiting for disaster to happen upon me.This is my I am a wave poem.
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Tyler Today’s Number
Today’s Number: 136
Write it in words One hundred and thirty six
Write it as an expanded number 100+30+6
Add 3 139 ✓
+ 25 161 ✓
Subtract 5 131 ✓
- 17 119 ✓
Next 3 even numbers
138,140,142 ✓
Double it 272 ✓
Last 4 odd numbers 135,133,131,129 ✓
Half of it 68 ✓
10% of it is 13.6 ✓
25% of it is 34 ✓
⅓ of it is 45.3 ✓
Multiply by 6 816 ✓
x by 4 554 544
Divide by 4 34 ✓
÷ by 6 23 ✓
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Monday, 3 March 2014
Library Skills
How the contents can help
L.I. - Library/Research skills
How to use the contents page to research effectively
The table of contents lists the chapters and other main parts of the book. It is helpful because it gives you a general idea about the book so you know which chapters apply to your research. Below is an example from a book about the moon.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The size of the moon in relation to the earth 5
Chapter 2 How the moon influences Earth’s tides 17
Chapter 3 Full, half, and quarter moons 31
Chapter 4 The lunar landscape: craters, mountain ranges, plains and faults 45
Chapter 5 The maria of the moon 57
Chapter 6 Theories about the origins of the moon 69
Chapter 7 Lunar geology 77
Chapter 8 The moon and the age of the telescope 89
Chapter 9 Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon 103
Chapter 10 The Apollo programme 119
Index 135
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.
LUNAR-of the moons
INFLUENCE- to have an effect of a character
MARIA - Large dark flat areas of the moon
Answer these questions from the contents page above:
Which two chapters will have the most information about human beings travelling to the moon?
Chapter 9 and 10
Which three chapters will tell you about aspects of the moon in relation to the earth? Chapter 1, 8, 9
Which three chapters will tell you things about the surface of the moon?
Chapter 4, 5 , 7
Which chapter will tell you the most about the Earth’s tides? Chapter 2
Using a index
Using an index
L.I. - Library/Research skills
Using an index to find information quickly
Most non-fiction books have an index. Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail. It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search. Below is an example from a health book.
INDEX
aerobics 2-14
breathing 9-10
carbohydrates 36
co-ordination 20-25
cycling 32
diet 30-40
diseases 45-65
doctor 40-44
drinking 63
drugs, harmful 70-75
drugs, medical 60-65
exercise 11-20
fat 35
fatigue 76-79
good health 80-90
happy 91-92
hospital 40-44, 48-65
hygiene 93-94
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illness 45-65
incapacitated 45-65
injuries 60-65
inoculation 96-98
lungs 9-10, 60-64
medicine 45-65, 96-98
mental illness 99-120
moods 99-104
pharmacist 60-65
physical activities 121-150
rest 151-155
self-discipline 115-120
smoking 121-124
sport 15-20
strength 12-14
vigour 140-150
vitamins 64-65
weight 30-35
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Why are there two index entries for drugs? 70-75 and 121 - 124
Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?151-155& 12-14
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries? 60-65
Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating? 30-40 & 80-90
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking?121-124
On which pages would you find out about hospital life?40-44 and 48-65
Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs?of9-10 60-64
On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport.11-20 & 30-35
This is my Library skills that I completed today. I learn that there are many things that you need to do to know how to use a Index
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