(Room 8) Term 3 Maths-Whizz Progress.

 every  week i'm going to put more and more through the term.

Chargers - Reciprocal Reading - Student's Responses.

 

The roaming black hole.

 Things that freak me out about the Universe.

The roaming black hole aka B31715+425.

Unlike other black holes this one is  travelling through space at the speed of 3 million miles per hour.

Most black holes stay in places with their  galaxy  but B31715+425’s  galaxy was destroyed so it just wanders around space.

As it  wanders around  through space  anything that gets in it’s way will get sucked in like planets, stars and  galaxies. 

It’s currently 2 billion light years away from us but scientists say  that  it could catch up to us because of it’s speed. 

Matariki Questions (W10, T2).

 MATARIKI, MAORI NEW YEAR - Questions

1. How did Papatuanuku, and Ranginui become separated?

The mighty Tāne Mahuta, god of forests and birds, laid down on his back, pressed hard against his mother, pushed his feet up in the air against his father and tore them apart.

2. Where does the name Matariki come from?

Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster. 

3. What time of the year does Matariki happen?

              In winter it is the coldest time of year. 

4. What part of the sky does Matariki appear in?

eastern side of the sky.

5. What does the article say Matariki is time for?

Time of a new year.

6. What do these Te Reo Maori words mean?

WORD	DEFINITION
whānau	family.
tupuna	grandparent
rongoā	medicine
waiata	sing
mokopuna	grandchild

7. Name each of the seven stars that make up the Matariki star cluster.

Tupu-a-nuku:  she helps the plant grow bigger  and bigger.

Tupu-a-rangi:   she loves to sing songs to revive the forest.

 Waipunarangi:she helps  the oceans, lakes and rivers

 Waiti and Waita: the Matariki twins  Papatuanuku  knew that they would be able to care for the smallest and fastest of creatures in the forest.

  Ururangi:the youngest child. She enjoys racing all of her sisters to get to her kuia first! She claims the best spot on her grandmother’s lap and wraps herself in her arms.

1. What are the lessons we learn from each of them?

Help the plant   grow bigger .Help revive the forest.. Take out the rubbish out of the lakes  and rivers. Start to  care for the smallest and fastest of creatures in the forest. Love your eldrle.

8. Which of these stars best represents the role you play in your whānau? 

Explain why in a PEEL Paragraph.

I  play the star  Tupu-a-nuku in my family help grow my family’s happiness in my househole

what do I know about Matariki.

 

Intro Measurement - Week 9 (W9, T2) (Aristotle & Pythagoras).

 

Intro: Monday Measurements.