Writing - Sleep Explantions

Today in writing we started a new topic about sleep. We have been reading and learning about "What happens when you sleep?" Miss Power shared a few links for us to read. We discussed some of the key ideas and then we started writing our explanations. We hope to have them finished by Friday and will post them then.

Explanations - Volcanoes

What actually are Volcanoes?

We all know of volcanoes, but what are they really? What’s under the mountain? Where does Lava come from? These are the thoughts that went through my head, when we chose our topics. So here is my research and what I found.

MAGMA IS ACTUALLY ROCK.

The earth is made up of 3 layer parts, the outer layer is where we live. It is estimated to be about 1800 miles deep. Then there is the mantle and after that the core (it has two parts, the inner and outer)

The mantle is made up of molten and gases. Molten is usually solid like rock but because of the extreme heat it turns to liquid.

The name for molten and other mantle gases is Magma

Molten rock is called magma when it is inside the crust but once it gets to the surface of the earth it is called lava.

THE BIGGEST VOLCANIC ERUPTION.

Mauna Loa is the largest volcano in the world on Hawaii's Big Island. When measured from the base to the top, the layers of lava measures more than 17,000 m (56,000 ft). But what is the biggest eruption?

On the 10th of April 1815, Tambora (Found in Indonesia) produced the largest eruption known on the planet during the past 10,000 years. The volcano erupted more than 50 cubic kilometers of magma and collapsed afterward to form a 6 km wide and 1250 m deep caldera*.

*A caldera is a type of volcanic crater, formed by the collapse of an emptied magma chamber.

MAGMA IS JUST UNDERGROUND LAVA.

Fresh lava is believed to be about 2,200°F. It can be red hot as it shoots from the vent and turn into gray or black as it cools. Lava is rich in silicon, like honey, and flows a lot more slowly from the vent. It also comes in thick, pasty form.

Sometimes, lava which erupts into shallow water cools off very quickly and breaks down into debris or sand. It is believed that Hawaii’s black sands beaches are a result of lava interacting with sea water.

Sometimes, lava settles on the water in the form of debris, which is carried farther away by ocean currents.

So just going over my main facts, Magma is actually rock that has melted, The biggest eruption was made by Tambora in 1815 and lastly Magma and Lava are the same thing but Magma is underground.

T2 MAINSTAR 3 - PLAN A FAMILY NIGHT

Hey guys so I've planned my family night for my Main Stars.
Sorry there aren't any pictures :(

We had Stir Fry for dinner and we watched 2 episodes of The Voice.
We had Lemon Meringue Pie (my favourite) and just sort of chilled out.
We also watched the rugby when it came on.
Sadly my little brother wasn't there but in the end it was probably better without him since he's quite loud.

So that was my family night.
Post soon
Peace out
Nina

T2 MAINSTAR 2 - MAKE 10 COMMENTS ON PEOPLES BLOGS

So Main Star 2 is to make 10 constructive comments on different peoples blogs so here are the 10 people's blogs I posted my comments on.

1. Ella RW
2. Kate B
3. Kate D
4. Sophie
5. Zoe
6. Brodie
7. Morgan 
8. Jessica
9. Sam
10. Bronah

Please check out their blogs!

Post again soon

Peace out

Nina

Week 7 Reflection

Maths:
In maths this week we have been learning types of triangles and different angles.
I decided to do a DLO on types of triangles.
I was pretty good at these if I do say myself.
Here is my Prezi.



Writing:
In writing this week we have been doing colour poems.
I did two but one of them is just a joke.
My first one is Yellow

My second one is the joke poem.
Ella RW did this with me.

Week 6 Reflection

Maths:
In maths this week we have been doing Length Conversions. I was pretty good at these.

Writing:
This week we have been writing a conversation poem about why we weren't at school. We had to make our conversation funny and use some sort of excuse.
Here's mine

Banqer:
I have nearly paid off my house! Finally!

Week 5 Reflection

Writing:

This week in writing we have been writing poems inspired by Fishing by Rachel Rooney.

Here is my poem about skiing

Maths:

In maths this week we have been learning area and other things.

Here is my DLO on the circumference of a circle.

(sorry it's rushed)

T2 MAINSTAR 1 - DREAM FAMILY HOLIDAY

This is my family's dream holiday destination.
Please comment if you want to know more.
Peace out, Nina

Week 4 Reflection

WRITING

This week we have been doing personification poems. The example is call the Midnight Skater.

Here is my poem.

MATHS
In maths we have been adding fractions with the same denominator.
Here is my example.

Thanks for reading! Leave a comment if you want to know anything!

Peace out, Nina