Dangerous Decibels

• At a rock concert you may only spend 2 minutes listening to the music or else your ears will start to ring.
• We have these strings that stick up in our ear and if you listen to something very loud for a long period of time they will start to bend.
• If you are working with a power tool that is very loud you have to wear ear muffs if you don't want to damage their ears.
• The louder the tool or object the higher the decibels and more of a chance  to damage your ears.
• Do you think ear buds are meant for you ears? Well they are not nothing is supposed to be in your ear canal. There is more of a chance to penetrate you ear drum.
• Do you remember you mum shouting at you because you have ear wax? Well ear wax is actually a natural cleaning tool for your ear.
• Do you think you are listening to sound? Well your not you are listening to vibrations, very detailed vibrations.
• Do you think it is possible for selective hearing? Well it actually is if your ears are real sensitive and trained for it then you can.
• To prove that vibrations produce sound you can go by a tuning for from a music store and hit it on the ground and put it next to your ear and you will hear something.
• You can also prove that sound produces energy. You tie a ping-pong ball to a piece of string, then take your tuning fork bang it on the ground and place it next to your ball and the ball will bounce of of the fork.
• You may spend as much time around a dishwasher because a dishwasher does not produce that much sound or vibration.
• If you wear earphones it is much more dangerous for your ears because there is nothing to protect them from damage.
• Headphones are more safe because there is padding that protect your ears from any damage what so ever.
• Your ears drums are as thin a tissue paper so be careful around your ear canal.
• It is much more safer to jump to the bottom of a deep pool that to swim down slowly.

Similies

1. I was as frightened as a rabbit surrounded by people and noise. 

2. My mother was as sad as a group of friends heading to a movie when they realise there are no more movie tickets.

3. I was as silent as Room 42 during last man standing.

4. I was as tired as a horse after all those hours of jumping over hurtles and running around a course.

5. I was as energised as Bolt preparing for a sprint race.

Similies

I am as relaxed as a cat lying in the sun full of warmth.

As cold as somebody living in the South Pole with no jacket.

As ruthless as DeathStroke fighting in a war leaving no survivors.

As bloodthirsty as a monster wanting to wreck everything in it's way.

I am as hot as a kettle fully boiled waiting to be poured.

Chinese Zodiac

Read the Zodiac Story

Answer these questions

Number the animals in order

1st Rat √

2nd Ox √

3rd Tiger √

4th Rabbit √

5th Flying Dragon √

6th Snake √

7th Horse √

8th Goat √

9th Monkey √

10th Rooster √

11th Dog √

12th Pig √

Which animal is not in the zodiac?

Cat √

Why is this animal not in the zodiac?

Because the cat drowned. √

Why was the emperor surprised about the animal which came in 5th place?

He was proud of the flying dragon because the dragon helped the rabbit when it was struggling. √

Look at the artwork

Find out the following

What is the zodiac animal for 2014?

Horse √

What is the zodiac animal which represents the year you were born in?

Snake √

What are the personality characteristics of your animal?

You will probably notice that they possess these personality traits. Those born in the year of the snake have a mysterious, seductive and alluring personality. They are so charming and convincing that they hardly ever hear the word ‘no’. Because of this type of personality, persons born in the year of the snake find it very easy to make friends and build relationships that prove to be beneficial to them. 

Limb and life

Q. How old is Cameron Clapp?

A. 28 √

Q. When did Cameron loose three of his limbs?

A. September 15, 2001 √

Q. How did Cameron loose his limbs?

A. He was hit by a train. √

Q. What replacements did he get?

A. He has 3. One each for walking, running & swimming √

Q. What film did Cameron feature in?

A. 2008 feature film Stop-Loss. √

Q. What does Cameron Clapp do in some of his time?

A. He gives motivational talks to soldiers who have lost limbs. √

Q. How much does each prosthetic limb cost?

A. $40,000 each. √

Q. What type of limbs does Cameron have?

A. Prosthetic. √

Q. What parts of his body are prosthetic?

A. His right arm and both legs. √

Q. What did Cameron say in one of his speeches?

A. "I left the wheelchair five months after the accident and I don’t want to have to use it again." √

Maths Week: Day 5

The 20 Dollar Question. 
One of these knots is not a knot.
Which knot is it? Blue √

The 20 Dollar Question.
Two of these knots are not knots.

Which two are they? Red and Green √

The 40 Dollar Question. 
This very famous clock is in
the St Pancras Railway
Station in London.
Lots of movies have this
clock in them.

What time is it? 11:40 √

The 60 Dollar Question. 
The start of this century was a day
celebrated through-out the world.
Your parents will remember it !!
What day of the week was
January 1st, 2000? Saturday √

The 80 Dollar Question. 
What is this? It looks quite old
and is in the British Science
Museum. The first calculator √ 

The 80 Dollar Question. 
At low tide the water comes
up as far as the fourth rung
on the ladder of the ship.
What happens at full tide? Stays on the fourth rung of the ladder √

Maths Week: Day 4

The 20 dollar question
This man was one of the
greatest mathematicians.
Calculate the age
Leonhard Euler was when

he died.
76√

The 30 dollar question
Pierre de Fermat was a very
gifted French mathematician.
How old was he when he died?
64√

Sofia Kovalevskaya was an
outstanding mathematician who was a
Russian and very popular.
She was born in Moscow in 1850 and
died in Stockholm in 1891.
How long did she live for?
41√

The 40 Dollar Question
Sir Isaac Newton was
one of the greatest
mathematicians of
all time.
He was born in England
on Christmas day.
How long did he live
for?
84√

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
was a German maths
person who became
famous for his work
in inventing calculus.
How old was he when he
died?
70√

Sophie Germain lived all her life in
Paris. She was a brilliant
mathematician. A street in Paris is
named after her – and perhaps also
a football club!
Sophie lived from 1776 to 1831.
How long did she live for?
55√

The 50 Dollar Question.
Maria Agnesi was born in Italy in
1718. She was eldest in a family of
21 children!
Maria was a very bright and
intelligent student. She could speak
5 different languages before she
was 9 years old !
She became an outstanding maths
person and was the first professor
of mathematics at a University.
Maria died in 1799.
How old was she?
81√

Ernest Rutherford is New
Zealand’s greatest
scientist. He was awarded
the Noble Prize in
Chemistry in 1908.
Lord Rutherford was also
a mathematician. While at
University in 1892 he
taught mathematics at
Christchurch Boys’ High School.
How many years did Ernest Rutherford live for?
66√

Maths Week: Day 3

F R A C T I O N Y T
F O U R S Q U A R E
G M U L T I P L Y N
G E O M E T R Y P V
O A L G E B R A H Y
N T V D E C A G O N
E S P E N T A G O N
A R I T H M E T I C
T W O D I V I D E G
I J T R I A N G L E

1. Fraction
2. Four
3. Square
4. Geometry
5. Pentagon
6. Triangle
7. Divide
8. Decagon
9. Ten
10. One
11. Algebra
12. Multiply
13. Arithmetic
14. Angle
15. Two

Maths Week: Day 1

Words and Mathematics. 

The 20 Dollar Question: 
8 - eight - 5 - five - 4 (Yes) √

The 40 Dollar Question:
12 - twelve - 6 - six - 3 - three - 5 - five - 4 (Yes) √

The 60 Dollar Question:
28 - twenty eight - 11 - eleven - 6 (No) √

The 80 Dollar Question:
100 - one hundred - 10 - ten - 3 (No) √

The 100 Dollar Question:
2014 - two thousand and fourteen - 22 - twenty two - 9 - nine - 4 (Yes) √

Cola Caps

Coke has designed 16 new bottle caps which mean that people can reuse coke bottles for lots of different purposes. Clue for 1 bottle cap to get you on the road: it’s round, translucent and pops.

Try guess what the 16 bottle caps are.

1. Bubble blower. √

2. Soap bottle.√

3. Whistle.√

4. Sip bottle.√

5. Glue container.√

6. Highlighter √

7. Another sprayer. √

8. Spray bottle.√

9. Water gun. √

10. Paintbrush.√

11. Pencil sharpener.√

12. Rattle.√

13. Weight lifter.√

14. Night light.√

15. Salt and pepper shaker.√

16. Rocket

Random Children Questions

1. Where do Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and Kanga live?
100 Acre Wood. √

2. What country is Dracula’s castle found?

The country Dracula's castle was from is Romania. √

3. Tin Tin’s friend Captain Haddock lived in what house?

The house Captain Haddock lived in is Marlin Spike Hall. √

4. Huckleberry Finn travelled down what river?

The river Huckleberry Finn travelled down was Mississippi River. √

5. Where did Paddington Bear come from?

Paddington Bear comes from Darkest Peru. √

6. The Scarlett Pimpernell was set where and when?

Scarlett Pimpernell was set in 1792 France French Revolution. √

7. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson was set where?

Kidnapped was started in 1886 and set in the Wild Highlands.

8. In The Cay, 11 year old Phillip Enright’s boat leaves from where before it is torpedoed?

The boat left Curaçao. √

9. In what city does Black Beauty pull a taxicab?

The city was London. √

10. Where was Tarzan raised?

Tarzan was raised in The African Jungle. √

11. Where was James Biggleworth otherwise known as Biggles born?

Biggles was born in India. √

12. Where does 7 year old Sara Crewe from the Litte Princess story go to school?

Miss Michin's boarding school for girls. √

13. Which country does Lemuel Gulliver wash ashore on his first voyage after being shipwrecked?

The country Gulliver shored was Liliput. √

14. What country does a family who were shipwrecked come from? Their naems were father: Willian, mother: Elizabeth, and children Fritz, Ernest, Jack and Franz
Switzerland. √

15. In Hans Christian Andersen’s story “The Emperor’s New Clothes” where was the emporer when a child said “but he isn’t wearing anything at all!”
Parade. √

16. In Charles Dicken’s Oliver Twist where does Oliver spend his early years picking and weaving oakum?

Workhouse. √

17. In the “Little House in the Big Woods” the first of the Little House on the Prairie series, where is the Ingall’s family home?

West Consign √