The BIG Earthquake

On Saturday morning at about 4.30 a.m, there was a BIG earthquake. It went up to 7.4 and then down to 7.1. After shocks may continue for weeks and a bigger earthquake is predicted. My family only lost two wine glasses and a statue with a wobbly surface. I woke up in the middle of it and didn't know what was happening. All the same, I quickly got out of bed and went under the warm bed I had been sleeping on. When it was all over, my little sister and I went into mum and dad's bed. I think I got to sleep then I realised I'd been lying there for about an hour doing something that I didn't I was doing and I figured I hadn't had a wink of sleep after the earthquake.

Holiday programme

I made this face with my cousin Jack.

Science Alive

On Tuesday we went to Science Alive. I went on the slide, but first we had to get our shoes off. You didn't have to take your socks off. Then there was 30 steps to go up. It was so tiring! I was scared because it was so ENORMOUS! The first time I didn't do it because I was too scared but I did it the second time.
I learned that the Milky Way was bigger than the Sun.
Then we went back to class.

At Science Alive

At Science Alive I learnt about Pluto. It is not a planet any longer. It formed into a block of ice. Pluto is cold. Some planets have lots of moons. Pluto was named after the Roman God of the Underworld. Pluto was discovered in 1930.

Science Alive Trip.

On Wednesday Skye and I went to Science Alive with Room 15 and when I was there I went in the big dome. When I hopped out of the dome I went into Galleries 1, 2 and 3. There were spiders but they were not real. They're in glass and there was a screen and a light bulb and you put it under the light bulb. Whatever you do it comes on the screen.
I learnt how to make a galaxy and how to make planets out of dough.

Science Alive

How to make a solar system.

Step 1.

* get some black paper.

Step 2.

* put glue on the black paper.

Step 3.

* get some chalk

Step 4.

* get a cheese grater

Step 5.

* cheese grate the chalk onto the glue so it sticks to the paper

Step 6.

* put a star for where the Sun is!

Stringless Harp

Yesterday I played with the stringless harp. You could change the sound. 

I learnt that blue stars are hotter than red stars.

Science Alive

On Tuesday room 18 went to Science Alive. I went on the huge slide and the slide turned out fine because the man let me put my hands on his hands,so I just went down. When I went down my tummy felt weird because it was deep and long.

I learned that the Moon is made out of rocks.

Science Alive

I went to Science Alive yesterday and it was fun. I went on the gyrascope, and it was awesome because I got really dizzy.
I learnt the Milky Way was bigger then the Sun.

Science Alive

I loved the gyrascope at Science Alive. Your hands got sweaty when you hold on to the handrail.
I went in the classroom and learnt how to make a galaxy. I learnt that the stars are different colours.

Science Alive

I liked playing the stringless harp. It is fun when I do the real harp sound and I like the bird sound when it chirps like a bird. I also like the sound of gun cannons.
In the dome we saw the stars they all have Maori names and there are legends and myths about them.

Dan's Trip

On Tuesday I went to Sience Alive. First we went into the special classroom. We learnt how to make our own galaxy. All you need is some chalk and a little piece of black paper and a grater and some glue. All you need now is to make it:
* You put swirls of glue on the paper
* You grate some chalk on the glue
* Now leave the glue to dry.
I like making galaxies.
I learned that the Milky Way is bigger than the Sun. We are in the Milky Way and it is HUGE!

Science Alive

On Tuesday I went to Science Alive. When we got there I was so excited. When I saw the enormous slide I was so scared but I tried it out. The scary  bit  was when I had to reach out on the hand prints.  

I learnt that the sun spins around earth slowly.

As the sun spins around earth it gets lighter and lighter then darker and darker.

The Sun

At Science Alive

I loved the big slide at Science Alive. It is huge! It goes straight down, it's quite fast. You have a towel around you.
I learned that stars can form pictures.