Reading Work | Spurs Week 4

Term 2 Week 4

Reading work for Spurs

Day 1 - The Good, the bad and the ugly

Name: Adam Neilson

Date: 11 May 2015 - 16 May 2015 KWL Chart

Micro organisms -  In the first column, write what you already know about Micro organisms. In the second column, write what you want to know about Micro organisms. After you have completed your research, write what you learned in the third column. What I Know, What I Want to Know, What I Learned

What I Know	What I Want to Know	What I Learned
Bacteria is all around us. Mushrooms are a type of fungi	How does bacteria help us? Can bacteria help us? What would happen to us if we had a virus?	Bacteria is in all food. There is a bug that breaks down the garbage.

Day 2 Building Vocab

Find the meanings for the following words

Micro organisms A microscopic organism. It can be bacteria, a virus or fungi.	Bacteria One of the things micro organisms are.	Mould A disgusting surface which makes the edible surface or any surface smelly and disgusting
Fungi A type of micro organisms. It can be on many other things such as mushrooms.	Distinguish Recognize something as a different thing.	Viruses A virus can make you really sick and give you many effects in and on your body
Species Different types of races, genes and the exchange of many things off that species.	Moisture Condensed or diffused liquid, especially water.	Decomposers Decomposers can break down many things such as mushrooms and weeds and put them down into soil.
Nutrient recyclers A Nutrient cycle is the movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of living matter.	Reproduce Either the life cycle of the species or birth in the reproduction process.	Temperature Temperature can describe or tell us if it's hot, cold or warm.

Meanings:

Choose 10 words from this list. These will become your spelling words for the week. Write them into your home learning book.

Day 3

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In the first column, write what you already know about the fungi. In the second column, write what you want to know about fungi. After you have completed your research, write what you learned in the third column. What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned

What I Know	What I Want to Know	What I Learned
Mushrooms Are Fungi. You can find fungi on bushwalks  -camp Lots of different types	How is this the fungi able to stick out? Why do the bracelet grow like that? Why is it called bracelet fungi? Does it grow on one type of tree? Why does the fungi smell like mushrooms How strong are the bracelet fungi? Why are mushrooms and toadstools soft?	I learnt that bracelet fungi can go on logs and in many areas. I learnt that fungi smells like mushrooms.

Day 2 - Vocab

Find the meanings for the following words.

bracket Bracket fungi is one type of fungi that comes from rotten or old trees. They only stick out and they are only seen or grown in spring, summer and autumn	photosynthesis Photosynthesis keeps all our plants alive.	recyclers Recyclers are people that respect the environment and put things in the rubbish.
spores Spores are little dots on things such as plants and many other things. They are many types of colours too.	absorb Absorbing is when something is sucked into the area where the absorbing takes place	rubbery Rubbery is a type of surface which anything could fell.

Day 3 - Questions

Research and answer these questions.

1. How do new bracket fungi grow? They directly grow from the source (AKA wood)

     2.  How useful are bracket fungi?

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In the first column, write what you already know about the Water Power. In the second column, write what you want to know about Water Power. After you have completed your research, write what you learned in the third column. What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned

What I Know	What I Want to Know	What I Learned
Water can change into power Power underneath water Water + power = electricity	How does water power work? How does water make power? Pipeline/Power station. How does this make power? Why was that pipeline shaky? How do they make power for us up here in the north island?	I learnt that pylons can store electricity and pylons can transfer electricity to farther places around the country. I learnt that the shafts connect to the turbines to the generators  by using magnets and coils of wire. I learnt that turbines is a way that power and electricity is made.

Day 2 - Vocab

Find the meanings for the following words.

dam A dam is a type of barrier that prevents the water from going forward.	spillway A spillway will pour out any extra water that is not necessarily needed.	earthquake-proof Earthquake proof means that an object or building is irresistible to earthquakes
barrier A barrier is similar to a dam, Not much can go forward if the barrier is there.	powerhouse The powerhouse holds all the power making stuff. The shafts and the turbines are in there.	electricity Electricity powers all our houses all the time. Electricity gives us access to many things that requires power.
turbines The turbines spin around with the water. They spin 125 times a minute.	generators The generators are also connected to the shafts. They mostly generate the power and electricity.	pylons Pylons are basically power poles but bigger, it holds a lot of power lines together.
shafts Shafts help the turbines work. The shafts are connected to the turbines to make them operate.	waterwheels Waterwheels are a wheel that holds the water from the ground to the air and finally to the ground.

Day 3 - Questions

Research and answer these questions.

1. How is electricity generated? It’s generated from the turbines and shafts. It’s sent out to the pylons
2. What does the author think of the dam? How do you know? On Page 12, the author thinks that the dam is really big!
3. Construct a flow chart to summarise how the power station converts the energy of water into electrical energy. ↓