Reading

Today i read a book called i want to act.It was a good book.

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Sunshineonline

Today i read a book called the ice cream shop window.it was so cool to read.

The Origin and History of Chocolate

All Groups -  Reading an Explanation

Resource: The origin and history of chocolate by Jo Rogers  

(Read About, Think About Book 2)

WALT read and understand how an explanation is written. (Structure and language features used in writing explanations)

Knowledge Questions: Learn

1. What does the word ‘chocolate’ mean and from where did the word originally come?

Answer:The word chocolate mean’s a warm drink. it is a Mayens

2. From which people does the legend of the prophet bringing the cacao seeds from paradise come?

Answer:Aztec legend.

3. When was chocolate produced in large amounts?

Answer:In the 18th century.

Comprehension Questions: Learn, Create, Share

   4.    What is the difference between cacao and cocoa?

Answer:The cacao is a the bean and the cocoa is eatable

   5.    In your own words describe how the cacao bean was introduced to Spain.

Answer:Mexico went to war with spain and spain had won so they took the cacao beans.

   6.    Describe London’s attitude to chocolate during the 18th century. Upload your description to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Answer:London’s attitude to chocolate was fashionable.

Application Questions: Learn, Create, Share

   7.   Give another instance of food originating in one country and then spreading in popularity across the world? How may this have happened? Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Answer:The K.F.C

K.F.C was brought in kentucky and in my way  i think the chefs were sent to other country.

 

 8.   Chocolate is a Mayan word. Name five foods that have names coming from different

         cultures or countries other than your own. Upload your answer to your individual

         blog after conferencing with the teacher.

1.Chips:In America chips came  from McDonalds.  

2.Chicken:In Texas K.F.C stands for kentucky Fried Chicken.    

3.Burger’s:In America Burge’s were made in America.

4.Kurri:Kurri came from India

5.French Toast:French Toast came French.    

Thinking beyond: Learn, Create, Share

Analysis: What may have happened if Christopher Columbus had not discovered America?

                Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Synthesis: Write a new recipe using chocolate and fruit as the main ingredients. Use tux paint to paint pictures to go with your recipe. Take a screenshot of your recipe and upload it to your blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Evaluation: Do you believe chocolate companies need to spend millions of dollars advertising their products? Explain Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Hands on: Design a menu for a restaurant which serves only chocolate recipes. Include entrees. main meals, desserts and drinks. Take a screenshot of your menu and upload it to your blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Netball Descriptive

Tuesday 21st May 2013

Wow what an amazing session at netball.We did faking and doing chest pass.It looked like we were In a very importing game.WE also did driving. We looked at what the goal shooter is supposed to do.

The thing i like was the game we learnt.The aim of the game is to work as a team to shoot the ball in the hoop.The game made me lean more about netball.It was so cool.

Today at the netball session,I learnt heaps about shooting the goals and working hard.

Tread Lightly Caravan

Monday 20th may 2013

Wow room 10 went to the caravan for a wonderful lesson about the environment.We looked in a microscope and looked at different species.Then we looked at worms eating the apple.There were so much mud you couldn't see the worm.Then we had rotated to our next lesson looking how far you walk to school or by car.We all typed in our address and it showed how far you live from school.

After we did that went to the e-waste.It was about all of the electronics being thowin in the bin.Then we went to the Eco bike.We had to hop on and ride so the light will come on.After that we went to play a game called snakes and ladders.It was fun so much fun we could do

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