Showing posts with label Jacob. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jacob. Show all posts

Monday, 10 June 2013

Information Report

Information Report
what is  an information report?
An information report is a practical text, which means that the information it provides is about something. As
an information report, to better understand the theme of a living or non-living Report
to explain things with facts.
Give details of a topic,
does not contain personal opinion,
usually written, but can also move the spoken
features of an information report.
An opening statement
A bunch of facts about a subject
a report requires a non-fictional story,
most of the reports are written in the present tense.
what is the purpose of an information report
Inform readers about the topic
example of an information report
The Elephant  Africa – Asia
The elephant is quite a strange animal which has two dreadful tusks and a trunk The cow elephant has one baby
every four years–which heights one meter and weighs 100kgs–which makes of him a big baby elephant!
one hour after his birth the baby elephant can already walk!His mother guides the elephants first steps because
his legs  are still shaky.
Even though they never look after their "kids", the male elephants pay attention to the young they meet. They gather
armfuls of grass or break a few branches.
The baby elephants remain close to their mother.
At about 11 years old, the male baby elephants leave the herd where they grew up. They then join other males.
by Jacob Nicholas and Fisher

Sunday, 17 March 2013

Our Awesome Water Filter.

Our group made an awesome water filter!


 First of all we put cotton in the bottom of our bottle, then we put clean sand on top of it, then we put gravel on top of our sand.

 Last but not least, we cleaned our water filter with clean water until the water came out clean

Then we put muddy water in the top. It took a while for the water to come out, but we got clean water in the end. YIPEE!!! We ROCK!!

We were not sure if it was safe to drink the filtered water or not - we will have to try to figure out a test to see if it is safe or not!

We were surprised to learn that cotton wool is really good at cleaning water. We had to keep washing the filter out, because otherwise the dirt got trapped in the filter and made the water even dirtier! We were so surprised that charcoal was a good filter.

We thought that charcoal would make the water black, not clear!

Our group learnt a lot about perseverance today. The first filter we made didn't clean the water at all. We were discouraged, but we went back to our plans and tried again. Each time we tried, we learnt more about filters, until finally we managed to get clear, drinkable water! We were so proud!

Do you think that this was how people used to make filters in the olden days, before you could just buy one from the shops? Have you ever made a water filter? We would love to hear about your experiences :)

By Jacob, Alex-David, Gina and Isabelle (aka The Pickles!!!)