My buddy for 2013

Niko apple poem

My Mihi

First Post for 2013

Ki ora. My name is Niko and I am a student at Tamaki primary.
I am Samoan and Maori. I am excited to be blogging again because it is so much fun! Please bookmark my blog so you can keep checking in with my learning!

Explanation writing about a hydro dam

WALT write an explanation including a definition, description and conclusion (of how a Hydro-power station works)





A hydro-dam is an amazing structure that makes electricity from water!

Firstly you build a dam to block the river. Water then builds up behind the dam. This is called the reservoir.

Water then goes through the intake. After it goes through the intake it goes down the penstock.Water then hits the turbine very fast and spins very fast
which makes electricity which is stored  in the generator.
The electricity then travels through the power lines to houses and cities.

How coal is used

WAL about different power sources (where we get power from), and whether they are renewable or non-renewable:
Renewable (will not run out) energy source:
solar energy,water,biomass

Non-renewable (will run out) energy source:
natural gas,oil,coal


This is how coal  is used to generate (make) power:

Fractions

In Maths this term we have been learning about FRACTIONS


I can find fractions of whole numbers like:

½ of 12 =6                 ⅓ of 9= 3               1/10 of 20=2

⅔ of 12=8                        ⅘ of 10=8               

I can recognise when a  fraction is greater than 1:

½ + ½ + ½ = 1 1/2

⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ = 1 1/3

7/4 =1 3/4