Makasini

My footprint My name is Makasini My whanau group is Whero I like to play rugby I dont like put downs My goal is to become a great role model My buddy is Jimmy

Thinking Tools
I want to use 5 Habits of the mind which are Metacognition,Thinking flexibly,finding humor,persisting.

Social To be able to not be shy while I speak in front of the class and school by the end of Term 2.

Maths I want to improve in fractions and decimals by the end of Term 2.

Reading Comprehension I want to improve in understanding and using my reading stratigies.

How to make toast.

What you need. -peanut butter -butter -bread -toaster -plate -knife How to make it.

1. Pull the bread out of the bag. 2. Place the bread into the toaster. 3. Set the knob to six. 4. Place everything on the table. 5. Pull down the leaver. 6. Wait until the toast pops up. 7. Place your toast on your plate. 8. Get your knife and dip it into the butter and spread it on the toast. 9. Do the same with the peanut butter. 10. Finally you can eat it.

**The offical Guide To:**
 * Nuclear Energy**

Nuclear is a non-sustainable energy.It is a fossil fuel.It produces no greenhouse gasses or carbon dioxide.

In 2009 around 13 to 14% of the worlds electricity was produced by nuclear power. Henri Becquerel was the first to discover radioactivity he did it by putting a piece of uranium in his pocket and hi hand got burnt by the radioactivity. The good points of nuclear is that it needs twenty eight tons of fuel a year to run a nuclear power plant,where else a coal mine needs 2000 tons a week to run it. Uranium is 99.3% U-238,this material is the material we don't want because it absorbs the neutrons. Uranium also contains 0.7% of U-235 which is what we want because it is un-stable and splits apart to create energy. It releases fissile which starts a chain reaction. The bad points of nuclear energy is that it is a fossil fuel. It is likely to run out in about fifty years. Uranium is a hard type of of rock to make nuclear power work. Australia,Canada,Kazakhsten and Niger are rich with Uranium. Nuclear power doesn't blow up like nuclear weapons. In the future machines of all kind (on the water, on the road or in the air) may run on nuclear power. Uranium was found in 1789. There are 900 types of atoms. It will take two exploding AMI stadiums full of dynamite to equal the energy released by U-235 the size of a baseball. Atoms help nuclear work by making a chain-reaction. A chain-reaction is when a neutron hits a nucleus and splits apart releasing more neutrons that hit more nucleus,it happens again and again. The process of the chain-reaction takes minus nine seconds. New Zealand is nuclear free because the Prime minister thought it was too dangerous.

A chain-reaction takes less than minus nine seconds. Inside uranium is U-238 AND U-235. U-235 is what we want. U328 is what we don't want. Nuclear Power produces no greenhouse gases or carbon dioxide.

Reporter Jack,Makasini and Josh. 9/6/2010

How Nuclear power Works What you need: Atoms Uranium Nuclear power plant Box Scientists

Step 1. Heat up the box with uranium. Step 2. Leave a neutron to hit a nucleus. Step 3. Nucleus explodes releasing more neutrons free to hit more nucleus. Step 4. This process happens again and again. Step 5. The box gets really hot and makes steam. Step 6. The steam turns turbines which makes the generator create electricity.

//** SMART Goals. Term Three 2010 **//

//** Thinking tools. I want to be able to use some of the Habits of the mind in the playground and in the class and I know I will achieve this when I get five green cards. I will do this by the end of Term Three. **//

//** Literacy. I want to become better at comprehension by the start of Term Four. **//

//** Numeracy. I want to be able to finish two lists in NC in under six minutes by the end of Term Three. **//

//** Social. I want to be able to join in games more often and not to be shy by the end of Term Three. **//

Simile

My cat is as sweet as sugar. Her fur is ginger as Tylers hair. Her fur is as fluffy as a cloud. She is as fast as a cheetah.

Highlights for 2010

This year I have really enjoyed going to Te Papa for the first time and going to the Rugby Union. The best thing about this year is that I had THE BEST TEACHER EVER, Mr Leslie. I enjoyed the soap carving with Miles Kaukau. I loved going to Living Springs for camp. I loved going for a swim in the swimming pool. I loved going sailing for the first time.