Wednesday, April 14, 2021

week 8 word of the week

Transpiration


Plants can get rid of excess water by transpiration 

Evapotranspiration and the Water Cycle


Transpiration is when a plant or leaf exhalation of water vapour through the stomata

  • Maori- Whakawhitinga 
  • Spanish- transpiración
  • Mandarin- 蒸腾作用


Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Know What do I already know about the Treaty of Waitangi? A treaty between maori & european to settle arguments on the land & peace Honi Heki was one of the first people to sign the english treaty along with another 40 signatures It was signed at waitangi on february the 6th The maori version & the english were different Only the chiefs signed whant to know What do I want to know about the Treaty of Waitangi? Learned What have I learned about the Treaty of Waitangi? considered by many to be the founding document of New Zealand It was signed by 500 Maori Chiefs and the British Leaders representing the British Crown About the principles of partnership, participation and protection

Monday, March 22, 2021

The Formation of a River SEE THINK WONDER What is a river? How the amazon river provides half of the world's population with fresh drinking water How the nile river is arguably the longest river in the world How filth from rivers goes to the end of the river at the mouth where it connects to bigger lakes or the ocean blocking it from pacing THINK How many rivers or creeks connects to the amazon if it carries half the world's water source Is a source of water formed in various ways WONDER was the Nile river in Egypt always this big because it is been like this since ancient times where Pharaohs and Queens Road over Egypt Can Expand How long does it take for a river to form I know different amphibians live in different Lakes and bodies of water do to temperature but what if they switched Lakes and went into different temperature areas would this affect their living habits and would it affect the lakes around them what was the first body of water that was ever created by man & god How are rivers formed? SEE A river is a natural following water source leading out to oceans or bigger lakes Lakes and rivers are formed when soil erosion Underground Aquifers THINK Could they be formed from bigger bodies of water expanding to much & spilling over into other creeks and banks WONDER What if there was no sources of water on the earth only rain Stages of a river. SEE The beginning of a river, when it flows quickly with lots of energy, is called a young river. The middle of a river's journey, when it gets wider and slows down, is called the middle age. Old stage THINK What if at the beginning of the water instead of a young stage their was the old stage & at the end it was the young stage WONDER What if there was only one stage in the river What have I learned? The stages of a river That the amazon river carries 20% of freshwater Creeks are smaller than rivers The shortest river in the world is the row river in oregano united states