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Test Gliding for 3 different types of paper planes

 Hey everyone today I made three different kinds of Paper Planes. The blue one is an ordinary normal Paper Plane. The purple one is a Ring Glider and the red one is a Hoop Glider. Here is a video of me testing them out to see how far they got.

Here are the results.

The Ordinary Paper Plane went 15 feet. The Ring Glider went 9 feet.

The Hoop Glider went 12 feet.

Taking Flight Bird Of The Year! Tui

These are some facts about Tui. 

Tui are very beautiful. They have blue, green and bronze feathers that glimmer in the sunlight. They also have cute white tuffs just under their beck.

Tui are normally found in forests and native reserves throughout the three main islands of New Zealand.

They occasionally eat insects but they mostly eat nectar from plants and flowers such as Kowhai, Flax and Pohutukawa. 

Tui can imitate sounds that things make like cell phones ringing and cars.

There are around 2-3 albino Tui around New Zealand.

The Air Up There Flying Fungi

 Question: We tested the air in your classroom and found 7 different kinds of mould. Eek! The cleaner says that it takes 5 days for each mould to be eradicated (removed). If the school had to remove each mould one at a time, how long would it take to remove all the mould from the classroom?

So if it takes 5 days for one type of fungi to be removed all we need to do is 7 X 5 which equals 35 so the answer must be 1 month and 4 days if it were in a month with 31 days or it could be 1 month and 5 days if it were in a month with 30 days, or it could be 1 month and 7 days if it were in a month with 28 days.

So that's how I worked out the answer.

The Air Up There Carbon Sinks Don't Stink

 These are all the things that I would put in my imaginary carbon sink. 

Firstly I would put in Tomatoes. I hate Tomatoes because they have a super sweet taste. 

Secondly I would put in Capsicum. I hate Capsicum because they have this weird tangy taste that stays there forever.

Thirdly I would put Celery. I hate Celery because it tastes weird and I just don't like it. 

Fourthly I would put Brussel Sprouts. I have never tried them before. But I've herd from people that it tastes so strong.

Fifthly I would put Rice Pudding. I don't like rice pudding because it sticks to your mouth and it is gluggy.

The Air Up There Bee Informed

Here is an activity were I had to fill in the blanks. The words that are highlighted are the ones I filled in.

The word 'bumblebee' is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word 'bumble' means to hum, buzz, or drone.

Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 54 kilometres per hour (km/h).

Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90% percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.

Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to 50 times as much work as a normal honeybee.

The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides.

A Heated Debate Burning Up Graph

This is a Graph on how hot places around the world can get. I hope you like it.

Dallol with 41 degrees Celsius, Dasht-e Loot 71 degrees Celsius, Tirat Zvi 54 degrees Celsius, Kabili 55 degrees Celsius, Bandar-e Mahshahr 51 degrees Celsius. Crazy Right!