Speeches

Well done to the students who remembered that this week we are sharing our speeches.  We have listened to some very entertaining speeches so far.  We need to work on slowing down and using expression.

Homework - Term 3 Week 5

This week for homework you need to practise your speeches.

Look at your audience The audience should feel that you are talking to them.

Speak up! You must speak loudly enough for everyone in the audience to hear you but, at the same time, there must be enough variation in the pitch of your voice to avoid monotony. 

Speaking a little more slowly than you do in ordinary conversation also helps you to breathe more deeply and naturally. It will also make it easier for the audience to understand you.

Good posture will help you to look keen and alert, and give the audience the feeling that you are pleased to be speaking to them.

End on a strong note.

Spelling

Remember to learn your spelling words - we test in class on a Friday and then we collect new words for the week ahead.

Room 10 has many mixed media artists...

We are having a lot of fun producing mixed media art in Room 10, we look forward to sharing our works of art soon.

• Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.
• For many people, choosing just one approach to art is restricting. Mixed media art, which is loosely defined as any work of art that uses more than one medium, solves this issue.

Speeches

You have now had two weeks to work on your speeches at home.  Tomorrow all speeches need to be finished and at school, ready to share with the class.

Our Energy Experiments - are you ready for Wednesday?

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=teacher_experiments

Energy videos

http://www.learner.org/workshops/energy/workshop8/

Links for homework...

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=hydropower_home-basics
HYDROPOWER

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=solar_home-basics
SOLAR

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=wind_home-basics
WIND

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=electricity_home-basics
ELECTRICITY

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=hydrogen_home-basics
HYDROGEN

Links for homework

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=oil_home-basics  

OIL

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=natural_gas_home-basics

NATURAL GAS

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=coal_home-basics

COAL

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=nuclear_home-basics

NUCLEAR

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=biomass_home-basics

BIOMASS

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=geothermal_home-basics

GEOTHERMAL

Homework - Energy Projects

Hello Room 10,

I am really looking forward to seeing your energy projects on Friday.  Remember to learn your new spelling words so you can achieve 100% on Friday ;-)

Mrs O'Leary

Topic - ENERGY

Energy Facts

Check out our fun energy facts for kids! Read about interesting types of energy such as solar, wind, kinetic, chemical, nuclear and geothermal. Learn important energy laws, what potential energy is, how joules and calories are used to measure energy and much more.

• The word energy comes from the Greek word energeia.
• Most types of energy are either a form of kinetic energy or potential energy.
• Common examples include heat energy, elastic potential energy, chemical energy, sound energy, nuclear energy, geothermal energy and gravitational potential energy.
• Kinetic energy refers to the energy an object has because of its movement. A car in motion has kinetic energy, as does a basketball when you pass or shoot it.
• Energy can be transformed from one form to another. In lightning, electric potential energy transforms into light, heat and sound energy.
• The law of conservation of energy states that energy can only be transformed, it can’t be created or destroyed.
• You might have heard of Albert Einstein’s famous formula E = mc² (energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of light squared).
• Food contains chemical energy which is used by living organisms such as animals to grow and reproduce. Food energy is usually measured in calories or joules.
• Wind farms contain large numbers of wind turbines which are used to transform wind energy into a useful energy such as electricity. The use of wind power to generate electricity doubled between the years 2005 and 2008. More wind energy facts.
• The USA's Mojave Desert is home to the world's largest solar power plant. Moresolar power facts.
• The Three Gorges Dam in China is the world's largest hydroelectric power station. More hydropower facts.
• Nuclear power produces around 13% of the world's electricity. More nuclear power facts.
• Plants use energy from sunlight during an important process called photosynthesis.
• A person standing on a diving board above a swimming pool has gravitational potential energy.
• During chemical reactions, chemical energy is often transformed into light or heat.
• Stretched rubber bands and compressed springs are examples of elastic potential energy.
  

  
  

Term 3 Week 1

Week One has passed quickly.  It was great to see you all again.

TOPIC
What fantastic ENERGY movies you are producing on the iPads.

HOMEWORK
I look forward to seeing your energy projects on Friday the 9th of August.  Please remember to learn your spelling words.

Forever Now

We have learnt a lot about energy already.  

Room 10 students, how about you share some of the things we have learnt in class with your parents?

Here is a link to the website we have been using in class...

file:///Users/teacher/Desktop/EIA%20Energy%20Kids%20-%20Energy%20Sources****.webarchive

file:///Users/teacher/Desktop/EIA%20Energy%20Kids%20-%20Energy%20Basics****.webarchive

Here is a link to online energy games...


http://www.energykids.eu/fun-games