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Thursday 25 June 2015

Tornadoes

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Did you know that a tornado can reach up to 480 KM per hour? tornadoes are strong enough to peel roofs off houses! Did you also know that there is another name for tornadoes, it is twisters? Nowadays, that is what people call it. Sometimes tornadoes can be made in the water, it is mostly made by the moon. When tornadoes are formed, they are formed as different types of shapes and sizes.  
Most tornadoes can last up to 5 or 10KM before they disappear and some tornadoes can last up to 150KM . Also when a tornado is moving it will only destroy what is in it’s way but if you're at the side of the tornado then you would just feel the wind from the tornado. Tornadoes are made with cold and hot air that come together.

Some Tornadoes can be deadly. Here one that happened in 1989 in Bangladesh there was a deadly tornado that struck them. It destroyed 20 villages and killed up to 1,300 people. From west Texas to North Dakota have about 200 tornadoes each year. Most of tornadoes can be seen, but some you may not see until you are able to see dust that is moving.  

By: Maira

Tornadoes


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Wednesday 24 June 2015

How to make chocolate.

How to make Chocolate
Image result for chocolateDid you know cocoa beans are mostly grown in West Africa? The beans are collected and put in the sun to dry them to get some flavour. When they get to their destination they get blended, cleaned, dried and then the beans get broken. The  shell is then broken and the only part left there is the nibs.The nibs are made into a liquid cocoa mass. Then the cocoa mass is turned into cocoa powder and cocoa butter. The dark chocolate is mixed with all of the ingredients, like cocoa powder, cocoa butter, milk and sugar. White chocolate is not made out of cocoa mass or cocoa powder. It is only made out of cocoa butter and is putted in a machine to be blended. Then they add sugar, milk and lecithin in a big vat. Then it is put and blended in a big tank.Then the chocolate is put into blocks, and moved to a factory. When it gets to the factory, it has to be heated through a process that is called tempering and then wrapped individually.  

 By: Maira

Tuesday 9 June 2015

Matariki Returns

Matariki Returns


A few years ago most of the New Zealanders did not know what Matariki was. If you don’t know what Matariki is, it is the Maori New year. Now Matariki is celebrated with a festival on our national calendar. If you look in the sky at the end of May and early June you might be lucky to see 7 stars in the sky. They represent the 7 sisters. In the olden days people said if you could see the 7 stars clearly then the coming season will be warm. 

When Maori people see the Matariki in the sky, it is a sign that hunting and planting season is close to an end. The Maori thinks that Matariki is the time to prepare for spring time and for the next year.

By: Maira.    

Friday 5 June 2015

Larry Page

Larry Page


Larry Page is famous because he invented Google and pagerank. Larry Page was born on March 26 1973 and he is 42 year’s old. Larry Page was born at East Lansing, Michigan, United States.  


Larry Page is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur. Ever since Larry Page made Google and Pagerank he became a billionair. His father, Carl Vincent Page was a computer scientist in 1965. He was a computer science professor at Michigan State University.     

By: Maira                                                                                                              

Tuesday 2 June 2015

My big brother.

My hero is my big brother Matthew. He is my hero because he loves me when I am mean to him and he still does. Matthew sometimes gives me money and I don’t need it. Matthew always helps me when I need help. Also Matthew is my cuddly bear. Sometimes when I am with him it feels like me and him are flying and we can do anything. Also when I’m with him he makes me stronger and I love him for it. When he goes away it feels like I lose a little bit of my soul and the more he goes the more my soul goes with him. Whenever it’s my birthday he is the first one to say happy Birthday to me. He also takes care of me when I’m sick and when I get in trouble. My brother is caring, loving, joyful and kind. Thanks for all you have done for me big bro. I love you so much.   

By: Maira