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Thursday 28 March 2013

Omaru creek colour


Testing Omaru Creek for - Colour

I am going to find out: What colour the water is.


I am going to test this by: Comparing different  water samples and describing the colour.


Resources and equipment: 1 The culvert
                                            2 The bridge
                                            3 The sea
                                            4 The jar
                                             glass jar


I predict that: Dark brown, dark green, white Cloudy.


I think this because The bridge dark green. The culvert dark brown. The sea cloudy. The tap white.


Results of my tests

Sea Water
Cloudy clean
Tap water
White fresh
Omaru Creek water by culvert
Dirty
Omaru Creek water by bridge
Little bit greeea


My conclusion (what I found out):  The seawater is clean. The bridge water. The culvert water is murky and dirty.



Why I think this is:  Because is near the road.

Taniwha Trouble

I have been reading Taniwha Trouble by Alan Bagnall. A Taniwha is a Maori creature found in water.

Wednesday 27 March 2013

Omaru creek turbidity


Testing Omaru Creek for - Turbidity

We are  going to find out  Turbidity of Omaru creek.


We are going to test this by Measuring the waters of Omaru creek.


Resources and equipment: The culvert  water.  The bridge water. The sea water. The tap water.


I predict that the bridge water is so dirty that I can only see size 24.

I think this because the plants make it dirty.


Results of my tests

Sea Water
9
Tap water
9
Omaru Creek water by culvert
9
Omaru Creek water by bridge
24


My conclusion (what I found out) I found that the bridge has the dirtiest water.



Why I think this is The bridge has the dirtiest water because the plants making it dirty.

Tuesday 26 March 2013

Omaru creek test


Testing Omaru Creek for - Smell

I am going to find out: The smell of the creek water.


I am going to test this by: Get some water from the creek.


Resources and equipment:

1. Jars

2. Bucket with string

3. four different waters


I predict that: The  bridge  - sweet    The culvert  - old   The sea - fresh.


I think this because: I think the seawater is fresh

Results of my tests

Sea Water
little bit salty
Tap water
bubble gum
Omaru Creek water by culvert
rotten food
Omaru Creek water by bridge



My conclusion (what I found out):
I found out that the seawater is little bit salty  . And the culvert rotten food.  

Why I think this is;I think that the creek water is mucky

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Mandarins


Popping a segment  in my mouth. I bite into the soft sweet flesh.
+ The mandarin is juicy and soft.
+ It taste like orange juice.
+ When I taste the mandarin it was cold.

Tuesday 12 March 2013

Monday 4 March 2013

Week 5 maths

 I have being  learning making seven. 


7 + 0 = 7

5 + 2 = 7 

4 + 3 = 7

6 + 1 = 7