Ali drilled equal sized holes into each in the base of 3 containers, A B C and plugged each hole with same amount plasticine. He then filled each container with water and hung them on the beam. On the left side of the beam, A and B was filled with 200ml of water each and is the size of the container of each is half compared to C. C is placed at the right side and had 400ml of water and is twice as big as container A and B.
Which of the following would be likely observed when plasticine at the base was removed at the same time before all the water was drained off?
1)Container C titled downwards
2)A and B titled downwards
3) A and B moved up first and then down
4) 3 Containers remained in balance

Why does these animals (Albatross and Halk) do not flap their wings quickly?

Name 2 adaptations that the hummingbird has to help it feed on nectar.

A pot is filled with water. There is some cotton in it. The beans are on it. There is a layer of oil on the water surface. Does the oil prevents air from dissolving or prevents water from evaporating?

Ben

Independent Homework: Public Transport

1. Public Transport cartoon:
Based on the debate today, explain why you should use public transport instead of a car. Include 3 paragraphs with 3 main ideas and add details. Write at least 150 words and remember to be original.

2. Draw a mind map to write about the services offered by the Online Planner.

3. Draw a table to list the advantages and disadvantages of the Night Rider?

4. Generate your spelling list based on both articles.

Chapter 11, pg 98

"A good laugh, that - cleaning up the camp."

Why did Brian choose the words ' good laugh' to decribe the cleaning of the camp?

Do you agree with Brian that cleaning up was just a joke? Explain why.

Chapter 10, pg 97

"He had forgotten to think about them and that wasn't good. He had to keep thinking of them because if he forgot them and did not think of them they might forget about him."

1. Explain clearly why Brian forgot to think about the searchers?

2. Do you agree with Brian that if he doesn't think about the seachers, no one would search for him? Tell us why.

Chapter 12, pg 110

"He put all his life into his legs, jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running, his lungs filling and blowing and now the sound was louder . . . "

1. Explain clearly what creates the powerful movement in these sentences?

2. Describe 3 images you see when you read this excerpt.

Chapter 12, pg 112

"All silly and gone. No bows, no spears, or fish or berries, it was all silly anyway, just a game. He could do a day, but not forever - he could not make it if they did not come for him someday."

1. Why did Brian refer to the very factors that kept him alive as 'just a game'?

2. What changed Brian's attitude at this moment in the story? Do you agree or disagree with him?

Chapter 13, pg 114

" . . . breathing gently through his mouth to keep silent, letting his eyes and ears go out and do the work for him."

1. How did his eyes and ears do the work for him?

2. How is Brian different from what he was at the beginning of the story?

Chapter 14, pg 122

"' Get out of here. . . '
He was going to say more, some silly human word . . . "

1. Why did the author use the adjectives "silly" and "human" together to describe the words used by Brian?

2. How did the skunk teach Brian about the survival of the fittest?

Chapter 15, pg 129

"The days had folded one into another and mixed. . .
Real time he measured in events. A day was nothing to remember . . . "

1.What does the author mean by saying that the days folded one into another?

2. If you were Brian, what would be the most important 'days' in that wilderness?

Chapter 15, pg 136

"... so much of all living was patience and thinking."

1. Describe one event when Brian had no patience and no thinking.

2. When do you think was the turning point for Brian when he started to think and be patient?

Chapter 16, pg 144

"So strange, he thought.
A mystery sound. A spirit sound. A bad sound."

1. Why did the author choose these three disticnt adjectives?

2. Explain the effect of placing these three phrases next to each other.

Chapter 16, pg 147

".... back to square one. Just like that. A flip of some giant coin and he was the loser."

1. What does Brian mean by 'back to square one'?

2. Explain clearly what the choice of words 'the loser' tells us about the state of mind of Brian at that moment?

The trip to Bukit Batok nature park
The trip to Bukit Batok nature park was fun and enriching. Firstly, we went for a briefing under the hot scorching sun, while seating on the grass with lots of insects. After that, we spilt into groups and starting pulling out the unwanted roots from the soil while Mr Lim used a big shovel to take the fertilizer to the plants we were supposed to fertilize.Later, everyone was treated each a donut and a bottle of NEWater. It was simply delicious and everyone enjoyed it. After filling up our stomach, we set off to the second stop,the plucking of dangerous plants. Uurgh… it was so tough as the roots were stuck to the ground.

After finishing our job, we ‘marched’ orderly to board the bus the go back to school….

Although it was hot and tiring, we felt satisfied with the results.

By Zoen Tay and Lydia Ng (6 Grace)

I thought that the this debate really helped me to understand the book a lot. I thought in different ways too. I could see what the author was trying to do. At first I couldn't understand,, but as the time went by, I started to understand.

Our group members helped me a lot too. I think the debating shows us how to think deeply and how to understand the topic. I like the part when we say 'agree or disagree'. It was the most exciting part.. It was like a real debate.

I realised where I am 'standing' in this class. Next time I want to do better!!!The debating was extremely fun>_<

Yun Na

The debate was interesting. It made us think before answering the questions that was posed to us. When i say think,it means to think in dept in a very short time because we had to think fast as a group sometimes to share our answers and listen to each other's thoughts. And time was limited. This activity really helped us to speak up and share what we were thinking. It helped our oral. It taught me some really fantastic yet simple words to use in compositions. Those words made powerful visuals in my mind and i'm sure many other people's too!!! The debate had made us accomplish many things over a short time and i like it that way. Way better than boring oral anyway. More debates please!!=)


Soon Yi Rui=)

I enjoyed the debate alot. During the debate i realized that you must speak up if you want to grasp the opportunity, and win marks for your group. The debate is also a good way to practice listening and oral skills. The debate made my not so afraid to speak up in front of the class. Now i think literature is quite interesting and not so boring. The debate showed how using certain words, can creates a strong visual for the reader and it tells how the author made the latter feel in the situation. 

Erika Loh

The debate this time was cool but it made me realise that i am not really as good as others.It was cool to see people as quiet as yan ting speak up.It made me think that after all, there are many much more cool debators in our class and much better than me ( although i am good at argue). I must work harder to ensure that our group gain more points that we actually deserve.It is a fantastic learning style that totally fits my style because i cant learn by reading a book but i can learn if i study physically and mentally. To be frank, ever since primary 4, i hated english and science as i think it is boring, but after this debate, i felt, hey, its not as bad as i thought. It is quite fun actually.I was thinking... wow... the author really use lots of feelings to write this story and i suspected he was really in that forest before. I will try to make my composition as exciting and thrilling as the author's. And keep up your good work in debating pals!!!

ZoEn>>mE

In the debate,i realise that the author of the hatchet book

really choose his vocabulary really well .i must learn to be like him,

and choose my vocabulary as good as him in my composition ! In the debate i also learn why the author choose the word that he use in his books that made a nice story . Last year in 5grace, my teacher Mr khan had also set up debating classes,some of the debates are about "Are girls smarter than boys"....though it is fun , i think this years debating class is more useful as it really make me to speak up....(maybe i look as if i am not scared of talking to teachers,i am actually nervous sometimes!)i hope there will be more debate lesson so i can overcome my fear,and even better, i feel not scared of "quarelling"with my friends!Ha Ha.

I enjoyed this debate very much.I felt that I had grasped the opportunity to speak up.This debate suits my learning style as I learn by listening to other people and get ideas to answer a question.I think that authors catch readers attention by using words that can be visualised easily.I will try to apply everything that I have learnt in this debate to my school studies.I would like to thank mrs Chien very much for organising this debate.I hope that there will be more of these debates next time.

scincerely
Umar Sirhan Hishamudin.

The debate was fun it made me brave to debate like my friends , i have never felt excited in debating. besides learning how to debate i also learn some facts about science of the sloshing oil and others, before the debate i kept thinking about what the debate is going to be like, i thought that it will be like a face to face debate and i was afraid of that as i am not really brave of facing another opponent. My group felt very happy upon receiving the double triple bonus especially Timothy who was right sitting beside me, i am looking forward for another exciting debate!

Sally Yap

The debate acctualy showed a big secret of how the author could have survived and made things much more clearer to understand.
Well my liking of Literature was always there as I like adventure.Maybe a few mistakes but i dont garuntee an A yet but I think of an b+/b1.(75-70)
I think my learning style may change after awhile i may still need more training.It siuted me to the thinking of ideas instead.(i talked of course)
I felt grateful that i could acctualy take a new lead instead of sitting in the corner and the only one that had done nothing but idea man.
Taking ideas is kinda weird though nowonder why you ask us to think out of the box.


Calvin Ho

The debate is very interesting and now I think that English and Literature is very nice and not boring. It also helps me to practice my oral and thinking skills . The author used words to describe what the character was experiencing. I enjoyed it very much and hope to participate in this again.

Rae Ann

Do You Know That Some Animals Depends On The Other For Living?
Example :The Viceroy butterfly depends on Monarch butterfly for a living.They look nearly the same and we could hardly tell which is which.It is because the Monarch butterfly is poisonous as in
its larvae state it feeds on a poisonous plant ,the clever Viceroy butterfly imitates the image of Monarch butterfly as it do not want to be eaten .This is how the Viceroy butterfly depends on Monarch butterfly for a living .This is the same for Coral snake and King snake the King snake imitates the Coral snake which is poisonous so it would not be eaten.

Even animals are clever how about us humans i think we should try to be as creative as possible ....:)


Kelvin Ruty

I also had debates in Mr khan's class last year. Debates help me have more creativity from what i think,i love talking too but sometimes i really have no idea.This time, the debate was in 8 groups unlike last year, there were only 2 teams paticipating, while the 'floor' was those pupils who were not paticipating in the debate. I am quite interested in literature so next year, i would most likely opt for it. This debate was about the Hatchet book. 'Tricks' that authors use may not be some kind of 'big' words, it may be some simple words like hammering and snapped open. These 'little' words that the authors used will make the reader understand what is happening in the story. I want more debates during this year^_^


Remus See

The debate was like ministers protesting or agreeing with some major things. But ours is just about a story. It was quite interesting to teach literature in another way. I did not know building up our language and confidence in speaking up. This also the time that we can built up ourteam spirit. Now I think that english is quite interesting. After this debate, it change my preception of english is never enjoyable but now i think it is quite fun! I hope that there will be more debate and maybe we can wear black jackets so that we could be like 'ministers'

shanice yeo

How did this debate affect my perceptions of myself?
In what ways did the debate fit my learning style?
Has it influenced the way I perceive English and Literature?
What did the debate show us about the 'tricks' authors use to captivate the heart and mind of the reader?

It affected me by making me not scared anymore to be the only one speaking at that moment.
The discussions of the book that made it interesting.
Yes. At first i thought that was boring and you only read and write but this is a more interesting way to learn.
The words used show a very strong way of showing how Brian felt and what he did.A way for us to put it in our essays.


#Yan Ting...

Actually, I knew how to do a debate. In Mr Khan's class last year, we had plenty of debates. Most of them is about general knowledge. A few examples are ' Are girls smarter than boys?' and 'Should pets be put to sleep?'. As the debate started, I answered the first question and when the debate goes on, I stopped answering as Mrs Chien said I answer too many and my teammates did not answer. But this debate is quite special because last year, there were only 2 teams and we were arguing among the speakers and what they said. This debate was all about the Hatchet book and the comments on this blog. Also, there were 8 teams participating. I love debates as I like to talk alot. And of course, I would like more debate about some other stuff. Maybe we can debate about science like what I did in the scienceispire blog or many others. Seriously, this debate had allowed me to learn more in english and literature and survival stuff. There were many 'tricks' like snapped open and hammered open, perfect home and the tears thingy. Using these small little words, we know alot about the situation that are happening. So compositions need not be like 100 words that are perfect. But we must use more to score for vocabulary but we cannot overdo it as it is not sincere anymore.More debates please!!!!

the debate was really fun. It really fits my learning style. I also learn to seize the opportunity when i have the chance. It also helped me to speak up and brought out my comfidence. I also learnt that in oral, i don't have to care if the answer is correct, i just have to say whatever comes to my mind and put it in proper sentence.The author used ordinary words, but the way the he uses it makes it extraordinary.~ru yan

The debate allow us to speak out our thoughts and have more confidence in ourself even if the answer is irrevelant.A debate like this enable us to share our thoughts,crack our brain and have fun at the same time is a great way to improve our English.This debate show us how the author captivate the readers by choosing the right words and would give clues to every ideas slowly which make the reader wanting to find out more.I hope that there will be more of this event.

juan pang

I think that , after the debate , i have more confidence in English ! The debate really fits my learning style as i don't really like to read.. but after the debate..i feel like reading again like i was in primary 3. when i was in primary 3 and 4 , i think that english is very difficult and literature seems crazy to me... i found out that the author uses strong verbs to describe and capture the heart and mind of the reader


By ChenZung*~

How did this debate affect my perceptions of myself?
In what ways did the debate fit my learning style?
Has it influenced the way I perceive English and Literature?
What did the debate show us about the 'tricks' authors use to captivate the heart and mind of the reader?

This debate affects my perceptions by allowing me to speak out even though sometimes, I thought my answer was irrelevant.
It makes the lesson more interesting and interesting lessons is the best way to learn:D
I finally loved literature.
This debate requires lots and lots of thinking skills and I think it it very good for us.
(I wish to have more of this!!)

Ben

Actually, I love debating but when I saw how the tables is
arranged,a shiver went down my spine but then i realised
that it is fun as there is ponts and make us eager to accumulate
points. I was actually shy to speak out as all the eyes will be on me..
but I did not want to get my group get disqualified.After sharing my
thoughts, a huge wave of relief overwhelmed me.I had overcome my
weakness.
The debate make me think that there is not only one type of
learning which is reeeaaaddd, dddooo.Makes my life so boring.. I get to
learn Literature while having fun.
I thought Literature is soo boring but it teach me a lot of good words
and phrases that can be used in my composition. Literature
is wonderful story which is to me as 'long-winded ' story.
The authors chose its words carefully to make the reader imagine what is
happening and also used strong words that have its own meaning. The author
also show us what is happening than telling us.
=Syafiqah=

How did this debate affect my perceptions of myself?
Before the debate it thought that our team would not participate a lot but i was wrong we actually cracked our brains .


In what ways did the debate fit my learning style? Has it influenced the way I perceive English
and Literature?
The debate was fun and it also helps in my oral and listening skill. Yes it has influenced the way I perceive English and Literature i thought that literature was a boring subject but through this debate l realise that literature was a fun and exciting suject .


What did the debate show us about the 'tricks' authors use to captivate the heart and mind of the reader?
The author would use strong vocabulary to make us captivate to read on and the author would use a tick called 'develop the suspense" which he would give a bit clue by a bit before reveling what is the thing he wants.

by hansheng

I found out from the 'Hatchet' debate that I am quite good in debating compared to last year's debate in my class 5Grace.Nearing the last day of school,5Grace last year(my class last year)had debate classes,everyday we have to debate on a topic.On everyday debate we had,I hardly argued to my opponents or give any ideas to my team members but this year,I spoke out and shared my ideas to my team members.The 'Hatchet' debate fit my learning style by improving our listening skills and oral which makes us more prepared for oral and listening comprehension.At first I do not like Literature as I thought it was hard to learn and all that but it was actually fun as it teaches us new,great words and phrases to use in our composition.The author uses outstanding vocabulary and words to describe how he felt very clearly.
by John Carlo Songcuan

The debate was definetly the most fun part of the day. I had learnt many thing on english literature and the class also talked about the sloshing oil and many more . It has really changed my perception of a debate as I thought it would be very serious and difficult to answer questions but it turned out to be relaxing and the debate ran smoothly.I would agree that english literature is very interesting and i really enjoyed the opportunity to take part in a debate.

This debate had changed my prception of myself by learning to talk more and not to afraid to speak out.I used to think that literature is boring ,but after the debate i felt that literature is actually quite fun as it teaches us a lot of things .It fitted my learning style by teaching us listening and oral.The author uses great vocabulary to make us feel what what happeing

After the recent hatchet debate, it had changed my prception of myself when you feel your answers are not correct, it may just be the correct answer. I had also learnt that alternate answers will be much better, and this also connects to composition. This debate is not only about english literature, it is also practice for our oral and listening comprehension. This debate also connects to science when we talked about the ''sloshing oil'' and kinetic energy. The author showed his feelings that he felt and it was very clear.

~Nicole~

This debate did help boost my confidence in debates from what had happened last year [a debate ended in disaster]. Now I am not afraid anymore of debates. This debate somehow fits my style of doing work, thinking carefully before putting down an answer. However, it did not really change the way I perceive Literature as I have always liked reading Literature books like Animal Farm. The authors use top-notch vocabulary and such discriptions that make you see and feel the picture in your head. Timothy Timuari

The debate was very nice. I like it very much.It has fully change my perception of that the debate was very serious but our class's was fun and relax. It let me could say out why i think and this was fitting my learning style if i was wrong other classmate would let me why i wrong so it was a good lesson.This debate had influenced that the english could be preceive in a such a fun way and now i had started to interested in Literature because it could be written in a such a great vocabular to captivate heart ang mind of reader like it would give us some clue before some things happened so it would let the reader to know what would happened next so the reader would keep read on at last i just wanted to say that the debate was really fantastic and fun i like it very much. yiwen

Different people have different way of seeing things.Sometimes the way otehers see things may be better and make more sense than what i am thinking.No matter how differently someone see thinks,it always have its right point.Unless it is totlly not relevent to the question.Listening to others on what they think isalso important during a debate.It truely did help in my listening skills.It is like an hour of listening comprehension just that it is much more interesting.Engish is like a very horrible subject tome,not to say literature.I had never ever related debating to English.I had never thought it would ever be related but it ended up that it actually relates very well.While I was enjoying the debate,i did not know theat actualluy the words or phrases can be used in compositions.Just a little change to the words and there a very good new and original phrase.The aurthor used words, just words but words with deep meaning.Thinking a little deeper to the meaning of the word, the word has great meaning.
Pauline

.After this debate,I learned to talk more, and felt that I changed from my previous years.

.It fitted my learning style as it helped me to practice oral, and it was fun and interesting. And it helped me to speak up for myself.

.Yes. At first I thought Literature and English was very boring, but after the debate I now think it is very interesting and fun.

.The debate shows us that the authors uses words and phrases that describe his feelings a lot and some of the sentences in the book could make us visualize what is happening during that time of the day.

` Rachel Ngo

The debate was so fun!It had totally change my perception of there were not only one thoughts was correct and there were lots of thoughts that i did not think about and they made perfect senses.Thank you for letting me i was wrong.
It had also influenced the way i perceive English.I did not went any Literature class so i do not know.Last few years,teachers only teach in 'form'way,means took out textbook and teach teach teach then do do do, some times must use different ways of teaching, so we will able to learn more things!Mrs Chien, thank you for thinking out so much fun learning for us, i really enjoyed it.
LiWeiWei

I think I did not do my best in the debate as I did not say what ever is in my mind. But at least i have connected whatever the question was.The debate helped me to understand some of the tricks used during hatchet and let me know what my friends are thinking.After the debate and activities of hatchet,I realised that 'hey,English and Literature are not as boring as what i thought,'i have started to understand that the author of hatchet use these tricks to show instead of tell the
reader.
#LYDIA#:)

I did really enjoy the debate it was like wow so real i hope it may come to television(joking:)-a lot of us speak out and share our thoughts we did also discuss about the answers-after this debate i think all subjects should be taught by playing and at the same time learning this will made the child have more interest in the subject now i like english and composition science which i thought is boring come alive
-i hope we will have more debate It is So Fun!





Kelvin Ruty

This debate allowed me to learn how to stand up for the right and for the wrong. It affected my perception of myself as it told me that others thinking may not be the same as you. However, others thinking can also make a whole lot of sense that i did not thought about.
It fitted my learning stlye as it was fun and interesting. We can learn how to speak up to train for our oral and learn how to make all our ideas into one good phrase. It also helps with the composition writing.
Yes, it has influenced the way i learn English and Literature. I used to think that Literature would be a very boring subject. However, after having Literature classes with Mrs Chien, I realised that Literature could be so exciting! It affected the way i learn as now i know that learning is not only reading and writing on blank pieces of paper. I now know that thinking out of the box and always relating what you now to what you are doing will always come in handy.
It showed us that the author used a variety of adjectives to describe the actions and others. It also used short sentences with strong vocabulary to captivate our heart and mind. It taught me that when we are writing a composition, not making the story boring and having another idea would be the best! Its best to be extraordinary!!
Xinyi(:

-After this debate i think that i can talk,i can talk infront of everybody.I felt that i have changed from when i realise i wasn't like this I felt different a change for the better.
-To practise oral,maybe because i didn't get to practise this way at home or any where else i felt a little nervous that first but after i raised my hand and talk well...it wasn't that bad at all.
-Not really.I think English and Literature is fun in some kind of way,and i have always think that english is interesting~Never ending words,no-matter how old you are how good you are,knowing all the words in the world is something kind of impossible.It is a never stop learning subject.
-The author uses alot of discribing words and always gives us clues on what is happening next and they discribe what the characters are doing,thinking,gives us the idea of the place the surrounding,the look sometimes they write stories with interesting storyline or with jokes and even imagination from the characters-all of this makes a book the best and hard to put down.
~Audrey

1.How did this debate affect my perceptions of myself?
--It somehow showed me that being shy is not going to help me in anything and I realised that almost everyone[including Rae Ann of course] is not shy. Even Rae Ann spoke loudly and everyone was mesmerised by her voice and it was so quiet until a needle that dropped on the floor could be heard.[I am exaggerating a bit]
2.In what ways did the debate fit my learning style?
--It fitted my learning style in a sense that the whole class discussed with each other and told each other they're mistakes or add in to what the previous person said.
3.Has it influenced the way I perceive English and Literature?
--I would say YES for Literature as I never thought that Literature was so much fun but I would say NO for English as I always have loved English and Science.
4.What did the debate show us about the 'tricks' authors use to captivate the heart and mind of the reader?
--The authors use strong words to describe something to make the reader see in his imagination what the author really means for example : "Brian felt his eyes beginning to burn and knew there would be tears." & "Instead his eyes burned and tears came, the seeping tears that burned, but he didn't cry.". The other 'trick' is to use his/her own words that he/she created to form a nice sentence.

Yi Lin*~

Q1)How did this debate affect my perceptions of myself?
A1)This debate taught me everybody can speak up and out with just a little bit of courage. I also felt happy when I answered a question for my group.

Q2)In what ways did the debate fit my learning style?
A2)The debate has fit my learning style that learning, getting more knowledge or prior knowledge and playing can be fun all at the same time.

Q3)Has it influenced the way I perceive English and Literature?
A3)Yes it has. I started not liking English in P5 where Mr Khoo was my teacher, beacause he doesn't teach as well and just gives us worksheets and lots of homework. After this debate, I realise English and Literature is fun!

Q4)What did the debate show us about the 'tricks' authors use to captivate the heart
and mind of the reader?
A4)The authors use very strong vocabulary and shows lots of comparisons which makes use confuse sometimes why do they use them.
Abraham

I was sure that the questions in the debate were very hard and that I will not be able to answer them. I do not usually speak up in class but now I find it much easier to speak up in class and express what I am going to say. It took some courage but it was worth it as the debate was really fun and I really enjoyed it. I hope that there will be more debating going on and I will be happy to answer the questions.

I learnt that I can learn a lot of things in a debate if I really listened to all my classmates and I will know where I went wrong if the wrong answer is given. I also learnt to depend on myself if I want to speak up and have to guts to make mistakes so I can learn from them.

The debate did not really influenced the way I perceive English and Literature as I had always had fun in both of the languages. I had always wanted to take up Literature when I go to secondary school but I did not know that it could be so fun, especially in debating. I am going to work hard so I can take up Literature and achieve my target.

They use words that are very carefully chosen and combined them with the simple sentences to allow readers to visualize the scene very clearly. The authors also use simple yet 'complicated' sentences to describe their feelings, adventures, etc. Show not tell was very well used and made the ordinary extraordinary with sentences or phrases that leave the reader with a very deep impression.

Si Jia

i don't really have much self-confidence before this debate.but now i know i can speak up for myself.at the start of the debate,i wasn't sure if i wanted to do it.but after awhile,i found it quite fun and interesting.

i learned that sometimes when you speak up for yourself,you can actually learn more than when others speak out for you.and you can even find out more about yourself.so now,i will speak up and ask more questions whenever i'm in doubt.

yes.i had thought that most things that have anything to do with english and literature were boring.but now i know its not true at all.it is actually quite interesting and fun.

the author taught me alot of show not tell...and... he used quite alot of words to discribe his feelings.and he used alot of senses when trying to help us picture how it was really like in the wild.

siqi

The debating was fun!!
I hope we can do the dabating again..
At first I was quite confused,,
but after I saw my friends doing it,
I knew how to do it,,
I want to do better next time!!
Yun Na>_<

In the hit movie Finding Nemo an overprotective clownfish named Marlin searches for his son Nemo.
The true protectors of clownfish in the ocean, however, are not parents but rather prickly, stinging sea anemones that live on reefs.
Clownfish, also called anemone fish, are small - largest (13cm) and are usally devoured by larger fish such as grouper.
For protection, clownfish seek refuge amongst the tentacles of sea anemones which contain harpoon-like stinging capsules used to capture prey and ward off predators.
Clownfish have mucus on their skin that somehow protects them against the sting of their host anemone. As a result, the clownfish are able to stick near their host which is avoided by most other fish in the sea. If you remove the clownfish, large butterfly fishes will eat the anemone.
Butterfly fish are predators of the sea anemone. Clownfish scare off butterflyfish from the anemone. So, the protection of the anemone is part of the mutual relationship.

In addition to scaring off predators, some scientists speculate that clownfish waste may serve as a nutrient for the anemones.

What is the difference between lobster and crayfish?

Lobster
Qualitative
-scavengers
-sometimes eat its exoskeleton for nutrients
-mostly posses unequal size of claw
-quite big in size
-carapace exoskeleton
- antenaee
-blue blood due to the presence of haemocyanin


Quantitative
-10 legs
-two antenaee
-two specialised claws
-two eyes which have multivision
-hard exoskeleton
-have 19 body segments

Adaptations
-live on rocky, sandy, or muddy bottoms from the shoreline to beyond the edge of the continental shelf
-generally live singly in crevices or in burrows under rocks.
-eat fishes ,krills ect
-they moult
Crayfish
-Qualitative
- freshwater crustaceans
-resemble small lobsters
-breathe through feather-like gills found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom
-they strengthen their claws by lifting rocks and other underwater debris
-called spiny lobster

-Quantitative
-10 legs
-two multivision eye
-mostly have identical claws
-have 19 body segment

-Adaptations
-live estimately 3 meters under water level
- mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running, and which have shelter against predators.
-generally eat krills,small fishes
-they moult

Chapter 9, page 84

"I must make a home for the sparks, he thought. A perfect home or they won't stay, they won't make fire."

1. Why does Brian think that the sparks need a home?
2. What does the comment above tell us about the way Brian thinks of the sparks?

Chapter 9, page 83

"He dug into his pockets and found twenty-dollar bill in his wallet. Worthless paper out here."

1. Why did Brian think of his money as 'worthless'?
2. What does this comment show about what he thought the future held for him?

Chapter 8, page 76/77

"Sitting alone in the dark, his leg aching, some mosquitoes finding him again, he started crying. It was all too much, just too much, and he couldn't take it. "

1. What do these sentences tell us about how Brian is feeling?
2. Explain clearly why the situation was 'too much'?

Chapter 8, page 74

"But the smell was alive, alive and full and in the shelter."

1. Explain what made Brian describe the smell as 'alive'?

2.Why did he choose the word the adjective 'full' to tell us about the smell?

Chapter 7, page 69

". . . he picked more and put them in his windbreaker, feeling the mornoing sun on his back and thinking he was rich, rich with food now, just rich . . . "

1. Isn't it strange how Brian describes himself as rich?
Explain clearly why Brian thought he was rich?
2. Have you experienced such a moment when you felt you were ' rich' like Brian? Tell us about it.

Chapter 7, page 66

"He sat back on the bank and fought crying. Then let it come and cried for perhaps three, four minutes. Long tears, self-pity tears, wasted tears."

1. Why did the author use three types of adjectives to describe the tears?
Explain clearly the meaning of each choice of adjective.
2. What is the effect of grouping 3 short phrases about the tears together?

Chapter 6, page 57

"He didn't want to be away from his - he almost thought of it as home - shelter when it came to be dark."

1. Explain clearly why Brian thinks of his shelter as 'home' in this chapter?
2. What does this sentence tell us about his state of mind?

Chapter 5 page 50

"Gradually like sloshing oil, his thoughts settled back and the panic was gone."

1. Why did the author compare his thoughts to 'sloshing oil'?
2. In what way did his thoughts settle back? Explain clearly.

Chapter 5, page 40

"His eyes snapped open, hammered open, and there were things about himself he knew, instantly."

1. Why did the author choose the words 'snapped open'?

2. Why did he continue the sentence by adding the verb 'hammered open'?
Do both phrases have the same meaning? Explain clearly.

Hehe... The crayfish has to moult because it is too big to fit into its old shell. Therefore, when the shell is too big, it splits. However, it does not split anywhere. The crayfish is able to come out of its old shell as it splits open at a weak spot behind the head.
Actually, the weak spot is the part where we always break in order to get the meat of the crayfish! Haha!=)
The crayfish squeezes itself out from behind the head. The head of the crayfish will come out first and it will just pop out! After that, it will slowly move the lower body upwards so that it can come out. It pulls itself out and when it is almost reaching the end, it just comes out totally without hesitation!! And there is the new crayfish!!
Xinyi(:

Do you want to know how a crayfish mould?
Here's the URL : youtube.com/watch?v=mF6NgMBcNCM

Today was one of the most mermorable day in Bukit Timah Primary School. 6GRACE WAS THE CHAMPION OF THE PRIMARY 6 LEVEL AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL.
For the Novelty Event today, a total of 8 pupis from our class participated and we came in last. But it is alright as at 10.30 a.m., we went up to the hall and Mdm Junida was announcing the winners of the Novelty Event. But the most exciting part was who was the best in the level and school. Suddenly, Mrs Chien told us that we will be getting the 'Best in Primary 6' and 'Best in the school" trophy. I was pretty confident that we will get the 'Best in Primary 6' trophy but I was puzzled about the 'Best in the school' trophy as other classes like 4Faith and 5Hope got a couple of gold medals too. So I was telling Mrs Chien that maybe the trophy do not belong to us. I forgot about the winners of Primary 3 but true enough, 4Faith won the best in the level and 5Hope also won the trophy. Then it was the Primary 6's turn. As Mdm Junida asked "Who do you think will be the champion of Primary 6?" Then our class went crazy shouting "6Grace!" So Mdm Junida announced that it was really 6Grace. At that time, we went "6Grace!6Grace!" and Audrey went up to collect the prize. Then later was the trophy for the best in the school and Mdm Junida said it was 6 Grace. At that time, I was shocked as I thought 5 Hope would win the trophy but I still continued cheering for 6Grace as Yun Na went up the stage to collect the prize. Later the class that won the prize would stay back, so we stayed back for a while before taking a class picture with the 2 trophies. Carlo was holding the 'Best in the school' trophy and raising it up high.

After that, we went back to class. Mrs Chien said she wanted to give us 2 words so she drew a heart and wrote the word SUPPORT. She said that we won the trophies because other people give in their skills but we gave in our heart. Then she said that if other classes cheered that loud, it was okay because at Primary 4, you do not need to be cool and when it comes to Primary 5, we will hardly open our mouth and cheer and at Primary 6 , everyone will not be cheering as they want to look cool. Then Mrs Chien said our class was ugly as we were cheering. I mean ugly in a good sense like we were cheering like mad and that encourages our promising athletes to get the medals.

I AM SURE THAT 6GRACE PUPILS INCLUDING ME ENJOYED THE PROCESS ALTHOUGH SOME OF OUR RUNNERS DID NOT GET A MEDAL

Today was a really fun and exciting day for us as it was the Annual Sports Meet. Please do not blame me if I miss out anything that was important.


It started off with the school singing the national anthem, pledge and the school song. Then later when Mrs Chien told us that one of the guest of honor was Audrey's father and wanted us to shout loudly when the school's principal announced his name, we were very excited. So when the school's principal announced his name, the whole class was shouting like we were all crazy. Thus, many people infront of us were staring at us but we were not even a bit embarrassed. As it was very hot, many of us used umbrellas to cover themselves, while some even put sunblock.


The 1st race was the 100M p3 girls, followed by p3 boys, p4 girls, p4 boys, p5 girls. When it came to the p5 boys, the boys(includes Remus, Juan Pang and me) infront were very excited as one of the school's fastest sprinter were down there racing and his name was Paul KJ. He was in the crouch start position and all of the boys were very excited and once the race started, we were shouting like mad. "Paul! Paul! AHH! Paul!" we shouted. Zoom! He was the 1st and kept a distance about 10 metres from the 2nd placed runner.


Now, it is the P6 turn and I think we did very well. Si Jia was in the 100m P6 girls and Carlo was in the 100m P6 boys. First came the 100m P6 girls race, and Mrs Chien and I told the class to shout in a manner. So, when the horn blasted and we went " Si Jia! Si Jia! Si Jia! Si Jia!..." IN the end, Si Jia was 2nd and the class did she did a very well job as she got a silver medal. Later, it was Carlo's turn. He was being put up with many great runners like Kim Do Hyun and Glenn. Everyone thought Glenn and Kim Do Hyun could win but we was wrong. We all shouted "AHHHH! Carlo ! Carlo!" and Carlo was very close to the Glenn and Kim Do Hyun who were the 2nd and 3rd runner respectively. Carlo was actually 2nd when about 5m away from the finishing line but Carlo was smart, he put his right foot forward and touched the line first. Actually, the class thought Carlo was 2nd as we were sitted quite high so we could not see very clearly. Then, the teacher, Mdm Junida was announcing the results of the 100m sprint. When it came to p5 boys, Paul won the gold medal. Then it came to the p6 girls 100m, Si Jia was in second position, then we went" YAY! AHH! YAY!" All of us were over the moon as our class got a silver medal. Then it was Carlo's turn, because we all thought that Carlo was 2nd, we are shocked when Mdn Junida said "John Carlo, 6Grace". We were so happy and we went crazy shouting "Carlo" all the time. And when the two promising athletes went to their seat, Mrs Chien shook their hand and we were shouting their name for many times and of course, congratulating them.


Soon, a announcement came "P5 and P6 teachers, please select 2 representatives to collect the NEWater. Mrs Chien asked Remus and I to go down and collect the water. Then we found out that one carton had 12 bottles but our class had 39 pupils. So we were puzzled for a while then I thought "I take 2 cartons and Remus take 1 carton as some people may not want the NEWater." So I took 2 cartons and went up. Sure enough, some people did not want to drink as they thought that NEWater was recycled water and though it was disgusting but in the end, I still went down to talk 1 more as we were afraid that it was not enough for the class as it had to last for the entire day. We were celebrating with Carlo in the hot sun and we were almost getting burnt as the Sun is really very warm. So most of us went to the toilet to pour water on our bodies as Mrs Chien did not want to dirty the place. By then, my voice was very soft as I shouted my lungs out when we were cheering. The next event was the p3 girls 2 x 100m sprint, followed by 2 x 100m p3 boys, p4 girls and p4 boys. But when it came to P5 the whole event changed as now it was the 2 x 200m sprint because we are in the higher primary. Then Ms Tay came and strike a deal with 6Grace, she said that we will cheer for them and we must cheer for 5Charity. I think Ms Tay approached us because we were cheering the loudest. So it was Primary 5 2 x 200m but we must not forget that we have to cheer for 5 Charity so we went shouting '5Charity' and I think Ms Tay was glad. So it was Primary 5 boys, as each people could only take part in 1 event so we did not manage to see Paul running but never mind. Then it was the Primary 6 girls 2 x 200m and Primary 6 boys 2 x 200m sprint. The girls who were running in 6 Grace were Soh Li Ping and Yi Lin and the boys were Remus and Juan Pang. So the girls raced first, I am not very sure who started first so I cannot say the name as I may be wrong. I will just say that one of the girl ran and passed the baton to the other girl and they finished 4th. As I know the 1st runners, I shall say their name. They were Lee You and En Yi I think it is quite a achievement although they did not get a medal BUT the points system was from 1st to 7th so it is alright as we got some points. Later it was Remus' turn, I am pretty confident that Remus started first but he was in the lead but he had to travel more distance as he was in the outer track. So the horn blasted and Remus was sprinting very fast, but one of my friends from the other class was overtaking Remus and was sprinting even faster and finally overtook Remus when it was at the 100m mark. But what really angered me was that I saw Remus slowing down at the 100m mark and 2 runners overtook him. But Remus was still fast and he did not let the rest overtook him. So when he passed the baton to Juan Pang, Juan Pang was already 4th BUT he had to overcome a greater distance as he was in the outer lane, so when the turn was over, he was the last BUT he ran very fast and overtook the last runner and was very happy to be 5th. Although I was really angry, I still cheered for them and was very happy with their performance. But I laughed during the race, do you want to know why? Because earlier on, I told you that Douglas, the guy from the other class was leading and the person he passed the baton was very fast. So that guy, Chia Chih was leading by about 10m so he stopped before the finishing line and jumped over it. It was a very funny scence.


As the Sun was really too hot, the class moved behind to a shady place. There, another teacher called Mrs Wee wanted to make another deal with Mrs Chien as our cheering was really too good. But her class was a Primary 5 class and we already have a deal with Ms Tay so in the end, we shaked the bottles containing green beans and we did not shout anything, thus, we were cheering for 5Charity and 5 Grace.
Although this time, none of our runners was at the prize presentation, there were 1 of our classmate and he is YI WEN and Shanice.The day before the Annual Sports Meet, the students participated in the field events, namely Shotput and Javelin. Yi Wen came in 1st for the Shotput event and Shanice came in 3rd we were all cheering for them when he recieved the gold medal. Then our best run came, the 4 x 100m sprint. Our class is professional at this event as those runners were all very good and fast runners although what they achieved was beyond of our expectations. The p6 girls 4 x 100m of 6Grace came in GOLD and we were cheering for them throughout the race. There came the 4 x 100m sprint p6 boys, as we were sitting too far behind, we went down and cheered for them. But I went to the ground floor as I wanted to get Chen Zung the last runner of our team to finish the race, getting a medal on the way. So the race started and the class above was cheering with their last might. When the baton was passed to Chen Zung, I ran beside him, outside the track while he was running. I shouted "CHEN ZUNG! CHEN ZUNG! FASTER!" I ran beside him till the finishing line and he came in 1st. I was so happy and delighted and I ran forward to congraluate him.

This was the most exciting event. And that is 'Teachers and Parents Novelty Event' and Mrs Chien was participating. So I told the whole class to go down and we cheered for Mrs Chien when she was doing the basketball dribbling and solving the puzzle. The teachers got 1st prize and the students shouted with all their might. Mrs Chien told us that the plaque she got was her first medal and we were all very happy for her.I forgot to tell you that Li Wei Wei got gold for javelin, so sorry about that. So we were all very happy and was dismissed and the bus brought us back to school.

I THINK TODAY WAS A VERY FUN AND EXCITING DAY AND I HOPE TO HAVE MORE SUCH EVENTS

If i am on a deserted island for one month, I would bring the following five items:

1) First Aid Kit
Reason: In case i got injured, I would need something to cover my wound.

2) Water Bottle
Reason: We cannot drink seawater and dew water is too little for a person. (I think)

3) Knife
Reason: I can use it to collect woods by cutting down trees and making fire AND making a spear to catch fish.

4) A Toy OR A Robot
Reason: To prevent myself from dying from boredom.

5) Sleeping Bag
Reason: I would not like to sleep on the sand or on the filty grass.

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Ben Wu Shao Hua (38)

If i am in a deserted island, i would bring.....

1. first aid kit

i will not able to know if there is hospital ,houses or a place where i could stay when i am injured .So it will be better if i bring my first aid kid and i can use it any time when i am injured .

2. a sleeping bag

if i am cold, especially in night, i can snug in to my sleeping bag and sleep peacefully through the night.Instead of shivering ....through the night .

3.matchstick/lighter/things that can make fire

if i am cold, i can build fire, to warm myself .I might also want to leave the place so if i see a passing helicopter/plane ....passing i might want to build a very large fire to tell people that i am here!!!

4.bottles(with lots and lots of water!!!)maybe a kettle

i would never want to drink seawater!!!!I would drink up all the water from the bottles i bring.After i finish ,i would like to use my lighter(things that produce heat)to heat up the seawater. than i will get fresh water!

5.book

oh ! also not to forget about a book! Your favourite book or other things that keep u away from boredom !!!If you are the only person at the island, you sure will feel bored

sorry that i wrote to much [if] ha ha

If i am spending one month alone on a deserted island i would bring :



1)First aid

Bring First aid could help me if l am injured because the island has no hospital or doctor to help me bandage my wound at all


2) A lighter
At the deserted island i can use the lighter to keep myself warn by making fire with the woods

3) A windbreaker

the windbreaker could help me to keep out of the wind (also help to keep warm)

4) several bottles of water and kettle

I could boil the water from the river and pour it into my bottle thus when i go to find food i do not need to worry about the water as i will carry it along

5) tent

the tent could help me by preventing animals from attacking me or harm me.

hansheng

i would bring swiss army knife ,lots of water,lighter,aid kit,lots of canned food,and i think im ready for any challenges in life.... i chose it as they are the things most important in an adventure.last time someone thought me that these things are important for survival,i would bring swiss army knifes for protection water to lack my thirst,lighter to guide me at night,aid kit to heal my injuries and canned food to eat.thats all i think it could last me for long enough in a desserted island.maybe a few moths... haha:)



Kelvin Ruty (6 Grace)

(1) You are alone in a deserted island.Prepare a survival kit. You can only bring 5 items.
The first thing i would bring is the kettle.That's because i could take the sea water ,put it inside the kettle,collect some wood and find two stones , rub it against each other, wait four it to boil and there it is, a warm and fresh water .The fact that when you bring a big bottle filled water, it would used up for a couple of day only! (it may be a very hot weather there .) The next thing is a tent ,(a water proof one!) Well, you need shelter of course, from the rain & the hot sun!The other thing is a swiss army knife,large & expensive . In it,there is a knife that you could slice and open a coconut.A fork & to eat it,in the swiss army knifemay come in handy in eating.Then ofcourse you would need extra clothes! Even tough you are alone i stil prefer to wear something on.The last, sleeping bag. Well definately! Or else you would be sleeping on the hard ground with the thin tent material!


Yan Ting :)

if i were left alone and had to spend one month on a deserted island,i would prepare...

1)A big bottle of water and some empty bottles.The bottle of water would last me for a while until i find a lake or river to fill up my other bottles.

2)A small pot to cook my food and boil the water i got from the rivers or lakes to make sure it is safe to drink.

3)A torchlight and some spare batteries.In the wild,the only light source are the sun and the moon.But at night,the sun would be down and the moon light will be very dim.If the moon is blocked out,there will not be light to help me find my way.

4)A few boxes of match sticks to start a fire to cook my food.And in the wild,it is very cold at night.I would need a camp fire to keep me warm.

5)A windbreaker or a raincoat.In the wild,the nights can be very chilly.Even in the afternoon,if it rains,it will be cold too.So i need a windbreaker to keep me from getting a chill and to shelter me from the rain if the shelter i have is not enough to keep the rain out.

6)A pocket knife.In case i was attack by any wild animals,i have a weapon to protect myself with.And maybe to cut up some edible fruits i might find in the wild.

7)A first-aid kit.If i were to get injured,i can bandage the wound so it will not be infected,it will heal faster and i can keep it from getting scratched by any sharp objects again.

tan siqi

I would bring water, food, a first aid kit, a lighter and a jacket. I need water and food so that I can survive. I need the First Aid Kit in case I get hurt, I can bandage my wounds.I can use the lighter to cook my food and I can use the jacket in case it becomes very cold at night.

Rae Ann

THE THING I WOULD BRING IS
1)Materials to make a bow and arrows
Reason: IF there is no lake or pond, there would not be any fishes but there is surely land or
flying animals that i can catch to eat.
2)A lighter
Reason:When night falls, i would need a light source and heat too provide me with warmth
3)A knife
Reason:I would need to cut down wood to make aa fire bigger and cut food(If needed).
4)First-Aid
Reason:If i am injurd i would be able to use the itmes first-Aid
5)A tent
Reason:So that i would be able to sleep in peace whithout needing to be attacked by animals
DONE BY:Lim Zhi Xiang

The 5 Items Are:-
1. A lighter
2. A BIG bottle of water
3. A portable knife
4. A torch light
5. A few books (if my bag is not heavy)

A lighter is useful as it can make fire that can not only cook fish but
can also attract people to rescue me.

It is needed in life as it is essential to me and without it,I can not only
survive that long and also I will get dehydrated.

A knife is useful to cut the branches that block my way to find food.

A torch light is use for finding the way when it is dark,to keep the wild
animals away from me and it is also a good companion.

A few books is the best for me when i'm bored on the deserted island and
I can not only waste time but make full use of my free time with pleasure.

~syafiqah~

The five things i would bring is:
First Aid Kit
A tent with a few blankets or sleeping bag
A solar powered torchlight (if there is one)
A fishing kit (rod, baits,etc.....)
As much water as i can bring with me

I would bring the first aid kit because if i get injured and get a wound, there areb some stuff in the first aid kit to prevent the wound from getting infected and allow it to heal faster.

The tent is for sleeping in it and the blankets are for keeping me warm from the cold temperature at night while I am sleeping.

The torch light is used at night when there is hardly any light to see the surroundings and it makes it easier to move around when its pitch dark. And if there is a solar power torchlight I can recharge it during the day.

I would bring the fishing kit because I can fish for food so i do not bring so much food and to make fir i bet there is some dried and hard things to start a fire so i can cook the fishes and I won't have to eat it raw which tastes wierd.

I would bring alot of mineral water as when I am on a island the water around it is salt water and if i drink salt water, I would die faster so i need plenty of plain or mineral water.

Darren

If i am going to spend a month on a deserted island, the five items i would bring is......
1)My handphone.I will be able to communicate with my family, friends or other people.I will also be able to call for help when i meet dangers.

2)Foods and water.Food and water is important for all living things and it will prevent me from getting hungry.I will have to make sure that the amount of food i bring will be able to last me for the whole month because i might not be able to find any source of food or water there.Tibits are light and convient,i will surely bring that.

3)A torchlight.A torchlight is necessary, it will come in handy when it is dark or at night.It will help me look at things carefully.

4)A tent and sleeping bag.Whenever it is raining,i will get into the tent to avoid the rain.During the night ,the temperature will be freezing the sleeping bag will act as an blanket to prevent me from freezing.

1. 5)First Aid Kit.A First Aid Kit is necessary as it will come in handy whenever i am injured.
2. from juan pang

What will I bring?
Mmm.... Maybe
1. torchlight
2. a small first aid bag
3. a tent
4.many bottles of mineral water
5. my camera
Why?
All the things that I bring are very important stuff. Like when it is in the night I will need a torchlight as the place that I am going is a deserted place. If I don't bring it, I will be playing blind mice in he place. A small first aid bag, well I am a person who love plasters so just a small cut I will need a plaster. But anyway carrying a first aid bag is safe, so if i am sick or I fell the first aid box will come in handy. Now the most important of all are the tent and 8 bottles of mineral water. Without a tent where am I going to sleep don't tell me in the bag where I put all my clothes? Everyone knows that without water we are not able to survive as we would be thirst to death! Lastly my camera, actually bringing the camera is not really important. But to me it is, the subject science to me is a horrific subject so in this trip would be able to take pictures of different types of plants maybe poisonous one, a leave that looked like an animal etc then bring it home and check he internet. So in this trip i may be able to brush up my subject.(interacting with things around us) :) ;)

If i could only bring 5 items i would bring ...

1) A First Aid Kit

2) Matches

3) Swiss Army Knife

4) A Huge Water bottle

5) A Tent

Why would i bring those items? well the first aid kit is just in case i get injured, with it i can clean my wounds and prevent it from getting infected. Matches so i can make a fire to cook food on and to give me light. Swiss Army Knife,to cut stuff with and many others things as it is a multipurpose tool. Huge Water bottle,so that i do not get dehydrated. And lastly a tent, to sleep in and protect myself from the weather.

Erika

What i would bring :
1) a first aid kit
2) lighter
3) sleeping bag
4) knife
5) lots and lots of water

Why :
I would bring a first aid kit just incase i get injured and infected, a lighter is to heat things up when i am cold and it would also provide me with light when it is dark, a sleeping bag for me to sleep on because i dont get used to sleeping on a hard surface without any blanket covering me and i do not want to get dirty, knife is for my protection and defense if there is anyone trying to hurt me and it is also useful for me to cut or slice somthing, water is to quench my thirst if i am thirsty or exhausted.

Sally Yap

I would bring a knife, a compass, a first aid kit, a jacket and a lighter. I would bring a knife to kill animals for food, cut the stems of a plant for water and protect myself from predators. I would bring a compass so that I can find my way and know which direction I am going, if I get lost. I would bring a first aid kit because if I get injured, I can bandage myself so it can heal faster. I would bring a jacket to cover myself and keep myself warm at night, so when I sleep, I will not catch flu so easily. I would bring a lighter to cook the animals I killed, use it as torchlight to find my way in the dark and build a fire to keep myself warm.

lydia ng

Q1- 5 items that i need...

1. Lighter
2. Cooking pot
3.Clothes
4.Tissue box(200 sheets)
5.Swiss knife

1.Lighter-I don't think in the middle of the night when there's no light there would be a street lamp provided in a deserted island for me so this is when the lighter is a great hero,not only to see but also keep me warm when the temperature is really low.
2.Cooking pot-I choose not to bring water bottles along with me because imagine the weight of all of the bottles of water that i have to carry.I would prefer to get some water from the lakes or the beach and boil it,and if i am lucky enough to make a fishing rod and fish,i can use it to cook the fish.
3.Clothes-This is something i would never forget if i am leaving my country,to keep myself warm.Change if i stink.(Don't laugh,not funny)
4.Tissue box-For me,i think tissue is really quite important and for hygine purposes its a big thing.
5.Swiss Knife-Somehow,to protect myself and to use it to cut fruits and maybe fishes.
-These is all i need to bring if something like this would happen to me and if you ask me what would i do to spent the rest of the time,i guess explore!(and hope i am lucky enough to survive.)~Audrey Lee

If i only can bring 5 items , they are:-
1)Swiss army knife
2)2 gallons of water
3)First Aid Kit(include seawater desalting kit)
4)fishing kit
5)A packet of hard bread

The swiss army knife is for multipurpose use such as cutting fruits , vegetables and meat . 2 gallons of water for drinking , fishing kit for fishing for fish if there is nearby waters , seawater desalting kit for desalting seawater and first aid kit for nursing wounds . last but not least , A packet of hard bread which is high in calories to survive for a few days.

i were bring a knife, a lighter ,a cooking pot,sleeping bag and first-aid kid. i bring a knife as i can defend myself from wild animals,a lighter can be useful as i can use it to cook my food and i can also use it to burn wood to keep my body warm during a cold day ,a cooking pot can be used to boil the water i collected in this island and for cooking food,a sleeping bag as i can sleep comfortably in the place and a first-aid kid as when i feel sick and get injured i can use it to cure my wounds or my sickness. from jiade

Q2.
I expect many people in the world to have secrets,like me. I kept it for a year(very long) Ummm...what effects are there? When people ask me about it,i have to say i don't want to tell them and it's not a very nice thing to do. So, that's the effect.
Yi Rui

The 5 things I would bring..
1)A huge water bottle. (with water inside of course!)
2)Few pieces of bread.
3)A matchbox.
4)Paper.
5)First-aid Kit.

Explanation~
1)Water is one of the most important daily needs. If there is no water, I reckon nobody can survive unless there is no such thing as water in this world.
2)Bread is the only thing that can make me full, even a little piece.(I'm speaking the truth.)
3)When night falls, I can light up a matchstick and see what is going on around me and I can also get warmth so I would not freeze to death.
4)I can burn paper instead of wood to help and save the trees!(I don't know if this can be counted or not.)
5)I can bandage my wounds if i get injured.

If i was to pack my own survival kit,this is what i will pack:

• My jacket
• A box of matches
• Food(biscuits...)
• First aid kit
• Mosquito repellent

My jacket to prevent me from getting cold as the forest is really cold at night. A box of matches so that i get warmth and light. It is also good for scaring out animals that might hurt me and steal my food. Food is, of course, essential for survival so if i am injured and cannot hunt for food (animals),those biscuits can be used as backup. First aid kit to bandage my wounds if i am injured by something. Mosquito repellent because i truly hate those mozzies.

Yi Rui

If i have to spend a month alone on a desserted island, i would like to bring a kife or an axe, a compass, alot of matchsticks, a very big tent and if can, i also like to bring a laptop with internet too!
When i reached the island i will start to make the tent inorder to sleep, after making the tent i will take the compass to see where was my location. In the island there surely have animals and plants, and now the knife or the axe have its function, it was to kill the animals to get food and there was some plants if you cut some part of it, it will have water came out and the knife or the axe can use to protect myself.When some animals were killde by me i will bring them to the location where i live and use the matchsticks to roast the animals to eat.Finally, when the night time came i will use the laptop to play or chat. I think repeat the following things for a month i will not hungry, thirsty or bord.
Li WeiWei

If i were to spend a month alone on a desserted island,i would bring
1. i would bring matchsticks(probably 2 boxes)
2. i would bring can food(1 carton)
3.cling wrap(1 roll)
4. blanket(as much cloth as possible;as thick as possible)
5. first-aid kit
i bring match sticks to make fire and as light for me to see in the dark.Blanket as in the desert, in the night it would be very cold and cloth just in case i need it for other purposes.First-aid kit in case i get injured.cling wrap for me to 'clean' the water.And the sissors in the First-aid kit would be also very useful.i ill not bring handphones, laptops etc. as i do not think there will be any signal there.
If Doremon exist, i would jusst have to bring it there!
Pauline

I will bring a matchbox with matchsticks in it so I can build a fire to keep myself warm at night and cook my food if needed.

I will bring a first aid kit so when I am injured, I can use the items inside the kit to cover my wound and heal them slowly.

I will bring a torchlight with spare batteries so I can find my way at night if I want to go out as it is the only resource of light.

I will bring some big bottles of water along with me or a pot with me because water is the most important source to survive as for the pot, I can cook the water on the fire if I do not want to bring the bottles after I refilled them if there is a water source nearby the island.

I will bring some food that can last for a long time so I will not die of hunger and will not run out of supplies so fast as food is the second most important source of survival.

Si Jia

If I were to be left alone and to spend one month alone on an deserted island, I would prepare...
1) A big bottle of water. Water is the essential needs of living things. Even if without food, water can still allow us to survive. In the wild, it is better to have clean water to drink than having to drink lake or river water. Water is a precious resource, therefore, it has to treasured and it will always be needed.
2) A torchlight and some spare batteries. In the wild, the only resorce of light at night would be from the moon. But it is very dim and I would not beable to see things clearly. With the torchlight, I would beable to see clearly and not be afraid of any creatures in the wild. The spare batteries will come in handy when the torch runs out of energy and i can change the batteries.
3) A box of matchsticks. It would be very cold in the wild at night
Without the heat from the Sun to keep me warm and cosy, at night I would be freezing. Therefore, I would need the matchsticks to help make a camp fire to keep me warm.
4) A windbreaker or jacket. During the night, the wind could be strong and even with the camp fire to keep me warm, it would still be cold as the fire might be put out. It is also to prevent myself from getting a chill as it might rain at times and the shelter I have might not beable to shelter me.
5) A first-aid kit. In order to prevent the injuries that I have, the first-aid kit would help to stop the infection and help make the injuries recover faster. The first-aid kit can also help with some of the things needed for survival skills.
Wu XinYi:)

I choose (Q1)
The five things i will choose to bring:
1.Food so i will not starve to death and part of our daily needs.
2. Water as it is the most important thing for us among our daily needs as it is needed for us to survive and i do not want to die of dehydration.
3. A matchbox so that i will be able to light it up when it is dark and for fire.
4. Paper so it will replace the branch for the fire place as it is lighter.
5. I will lastly bring a first aid kit because if i am injured, i can apply medicine from the first aid kit.
I will not be bringing a map or a compass as it is not needed because i am to spend one month and not to be desserted there.
nicole

If I was to spend one month alone on a deserted island,
1) i will bring water as it is the most most important thing to keep me alive.
2) I will bring a compass as i need to knoe where is which direction so that i will not be lost.
3) i will bring matchbox so that i can make a fire and keep myself warm.
4) i will bring a first aid kit as i need it when i get injured..
5) i will bring a torch light as it will be quite dark at night and i can use it to look for my way out if i am lost.
Yiu Chen Zung

If i were to spend one month alone on a deserted island, i will pack my handphone in case i get lost on the deserted island so i can call my family or police. Next i will bring 2 big bottles of water so i can drink on the island instead of dying of thirst , i will also bring alot of food so i will not starve to death and the next item i will bring is 2 boxes of matchsticks so i can make a fire to keep myself warm and next i will bring a jacket in case i get cold.
Rachel Ngo S.H.

If i were to spend a month on a deserted island alone, i would bring these 5 items:
1) My handphone. I can communicate with my family with my handphone. I also need to bring extra phone batteries to last for a month as there would not be any socket to charge my handphone even if i were to bring my charger.
2)A torchlight.When it is night time or when the sky gets dark, the torchlight would come in handy. I would also need to bring tons of batteries for the torchlight as the torchlight would definitely run out of battery.
3)Some food and drinks enough to last 4 a month. when i am hungry or thirsty, i would be able to eat and drink to keep my tummy full so that i would not starve to death or get dehydrated and die^_^.
4)I may also bring a laptop to chat with my family if i don't want to use my handphone and chat. I must bring loooots of extra batteries and a portable broadband as there will not be any internet connection there. I may also play games on my laptop if i am not tired and can't get to sleep.
5)A first-aid kit and daily neccessities. If i had forgotten to bring my torchlight with me during the time when i am exploring the island, i may get injured. That is when the first-aid kit will come in handy.

Remus See

If I were to spent one month on a deserted island alone, I'll bring compass to locate the direction as I can get lost. The second item that I'm going to bring is a magnifying glass as I can use it for making fire.Thirdly, I'll bring a mirror as if there is any aeroplane going I'll use my mirror to get a attention from the pilot so that they will send some people to save me.Fourthly, camel. I'll get exhausted if I keep on walking and I do not need to waste energy too much walking so, I need a camel. Lastly, I'll bring the water. Water is most important of all the items as I do not need to die because of the thirst. Anyway I know that I'll never never go to the dessert, but if I go there, I'm sure that I'll survive.
By: Jin Yun Na (4)

i would bring lots of water to prevent my from dying of thirst, food, to prevent me from dying of hunger, handphone and a few hanphone batteries and finally, two box of matchsticks.
i would bring my handphone because if i am in danger or lost, i can contact the police or my family members to come and rescue me. i would also bring some handphone batteries bacause it might run out of batteres. i chose matchsticks instead of torchlight because matchsticks can cook food and give heat at night so i would not be cold. i can use my handphone as torchlight too.zoen.

If I were to spent one month on a deserted island alone, I would have to bring a waterbottle. If there are no lakes, streams, or pools of water, and if the island has no seasonal supply of water, the only way to obtain water is by taking it from trees or any kind of NON-POISON plants...obviously. Coconuts are a good example, there is juice inside them, and it is very nutritious, and refreshing, Yum. By the way, deserted islands are usually uninhabited, but there are a good lot of plants and NEVER let a coconut drop on your head, obviously... The second item I need to bring are signal lights and flares or anything to make people spot you when they come to rescue you. The third item is a knife, it will help you in cutting or whatever, basically in survival there are quite a couple of things you are are not strong enough to do. The fourth item is a first-aid kit, you WILL get injured. The last item is an inflatable rubber dingy. Escape from a deserted island is your number one priority. You also need oars. Deserted islands are in tropical oceans which have lots of busy shipping lanes, hopefully a ship will spot you so you need the flares. For food you need to do what you must to survive. Tidbits or any kind of food will not last for a week without proper storage. If you want to save the lives of the food animals ( what have they done to deserve to get eaten, poor animals ) , fruit and edible plants are the best substitution. PS. If you bring a mobile phone, there will be no transmission. Besides, you have no need for electronics, they will not last. PSS. Courtesy of Man vs Wild for the information. Timothy Timuari.

If I were to spend 1 month in the desert, I would bring my handphone. Well, if I am in danger, at least I can call the police or my family to save me. Also it provides very little light but a handphone only can last for like 10 hours so I would try to bring as many newly recharged handphone batteries in order to last enough for 1month and also if I am bored, I can play games, take a picture with my camel and etc but that will waste a lot of battery.

Secondly, I would bring a torchlight (one of the most important thing if you are going for a camp trip). When it is dark, it will be very frightening because it is in the desert. And when night comes, it is going to be very dark with no light so we need a lot of batteries to be sufficent enough for 1 month.

I would bring my precious water and food. Because when there is not food, you will die over there. And it's not worth to die because of a camping trip so it's best to bring tidbits and bottles of water as they are light enough to carry.

I would bring my suntan lotion and daily necessties because the desert is really really hot and I do not want to be black in colour when I go back home, looking like a black -american as I'm a Singaporean. So that's a must.

Lastly, I would bring my laptop and not a sleeping bag because i like sleeping in sandy places. I remember in a soccer game, I was like lying down in the mud and I do not feel disgusted. So I think my body is able to adapt to dirt or being dirty. I can play my laptop and chat with my family and friends even though I am in the desert. Wait ! I must also bring 20 laptop batteries and a broadband because int he desert, there is no internet connection and it is impossible to chat with my friends and family.

Q1) If i were to spend one month on a dessert, i would definately pack my hand phone just in case if something happens i could contact my parent or my relatives.The second item that i am going to pack is lots and lots of water(although it may be impossible to do that)because if i where trap inside a dessert for one month i would need alot of water to keep me alive and maybe i would also bring some food which will at least last me for thirdty-one days(but will not count that as the third item). The third item that i will bring is a sleeping bag,i am a girl, i prefer sleeping on a sleeping bag then on the sandy and drity floor. The fourth item that i would bring will be a torch with lots of batteries,because think i will afirad of the dark when no one is with me. The fifth item that i am going to bring is my family photo because to be away with my family for eleven days is bad enough, so i will definately miss my parents and my family, therefore i will bring my family photo to remind me of my family.And that is all the things that i would bring if i were to spend one month in the dessert, but of course i would not want to spent one month in the dessert.
Ruyan

hi everyone,having a teacher
like Mrs Chien is like heaven.

Must use Proper Language . No shortcut!
First of all, I must thank the whole class 6 GRACE for making Term 1 a enjoyable term for me!
I know! I know! This school holidays must study, cannot play computer from day to night. OK, I get it...
Holidays is going to be very boring because there is no school, no friends and no 6Grace.:D
HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE A GREAT AND FUN HOLIDAYS!
(but always remember, do not play the whole day)

HI my junior, and mrs chien!!!
how are you?? i hope you guys working hard on plse^^
Juz a few tips to get good mark for psle- just follow wat mrs Chien says. it is really important for your life.

(to Mrs Chien)
sorry for not visiting the school :) but i will try visit when a happy event like fun day if Im free. now Im enjoying my school and something cool- i got into best class in the school^^ class average is like 246.

to all- enjoy 2009 and good luck for PSLE!!

Are clouds transparent or are they white?

Hi everybody, i would like to share a website with you about ferns.
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/garden/index.html
Check it out! I think it will be nice.
ben

This is the lime plant we took at the school's garden.

This plant grows from a seed.During this stage germination takes place.During germination the seed needs water,warmth and air.After germinaton the stem begins to develop and evantually green leaves will start appearing.After that branches will start to grow from the side of the plant,and leaves will start to grow,flowers will also start to grow after a certain stage.When the flower is fertilised it will grow into a lime and this is the cycle of a lime plant.

Done by,Darren Wong,Lim Zhi Xiang,Lydia Ng and Ang Rae Ann