Dangerous Decibels Facts

How to avoid hearing loss.

1. Move away from the noise
2. cover your ears with ear muffs around loud noises
3. Have volume on devices at 60% or lower
4. Use headphones not earplugs
5. once you lose your hearing it wont come back

Here are some animals that can repair their hearing.

1. Frogs
2. Fish
3. Birds
4. Mice

Here are some fact about hearing.

1. The hairs in your ears are cilia
2. The cilia are like pipe cleaners they don't stand back up naturally.
3. Going to a heavy metal concert will make you instantly loose you hearing.
4. There is a surgery you can get to make your ears look like elves ears.
5. There is a surgery some people can get so it looks like they have ears if they didn't in the first place.

5 original similes

As tired as a marathon runner.

As quick witted as macgyver.

As frightened as a 5 year-old in a zombie apocalypse.

Gently like I was holding a baby rabbit.

Grey like the wolves of Alaska.

5 original similes

As sharp as James Bond in a deep black tuxedo.

As shiny as a silver plate glistening in the sun.

As relaxed as Garfield on a lazy-boy couch eating lasagne on a cool sunday morning.

Intricate like a Rolex Watch being created in the factory.

Burning like the barrel fires of homeless people in New York.

Zodiac

Read the Zodiac Story

Answer these questions

Number the animals in order

1st rat √

2nd ox √

3rd tiger √

4th rabbit √

5th dragon √

6th snake √

7th horse √

8th goat √

9th monkey √

10th rooster √

11th dog √

12th pig √

Which animal is not in the zodiac?

Cat √

Why is this animal not in the zodiac?

Because the cat drowned √

Why was the emperor surprised about the animal which came in 5th place?

Because he thought that the swift dragon would get there fast but he didn't because he helped the rabbit and some villagers. √

Cameron Clapp

Q. How old is Cameron Clapp ?

A. 28

Q. When did Cameron loose 3 of his limbs ?

A. September 15, 2001

Q. How did Cameron loose his limbs ?

A. He was hit by a train.

Q. How many variants of limbs does Cameron have ?

A. He has 3. One each for walking, running & swimming

Q. What film did Cameron feature in ?

A .2008 feature film Stop-Loss.

Q. What does Cameron do with some of his time ?

A. He gives motivational talks to soldiers who have lost limbs.

Q. How much does each prosthetic limb cost ?

A. $40,000 each.

Q. What kind of legs does Cameron have ?

A. Prosthetic.

Q. What limbs did Cameron loose

A. His right arm and both legs.

Q. What did Cameron say in one of his speeches ?

A.  "I left the wheelchair five months after the accident and I don’t want to have to use it again."

Find and watch a recent video of Cameron. Embed the video.

Maths week: Day 5

The 20 Dollar Question.
One of these knots is not a knot.
Which knot is it ?
(a) Red
(b) Blue √
(c) Green

The 20 Dollar Question.

Two of these knots are not knots.

Which two are they?

(a) Red and blue.  x

(b) Blue and green.

(c) Red and green. 

The 40 Dollar Question. 

This very famous clock is in

the St Pancras Railway

Station in London.

Lots of movies have this

clock in them.

What time is it ?

(a) 11 - 20

(b) 11 - 40 √

(c) 7 - 58

The 60 Dollar Question. 

The start of this century was a day

celebrated through-out the world.

Your parents will remember it !!

What day of the week was 

January 1st, 2000 ?

Saturday √

The 80 Dollar Question. 

What is this? It looks quite old

and is in the British Science

Museum.

Is it

(a) A toy.

(b) A money box.

(c) The first calculator. √

The 80 Dollar Question. 

At low tide the water comes

up as far as the fourth rung

on the ladder of the ship.

What happens at full tide?

The water 

(a) comes up to the top 

of the ladder.

(b) comes up to the

bottom of the ladder.

(c) stays on the fourth √

rung of the ladder. 

 

Maths Week: Day 4

The 20 Dollar Question.
This man was one of the
greatest mathematicians.
Calculate the age
Leonhard Euler was when
he died.

76 √

The 30 Dollar Question.

Pierre de Fermat was a very

gifted French mathematician.

How old was he when he died

64 √

The 30 Dollar Question.

Sofia Kovalevskaya was an

outstanding mathematician who was a 

Russian and very popular.

She was born in Moscow in 1850 and

died in Stockholm in 1891.

How long did she live for?

41 √

The 40 Dollar Question.

Sir Isaac Newton was

one of the greatest

mathematicians of

all time.

He was born in England

on Christmas day.

How long did he live

for? 

84 √

The 40 Dollar Question.

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

was a German maths

person who became

famous for his work

in inventing calculus.

How old was he when he

died? 

70 √

The 40 Dollar Question.

Sophie Germain lived all her life in

Paris. She was a brilliant

mathematician. A street in Paris is

named after her – and perhaps also

a football club!

Sophie lived from 1776 to 1831.

How long did she live for?

55 √

The 50 Dollar Question.

Maria Agnesi was born in Italy in

1718. She was eldest in a family of

21 children! 

Maria was a very bright and

intelligent student. She could speak

5 different languages before she

was 9 years old !

She became an outstanding maths

person and was the first professor

of mathematics at a University.

Maria died in 1799.

How old was she?

81 √

The 50 Dollar Question.

Ernest Rutherford is New

Zealand’s greatest

scientist. He was awarded

the Noble Prize in

Chemistry in 1908. 

Lord Rutherford was also

a mathematician. While at

University in 1892 he

taught mathematics at

Christchurch Boys’ High School.

How many years did Ernest Rutherford live for ?

66 √;

Homework Monologue

Maths Week: Day 3

F R A C T I O N Y T
F O U R S Q U A R E
G M U L T I P L Y N
G E O M E T R Y P V
O A L G E B R A H Y
N T V D E C A G O N
E S P E N T A G O N
A R I T H M E T I C
T W O D I V I D E G
I J T R I A N G L E

1. fraction
2. four
3. square
4. multiply
5. geometry
6. algerbra
7. decagon
8. pentagon
9. arithmetic
10. divide
11. triangle
12. one
13. ten
14. angle
15. two

300/300

Maths Week: day 2

The 20 Dollar Question.
The hot water tap when it is full-on can fill a bath in 7 minutes.
What fraction of the bath can it fill in 1 minute?

1/7  √

The 40 Dollar Question.
When the cold water tap is full-on it can the
fill the bath completely in 5 minutes.
Colin has just had a long hard run and
wants to have a cold-water bath.
How long will the cold water tap take to fill
3/5 of the bath for Colin?

3 minutes √

The 60 Dollar Question.
The cold water tap when it
is full-on can fill a bath in 5
minutes.
The hot water tap when it is
full-on can fill a bath in 7
minutes.
How long will it take both taps
to fill the bath when they are
both set to full-on.
Give you answer in minutes

and seconds.

6 minutes or 360 seconds 

The 80 Dollar Question.
When the bath is full its volume is 1 cubic
metres. Archi is a person with a volume of
0.08 cubic metres.
He carefully jumps into the bath.
How much water will spill over the side of
the bath!
Give your answer in cubic metres.

???

The 100 Dollar Question.
When the plug is open the bath will empty
completely in 4 minutes.
Now when Toni comes to have a bath the
cold water tap and the hot water tap are both
set to run full-on but unfortunately someone
has left the plug open and the water flows out
at the same time.
How long will it take to fill the bath now?
Give you answer in minutes and seconds.

12 minutes or 720 seconds 

Maths Week: Day 1

Monday: "Two Tens For a Five."

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's first
scene in the movie 'One Night in the
Tropics' is a classic.

Abbott cons Costello by simply asking
for change. "Have you got 2 tens for a
five?" he asks. As Lou realised he has
been duped, Bud snaps back: "OK, here's
your five, give me back my 2 tens!" The
skit carries on and Lou loses money!

"Two Tens for a Five" is a classic vaudeville
routine made famous by Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello and has been repeated many times
over the years.

Here is the script!

Abbott: Have you got two tens for a five?

Costello: Just so happen to have it.
Lou gives Bud ten dollars and Bud gives Lou five
dollars.

Costello: Just a minute, just one minute!

Abbott: Something wrong?

Costello: Fifteen dollars just went south!

Abbott: What do you mean?

Costello: You gave me a lot of your fast talk, you said 'do you have
two tens for a five' and I gave you two tens for a five.
Abbott: Just a minute, are you accusing me of cheating?

Costello: No, but you got two tens for a five.

Abbott: Alright here's your five now gimme back my two tens.

Costello: Okay, that's better.

Bud gives Lou five dollars and Lou gives Bud ten dollars.
After a slight pause Lou realises he has been conned again.
Costello: What are you doing?

Abbott: What’s wrong now?Costello: Look Abbott, here's two tens gimme a five!

Abbott: Certainly.

Lou gives Bud ten dollars and Bud gives Lou five dollars.

Costello: HA HA HA HAAA!

You did it to me...

You did it to me again.

Abbott: Oh come on.

The 300 Dollar Question.
How much did Lou lose ?

Try to act it out with you friend. Use paper as money!
Maybe you can act it out as the famous Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
did!
The 300 Dollar Question.
How much did Lou lose ?
$15 X
Correct answer 45

The video to do with the question:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7pMYHn-1yA

16 bottle caps

1. bubble blower
2. water gun
3. pencil sharpener
4. Rattle
5. night light
6. soy sauce cap
7. oil cap
8. spray bottle
9. ketchup bottle
10. soap shaker
11. dumbbells
12. felt tip
13. sipper
14. whistle
15. salt & pepper shaker
16. different sprayer