Friday, October 10, 2014

German Lesson 1 numbers

We are living in Germany at the moment so its important for us to know simple things. We have started with the numbers

1- eins
2- zwei
3- drei
4- vier
5- fünf
6- sechs
7- sieben
8- acht
9- neun
10- zehn

Germany Geography Report Draft 2

 Germany is best known for meats.
Germany is located in Central Europe.

The country is 357168 km squared and there is 80.62 million people living there. Germany could fit into Australia 21 times.
                                     
95% of people speak German. They also speak second and third languages. They are English (56%) French (15%) and Russian (5%).

The flag colours were first seen in 1866. The flag colours are black, red and gold.

The money they use is euros.

The animal is a eagle surrounded by black,red and gold.

The government is parliamentary democracy.This means that

Common foods in Germany is apfle strudel ( apple slice cake),  kasespatzele ( like macaroni cheese), kartoffel puffer ( fried pancakes), rote grutze ( red fruit pudding) schnitzels, and mums favourite black forest cake. They also eat lots of sausages, sauerkraut, beer with pretzels. One of the famous dishes is called kattofal knoodle.



There's a really cool festival called Faschnuch which is in February. Its used to scare away the winter and they use lollies and floats and loud music. Germany is famous for its Christmas markets. The most famous festival is Oktoberfest. It is held in Munich in September and October and its where big tents are put up and lots of beer is drunk.

Usually the houses are units with a little backyard and a little shed with a lot of stuff in it. They like their little gardens.

Famous people from Germany is Albert Einstein.  he was the most famous physicist in history. 

One of the most famous physicists in Germany is called Albert Einstien who is one of the most famous physicists in history. 

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Great improvement Lilly.You missed a few things. 

Germany is known for more than meat.

The capital city is ?

The government is parliamentary democracy.This means that


Major historical events that happened were
Top 4 or 5 touristy things to see when you go to Germany?

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Music lesson 1

Music is a sound that has a beat. It can be made with instruments or with the sound of a person making a noise.

My favourite music is pop rock and my favourite band is p!nk / pink. 

Pink has alot of good songs which are good for girls to listen to.


English - Grammar lesson 1 - Nouns

A noun is a naming word.

There are many kinds of nouns. Proper nouns are names of people or places or the names of a day of the week and a month,  Common nouns are just normal noun. Collective nouns means a bunch of things. An example of a collective noun is a school of fish or a pack of wolves.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Maths lesson 1 - rainbow facts

A rainbow fact is a pair of numbers whose sum is 10.
A rainbow fact can help you add when you have to add up to tens.

Germany Geography Report Draft 1

Germany is best known for meats.


Germany is located in Central Europe.

The country is 357168 km squared and there is 80.62 million people living there.                                      
They speak standard German: 90 million and all varieties of German: 120 million.
The flag colours were first seen in 1866. The flag colours are actually black,red and gold.
The money they use is euros.
The animal is a eagle surrounded by black,red and gold.
The common food they eat is beer with pretzels.
There's a really cool festival called faschnuch and its used to scare away the winter and they use lollys and floats.
Usually the houses are units with a little backyard and a little unit with a lot of stuff.

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Great start Lilly. You will need to answer these questions and add them into your report.
What other languages are spoken in Germany?
What is the capital city?
What is the government there?  How does that work?
What are the symbols or emblems in the flag or for the country?
Picture of Euros
What foods do a normal family eat? List some foods that are typical. Look back on the Australian project where we listed a dozen types of foods and explained what they were.
What other festivals do they celebrate?  What is the MOST FAMOUS? ( hint its in September but its called by the name of a different month)
What historical dates or important things happened in Germany?
What famous people came or come from Germany?  Remember you need to list at least three and choose one to talk about as ell as put a photo up.
What are the main touristy things someone would come and see if they came to Germany? ( Big hint - we went to one of these in July)

Other things to consider is your sentence structure. Please begin to write complex sentences using conjunctions and subordinate clauses to make them more interesting. 

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Science Lesson - solid liquid and gas

Today we looked at physical properties of matter.

Did you know that water can exist in 3 states? A gas,liquid or solid.

When you put a liquid on a stove and heat it up and put it on 100 degrees celsius it turns into steam which is a gas.

When you put a liquid in a freezer at 0 degrees celsius it turns into ice which is a solid liquid. Heating ice will change it back to a liquid.Steam can be changed back to a liquid by cooling it down. This process is called condensation. 

Here are some facts. Water has 3 states of matter gas, liquid and solid. The three states are known as steam water and ice. Water boilers at 100 degrees celsius. Water freezes at 0 degrees celsius. The scientific name for water is h2o.