Today's Work

We practised a song to sing to Ms. Elley. It was called greatest love of all by Whitney Houston.

Bill Gallagher

Bill Gallagher was born in Hamilton in 1911. He moved to Papamoa and studied at Papamoa school. He also went to Te Puke District High School. He left school at 15 years old so he could work full time at his farm. He was known for his sense of humour and jokes. Years later he made the electric fenses and turned old cars into tractors. He became famous and his inventions helped other countries too.
Questions:
1. Create a sign that could be used on an electric fence as a warning to people.
2. Make a list of advantages and disadvantages of electric fences.
Advantages: Keeps naughty people away, It gives farmers better control, It is useful for animals.
Disadvantages: It hurts, It can kill animals, It can kill people.
3. The electric fence is now such a feature of New Zealand farms it could be called an icon. Explain it's creation.
The electric fence was created when Bill was working on his motorcycle and his horse came and and shook the horse.
4.  How would you go about finding out what animal activists think of electric fences? Conduct a survey of at least 10 people to find out their attitudes to electric fences.
5.Design something for a garden that you could make with recycled electric wire fencing.

Soil Erosion in NZ

Summary:
Soil isn’t just dirt – it holds many nutrients and organisms. New Zealand’s soil is vital to the farming industry.

What is soil erosion?
Wind, rain, floods, rivers, glaciers and earthquakes all erode (wear away) the land. Soil erosion occurs when soil moves (for example sliding down a slope) to a different place. This may be only a short distance, or carried many kilometres away by rivers.

Impact of animals:
The settlers brought rabbits, deer, possums, sheep and cattle. The animals ate and trampled plants and trees, exposing the soil to rain and wind.

Impact of humans:
Humans have sped up soil erosion. New Zealand’s native forests once protected the soil, and tree roots kept subsoil stable. But settlers burnt the trees and planted pasture for sheep and cattle. Rain and floods began washing away the topsoil. On some hill country, soil slid down the slopes.

Extension Task Social studies

1. They are rich and they waste money
2. Because some men are sexist. Also females don´t try that much to compete with men.
3. Smart, brave, skilled,
4. Their ideas might already exist. They might not have enough money to support their company. Their ideas probably won´t work.

Sam Morgan

Sam Morgan was born in 1976. He went to Victoria University and started his career as an IT consultant. One day Sam tried to buy a heater off internet. This was the beginning for online auctions and classified site. In 1999 he founded Trade Me. It became really famous and he sold it to Australia for 700 million dollars.

Questions:
1. Name the cartoonist and give the date of publication of the cartoon.
I don´t know

2. Name two people and identify the techniques the cartoonist uses to show which is which
I don´t know

3. Describe the technique the cartoonist uses to show one person is speaking and one is thinking.

4.  Give Sam´s age at this time. Explain how he made his idea successful.
He made buying stuff online easier. He made auctions online easier and he got his parents to invest on the company.

5. Discuss an impact Trade Me has had on you or someone you know.
Trade Me is easier because you can find cheap stuff and buy it easily. It worked for my dad and because of Trade Me we bought a new couch easily.