Combination Of My Book Reviews

Poem Collection-Why I chose the poem

King Tutankhamen

Matariki

Script for wind power

Girl: What is Wind Power and why is it important?

Boy:That is a good question! Well, wind power is a power that is harnessed by the wind. Wind power turns wind into useful energy. Wind Power can be harnessed in many ways. Windmills create mechanical energy and Wind Turbines generate electricity. The importance of wind power is that it produces more and more energy and electricity that we can use. Did you know that small wind turbines’ energy is used to charge batteries and it is also used for backup energy for caravans and for ships? Wind Turbines also have 3 large blades.

Girl: That’s very interesting!  but how do wind turbines work and how do they make electricity?

Boy:  Wind Turbines have 3 blades right?

Girl: Yes…

Boy: Yeah. Those 3 blades spin 2 or 3 times. They spin around a rotor. The rotor is connected to a main shaft which makes the Wind Turbine create electricity. Pretty cool right?

Girl: Wow! That is amazing! Thanks for telling me. I learnt so much!

Curse Of King Tutankhamen's Tomb

Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

Is the curse of King Tutankhamen real? This spread around when Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon had found King Tutankhamen’s tomb. The Egyptians believed that if you find a tablet with the curse in a pharaoh's tomb there would be lots of records of a variety of threats that would happen in sacred locations for example, As for anybody who shall enter this tomb in his impurity: I shall ring his neck like a bird’s. or As for him who shall destroy this inscription:He shall not reach home. He shall not embrace his children. He shall not see success.

After Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon opened the tomb and studied it, Lord Carnarvon became ill and had to be sent back to Cairo. Then a few days later he died. People said that he died because of the curse of King Tut’s Tomb. Different people studied the curse and came up that the curse was not true. Dr. Ezzeddin Taha examined the health records of several people that work in museums. The records showed that most of the workers had been exposed to Aspergillus Niger which is a fungus. The fungus was black mold. This black mold is a fungus that causes fevers,rashes and fatigues. Dr. Nicola Di Paola is an Italian physician. He examined the health records and found another possible fungus. This possible fungus was Aspergillus Ochraceus. At 1999, another man wanted to find out what other possible things that might have caused illness. The German man’s name was Gotthard Kramer. He found another possible thing that might have caused the illness of several people. He found mold spores. He thinks that when the tombs were first opened and fresh air went inside the tomb, the spores might have been blown in the air. He said that when the spores go through the nose,mouth or the eye, it can cause organ failure.

Reference:

http://www.unmuseum.org/mummy.htm

By: Liezl Ceniza

Red Poppies

The symbol of remembrance,hope and new life

The red poppy reminds us about the blood from the soldiers that fought in World War 1. Flanders is the field they fought and where the soldiers died. Soldiers threw bombs to kill their enemies. Underground there were seeds of the red poppies. As bombs crashed down to the ground it awakened the sleeping poppies.Seeds stirred and then the beautiful red poppies bloomed up in the same place where the soldiers fell and died. Poppies were seen by a man named Colonel John McCrae. He visited Flanders field and probably thinking that he would find destruction. In his surprise, he found hope and new life instead of death and destruction.

          

Cats

Cats

Cats are classified as mammals because they produce milk and they don’t lay eggs. They are all carnivores which means they eat meat. The feline family is the family that all cats are part of.

Cats have blunt faces not pointy like dogs! They are different sizes and they sometimes have striped or spotted fur. They have sharp,needle claws and powerful teeth.

Cats behave differently. Some are fierce,some are friendly and some are both! They hunt brilliantly. Their sharp,needle-like claws help them kill their prey. They also use their powerful teeth. Cats have retractable claws. Once they find their prey, they silently stalk it’s prey and then they pounce on it. Their claws aren't only for hunting but they also use their claws for defense. The cool  thing about cats is that they can stick their fur out to make them look big. Have you ever wondered why your cat scratches the furniture? They scratch the furniture because they are sharpening their claws. They also scratch their claws on things because they are marking their territory with scent. Cats can be very friendly especially when they are tamed.

Cats were first domesticated in Egypt. Egyptians domesticated the African wild cats. The Egyptians domesticated cats because rats and mice would sneak in and contaminate or spoil the food that they have stored. About 4000 years ago cats became pets. People also bred some cats that were the same and some that were different. If the female cats(queens) are different from the male cats(tom) and they breed, their kittens could be different colours.

Cats are very helpful because they catch mice for human beings.