Hanging gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are thought to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon. Even though there is no proof that they actually existed, they are considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is called the Hanging Gardens because the gardens were built high above the ground on multi-level stone terraces. The plants weren't rooted in the earth like a traditional garden. If it existed it was likely the most beautiful man-made gardens ever created.

The Hanging Gardens are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world that may not even have existed.

There is no evidence in Babylonian sources that the gardens ever existed. There is also no solid archaeological evidence that they existed.

Several ancient Roman and Greek writers wrote about the gardens. They wrote about why they were built, how they were built, and the size of the gardens. They even described how the gardens were watered. They didn't all agree on why they were built or who they were built for.

The most popular theory is that the gardens were built by king Nebuchadnezzar II to make his wife happy. She was homesick for the plants and gardens of her homeland.

King Nebuchadnezzar II ruled Babylon from 605BC, for a period of 43 years. It was during this time that he is said to have had the Hanging Gardens built.

If the gardens actually existed, it would have taken 8,200 gallons of water each day to keep the plants watered.

The gardens were thought to be about 75 feet high. The water would have had to have been carried up or transported to the top of the gardens by a primitive water irrigation system.

There are many clay tablets that exist from the time period when the Hanging Gardens would have existed. None of these ancient tablets mention the Hanging Gardens.

Many believe that if the gardens did exist they would have been located south of Bagdad in Iraq.

Some historians and archaeologists believe that the gardens did exist and were destroyed by war and erosion. Some believe it was earthquakes that eventually devastated and destroyed the gardens.

In the ‘Hanging Gardens', the plants did not actually hang. They grew from many different levels of terraces (similar to balconies).

The word ‘hanging' comes from the Latin word ‘pensilis' or the translation of the Greek word ‘kremastos'. It actually means overhanging instead of just hanging.

A Greek historian named Diordorus Siculus described the gardens as being 400 feet wide by 400 feet long. He also said that the walls were more than 80 feet high.

Between 1899 and 1917 a German archaeologist Robert Koldewey may have unearthed the Hanging Gardens. What he unearthed resembled what Diordorus Siculus had described. In the bottom of the ‘hanging gardens' there were three strange holes in the floor that would have worked well for a chain pump irrigation system. This would have made it possible to irrigate the plants.

Recent excavations have found traces of aqueducts near Nineveh, which would have supported such a garden. Nineveh is 300 miles away from Babylon.

The Clocktower

A long time ago lived a girl, Sophie who was tricked by an evil prince. Now she has to dance to spin a cog to make the world move if she goes out the world will freeze. I will tell you what happened.

Once upon a time there was a rich girl who wanted to get married. One day her father invited all the boys in the kingdom to have a ball party in their majestic room filled with gold.

But the evil prince Lachlan son of the deadliest sorcerer had been invited and  Sophie did not know what danger she is in.

"Look, son"said the sorcerer. "The princess invited you to her ball party".

"Great, I have a plan we can trap her in a different dimension and make her dance to make the world move if she comes out the world will freeze."

That night was when the ball was. At 8PM people started to pour in.

When the evil prince came in sophie suddenly fell in love with him
and danced all night. Then sophie kissed Lachlan on the hand. BUT Lachlan had a poisenus hand and when sophie kissed him she was instatly transported to a different dimension were she has to dance to keep the world moving.

Samoa

science homework

1. Doors- They transfer force from your hand to the door. Newtons third law. 
2. Electronics- sort of self-explanatory. 
3. Baking Mix- Many ingredients mix together to form a chemical reaction that causes the food to be cooked 
4. Cleaning- Detergents are chemicals that pull dirt off of other things 
5. Certain types of clocks- mechanics 
6. Lamps- They separate electrons from atoms which emits a glow 
7. Eyeglasses/Magnifying Glasses- They bend light in a way that makes objects bigger or brings them into focus. 
8. Sinks- They use fluid dynamics to send water through pipes 
9. Plants- They use photosynthesis to produce food 
10. Ovens- Use convection current to heat things
11. Ice cubes-changes from a liquid to a solid
12. microwave-uses radioactive waves to make things hot
13. Heater-When electric current flows through any resistance, it generates heat
14. Pylons-They are used to support conductors which operate at very high voltages
15. Fridge-Modern refrigerators use a gas called HFC-134a, also called tetrafluoroethane 
16. Trees-They breath in co2 and breath out o2.
17.Ball point pen-A ball point pen is a pen that uses a small rotating ball made of brass, steel, or tungsten carbide to disperse ink as you write.
18. Remote control-Remote controls work using Infra Red technology.
19. Perfume-is the fragrance molecules that
cause the scents we smell by sending electrical messages to our brains which create the perceived aroma.
20. glass-glass contains about 70-72 weight % of silicon dioxide (SiO2). The major raw material is sand (or "quartz sand") that contains almost 100% of crystalline silica in the form of quartz.
21.Iron-The combination of the iron's heat and steam breaks the hydrogen bonds that were previously formed into a wrinkled state. When those wrinkled bonds are broken, the weight of the iron straightens out the cloth fibers. When the fibers cool, the hydrogen molecules bond once again in the straightened state. 
22. Iron(metal version)-It's just made by nuclear fusion that requires very high pressure and temperature.
23. Hairdryer-A hairdryer works on electricity, sucking in air and blowing it past heated elements, forcing hot air out to dry the hair.
24. magnetic trains-Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation), is a system of transportation that uses magnetic levitation to suspend, guide and propel vehicles from magnets rather than using mechanical methods, such as wheels, axles and bearings. 
25. Diesel trains-The diesel engine only runs a big electric generator and that generator sends electric to electric traction motors that drive the wheels.
26. Electric trains-The tracks or the over head power lines are live and provide voltage to the DC(Direct current) motors that power the trains. 
27.Dehumidifier-An air conditioner is a form of a dehumidifier. An air conditioner compresses gases to move heat from one location (inside) to another (outside).
28. Wood-It a heterogeneous, hygroscopic, cellular and anisotropic material. 
29. Hybrid cars-A hybrid car works by combining two smaller engines to produce the power of a larger engine. Usually, it's a gas engine and an electric engine.
30. Planes- it uses lift, thrust, drag and gravity.
31. Mirror-Light reflects off a mirror because of the interaction of the light with the free electrons in the metal that is used in all mirrors.
32. CD/DVD-CD's and DVD's are made of aluminum and they have little, little holes in them that store data which is burned from a cd/dvd burner with a laser
33. Sun-The sun burns by *nuclear fusion* - four hydrogen atoms are being fused into a single helium atom, billions of times each second, under tremendous heat and pressure. 

My favourite animal

These falcons are formidable hunters that prey on other birds (and bats) in mid-flight. Peregrines hunt from above and, after sighting their prey, drop into a steep, swift dive that can top 200 miles an hour (320 kilometers an hour).

Peregrine falcons are among the world's most common birds of prey and live on all continents except Antarctica. They prefer wide-open spaces, and thrive near coasts where shorebirds are common, but they can be found everywhere from tundra to deserts. Peregrines are even known to live on bridges and skyscrapers in major cities.

These birds may travel widely outside the nesting season—their name means "wanderer." Though some individuals are permanent residents, many migrate. Those that nest on Arctic tundra and winter in South America fly as many as 15,500 miles (25,000 kilometers) in a year. Yet they have an incredible homing instinct that leads them back to favored aeries. Some nesting sites have been in continuous use for hundreds of years, occupied by successive generations of falcons.

Peregrine populations were in steep decline during the mid-20th century, and in the United States these beautiful falcons became an endangered species. The birds have rebounded strongly since the use of DDT and other chemical pesticides was curtailed. Captive breeding programs have also helped to boost the bird's numbers in the U.S. and Canada. Now populations are strong in those nations, and in some parts of the globe, there actually may be more peregrines than existed before the 20th-century decline.

Peregrines are favored by falconers, and have been used in that sport for many centuries.

Fast Facts

Type:

Bird

Diet:

Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:

Up to 17 years

Size:

Body, 14 to 19 in (36 to 49 cm); wingspan, 3.3 to 3.6 ft (1 to 1.1 m)

Weight:

18.8 to 56.5 oz (530 to 1,600 g)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man

That is why they are my favourite animals.

Ten Benefits of Regular Exercise

10. Reduced risk of heart disease and stroke: Daily physical activity can help prevent these leading causes to death by strengthening your heart muscle, raising your good cholesterol (and lowering your bad cholesterol) and improving your blood flow. In fact, studies have shown that exercise lowers your risk of stroke by 27 percent.

9. Improved blood pressure: Research has shown that physical activity reduces the incidence of high blood pressure by approximately 40 percent.

8. Healthier aging: A recent study found that frequent physical activity reduces the likelihood that an older person will become physically disabled.

7. Less back pain: Workouts focusing on muscle strength, endurance, flexibility and posture can alleviate spinal pressure and improve how you feel from day to day.

6. Stronger bones: High-impact workouts prompt bones to add mass, or reduce the loss of mass that occurs naturally as you age.

5. Better self-esteem and stress management: Your body produces feel-good endorphins during prolonged, strenuous exercise. Physical activity also provides mental health benefits by improving your self-image as you take the positive initiative to care for yourself.

4. Heightened immunity: Regular workouts might help your body fight of colds and flu by increasing the circulation of cells that ward off viruses and bacteria and by improving your body’s response to the influenza vaccine.

3. More energy: Exercise gives your muscles increased strength and endurance to perform everyday tasks such as riding your bike or carrying loaded grocery bags with ease.

2. Reduced breast cancer risk: Research suggests that women who exercise regularly can expect a 20 to 30 percent reduction in their breast cancer risk compared with women who don’t exercise. Although the reason isn’t completely clear, scientists speculate that lower estrogen levels as a result of exercise contribute to these positive results.

1. Better sleep: Consistent physical activity can also help you fall asleep faster and improve your sleep quality. Just be sure to schedule a buffer between your workout and bedtime since late-night exercise might amp up your energy when you’d rather be winding down.1. 

EOTC story

I was so excited for the last day of EOTC week, we were going to the pools. 

Miss Cooper did the roll, then we lined up, while Miss Cooper counted us and we got on the bus. I rushed to get to the end row and sit with Taylor.

When the bus started to move we played sweet and sour. How to play was we waved at random people, if they smiled or waved they are sweet if they don't do anything and they look at you they are sour.

After a lllloooonnnggggg time we finally got to the pools. But we weren't going just yet, we had to eat lunch. I was starving! So we sat on the field just outside the pools to have lunch. We only got 15 minutes! So I scoffed down my food and waited for the other people to finish. There were 2 more minutes left so I went to play on playground.

Now it was time to go in so we walked through the door and there were the pools, there was a outdoor pool and a indoor pool.

The lady briefed us, she said there were three leaders. One talked about pool safety another talked about about beach safety and the last one talked about life jackets.

We first went to beach safety the man asked us to sit on the side of the pool and told us a quiz about rips then he said "you can make a rip" so we jumped in the water and asked us "make a circle" then he asked us to run in one direction really fast, stop running and float and the water dragged us out. After we had finished the man let us have a go on the slide.

Now we moved to the inside pool to do pool safety. We met the girl in the pool. The first thing she said was "how do you get in the pool" Archie said "backwards". That was correct. Next she talked about the best thing to keep afloat she said "eggbeating" so we did that. Next we moved to lifejackets the water was freezing. We met the man and he gave us lifejackets. The lifejacket is cool it makes you float. The man also gave us a challenge to put on our lifejackets in the water. It was hard. Finally it was free time I had so much fun, I went on the water slide I sunbathed and I swam ( a bit! ). After 45 minutes we had to go change back to our uniform so we went to the changing room to change. When we walked back the bus was waiting for us and we got in this time with Roman. 

When we got to school it was home time. So that was the end of the awesome trip to the Onehunga war memorial pool.