Monday, August 18, 2014

Magical Mercury

Mercury facts
It is the closest planet to the sun
It takes 88 days to orbit the sun
Mercury travels at 10372mph
It is not the hottest planet
You cannot breathe on Mercury
Mercury has no natural satellites


Personification
Mercury dances close to the sun
Mercury sprints around the solar system
It sweats because it is so close to the sun
It sits next to the sun
It creeps close to the sun
It chats with the sun
It takes 88 days to sprint around the sun
It sits by the sun talking


Simile
It is as small as a mouse
It is as warm as a bath tub
It is as hot as lava
The core is as strong as the Guardians shield
Mercury is as little as a bouncy ball/tennis ball
It is like a can full of volcanic air
Mercury is like a horse running around the sun
Mercury’s core is as hot as lava













Friday, August 8, 2014

Martha mine Waihi

Waihi is a small town on the east cost of the North Island. There is population around 4,700 people.Waihi is well known as a gold mining town in New Zealand. There is an open pit mine like in the picture below, as well two underground mines. Martha MIne is the name of the open pit mine.They mine ore and then take out the gold and silver from this rock.Favona and trio are the names of the under ground mines in Waihi. They also mine ore in these places. Martha mine is in Whaihi township. It is 110KM away from the City Auckland.It is near Paerou and Coromandel. By Hami,Kellen and Dan 

My tide desk


This is me and the class toad. I got for keeping my desk tide.