Thursday, 27 March 2014
Sunday, 23 March 2014
My Plagiarism.
Plagiarism
L.I. - to know what plagiarism is
to understand why it is wrong
to use strategies to help prevent plagiarism
Look up plagiarism in the dictionary and paste a definition below.
List 5 things you have learnt about plagiarism:
- Avoid arrested.
- add celebrity.
- avoid plagiarism.
- respect intellectual properties.
- Help reader finds your sources.
My how the contents can help.
How the contents can help
L.I. - Library/Research skills
How to use the contents page to research effectively
The table of contents lists the chapters and other main parts of the book. It is helpful because it gives you a general idea about the book so you know which chapters apply to your research. Below is an example from a book about the moon.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The size of the moon in relation to the earth 5
Chapter 2 How the moon influences Earth’s tides 17
Chapter 3 Full, half, and quarter moons 31
Chapter 4 The lunar landscape: craters, mountain ranges, plains and faults 45
Chapter 5 The maria of the moon 57
Chapter 6 Theories about the origins of the moon 69
Chapter 7 Lunar geology 77
Chapter 8 The moon and the age of the telescope 89
Chapter 9 Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon 103
Chapter 10 The Apollo programme 119
Index 135
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary. influences lunar maria Lunar geology Apollo
Maria.
Maria mean the dark side of the moon.
Apollo.
Apollo means a series of U.S. spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the moon and back.
Lunar geology.
Lunar geology means lunar science
impact.
impact means a tremendous impact of the shot.
Answer these questions from the contents page above:
Which two chapters will have the most information about human beings travelling to the moon? Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon.
Which three chapters will tell you about aspects of the moon in relation to the earth? Chapter 1 Chapter 4 Chapter 6.
Which three chapters will tell you things about the surface of the moon? Chapter 3 Chapter 8 Chapter 5.
Which chapter will tell you the most about the Earth’s tides? Chapter 2.
My using an index.
Using an index
L.I. - Library/Research skills
Using an index to find information quickly
Most non-fiction books have an index. Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail. It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search. Below is an example from a health book.
INDEX
aerobics 2-14
breathing 9-10
carbohydrates 36
co-ordination 20-25
cycling 32
diet 30-40
diseases 45-65
doctor 40-44
drinking 63
drugs, harmful 70-75
drugs, medical 60-65
exercise 11-20
fat 35
fatigue 76-79
good health 80-90
happy 91-92
hospital 40-44, 48-65
hygiene 93-94
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illness 45-65
incapacitated 45-65
injuries 60-65
inoculation 96-98
lungs 9-10, 60-64
medicine 45-65, 96-98
mental illness 99-120
moods 99-104
pharmacist 60-65
physical activities 121-150
rest 151-155
self-discipline 115-120
smoking 121-124
sport 15-20
strength 12-14
vigour 140-150
vitamins 64-65
weight 30-35
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.
Hygiene: Hygiene means healthy art, heathy lit, living well, vigorous life.
Pharmacist: Pharmacist means A woman or a man prepares and dispenses.
Aerobics: Aerobics means the amount of oxygen in the blood and strengthen the heart.
Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates means a large group of organic compounds, including sugars,
Why are there two index entries for drugs? Because there are 2 different drugs.
Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope? 155
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries? 64
Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating? 80-90
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking? 121
On which pages would you find out about hospital life? 40-44-48-65
Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs? 35
On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport? 64 65
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
My sun and elephant.
Sun
The sun comes up like a strong like an elephant.
It stay still like a statue looking at the open world.
The sun starts to move on downwards
like an elephant going down for a sleep.
Maths
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
I am a broken stick.
I am a broken stick.
I am a broken stick lying down on the beach.
I am straight and brown like a straight pile of wood.
I float over the sea and the waves move me.
I am happy with trees and sand surrounding me.
I am a stick and I feel nothing when kids play with me.
Monday, 10 March 2014
Jason cultural language.
English. | Thai. | Irish. |
1. One
2.Two
3.Three
4. Four
5. Five
6. Six
7. Seven
8. Eight
9. Nine
10.Ten
+ addition
- subtraction
÷ multiplication
x division
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1. Nuegng
2. Song
3. Sam
4. Si
5. Ha
6. Hok
7. Chet
8. Paet
9. Kao
10. Sip
+ kār pheìm
- kār lb
x h̄mwd
÷ kār khūṇ
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1. amháin
2. dhá
3. ann
4. ceithre
5. cúig
6. sé
7. seacht
8. ocht
9. naoi
10. deich
+Chomh maith leis
- dealú
x roinn
÷iolrú
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