Vocabulary Pictures

Lagging

Dejection

Malevolent

Revelation

Eclectic

Embankment

Adhesive

Traumatic

Embezzle

Pleadingly

5 Vocabulary words

Seminary

Fixated

Innovation

Pavilion

Pensive

Bintaro Lama Video

Hi on the 12th of November 2009 we went on a field trip to Bintaro Lama. We went there to learn how do they clean their own water. I went to three stations stations 1, 3, and 5. In stage 1 we learnt about Filtration in stage 3 we learnt about how to make clean water and in station 5 we learnt about Turbidity. I hope you enjoy the video.

WHY IS FRESH WATER SCARCE?

1. List the main reasons for water scarcity

Variations in climate, land degradation, population, growth and water pollution.



2. What is a drought? What type of hardships do you think that a drought could cause if you were living in a village in a poor country such as Ethiopia?
A drought is like no rain and it's dryness. They can't grow any plants because of dryness.

3. How does land degredation affect the supply of fresh water?
The soil is like a sponge keeping the rain.



4.

(a) What is El Nino?
El Nino is like a drought but it comes every 3 to 5 years in the Pacific Ocean of the cost of Peru. Then you get dryness. Then it won't observe the rain and it becomes flooding and it also causes drought.


(b) Why does El Nino often cause drought in Australia?
Because it goes the reverse way as a result there are no moist.


5. Observe the map showing the global effects of El Nino in 1982-83.

(a) What effects does El Nino have on the availability on fresh water?
It takes away the moisture and availability of water is greatly decreased.

(b) Name the countries and describe the problems that arose from decreased rainfall caused by El Nino.

Africa- Reduced corn crop in sub-Saharan region
China- Agricultural land under threat from drought in northern regions and flooding in southern regions.
Indonesia- High air pollution levels, following forest flies.
Philippines- Lower rice harvest following drought.
Papua New Guinea- Drought -related failure of food crops, leading to famine conditions requiring food aid.
Australia- Wheat exports threatened by drought conditions across grain-growing areas, particularly New South Whales.
Unite States- Rainfall above normal in north-western states (double the historical avaerages)
Colombia- Fishing operations affected by lower catch (down 20%)
Peru- Flooding (also in Chile) Fishing operators affected by lower catch as anchovy and Pacific sardine move offshore to escape warm currents (5 degrees C above normal temperatures)

Bintaro Lama Field Trip

Hi I went on a field to Bintaro Lama. We went in groups I was with Michelle Layanto and Sara Kausar. We went to stages 1,3 and 5.

In stage 1 we learnt about Filtration and how they clean their water. They have this big blue bucket and inside it there are small rocks. When the water is clean they don't use it to drink or to cook with it's actually used to take a bath.

In stage 3 we learnt how to clean the water bottle. This is the steps to clean it first

you wash the inside of the water bottle with soap next the outside with soap and then then the mouth part with soap. Next you wash it with water and rinse the inside and wash the mouth part again then fill the water bottle with water. Then you put it in the sun for about six hours and if the day is not sunny or it's going to rain then put it out for two

days. Then we get to try doing it.

In stage 5 we learnt about turbidity. I learnt that if you put the water in the turbidity meter you can see from the side that the water is totally clean but if you look in the turbidity meter if you can see the black X in the bottom that means that the water is clean but if you can't that means the water is dirty. Then we test it with a machine you put it in the water and if it says a number that is below a seven it is not safe to drink well

seven is safe to drink. In the PH scale 0 is Most acidic 7 is like safe to drink and 14 is Most basic.

This is what we learnt during that field trip it was fun you get to learn a lot of new things and from the Water Treatment I learnt new stuff too but going to Bintaro Lama is more interesting to me.

Water Activity

1. What percentage of the world's supply of water is fresh water?

2.5 percent.

2. Where is the world's supply of fresh water found?

On earth.

3. Even though the supply of fresh water is abundant it is still a problem. Why?

Because water and people are not equal.

4. Observe the map of world average annual precipitation (opposite).

(a) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the southern to the northern tip of Africa.

In the southern tip of Africa there is a little bit then in the middle also known as the equator there is a lot and if you go a little bit to the northern the water will get less.

(b) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the western to the eastern tip of Australia along the Tropic of Capricorn.

Well if you go to the west there is a little bit of rainfall.

5. Observe the map above of water availability per person.

(a) Which parts of the world appear to have a large amount of water available per person?

The north part of the world.

(b) Which parts of the world appear to have a small amount of water per person?

The east part of the world.

6. Observe the diagram of water use.

(a) What are the main uses of water?

For human living and the animals, plants and every living thing on earth needs water and has water.

(b) Which uses have increased the most over the last century?

The twentieth century.

Hi I went to a field trip to the Water Treatment in Jakarta last week on Thursday the 5th.It was fun and this is what we saw and learned.

In Stage 1 we saw a very big machine which used to separate the big trash from the dirty water. The trash is like black plastic bags, plastic water bottle, branches and etc.

In Stage 2 after they separate the garbage and dirty water, they add

minerals and they oxygenate the water. Before they put the minerals the water color is brown after that it became a little cleaner.

In Stage 3 they put Alum to make a floc for the small bits of dirt and it combines together like a magnet.

In Stage 4 the filtration of water treatment. They put 1 meter of sand into the dirty water in the pond. And

the sand settles down and it becomes a sediment.

In Stage 5 after they do the filtration

they also do the disinfection which the water has no bacteria and clean and it's gong to be brought to the lab and tested it.

This is the process of how dirty water becomes clean water. And the water that we use everyday. It is a lot of fun learning about it and you can see the process of it. It's amazing!

The Bad Beginning

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Lemony Snicket

This story does start with a bad beginning. As Mr. Poe told the Baudelaire children that their parents sadly died in a fire. The children have to stay with a very unpleasant man named Count Olaf which is now their guardian. Count Olaf can be nice in front of Mr. Poe or anyone else but he leaves the children some very hard chores like for example cooking dinner for Count Olaf and his theater troupe.

The children would have a very fun time with Count Olaf's kind neighbor named Justice Strauss and also reading in her nice library.

Count Olaf actually wants the Baudelaire fortune and to own it he have to marry Violet but Violet have to say "I do" in the marriage if she doesn't Sunny will be dropped from the tall tower but Violet did a smart thing she said "I do" but he also signed the form with her left hand she has to sign it with her right hand because she is right handed. Her marriage with Count Olaf is canceled. Count Olaf was supposed to be arrested but that didn't happen because he escaped with his friends. The Baudelaire orphans have no one to live with they were about to stay with Justice Strauss but she wasn't a relative so they stayed with Mr. Poe for a while but they don't know who are they staying with next anyways where is Count Olaf going? and what is he up to next?

My Poem

Hi I made this vedio and the poem is called I Remember. I really like this vedio and it's funny for me that's why I chose it.

Water

EVAPORATION

This is a picture of the water cycle but it also explains what Evaporation means. Evaporation means that liquid into gas.

CONDENSATION

The picture on the left is a picture of Condensation. Condensation is the opposite of Evaporation where gas turns into water.

PRECIPITATION

The picture on the right is a sample of Precipitation. It's a process of water descending to

the ground through the air and it came in a several forms as described beside.

INFILTRATION

The picture shows what Infiltration means. It happens when water seeps into the soil.

Nadia Kalindas
October 1st 2009
!!!THE PLANE!!!

I felt this weird thing the plane was moving fast and it went up and down and high up and low down again. It made us feel sad and so dizzy and the lights was on, off, on and off again. It was the worst plane ride ever but I like the plane ride what I meant was right now! I was scared and people started to scream a little bit and at that part I thought we were going to crash and I’m going to die and !!!!THE END OF THE WORLD!!!! Wind was hard it’s like pushing us to the other side when we want to move on and maybe that was the cause of the crazy plane ride. How can a plane ride be so crazy like this! I was so scared to death I mean a lot of people are scared I think but there are these people who are sitting next to my mom and I don’t think they are scared. The sound of the plane it has a strong loud and scary sound and it also scares me. But my mom and I started to pray and a few minutes after that the plane went normal it didn’t shake like crazy anymore it went normal like normal plane rides and we landed safely in Sydney, Australia!

The Man With The Yellow Face Video

Hi I made this video and this is a scene from The Man With The Yellow Face. It's a great book! I like it so much. It's about a boy named Simon he took pictures in a photo booth and the third picture wasn't a picture of him at all it was a man with a yellow face Simon was wondering who is that man with the yellow face Simon got scared and in the end the he was in a horrible train crash but still who is that man with the yellow face?

The New Vocab Words

Seizure: It's like a cramp but your muscles can't move.

Swarming: It means a lot of them and a large number of living things moving around.

Venture: It's like journey and adventure like a new thing.

Dignity: It's like incontroled and fair and not wacky.

Knead: Like working with it with your hands.

Illuminating: It means like I get it I understand.

Virility: It means like a manly man person and it means more than handsome.

Jittering: It's like vibrating and that goes on small movements.

hispanic: It's like people are born in Spain that lived in America are called hispanic.

Trepidation: Like something bad is going to happen like fear.

10 Vocab Words

1. The cute ventriloquist is talented.
2. He has done a malicious act just now.
3. The person in the suit is bellowing and he is so annoying.
4. Do you know that humans are mortal in this world.
5. My homework is overwhelming and I have to take my dog for a walk.
6. Don't make such a blunder as you did in school yesterday.
7. That little kid has been waiting idly in the long line.
8. Tony's behavior is very perplexing today in class.
9. The Typhoon Morakot was rampant it was so bad.
10. Space is a vast and beautiful place to see.

English Homework

1. Mom and I went shopping this afternoon.
2. My friends and I went to Puncak on the weekend.
3. My classmates and I went to Tanjung Lesung last year in 5th grade.
4. Vicky bought me a pink bag for my birthday.
5. My friend Stella and I made a project last year in 5th grade about human body.
6. My cousins and I went to watch a movie called G-Force.

The Man With The Yellow Face

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By: Anthony Horowitz

Simon and his uncle and aunt was going back to London from York. In the train station Simon saw this photo booth and he wanted to take pictures. When the pictures came out he saw his pictures but his third picture was not a picture of him at all it was a picture of a man with a yellow face. When it was time to go back to London Simon was scared because he thought the man with the yellow face was giving him a sign but his aunt and uncle still forced him to go. While Simon was in the train there was an accident and 9 people died and 29 was injured and Simon was one of those people who got badly injured and all that happened 30 years ago. But who is that man with the yellow face?

Characterization of The Hitchhiker

I am reading this book called the Hitchhiker. And the author of the book is Anthony Horowitz he is a really good writer.

On page 41 I think the dad of Jacob (John) is a nice person. Because he offers someone for a ride when it was an awfull stormy day. I thought something like that because Jacob and his mom does not want to offer the stranger a ride.

On page 43 John likes to help people and makes everybody happy and sometimes he likes to annoy his wife I think he is an easy going person. "My father knew he had annoyed my mother and he was determinded to be cheerful and chatty."

On Page 43 I think Mr. Rellik is a really mysteriouse person. Because his fingers are so long that he put his hand on his thigh and it ended up on his knee. And a scar on his eye to his cheek and his eyes are not even. "His fingers are unusually long. One hand was resting on his thigh and his fingers reached all the way to his knee."

I enjoy this book a lot because it is scary (I like scary stories) and this book is also interesting.

The Hitchhiker

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By: Anthony Horowitz


Jacob was happy to have his 15th birthday in Southwolds which also one of his favorite place to be. On the way to Southwolds his dad saw a man on the road in the big and stormy night. Jacob's dad offered the man a lift and that man was acting weird in the car. Jacob saw when the man was putting his hand on his thigh his fingers ended up on his knee and Jacob saw blood going down to his hand. Jacob tought that the man was going to kill him. Jacob remembered that he was'nt sitting on that side of the car because his parents told him that the door was broken. It was dangerouse to sit at that side of the car which the man was sitting there, at that end Jacob pushed him to the road and the man was hit by a big truck and he became into mincemeat.

Indonesian Eartquake 2009

This picture shown on the right is the Indonesian earthquake. This happened on the 2nd of September 2009. Indonesia got the earthquake because it is in the Ring of Fire and the Ring of Fire goes around Australia, Indonesia, Japan and California.

There are not going to be any Landslides in Indonesia because Indonesia is a flat counrty and there would be land slides in there would be alot of mountains there.

I was in the earthquake. I was in school I went down the stairs and I felt really dizzy and I went downstairs and everybody was running out to the field and my mom told me that it was an earthquake and I got suprised. When I went in the car I saw a school and everybody was outside. But animals know what was going to happen like there was this snake at school and it went into a hole and I think that snake knows what was going to happen to that day.The Earthquake was 7,3 scala richter and that was a really big earthquake, 45 people died in Tasikmalaya and Cianjur, west Java and in Jakarta 6 people went to the hospital and got hospitalized.

And when there was an earthquake alot of buildings got damadged. And mostly people died in a earthquake because of buildings falling on them and they die from it. and when the earthquake was happening some buildings were wiggling and they get damaged and some stuff fall on people and they die from that. And from the tall buildings that humans made and when there was an earthqake they fall and kill some people. So ust be carefull.

Kate DiCamillo

Kate DiCamillo is a great author. I think her writing is creative and I like it and it helped me understand the story. Her first book was "Because of Winn-Dixie". Kate DiCamillo worked in a small warehouse, where she once met with someone who worked for a publisher company named "Candlewick Press" and she submitted the draft of "Because of Winn-Dixie". And after that the book became popular and in 2005 the book was released as a film by "20th Century Fox". After that she became a very busy and famous author. She started writing when she was 30 years old because her hobby is reading and her goal is to write 2 pages a day.


Did you know that she got the idea of writing "Because of Winn-Dixie" because she felt homesick of Florida and she missed her dog very much, that inspired her to write. When she published "Because of Winn-Dixie" alot of interviews from local Newspaper to make her article.

Because of Winn-Dixie

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India Opal Buloni is an ordinary kid. She has a dog named Winn-Dixie, she found that dog in the Winn-Dixie grocery store. Her dad is a preacher and her mom left her and her dad when she was just three years old. When Opal moved to Naomi because of Winn-Dixie she met alot of new friends. She met Miss Franny Block. Miss Franny Block is an librarian in the Herman W. Block Memorial Library. And she also met Otis. Otis works at the Gertude's Pets he is really talented in music. Opal also met Sweety Pie Thomas, she is a five year old girl and she invited Opal for her Sixth birthday. There are these two boys that Opal does not like they are Stevie and Dunlamp Dewberry they are really anoying and mean to Opal. Opal met Gloria Dump in the forest. First the Dewberry boys said that there is a witch in that forest but Opal did not belive them and when she met Gloria Dump she is actually a really nice lady and Opal became close friends with her. She also met Amanda. Amanda is actually a normal girl but Opal met her in the Library. Towards the end, Opal borrowed a book from the Herman W. Block Memorial Library. The book is called "Gone With The Wind" the book is about the Civil War Miss Franny Block's Great grandfather is actually a famous candy maker. He was an orphan and he was sad and he wanted to have something sweet and he invented candy that you eat and you feel sweetness and sadness in the same time the candy is called Littmus Lozenge and Opal borrowed that book to read it out loud to Gloria Dump. When Opal read that book to Gloria Dump, she had and Idea to make a party and she invited Otis, The preacher, Miss Franny Block, The Dewberry Boys, Sweety Pie and Amanda. They had a normal fine Party, then it started to rain and every body went in and she forgot Winn-Dixie. She looked outside with the preacher and she went out to search and she can't find Winn-Dixie anywhere. When she came back to Gloria Dump's house, everybody was smiling they were happy and Opal was wondering why are they happy if Winn-Dixie was missing, and she told Gloria Dump that she can't find Winn-Dixie. Gloria Dump said that you can't find Winn-Dixie because he was right here all the time. And the party continued and every thing was just fine.

I give "Because of Winn-Dixie" a four star book and I like this book and it is really good.

Typhoon Morakot

This picture is the typhoon Morakot and the houses are ruined because of that typhoon. And I think it happened because it started from the mountains and it rained so much and the land soaked the water and it became slippery and the land started to slide down. It killed a lot of people and it also ruined their houses like the picture shown here. It also knocked down some buildings and some of them also floated. Because Taiwan is really close to the equator like Japan. Japan got the Morakot because it's close to the equator like these places might get the Morakot Korea, Philippine, Taiwan and Japan. So to protect our country each individual should take a good care of our enviroment by growing some trees.

Up Movie

I love the movie up. It's soo funny.