Life Ed

In the life education caravan Lyn teaches kids that everybody has potential and if you drink it could lead to addiction later in life. Adults can break down one bottle of beer per hour. So that means that the younger bodies absorption rates are faster than an adults body.  

Spirits contain a lot more alcohol than other drinks. And alcohol can lead to double vision and concussions and even death. Lots of teens start on RTD spirits because they are easy to get ahold of.

Lots of people start on marijuana because it is also easy to get hold of of it. Drugs can ruin peoples lives.

Wales in the Commonwealth games

Wales is located in Europe. Wales has hosted one Commonwealth Games in Cardiff 1958.

Wales are competing in the commonwealth games in Glasgow in Scotland. Wales is known as a commonwealth country and is also a country of many myths. Wales have been competing in many commonwealth games over the years.

Wales is coming ninth in the Glasgow 2014. Wales location originates just West of England and Southeast of Ireland. Wales is a part of the United Kingdom which is in Europe.

Over 3.060 million people live in wales and 324,800 people live in Cardiff the capital city. Cardiff is also known as the largest city in wales and is the ninth largest city in the UK.

Commonwealth Games

5 Facts that I already know about the Commonwealth Games:

1	Only Commonwealth countries compete
2	New Zealand are competing in the commonwealth games
3	Commonwealth games are a bit like olympics
4	there isn't as much countries competing than the olympics
5	theres more than 10 games

Useful links:

http://www.glasgow2014.com/sites/default/files/attached-files/Glasgow%202014%20Factsheet.pdf

http://www.gameonscotland.org/glasgow2014/

http://www.hie.co.uk/regional-information/2014/100-facts-about-the-games.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2290636/Commonwealth-Games-2014--Facts-Figures.html

10 new facts that I found out about the Commonwealth Games: (include a link to the site where you found your information. Your information needs to be in your own words)

1	Four hundred athletes from eleven countries competed over 6 sports and 59 events in the first games in 1930.
2	Valerie Adams was the flag bearer for NZ at the opening ceremony
3	The first Commonwealth Games took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930
4	The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games promises to be the best Commonwealth Games ever
5	The Commonwealth Games is a unique, world class event which is held once every four years. It's often referred to as the ‘Friendly Games’.
6	The Commonwealth is made up by 53 member countries.
7	More than two billion citizens live in the commonwealth and in 2009 447,043 of those people lived in the Highlands and Islands.
8	On the second Monday in March every year, an annual celebration for the Commonwealth is held to mark the Commonwealth’s achievements.
9	Scotland has previously hosted the Commonwealth Games twice, in 1970 and 1986, both in Edinburgh.
10	Thirty-one of the commonwealth members have a population size of 1.5million people or less.

My holidays

On the first week of the holidays my brother and I went to Hoyts in Sylvia Park to watch ‘Transformers 4’. It was a two hour movie but the pop corn didn't last long. Transformers 4 is about robot dinosaurs. And the good transformers are the bad ones to the army. All the Autobots join together and fight against the bad Transformers.

On the second week of the holidays on Thursday it was my twelfth birthday. For my birthday we didn't really do much. I just stayed home in front of the Tv play the new game that I got called Watchdogs.

On the third week of the holidays Me and my family went out to Parakai Springs. It was a one hour drive from our house in Point England.

Once we got to the pools we looked for a space to sit. Me and Shelford took our clothes off and went straight into the water. I was expecting the water to be cold but it was warm. Me and Shelford started to bomb and that's when my dad's jumped in with my little sister Keyana.

We all started to get board of swimming so we when on the slide with the blue broads. We went on a tiresome journey up the long stairs. Me Shelford and my dad when up to the biggest slide and my other dad went with my younger sister Keyana to the smaller slide. Once we were at the bottom my dads and my sister didn't want to go again but me and Shelford went down about seven times.

When we got tired of the slide we got something to eat once we finished we went to the hotter pools inside. Before we left the pools we spent some time in the hot pools. And when we left to go home I fell asleep in the car.

What is echolocation and how is it used?

What is echolocation and how is it used?

Echo’s are created by a sound bouncing off an object. People use echo’s if they want to know if there is a dead end in a cave. Echo’s can be heard after the sound has been made.  

Echolocation is an echo that rebounds off objects and comes back in the air molecules so you can hear what was said. Bats and other animals use echolocation to find food in pitch black. Other animals like dolphins and whales communicate using sound . Whales can use the water to amplify their low sounds. Dolphins make high pitched clicking sounds.

Some animals can use echolocation to figure out whos who.

Ben underwood uses echolocation because he was blind from eye cancer. Ben underwood could see using sharp clicking sounds with his mouth. He was able hear the echo from an object around or in front of him. By using echolocation Ben could rollerblade, bike and play basketball like a normal person.

Ben had learnt that he could see by clicking. He said “Clicking used to be a habit” and then hear the echoes from what was in front of him. He could hear were the echo’s were coming back from.

The weekend

Yesterday I went to the internet cafe and played games on the computers with my brother Shelford. We were there for about four hours. I learnt how to use cheat engine for social empires. And I helped my friend use it so he could level up on the game.

We all left and got a drink. Me and my brother went to go home and we saw Hiwarau and we started to play bands. Then we started to walk home and my Dad called me and asked me if we wanted to get a ride home.

So my dad picked me up from the library. Once we got home my friend named Kc. We started to play with our skateboards. Then we went inside and played skate 3.  

How to Kickflip on a skateboard

How to Kickflip on a skateboard

Learning how to Kickflip on a skateboard is the easiest trick after the Ollie. Once you are comfortable with riding around on your skateboard and with your Ollies thats when you can start learning how to kickflip.

First you need to put your weight on one foot but not too much weight because you need to have balance. The foot thats up closest to the top of the board is bent( the same technique as the Ollie). You flick the side of the skateboard. Try using a deck with no trucks and no wheels and practise on the grass.

Once you have learnt how to kickflip you start going a bit slower