Japan

For the past couple of weeks, we have been writing information reports about Japan. I liked writing the introduction but I found it challenging to get lots of information. This is just my first draft so I'll make a couple more copies with more detail and more information. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add more detail and more information but otherwise, it's good for now.

Japan

Japan is a small string of islands with a range of beautiful views, busy shopping centers, cool entertainment ad lots of cherry blossoms. Did you know that Japan's only 40% bigger than New Zealand and has more than 100 million people living there.

Culture and Tradition

Early Japanese culture was influenced by China. The influence of Buddhism, Confucianism and other elements of Chinese Culture had a huge impact on the making of Japanese culture. Cherry Blossoms are also a very important part of Japanese culture. They are used to announce the rice planting season and they are also beautiful flowers that stretch on throughout most of Japan.

Green Pheasants are found throughout most of Japan except the island of Yezo. They are beautiful birds with long stretched tails and nice green coats. Some people believe that they can sense earthquakes a few minutes before they happen because they start screaming and making loud noises.

Location and Geography

Japan is made up of around 6,900 small islands with about 127 million people living there, making it the 10th largest population in the world. It's also made up of about 75% mountains. The tallest mountain is called Mount Fuji and it is about 3,776 m tall. The mountain range runs through each of the main islands.

Entertainment and Cleanliness

Tokyo offers unlimited shopping, entertainment, culture, and dining to its visitors. Tokyo also offers heaps of green spaces in the city center. Tokyo is a very clean country. It's so clean that it basically looks brand new. Tokyo even has dedicated smoking areas so the littering of cigarettes can be reduced. People say it is as clinical as Singapore, just with more character.

Weather

The average weather in Japan is about 28.9 degrees Celcius. The hottest summer weather can be found mostly around Tokyo and in some other parts of Honshu, Japan's main island. In Honshu, the temperature can reach almost 40 degrees Celcius in the summer.

Conclusion

And in conclusion, Japan is a beautiful, clean, traditional country that would be lots of fun to visit for all ages.

Orographic rain cycle

Today for Inquiry we had to make a drawing explaining the orographic rain cycle. I was a little bit confused at the start but I get it now. I enjoyed doing the raindrops on the rain and I found it challenging doing the raindrops as well. I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by explaining it more.

 My Music

WALT create a piece of music to explain camp. When we were in Wellington we went to Capital E. It was really fun and we got to use computers. If you want to see the music I made when I was up there you just need to scroll down a little bit and its titled Creating Music at Capital E. This music is what I made when I was back in school to explain camp. The classical end bit is to show the ride on the ferry back home and also the drive to Greymouth because we were all pretty tired.  I made my music because camp was really crazy and fun and quite weird. I hope you like it. Click on the link above to listen to my music.

Composting

WALT Share Paroa schools current composting situation

We did it to show that our compost isn't what we want it to be so we are trying to get more people to compost and help the WORLD.
I enjoyed dressing up and I found it challenging trying not to drop my Chromebook in the compost bin.
To be BTB (Better Than Before) I  think we needed to be a bit faster because it took us 2 days to make it.

Waka art

WALT find symbols that represent our family's history. My first symbol is the thistle which represents that I have some Scottish in me. My next symbol is waves because me and my family surf. My next three symbols are a rugby ball a surfboard and a no plastic bag sign. The rugby ball is because I play rugby and I also surf and I care about the environment a lot. The next symbol is an English symbol to show I have English in me. The next to symbols is the fish hook and a Maori symbol that means family and these both show that I have Maori in me and I love my family. I found it really challenging finding out the information about my family. I enjoyed finding out about my family history even though it was challenging. I think I could be BTB (better than before) by adding more symbols

What is the healthiest chip?

Today we were exploring the point of a bird. Sadly a bit of my beak fell off.