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We are now looking at how has innovation has changed how we view and access space. Our learners will be starting projects to explain and share their understanding of space and space innovation. We look forward to sharing these projects with you soon.
Otago Museum Trips
Otago Museum permission forms have now been posted on Seesaw by classroom teachers.
Tuesday the 20th of June
Rūma Iwa and Rūma Tekau- 10:00 am -11:30 am
Rūma Tekau Ma Tahi and Rūma Tekau Ma Rua-1:00 pm-2:30 pm
During these class visits, our students will explore how we can use innovation to explore space and Mātariki. Students will learn about the planets, stars and other astronomical systems through our visit to the planetarium and galleries.
The cost for this trip will be $10 and will be added to your child's school account. We will travel by bus and need caregiver volunteers to help us. If you can volunteer, please complete the volunteer section on the Google Form. We can only accept up to maximum of three volunteers for each class for this visit, so please sign up quickly.
Senior Writing-Space Limericks
The Sun
The sun is a star,
You can see it from afar.
It's a hot glowing ball,
That's not very small,
The sun is very bizarre
By Taylor
The Moon
The moon has lots of room,
It looks like a big baboon.
The moon moves a tide,
and everything slides.
You might see a dish and a spoon.
By Zephie
Neptune
Neptune is very cold,
And it is very old.
It’s a beautiful blue,
And gassy too,
And it is very bold.
By Morgan
Venus
Venus is burning hot,
She’s an orange-shining dot.
She is bigger than Earth,
My planet of birth,
A large volcanic hot spot.
International Space Station Report
ISS Fire to a Watery Grave.
The Iss weighs 200 elephants or 120 cars and is as long as one football field; de-orbiting it into the Pacific Ocean will be a mission NASA is happy to take on. This will be the largest re-entry in history. Will they do it, or will it crash onto land, and will there be another space station?
Is it a bird, or is it a plane? No, it's a fiery ISS!
De-orbiting the ISS into the Pacific Ocean will mean that 400 tonnes of metal will crash to Earth at about 17,150 miles per hour. In 8 years, as it re-enters the atmosphere, it will erupt in a fiery ball burning as it falls down, down, down into the deep dark blueness of the Pacific Ocean. It will be landed at the point Nemo; this is the furthest part of the ocean from the land on Earth.
Trip Through ISS history
The ISS has had 250 visitors from 20 countries. The first trip to the ISS was in November 2000. The ISS has been orbiting since 1998. That's 25 years. The ISS took ten years and more than 30 missions to assemble. It is the result of unprecedented scientific and engineering collaboration among five space agencies representing 15 countries. The ISS was successful.
Why take down the iss
The ISS is very old; its metal will start deteriorating, meaning it will get very dangerous. Salyut 7 was a Russian satellite that had an “accident” in 1985. We do not want a redo of that.
By Oliver
Is it the The End of the International Space Station
Did you know that the International Space Station weighs as much as 200 elephants and 120 cars?
The International Space Station will end its life in 8 years. 400 tonnes of metal in a fiery ball will enter the atmosphere and plunge into the Pacific Ocean.
The International Space Station has been orbiting Earth since 1998 and had its first crew in November 2000.
But there are problem, some parts are deteriorating which may cause the ISS to become dangerous and uncontrollable.
By Tristan