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Friday 27 October 2017

Tha Zin Subtracting Decimal

Subtracting Decimals
Tenths and hundredths
Subtract the decimals and whole numbers to answer the questions below. Remember to show your working you can do this by writing it in the document or inserting a photo.

Question
Working and answer
4.71 - 0.5=
4.21
2.42 - 0.1=
2.32
1.82 - 0.3=
1.52
4.55 - 2.3=
2.25
7.75 - 3.2=
4.55
4.81 - 1.4 =
3.41
22.62 - 1.3=
21.32



Question
Working and answer
4.27 - 1.4
2.87
3.65 - 1.8
1.85
7.43 - 3.6
3.83
8.51 - 2.7
5.81
8.22 - 1.3
6.92

Tha Zin Television

Television

File:Tv hd.png - Wikimedia Commons

Televisions show sounds and pictures. They get data from cables, discs, or over-the-air signals. They turn this data into sounds and images. People watch news and shows on them. You probably call them TVs.

John Baird made the first TV in 1925. It had one color. It could only show 30 lines. This was just enough room for a face. It didn't work well, but it was a start.

The first TV station was set up in 1928. It was in New York. Few people had TVs. The broadcasts were not meant to be watched. They showed a Felix the Cat doll for two hours a day. The doll spun around on a record player. They were experimenting. It took many years to get it right.

By the end of the 1930s, TVs were working well. America got its first taste at the 1939 World's Fair. This was one of the biggest events ever. There were 200 small, black and white TVs set up around the fair. The U.S. President gave a speech over the TVs. The TVs were only five inches big but the people loved it.

They wanted TVs. But World War II was going on during this time. Factories were busy making guns and bombs. When the war was over, TV spread across the country. By 1948 there were 4 big TV networks in America. They aired their shows from 8 to 11 each night. Local shows were aired at other times. Most of the time, nothing was shown at all.

TV was not "always on" like it is now. Color TVs came out in 1953. They cost too much money for most. Also, shows were aired in black and white. By 1965, color TVs were cheaper. TV stations started airing shows in color. People had to switch if they wanted to see the shows.

Now most TVs are high-def. This means that they have many lines on them. This makes the image clear. TVs have come a long way since Baird's 30 line set. High-def TVs have 1080 lines. There are state of the art sets called 4K TVs. These TVs have 3,840 lines. Some people watch TV in 3D. I wonder what they will come up with next. Smell-o-vision anyone?
Questions
1. When did color TVs come out?
a. 1925
b. 1953
c. 1939
d. 1965

2. Which was not true about the first TV?
a. It could only show one color
b. It only had 30 lines
c. It did not have sound
d. It did not work well

3. When did networks start showing programs in color?
a. 1948
b. 1953
c. 1965
d. 1939

4. Why did the first TV station only show Felix the Cat for two hours a day?
a. They were running tests.
b. Felix the Cat was really popular.
c. Felix the Cat had been a big radio star.
d. Felix the Cat was the only show that they had.

5. Which of these events slowed the spread of TVs?
a. The World's Fair of 1939
b. The Civil War
c. The election of the U.S. President.
d. World War II

6. What is the author's main purpose in writing this?
a. He is trying to explain how a TV works.
b. He is telling readers how TVs became popular.
c. He is describing the history of the TV.
d. He is trying to get people to watch more TV.



7. Why did many families switch to color TVs in 1965?
a. Color TVs cost a lot of money.
b. Many shows were only shown in color.
c. Color TVs came out in 1965.
d. World War II ended and troops returned home.

8. Why was 1939 an important year for TV?
a. Many Americans were introduced to TV.
b. The first color TV was released.
c. The first TV station began broadcasting.
d. John Baird created the first TV.

9. How many lines does a 4K TV have?
a. 30
b. 1,080
c. 4,000
d. 3,840

10. Which happened first?
a. The 1939 World's Fair
b. The release of high-def TVs
c. The end of World War II
d. The release of color TVs

11. Why would watching TV have been boring in 1928?
Because they could only watch it one time a day and they did not have color.

12. Why did the 5 inch black-and-white TVs at the World's Fair impress people?


13. Why would it have been a bad idea to buy a color TV when they first were released?

Thursday 26 October 2017

Tha Zin Adding Decimals 1

Adding Decimals 1
Add the decimals and whole numbers to answer the questions below. Remember to show your working you can do this by writing it in the document or inserting a photo.

Question
Working and answer
0.3 + 0.6=
0.9
0.4 + 0.5=
0.9
0.5 + 0.5=
1.0
0.6 + 0.4=
1.0
0.7 + 0.2=
0.9
0.4 + 0.4 =
0.8
0.3 + 0.2=
0.5
3.4 + 5.5=
8.9
9.4 + 3.4=
12.8
6.8 + 5.1=
11.9
3.3 + 2.1=
5.4
4.6 +2.4=
7.0
5.2 + 3.7=
8.9
4.1 +2.2=
6.3

In these question your decimals adds over the decimal point.
Question
Working and answer
0.7 +0.6 =
1.3
0.5 + 0.5 =
1.0
1.4 + 0.8 =
1.2
2.6 + 0.5 =
3.1
1.5 + 1.7 =
3.2

Tha Zin Making Pan Pipes

On wednesday we got to make pan pipes out of straws. This theme for this term is Musical Madness so we got to make our own musical instruments. We needed to use 8 straws because there are 8 types of musical notes.

First we watched the video where Mrs Buchanan showed us how to make  a pan pipe. Then after we watched it we got to pick out 8 straws. We needed 8 straws, clear tape and scissors.

Later we cut the straws from the tip then taped it on the card board then tried it out. It worked really well but it made shushing noise. I loved it, it was so cool to play with and fun to use.

The instrument that I made was kind of a success and kinda not.It was really fun to play with and I enjoyed it.The only thing I wished was that it could make different sounds but not just the shushing noise.

I learn the 8 musical notes and it was quite fascinating and I liked playing the instrument.

I liked the instrument and I hope we get to make more instruments.

Tuesday 24 October 2017

Tha Zin Poem Practice

City Autumn
The air breathes frost. A thin wind beats
Old dust and papers down gray streets
And blows brown leaves with curled‐up edges
At frightened sparrows on window ledges.

A snowflake falls like an errant feather:
A vagabond draws his cloak together,
And an old man totters past with a cane
Wondering if he’ll see spring again.

Questions

1. What does the old man in this poem wonder?
  1. whether the streets need to be cleaned
  2. whether the sparrows are frightened
  3. whether he’ll see spring again
  4. whether he should help the vagabond

2. In which part of the year is the scene in this poem set?
  1. late autumn
  2. early spring
  3. late summer
  4. early winter

3. And an old man totters past with a cane
Wondering if he’ll see spring again.
Based on these lines, what can you conclude about how the old man feels about autumn and winter?
  1. He probably likes autumn and winter better than he likes spring.
  2. He probably feels equally as positive about autumn and winter as he does about spring.
  3. He probably feels uncertain that he will live through the autumn and winter.
  4. He probably feels excited about the autumn and winter.
4. Where does this poem take place?
  1. on a farm
  2. in a small town
  3. inside a house
  4. in a city
5. What is this poem mainly about?  
  1. a cold autumn day in a city
  2. an old man who lives in a city
  3. a vagabond who lives on a city street
  4. the way dry, fallen leaves

Moonrise
Will you glimmer on the sea?     
Will you fling your spear-head   
On the shore?   
What note shall we pitch?           

We have a song,                      
On the bank we share our arrows—       
The loosed string tells our note:

O flight,              
Bring her swiftly to our song.     
She is great,              
We measure her by the pine-trees.

1. What is the first question that appears in this poem?
  1. Will you glimmer on the sea?
  2. Will you fling your spear-head on the shore?
  3. When will the moon rise?
  4. What note shall we pitch?

2. What is the setting of this poem?
  1. This poem is set on a rocket traveling to the moon.
  2. This poem is set on a bank near the sea.
  3. This poem is set in the middle of the ocean.
  4. This poem is set at the top of a pine-tree.









3. "What note shall we pitch?
We have a song,
On the bank we share our arrows—
The loosed string tells our note:"
Based on this evidence, what does the word "pitch" probably mean here?

  1. Throw
  2. Fall
  3. Slope
  4. Sing

4. "On the bank we share our arrows—
The loosed string tells our note:"
Based on this information, what probably happened to the arrows after they were shared?

  1. They were fired from a bow.
  2. They were dropped into the sea.
  3. They were broken in half.
  4. They were set aside for later use.

5. What is a theme of this poem?
  1. Nature can create feelings of horror and disgust in people.
  2. Nature can create feelings of sorrow and despair in people.
  3. Nature can create feelings of anticipation and admiration in people.
  4. Nature can create feelings of boredom and exhaustion in people.