Thursday, 24 July 2014

Japanese Scientist Builds Robots That Look Eerily Human

  1. Q. What are androids? A. Androids are human-like robots.
  2. Q. Name the three robots Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro has created for the 'Android: What is Human' exhibition? What are their respective roles? A. Otonaroid, Telenoid and Kodomoroid.
  3. Q. Why are androids more difficult to build then normal robots? A. They take a while because of the cast that has to be made, and all of the 'muscles' that have to be replicated.

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Hotdog Eating Contest

Hotdog eating contest

  1. Q. Who was responsible for making Nathan's hot dog contest famous? How many hot dogs did he eat? A. Takeru Kobayashi from Japan, with a total of 50 hotdogs in 12 minutes, gaining the international fame.
  2. Q. How many years has Joey Chestnut won the contest prior to this year? What significant event occurred before the contest began? A. Joey has been 'king' for 7 years, he proposed to his girlfriend, Nesile Ricasa.
  3. Q. What happened in the women's contest? A. Sonya 'Black Widow' Thomas was outed by Mikki Sudo who wasted 'Black Widow' by 6 1/4 hotdawgs!

Monday, 21 July 2014

Bali icons/things Mrs Mills saw

  1. The parcels located around Bali are called "Canang Sari", or offerings to the gods are usually made with a flax like material.
  2. School order: Primary (Ages 6-12), High School (Ages 13-15 for junior, 16-18 in senior)
  3. The name of the fish are Doctor fish, or Garra Rufa (the scientific name). They mainly occur in river beds in the northern or central part of of the world. The fish nibble and eat the dead skin on your foot, leaving them silky smooth.
  4. is a way of wax-resist dying. The cloth is usually made for traditional purposes, but is also manufactured. The cloth, or carpet has a history of being made in Java, and Indonesian island.
  5. Saraswati Temple is a Hindu temple of Goddess Saraswati located on the banks of Godavari River.

Thursday, 3 July 2014

Term 2 PMI

Positive

Minus

Interesting

I completed my science fairI didn't put much effort into my science fairThat the class has changed since the 'last man standing' thingy
We have read some really interesting booksPeople aren't too good at walking in a lineThe amount of dodgeball we played.
Everybody has been on task, most of the timeNone.My stationary goes missing, hmmmm...
I haven't dropped my laptopNone.Blogger doesn't support the 'style' tag

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Caveman Poo

Questions

  1. How many years ago was the specimen of poo from? (From spain)
  2. What part of Spain was the poo found in?
  3. What was the other trace found in the poo, apart from vegetables?
  4. What did they find in the plant traces?
  5. Who was the woman who worked on the project with colleagues?
  6. What was the micro fossils in?
  7. What is the name of the human species?