Japanese Earthquake

This year we are studying interactions. I find the Japanese earthquake really useful for talking about interactions. The patterns of interactions have all changed in Japan because of the earthquake and tsunami. For example, all the kids in Japan would just probably have the same routine every day like getting up in the morning, having breakfast, getting ready for school then heading off. Unfortunately though those patterns now have to change and so do the interactions. Now people have to start worrying about where they are going to sleep and where are they going to get food from, instead of waking up to a cosy bed with a full pantry. Interactions have changed severely because now people can't talk on cellphones, they can't drive around in their cars any more and so many other things!

I have felt sorry for all these people but relieved that some people actually survived the earthquake. I can imagine how hard the workers are working to help these people.

Good luck Japan!

 

P4C, Current Affairs, and so many other things!

I have had a stimulating day at Enrich so far! I have done everything I need to do and I am totally organised. For this week I think my current affairs is really interesting, it is about the Japanese tsunami.

I would like to share some facts about a tsunami with you:

1. Waves in a tsunami travel very quickly; much faster than your car can! They can travel up to 800  km/500 miles from the depth of the ocean.      

2. Waves from a tsunami can be as high as 30 metres or 100 feet. They grow bigger as they get to the shore. This means that they can start off as just a ripple of water in the middle of the ocean and become bigger and bigger until they become a gigantic wave when they hit the land.

I have also done the P4C workshop and the topic for it this week is Effort and Reward. We found out that a reward doesn't have to be money or a certificate.

This has been a bucketful of fun today!

A Great Day At Enrich

I've had a great day at Enrich so far. I have done the blogging workshop with Alana which I thought was fantastic! I have a good feeling that I will be using blogging a lot. I am also hoping to do the P4C workshop today because it sounds really interesting and I probably won't have time any other days. I have also got art with Mel. We are drawing gifted and talented people like Fibonacci and Micheal Jackson and then we are going to paint them and put them on the walls of the classroom.