Zack


 * Zack Goal Page **

= **Bike safety!** =
 * = **Use a clear hand signal if you want to turn. Slow down or stop.** =


 * = **If you are riding in a big group of about 6-8 you should ride 2 across and 2 seconds behind each other.** =


 * = **Always give way to emergancy vehicles when their sirens are on or if their lights are flashing. Its a good idea to pull over and stop on the kerb.** =


 * = If you are turning at an intersection, give way to all vehicles not turning. =



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**Snowed In** **When we woke up in the morning I got up and it was snowing! I hadn't seen snow for four years, since 2006.**

**The day before we were looking at weather watch and metservice about the strong polar blasts soon to hit. We watched a few videos on the long days ahead and saw that it was supposed to snow up until Wednesday.**

**My brother and I had snowball fights and built a "fortress " that we knocked down. We made a BIG snow man that got covered in more snow because it kept stopping and starting again. At one stage we had blue skies overhead then a few minutes later it would look like a blizzard. We had alot of lightening and thunder which shook the house!**

**It is snowing again now 4.10pm and I hope it keeps going. Wow just had lightening and thunder again.**

**This photo is of the knocked down fortresses.** **We cleared the pathways with our shovels.**

**How cool Zack. Looks like you have had a neat fun day. And here was I worrying about you being bored! LOL! Mrs R.**


 * WEATHER QUESTIONS **
 * What are the four main components that make up weather?
 * What is fog?
 * What makes the sound in thunder?
 * Are rain and snow clouds different?

ANSWERS:
 * 1) WIND, WATER, HEAT AND LAND
 * 2) A CLOUD THAT FORMS NEAR THE GROUND
 * 3) THUNDER IS THE SOUND LIGHTENING MAKES. LIGHTENING IS STATIC ELECTRICITY AND WHEN THE ELECTRICITY HITS THE AIR IT VIBRATES CAUSING SOUND WAVES.
 * 4) NO. IN WINTER THERE IS USUALLY SNOW IN THE CLOUDS AND WHEN IT'S RAINING IT MEANS THE SNOW HAS MELTED BEFORE IT REACHES THE GROUND.

EROSION QUESTION: ?? What erosion causes the most damage of the earths surface??
 * 1) Water is the main force of erosion.
 * 2) Caves and Canyons are made by erosions.
 * 3) Erosion can cause fault lines to get deeper.
 * 4) Bio Erosion is the break down of rock or land by plants oranimals.

Answer: Water in it's hardened form - ice/glacier
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 * My shout out to the crusaders: **
 * Nice team work guys. Hi my name is Zack and I go to Ashburton Borough School room14. My favourite sport is swimming and I love it when I hear how well you guys have done. Good luck against the Reds. **

=WAYS TO BE ENERGY EFFICIENT=


 * HRV ( H eat R ecovery V entilation system) dries out your house making it easier to heat therefore making it energy efficient and costs you less.
 * Using energy efficient lightbulbs uses about 30% less power than normal lightbulbs & can cut up to 10% of your powerbill.
 * Switching off powered appliances at the wall can save you up to 10% of your powerbill. When you leave them switched on even if you're not using them they are leaking power- this called phantom power.
 * Keep your hot water cylinder no more than 55oC. Every 10oC more uses 10% more power.

My question is: In your bedroom, is there anyway you can save power? reward: $500
Hi, my name is Zack (as you can see).I am a competitive swimmer having my second big meet this Friday(the 14th).

Rights

 * To be given lots of good food so I can work and grow
 * To live in a clean and tidy home
 * To be treated equally by my family members
 * That good things come to me and I have a happy life
 * To be spoken to with respect
 * Responsibilities **
 * To tidy up after myself and to contribute in keeping it clean
 * To be thankful for the food that is given to me and to eat it!
 * To show love and kindness equally to my family members
 * To speak to my family and extended family with respect and consideration
 * To think about the things I do and put out into the world what I wish to receive
 * COLOUR CODED **
 * This is my ripstik **
 * fav coulor:green fav sport:Swimming fav tv show:deal or nodeal **
 * fav moive:the last airbender **
 * Lyttelton, 24th March 1882 **
 * Did you know? **
 * ** Captain William Rhodes first visited in 1836. he came back in 1839 and landed a herd of 50 cattle near Akaroa. **
 * ** In November 1847 John Robert Godley and Edward Gibbon Wakefield met to plan the Canterbury Settlement. **
 * ** The ships (the Randolph, the Cressy, the sir George seymour and the Charlotte Jane) stayed in Lyttleton for several weeks while goods were unloaded. **
 * ** 1851 16th January the first school opened in Lyttelton **


 * ** Who designed the Lyttelton tunnel? **
 * I'm impressed Zack! You've done an excellent job of this task. I really like the way you have written up the facts in your own words. Keep up the good work. Mrs Ross :-) **

Did you know facts about solar power


 * Solar panels are made out of crystalline silicon or amorphous silicon.
 * Another solar generating technology uses photovoltaic (pv) to convert sunlight directly into electricity.
 * During the day, batteries store solar energy, then at night they discharge it so you will have power.
 * The pv solar energy plant scheduled for completion this year in Deming, New Mexico, will be 300 megawatts, and 15 times larger than the largest in the world.

Question: How do you build a solar panel and what would you need?