Pre-Holiday Work

This is our last week of Term 2. Although we are all excited about the holidays, we have had to do some last minute work.

In class we have been doing some one minute readings in front of the class. We had the choice of reading a poem, story, or an extract from a book. Everyone got their own marking sheet, and we had to adjudicate each others readings. We had to focus on our volume, our stance, expression, pace and pronunciation. Each category was out of five and the highest possible score was forty.

Adjudicators Sheet

This term for topic, water has been something that our class has been learning about. We have been studying The Water Cycle and how Earth recycles it over and over again. We had to do a homework assignment about The Waikato River, science-experimenting with water and a lot of bookwork.

We have also been writing explanations. Before we could actually start writing, we had to learn about the body of an explanation. The first paragraph defines the topic and the others explain more about it. We had to include words like therefore (because of that), moreover (as well as), consequently (as a result) and however (but). We also had to include a diagram which needed to be labelled. First we wrote about eggbeaters. This is one example of a real one :


Here are some examples of our work:

Monday 28th June 2010
Explanation: What is an Egg Beater

An egg beater is a metal device which mixes mixtures, therefore you don’t have to use a wooden spoon or use a fork.

It has a handle to hold, a wheel which is connected to beaters down the bottom and a handle connected to the wheel. When the handle connected to the wheel is spun around it rotates the wheel therefore spinning the beaters.

An egg beater can mix eggs, cake mixtures, batters and much more. They are aimed at making things lump free and smooth.

Egg beaters are an easy fun way of mixing things. They also work very well.

By: Anthony

What is an Eggbeater?

An eggbeater is a cooking utensil used to blend things together. It is made out out of metal and is hand-operated by turning a handle, which spins two rotating beaters.

An eggbeater works by turning a handle. The handle is connected to a cog and when the cog turns it spins two beaters, which mixes the ingredients together. There is also a metal frame around the beaters, which stops it from scraping the bottom of the bowl.

Eggbeaters can be used to mix a range of liquids. Egg whites become soft peaks, cream becomes thickened, and pancake mix becomes lump free. However, mix egg whites, cream, or pancake mix too much, and consequently, you’ll end up with stiff peaks, butter, or watery pancake mix.

In general, eggbeaters are a very useful kitchen mechanism, that every household should have. The world would never be the same without eggbeaters.

By: Gulnoza


An Eggbeater

An eggbeater is a hand held kitchen appliance. It is used to mix or whisk things together. It is about thirty centimeters high and is made from metal or plastic.

The eggbeater is made up of a handle at the top, a large cog, a turning handle attached to that, two beaters and a metal support to stop it scraping the bottom of the bowl.
Eggbeaters work by turning a handle attached to a cog. This cog spins another two smaller cogs connected to the tops of the beater, consequently, the beaters turn and mix the ingredients.

To make something using an eggbeater, place the ingredients into a bowl, put the beaters into the mixture and start turning the handle. If the beaters spin too fast the mixture will flick out of the bowl so it is better to spin the handle slower and for a longer time. However, if you mix it for too long the mixture will become too thick and may be sticky. Many things can be mixed with an eggbeater including cream, cake mix, eggs and anything else that requires whipping.

An eggbeater is useful because it gets lumps out of things and makes it smooth. They are a need-to-have cooking appliance in the kitchen.

by: Katelyn

Today we wrote an explanation on gumboots to see our progress from Term 1. We had about forty-five minutes to write it and it had to include other gumboot-related words like vulcanisation, abattoir, hygiene and essential. It had to include the same key points as our eggbeater explanation.

Last week on Friday, Devon came to school with an electric eggbeater he made with connector pieces. He added a motor to his design which spun the beaters. He said that it took a few hours to make and we were all really impressed.

Devon and his Eggbeater

This Term has been full of hard work and achievements. We are looking forward to the holidays, and coming back to school next term?

Gulnoza, Katelyn and Ameleigh.