The epro8 experience

On Wednesday I participated in the epro8 competition, and man it was hard. There was robotics, problem solving, technology and heaps of other confusing stuff. It was crazy hard. CSNS entered four teams. I was in one of them. The man running the event was amazing. He showed us how and when to use joiners, wing-nuts and bolts. He even showed us a pre-made mechanical thing. It was awesome. He told us our tasks, and when the event started the buzz of busy kids exploded in the room.  Our group started with the 2.2 metre long bridge. It looked the easiest, but boy, were we wrong. It took us more than half of our time, having to rebuild it countless times for not matching criteria. Though, the feeling of finishing it was great. Then we did the balloon challenge. The main aim was to get the fans (you have to make them work) to make the balloons go 1.2 metres in the air and then float for 10 seconds. It took us ages, and when we finally did it, the guy wasn't watching. That meant we had to do it until he could see it. Sad. Finally we did the laser pointer challenge. It was by far the most annoying task. It was great!

My tagul creation

My lemon poem

The golden bulb of terror

I stare at the dandelion ball of yellow as it glimmers in the sun.

It feels round and bumpy with canary specks all over.

As it gets cut open the smell of lemonade immediately fills the room.

The essence of the the slices smell irresistible.

I can just imagine the exquisite sour taste entering my mouth.

I pick it up.

Just a tiny bit of it explodes in my mouth.

As it bite more into it I get forced to pull a sour face.

It tastes good and bad at the same time.

Someone stop it before the sour taste takes over!

I’ve never tasted a lemon before!

Christmas day at the Millwards

On Christmas Day, at about 8 o’clock I rushed down stairs, ran into the living room, and! . . . . . . . . . Watched TV on the couch. How exciting! Spending Christmas on a couch. (To be honest it was enjoyable).

After I watched a few videos I saw Mum in the kitchen. “Merry Christmas Mum” I said in an average tone. “Merry Christmas Saem!” said Mum. Right when Mum said “Merry Christmas” I remembered how desperate I was to open my present, like every year.

“Hey Mum, can I open my present?” “No Saem. After breakfast.” I felt like my best friend just died. “Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?????????????!!!!!!!!!” I yelled in agony.

After breakfast, (bacon. Almost worth it. Almost) I RACED to the tree, and I mean RACED to the tree, practically screaming; “Can I open my present!!?” Mum sighed. “Okay. But only open one.” I grabbed my book eagerly. The only reason I was sure I had gotten a book was because the size, the feel, and the fact that I had asked Mum for the book; Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down. I ripped it open and, sure enough it was a! . . . .  Huh?

NINTENDO!!!??? WHaaaaaaaaat? I’d been wanting a Nintendo for AGES. The ultimate Christmas present! (For me anyway.) I said I would do anything for a Nintendo, but my Mum said no. What a surprise! I never thought this would happen ever! Yes! Yes! Yes! And it came with a POKEMON GAME!!! It was the newest Nintendo, newest game, and a happy me!

Best Christmas so far in the history of my life. Fact!

Athletics day!

“Run!!!!!!!!” As soon as I hear that, I know it’s my turn to run next. I feel so nervous that I’m actually shaking heaps. Before the competition started one of our house teachers specifically told us “Don’t  lose. Do, win. You’ll all do great!” And I will, I say to myself.n The current runner is running up behind me to pass the baton, so i’m getting ready. I start a slow jog when BAM!!! As soon as I feel the baton in my hand, I’m off like my life depends on it. I hear heaps of cheering. I’m trying to run my fastest, but that isn’t enough so . . . I RUN FASTER!!! I hope I do Weka (my house) proud. “This is more than just practice”, I say to myself quietly. I’m running towards the cone to turn at full speed. I’ve got to slow down now if I want to turn well. Don’t slip! Don’t slip! Thankfully I don’t slip. I run around the cone and BAM!!! Full speed ahead! (again)! I can see the next runner getting ready. This is awesome! My whole house team is cheering for me! I run. I pass. I’m done.

The earth without oceans.

What would happen?

We need the oceans. We will all suffer without them. No air and no food. Things will look bad.

Food

Lots of countries would have hardly any food at all and no crops would grow because of no rain and how the oceans affect the water cycle. Heaps of fish would die meaning heaps of stink and pollution from the ocean. Most sea life would die because of the other fish dying affecting entire food chains. The earth will be harshly affected by all this water loss and plants will stop growing. All our water sources would run out and most humans would die of thirst and starvation.

Earth

The oceans make a special barrier that keeps the sun’s rays from reaching us. If we don’t have these we will burn. Without oceans we would have no oxygen or seafood. Without the oceans the plankton will die. Phytoplankton make 50% of all of the earth’s oxygen and are crucial for human life. The oceans also absorb most of the carbon dioxide. If all the oceans did disappear the salt remaining would sweep across earth creating a toxic salt storm. There would be ice underground but we would waste heaps of energy for hardly any water. There would be catastrophic fires all around the globe and the plants would all die. Same with the animals. Just about all would be dead except for some humans.

Afterwards

It would be surprising for any humans to still be living after the oceans disappearing but if they did it would be horrible. It would be scorching hot even if you lived in one of the poles. The greenhouse gasses would increase and would trap the sun’s rays to make them even harsher. There would be no rain at all.

Bottom line? We lose the oceans we die.