Monday 13 June 2016

Statistical Investigations

This half-term we have been working on designing our own statistical investigation and displaying the data on appropriate graphs. Here are the results...

                            

Wednesday 8 June 2016

Persuasive Writing

Marshall found a book in the library called 'Which would you rather be?' by William Stieg, Pictures by Harry Bliss.

 We decided to use it as a persuasive writing prompt where students were asked to choose between 2 objects/living things and justify why. Here are some of the responses...



Options
Choice
Justification
A Stick or a Stone?
Stone
Stone because it is useful to hold paper or something.
An Elbow or a Knee?
Knee
Knee because It is stronger than a Elbow.
A Cat or a Dog?
Dog
Dogs because they protect their owner from strangers .
A Snake or a Crocodile?
Snake
Snake because they can camouflage on the tree.
A Mouse or an Elephant?
Mouse
Mouse because they are fast and sneaky and hard to see and catch.
boy or a Girl?
Girl
Girl because Boys are messy and girls are tidy and cleaner.
Rain or Snow?
Rain
Rain because it could give a nice shower and wash of the dirty stuff.
Thunder or Lightening?
Thunder
Thunder because it can frighten people and let people know that the lightning is coming.
A grown-up or a Kid?
Kid
Kid because you can live your life  longer.
Candy or Cake?
Candy
Candy because it is more sweeter than a cake.
The Moon or the Sun?
Moon
Moon because it can give you more sleeps when you are really tired and when the sun is out you don’t get more sleeps when you are really tired.

Options
Choice
Justification
A Stick or a Stone?
Stick
You would be able to float on water, and you could be thrown very far and it be like you were flying.
An Elbow or a Knee?
Knee
Because it is larger and harder then a elbow.
A Cat or a Dog?
dog
Because there strong and fast and are good for guarding and playing with.
A Snake or a Crocodile?
Snake
Because you would be able to move through bushy terrain really fast.
A Mouse or an Elephant?
Mouse
Because you would be able to go into tiny places.
A Boy or a Girl?
Boy
Because being a boy is better than being a girl
Rain or Snow?
Snow
Because your thick and sticky and would be able to swallow
Thunder or Lightening?
Lightening
Because your super fast and can catch things on fire.
A grown-up or a Kid?
Kid
Because you have lots of time you don’t have to work and you’ll be very energetic.
Candy or Cake?
Candy
Because you can make people super energetic.
The Moon or the Sun?
The moon
Because you can are the brightest thing you see in the sky at night.


Options
Choice
Justification
A Stick or a Stone?
Stone
It gets thrown less.
An Elbow or a Knee?
Elbow
Knees get dirtier.
A Cat or a Dog?
Dog
Dogs are more active.
A Snake or a Crocodile?
Snake
It can kill a Crocodile. That means the Snake is Stronger.
A Mouse or an Elephant?
Mouse
Mice can be pets, So they are more loved.
A Boy or a Girl?
Girl
I like the way I am.
Rain or Snow?
Snow
Snow Is more fun to play with
Thunder or Lightening?
Lightning
Lightning is more Dangerous.
A grown-up or a Kid?
Kid
Kid are sometimes More flexible, So they can have more fun.
Candy or Cake?
Cake
Cake is more expensive so there is less chance of me being eaten.
The Moon or the Sun?
Moon
The Moon is Visible for humans to look at and I like that.

Options
Choice
Justification
A Stick or a Stone?
stone
I can move where mother nature takes me.
An Elbow or a Knee?
albow
I do not get grazed as much.
A Cat or a Dog?
Cat
I can go through tiny gaps, and climb up trees.
A Snake or a Crocodile?
A snake
So I can swallow people whole.
A Mouse or an Elephant?
Mouse
I have always dreamed of being tiny.
A Boy or a Girl?
A boy
To stronger and quicker
Rain or Snow?
rain
So I can fly down like a missile
Thunder or Lightening?
Lighting
So I can strike people
A grown-up or a Kid?
Kid
So I have a bigger imagination and more active
Candy or Cake?
Candy
So I live longer
The Moon or the Sun?
The moon
So it is nice and peacefulsh