Our Trip to the Otago Museum

We went to the Museum on Tuesday to find out about what makes day and night. Keri told us that the earth travels around the sun. The sun gives the earth light. When the sun is shining on our side of the earth it is day for us. The earth also spins around and around and around. When the earth spins around the sun can't shine on our side of the earth so it is night for us.









We went into this big balloon called the starlab. Xanthe said it was dark in the starlab. Cameron said we could see stars in the starlab. Jack D said he could see the sun in the srarlab. Jayden said he learned that the earth travels around the sun. Taylor said the stars that look red are the very old stars. Isabella said that the blue stars are the baby stars and they are the hottest you can get. Jack H said he could see the moon in the starlab. Tane said he learned that the earth travelled around the sun. Abbie said that the red stars are the coldest stars. Sarah said the yeloow/orange stars are the 'mummy and daddy'stars. Salani said she saw the moon rise.





Here we are inside the starlab.

Why do leaves fall in Autumn?

We watched Suzy's World about Autumn.

We found out...
-the leaves photosynthesise to make food for the tree.
-the tree blocks the tubes to the leaves in Autumn and puts a cap in place. The leaves fall off.
-chlorophyll makes the leaves green
-the chlorophyll disappears in Autumn and the brown, yellow, red and orange colours show through.

Autumn Pictures

We looked for the signs of Autumn like falling leaves, different coloured leaves, long shadows and warm clothes. We looked at different shaped leaves as well. We are wondering why the leaves fall off the trees.