Learning Intention: On your blog, tell us whether or not you would like to try flax weaving. Does it interest you? Why or why not?
I would want to try flax weaving because it would be a new skill I have learnt and looks challenging but I like challenges. I am not really interested in flax weaving because I have other interests like helping my dad in the shed fix things such as cars and motorbikes.
Activity 2 Week Two Day Two, Strong Person Learning Intention: For this activity you are asked to think of someone who is very tough and strong. They can be someone who you know personally or they can be a character that you have read about in a book, seen in a movie, or on a television show. On your blog, tell us about this person. Who are they? Why are they, in your opinion, so strong and tough? This person I think that is so strong and tough is my dad. I think my dad is so strong because all his life he has been lifting heavy things like car engines, car transmissions, motorbikes and pushing cars etc. I think my dad is so tough because when my dad gets cut open by something at his work, he doesn't even notice he had hurt himself until I told him for an example there was a deep cut on his finger.
Activity 3 Week Two Day Two, Stranger Than Fiction
Learning Intention: On your blog, list three similarities and three differences between the two plants that you chose. To earn five extra bonus points, post a picture of both plants on your blog.
The two plants I chose are the Rafflesia Arnoldii and the Corpse Flower.
Similarities
1) The corpse flower and the rafflesia arnoldii are both a type of flower.
2) Both of these flower look similar by the both being the same shape and colour.
3) The corpse flower produces the smell of a decomposing animal and the rafflesia arnoldii flower produces not a very nice irritating smell. So they both produce smells that are horrible.
Differences
1) A difference between the two flowers is that the corpse flower grows to stand at 8.2 feet tall and the rafflesia Arnoldii flower grows to a size of three feet.
2) A second difference between the two flowers is that the Corpse flower only blooms every 40 years and the rafflesia arnoldii flower blooms every nine months and lasts for a week.
3) A third difference between the two flowers is that the rafflesia arnoldii flower grows in the forest and the corpse flower grows in a wet and humid rain forest.
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| Corpse Flower |
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| Rafflesia Arnoldii Flower |
Hi Jack
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see that even though flax weaving really isn't what you like to do that you would be willing to give it a try. I would say that it is harder than it looks. I think they make some amazing things from flax but you would need to have a lot of patience to do this. But good on you for being willing to try.
Sounds like you have one tough Dad there Jack! If your Dad had a bad cut and didn't even notice he might have been tricking you! I am sure he would have noticed. He must be strong if he is lifting engines from cars. I assume they would be extremely heavy. Does he do this himself or does he use some kind of jack or machinery?
Well done for posting your similarities and differences about these plants. It is great that you have also included the photo of each so that we can see just what you are talking about.
How unusual that they both produce not nice smelling odours. Usually when you think of flowers you think of nice smells. Wow! Forty years between flowers is a long time. That is crazy!
Great work finding all the information that you need for these activities. It is great that you are doing the SLJ and hopefully you are learning something along the way.
Keep it up Jack
Until next time
Allie :)