Information Report Writing

Metal

Metals are very hard objects such as gold, silver, copper or iron.

Copper: copper is a reddish-yellow metal. These rocks are called copper ores. How is copper used? Copper coins were always less valuable than silver or gold coins, because silver and gold coins are rare metals.

Gold: gold was discovered in California in 1848. Gold is a metallic element with the number 79 and the symbol AU. The name gold comes from an old English word meaning yellow; the symbol comes from the Latin aurum, which means shinning dawn.

Iron: our planet contains a huge amount of iron. Scientist believes that the earth’s core is about nine-tenths iron. This giant ball of iron generates earth’s magnetic field and makes compasses work. What is iron used for? It is used to make automobiles and ships. It is also used for tall buildings, bridges, and making many kinds of tools.

Silver: what is silver? With the expectations of gold, silver is the most malleable and ductile of all metals. The atomic weight of silver is 107.868. What is silver? Almost everybody realizes that silver is a precious metal that is used in jewellery. Silver jewellery is usually less expensive than gold jewellery.

Different materials melt at different temperatures. Steel melts at 2500° Fahrenheit (1370° Celsius). In liquid form, steel can be poured into molds to make car frames and other products.

Akram's informatin report about cars

The typical passenger car can carry up to six people. Larger vehicles called minivans are like big cars. They can usually carry up to eight people. Pickups or trucks are built to carry cargo.

Sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) are made for driving in all types of conditions, including mud or snow. Sports cars are built for power and good road handling. Many sports cars have room for just two passengers.

Racing cars are specially designed to compete on tracks and courses. Most racing cars are built to be lightweight and very fast. Because they are made for racing, they usually are not suited for driving on public streets.

A car gets power from its engine. Most auto engines burn gasoline. Gasoline goes through fuel lines from a gas tank to the engine.

Moving parts hooked up to the engine are called the drive train. The drive train carries mechanical energy from the engine to the wheels. The turning wheels make an automobile go.

The first cars were built in the 1700s. They were powered by steam engines. Modern cars are much better than earlier models. They are easier to drive and have advanced safety features such as air bags. Engines are more efficient and powerful. Cars are quieter and more comfortable inside.

Today, cars are more popular than ever. They are the main form of transportation for many people. Many people own more than one car.

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Some of what Ro-June did during her holiday.

On the first day of the school holidays my family and I had to weed the front yard of the house which was hard work. We had to do it because my mum said if we did it she would buy us the freeview machine.

My mum gave us the money to buy it ourselves. It had 15 channels that looked amazing.

Genevieve is the best

Genevieve is the best
Genevieve can ace a test

She is the kindest person I have ever met
There is nothing I would like to change about her
We are fortunate to be in the same class
Everyday we laugh and laugh

We go on bebo everyday
And comment to each other with hearts

My best friend

My best friend is Bradley
He is kind and nice
Smart and cool
So what if he is in Sommerville School
He is awesome like any other dude

Information Report about the Sun

The Sun

The sun is a large round ball that the planets travel around.

It is made out of many gases, chemicals and most importantly fire. The sun also lets off tiny explosions that create sunbeams and sunrays which gives us light and heat.

The sun formed first at the centre of the cloud. It became whole when gases and chemicals and dust started to grow.

The centre of the sun is called the core. The core is extremely hot. The heat sends tiny bits of matter called atoms crashing into each other. The crashing atoms set off atomic or nuclear reactions. All of the energy of the sun comes from these nuclear reactions in its core. It takes a long time for the energy from the core to reach the surface of the sun- about 170,000 years!!

The sun is very important to us. We play in the sunshine. We see daylight. The sun keeps us warm. Even ancient people knew the sun was very important. They thought the sun was a god. The ancient Greeks thought the sun god drove a chariot across the sky every day. The ancient Egyptians thought the sun god sailed a boat across the sky.

Heat from the sun warms up the ground. The warmth from the ground heats the air above. The sun warms us and gives everything life, so without the sun the universe would not exist!

Information Report about Oxygen

Oxygen is unseen air that is formed by fresh nature.

Oxygen is invisible and has no smell but it makes up a fifth of air around us. Oxygen is an element. Elements are basic substance that combines to form all the materials found on Earth. Oxygen is the most common element on earth. Almost half of the earth’s crust is oxygen.

There are more than 100 elements. Some elements that you may hear of include aluminium, lead, mercury, uranium and helium. Elements have different properties. Some are normally solids some are gases and a couple are liquids.

Oxygen gets recycled from plants to animals and back again. Green plants combine the sun’s energy with water and carbon dioxide to create food for themselves. Plants use carbon dioxide to breath out more oxygen.

Anything that is on fire needs oxygen to burn. Humans need oxygen to breathe. When they climb up high the mountains they take air tanks because the air is too thin to breathe properly. Human bodies inhale 6 billion tones of oxygen in a year.

Without oxygen the human race would die out and there would be no life on earth.

By – Isileli, Eparama, Apelu, Erika, Page, Johnny, Chae & Ashley