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Term 4 Week 4 Stork

The hooks of a feather!

Easter. Easter started three days after Jesus died on the cross.
 * How did Easter start? **

Yes it does. Easter day, Easter Sunday, Resurrection day and Resurrection Sunday.
 * Does Easter have any other names? **

Now there is an Easter bunny. Every night before Easter the Easter bunny comes for a visit.
 * How do we celebrate Easter today? **

Age At Games: 39 Birthplace: Lower Hutt Residence: Kelso, United Kingdom

Term two. When the summer months arrive, the rivers usually dry up. And our water needs increase. This puts pressure on other sources of water, like ground water. As a result, our tube wells and bore wells start working overtime.

This is why ground water levels are going down across the country. Where earlier water could be found at a depth of 20 feet, now we have to dig as deep as 200 feet.


 * There is an easy solution**

Consider this. If we were to collect all the water which rains on our terrace, roads and pavements instead of letting it run into the ditches, we could actually have vast reserves of water.

All we need to do this is create rain water tanks to store water. If water tanks and reserves are expensive and difficult to maintain, we could even dig huge pits and make open reservoirs. These reservoirs would not only collect the rain water but also allow it to seep into the ground and raise the ground water level.

This type of water management and storage of rain water is called water harvesting.

It is actually a very old technique that has been used by a lot of traditional societies for generations. Water tanks, check dams, storage wells and reservoirs are dotted all over rural India and have seen villagers through several summers. In Kishori village of Alwar district in Rajasthan, farmers have made //Johads// or check dams to trap rain water and store them in huge reservoirs.

As water scarcity increases, we will also have to look towards such traditional but revolutionary water management methods.

By Ajay Dasgupta; Illustration by Shinod AP Come summer and the entire nation seems to have just one word on its lips - water. Year 2000 saw one of the worst summers recorded in the history of India. The drought in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan was the worst in decades.
 * What is Water Harvesting?**

Fresh water, they say is a scarce resource. Is it?

During the monsoons every year, we allow huge amounts of fresh water to run off our roads and pavements into the drains where it mixes with the sewage and heads straight for the rivers where we dump waste. Did you know that this rain water is enough to see us through the Rainwater systems come in all shapes and sizes, from simple catchment system under a downspout to large above and/or underground cisterns with complex filtration systems that can store thousands of gallons of water. Most rainwater collection systems are comprised of the following basic components:
 * Rainwater Harvesting Basic Components**
 * **Catchment surface** – rooftop or other raised solid surface. The best catchment systems have hard, smooth surfaces such as metal roofs or concrete areas. The amount of water harvested depends on the quantity of rainfall, and the size of the surface and the slope of the catchment area.
 * **Gutters and downspouts** – also known as distribution systems that channel the water from the catchment area to a holding container such as a barrel, cistern, planted area, etc.
 * **Leaf screens** – a screen that removes or catches debris.
 * **Roof washers** – a device that diverts the “first flush” of rain before it enters the storage tank. Most rainwater suppliers recommend that the “first flush” of water is diverted to an outside area of the storage system, since the catchment surface may accumulate bird droppings, debris and other pollution.
 * **Storage tanks** – In general, the storage tank is the most expensive component of a rainwater harvesting system. There are numerous types and styles of storage tanks available. Storage can be above-ground or underground. Storage containers can be made from galvanized steel, wood, concrete, clay, plastic, fiberglass, polyethylene, masonry, etc. Examples of above-ground storage include; cisterns, barrels, tanks, garbage cans, above ground swimming pools, etc. Storage tank prices vary based on different variables such as size, material and complexity. To inhibit the growth of algae, storage tanks should be opaque and preferably placed away from direct sunlight. The tanks should also be placed close to the areas of use and supply line to reduce the distance over which the water is delivered. Also consider placing the storage at an elevated area to take advantage of gravity flow. The tank should always be placed on a stable and level area to prevent it from leaning and possibly collapsing.
 * **Delivery systems** – gravity-fed or pumped to the landscape or other end use areas.

Term two Week three


 * What are clouds?**

A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.

**Why are clouds white?**

Clouds are white because they reflect the light of the sun. Light is made up of colors of the rainbow and when you add them all together you get white. The sun appears a yellow color because it sends out more yellow light than any other color. Clouds reflect all the colors the exact same amount so they look white.

**Why do clouds turn gray?**

Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, usually a mixture of both. The water and ice scatter all light, making clouds appear white. If the clouds get thick enough or high enough all the light above does not make it through, hence the gray or dark look. Also, if there are lots of other clouds around, their shadow can add to the gray or multicolored gray appearance.

This information was taken from: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm at 10.12am

Term one Week two

//Topic:// //Thin Questions//
 * 1) //What country is it in?//
 * 2) How many people visit One Tree Hill each year?
 * 3) Who were the people buried at the top?
 * 4) When did he tree get cut down?
 * 5) Were there roads in the past?

//Fat Questions://
 * 1) Why was the tree cut down?
 * 2) Why did they build an obilisk?
 * 3) Why do people visit One Tree Hill today?
 * 4) Why were there people buried at the top?
 * 5) Did they use One Tree Hill as a graveyard?