Madeline's Lances Lab Report

Pop star, Lance Bass has moved into the International Space Station (ISS) for 6 months. He is going he is going up there to record new music and to do experiments about space. He is experimenting on things for educational purposes. There are a lot of difficulties in space because there is no gravity, no power and there are difficulties with communication. This is what he has got in his lab and what he is going to have to do in space to survive for 6 months.

Communication

Lances communication room is very specialized Lance has got a computer with Skype on it so he can communicate to his family and friends. The computer works with a special Internet satellite link.

Experiments

Lance is going to invent some new experiments that he could do in space. Lance start’s on the moon, he is going to plant a seed on the moon and see if it grows. While that’s growing he is going to do a new experiment which is why do people start to lose their memory in space?

Music

Lance is making some new music. He made up his own song called Famous. He recorded this song with a microphone that is hooked into a headphone so he could listen to himself. Then he burns it on to a CD on his computer. The computer works on a special Internet satellite link. The computer is bolted to the table and the table is bolted to the floor so his room is very specialized.

Living

To go to the toilet in space Lance uses a suction pump. He does his business into the pump and it quickly sucks it into a holding tank. He uses a suction pump because you can’t use a normal toilet in space. To wash his hands he uses a block of soap and a little bit of water.  To dry his hands he uses a normal towel which is Velcroed to the wall. When Lance goes to sleep he sleeps on a bunk bed which is bolted to the ground and when he sleeps his pillow, blankets and him are strapped to the bed.  When Lance wants’ something to eat he goes to his cupboard, which are bolted to the wall, where he can eat some canned food when he eats it he takes one out and makes it float and he eats it in midair so he doesn’t need a plate. Lance has to have fun and relax his fun and relaxing room is very cool. He’s got another computer with all his favourite games on it. He’s got a TV with his favourite programmes and a nice comfortable couch for him to sit on.  Lance also has to exercise. He has got the Ab Circle Pro. The Ab Circle Pro is bolted to the ground and for Lance to stay on Ab Circle Pro he is strapped to it because he might float away. But he’s not strapped to tight because if he is strapped to tight he won’t move. For Lance to wash his clothes he gets a block of soap and scrubs it on his clothes then he gets water and washes the soap off. There’s a big pump which shoots out hot air and dries all the clothes that are wet.

While Lance is in space it will be harder to live in space than in earth. But Lance has got all that he needs: communication, music, fun and relax action and his experiments.                                                                                         

                                                                                                      

By Madeline           

My Birthday at Kai iwi lakes

I woke up in the morning and I said to myself, in my head, it’s my birthday, it’s my birthday! I was born at 8:00am in the morning so I went to look at the clock and it was 8:20am, ‘DAMN!’ I’ll just try and wake up 20mins earlier next time.

 Ok now it’s time prezzie time. From my nana I got 2 tops and a pair of shorts. From my mum I got a dress, 2 pairs of earrings, and pjs. And from my friend Greyah I got bracelets and Vaseline. From my sister I got a book that I wanted (The Narnia series). And last but not least I got $50 from my grandma.

 Next I got dressed and off Carol, Leon, Mum, Dad, Matthew, Mia, Alicia, Dominic, Olivia, Xavier and of course me. So we set off to Kai Iwi Lakes. There were way too many people to fit in one truck so we took both, and I got to pick what truck the girls wanted to go in. I picked mum and dad’s truck. Then off we went on the 1 and a half hour drive.

When we arrived we went on the boat to a lovely little sandy spot just for us. Then I got to go first with Olivia on the biscuit it was zoomy, fun and umm... awesome! Then it was Matthew’s and Dominic’s turn and they had a blast Dominic fell off quite a lot and I think Matthew fell off once or twice. After a while it was Mia and Alicia’s turn but they didn’t last long because Alicia got a sore neck so Xavier went on instead. And of course they fell off a lot.

 After that it was time for skiing and I yelled, ‘can I go first’? And I did, I had a blast. It’s so awesome going over the wake. While the others were having a turn I went for a swim and it was so nice and refreshing.

After everybody had a turn we had lunch YES! I was so hungry. I had a marmite and cheese sandwich as always and a drink of juice.

Then we had another biscuit ride but I didn’t want to go on so I read my new book instead. Man it’s so interesting it’s called the Magicians Nephew. Most of you should know that story.

After a while I got bored so I went on the biscuit and I didn’t fall off but Olivia did and it was quite funny.

Sadly it was time to go home because it was getting late. Then just as we were leaving Olivia got me a present and it was a $30 gift voucher for the Warehouse. More money I said in my head.

While we were driving home we got fish n chips, yeah! Fish n chips, yeah! Want to make me lick my lips. Anyway I got a hot dog and chips and it was yummy!

After a while we were home and our friends had to go back to Te Aroha. I was sad but what an awesome day. By Maddie