How to Identify a Plane Tree



The bark is a lighter colour than most trees and it has a pattern of colours as well.

The leaves are big and have three points. You can see one on the Canadian flag.

The tree itself is very big and is very different to other trees.


The Latin name for a Plane tree is Platanus.



How To Identify An Oak Tree


The bark on an Oak tree is rough with large patches of bark everywhere.

The leaves have eight rounded points on it and are very smooth.

The tree itself is very tall.


The Latin name I for an Oak tree is Quercus


How To Identify An Elm Tree


The bark on an Elm tree is very rough and has small patches of bark.

The leaves on the Elm are quite small and are like a normal leaf.

The tree is about half the size of an Oak.


The Latin name for an Elm tree is Ulmus

One fine, sunny morning my dad woke me up to say goodbye before he went to work. But before I heard the usual "See ya, buddy." I heard something a little different. "Ahhh!" he screamed. He picked me up with one hand (which was quite unusual) and took me to the bathroom. "Holy Guacamole, I'm a potato!" So he took me back to my room and let me lay there. Then he went to work.

A couple hours later when my mum woke up she thought it was quite unusual that a potato was lying where her son was supposed to be. So she picked me up and took me to the kitchen. "Hey! Where are you taking me! I'm your son! Not a potato." I screamed at her. She just shook her head and put me with all the other potatoes.

Suddenly I heard all the other potatoes talking. "So you're the new guy?" said another potato. "No I'm supposed to be a human!" "So are we, but every kid that lived in that room for more than six months gets turned into a vegetable. There have been turnips, onions, tomatoes, broccoli, celery, cauliflower, bok choy and potatoes. I think someone's coming. Stay still and stop talking." Then my mum picked me up but then I fell out of her hand and started dropping to the floor. "Ahhh!" I screamed. Just as I hit the floor I woke up. It was all a dream.

Materials:



Bike

Alarm

Alarm Disabler

Lock

Special Chain

Security Camera



How To Set Up:



Put your bike in the bike rack. Then lock up your bike with the special chain and put the lock on it. Set up the security camera, alarm and the alarm disabler and leave your bike. If anyone tries to break the lock the alarm will go off. The security camera will catch the person on camera so you know who tried to take your bike.

Alien Word Bank

slime
eyes
alien
green
U.F.O.
Roswell
space
planet
spaceship
unusual
asteroid
meteorite
astronaut
discover
Mars
martians
moon
galaxy
abduction
Stealth Bomber
weather
balloon
Milky Way
invasion
antennae

Alien Haiku

They are coming soon
Aliens from outer space
They're in a test tube

The Cabbage Patch Fib

1. Who wrote the Round the Twist Series? Paul Jennings


2. In the scene where Bronson is fishing with Nell in front of the jetty, does the camera zoom in or out? Zoom in.


3. Where do the Twists keep their goldfish? In a tank on the wall.


4. When Bronson is outside at night in the cabbage looking for babies, how does the director show that it is night? Blue Lighting


6. What special effect does the director use for the baby? The baby is green.


7. What is written on the newspaper headline?


A. Blue boy alive and well.


B. Aliens invade a lighthouse.


C. Green baby found in cabbage patch.


8. What does the director use to change scenes after the teacher tells Bronson to change the baby's nappy? Clockwise direction of disappearing and reappearing.

Books by Paul Jennings

Round the Twist Website


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