Trains Facts

We have been searching for information about trains to answer our big question Does Howick need better public transport? We already knew a lot about trains and we used that to write some questions to find out new information.

Then we searched using non-fiction books and games on KnowledgeNET on the computer. We did a trash or treasure to sort our ideas to make sure we answered our questions. We recorded our ideas in voicethread today. Can you find out who is answering each of our questions? Look at the Trash and Treasure chart to help you.

Trip to Motat

Can you find the descriptive words in our writing about Motat?

Motat on PhotoPeach



I did see planes and I went in the plane house. I had fun on the tram ride! And Fiona had a map. AS

The old green car has no seat belts. It is old. The seats are old. BH

The army tank is very slow like a slug. It was used in the army. I like the army tank because my pop went to war. AL

I saw a bus that was green and it had lots of windows but you couldn't go in the bus because it was closed. I liked the mirror maze because it was confusing that's why I liked the mirror maze. GV

At Motat I saw a little plane. It was yellow. LMc

The tram was green. I went to look at the car. CMc

At Motat I saw a steam train. JD

The train carries lots of people. The green car is old. The bus got to the bus stop. ES

The green car looks rusty and it had a little window. It has no seat belts. HW

The army tank is very strong like a jet. It has a gun on the top and it has tracks. My favourite part of Motat was the maze. PM

Trip to Motat

Room 8 went to Motat last week. We had so much fun. We did some writing about what we saw, heard, felt and also what we liked the BEST. Can you find descriptive words in our writing? Can you find the similes? JMC made a slideshow to share some of the photos we took.

When we went to Motat there was only one thing we could touch and sit in except for the Game Zone games. There was an army tank and a fire engine and a steam engine. We went on a tram, it got bump, it was fun. There was not enough seats so some people had to stand up and held on to handles. When we got off we saw planes. Outside the Game Zone were whisper dishes. When we went in the car I drove! JMC sat next to me and Miss B sat in the back. We got to turn the handle. The car had no seat belts. I don't think it was safe. I learned that steam engines need steam to go. Trams need electricity to go. Trams go on tram tracks. KND

I went on the tram. The tram is green and yellow. You don't have to drive it, you have to steer it. LC

At Motat I saw a steam train. MRz

The tram was green. They run by elecricity. I went on the tram. I like the tram because it is green. All of room 8 rode on it. SB


The car had no seat belts. I went in the car. I helped drive the car. We all went on the tram. I liked the mirror maze. I went on the wobbly table. JMC

At Motat I saw a yellow bus with black wheels on it. JE

I saw a green tram. I had a ride on it. The green car had soft seats. I went in the steam from the steam train. My favourite thing was the mirror maze. IR

At Motat my favourite thing was sitting in the car. SR

I saw a rocket ship at Motat. The rocket ship is blue and white. The rocket ship goes up to the roof. My favourite thing is the talking thing. MR

The train track is black. The train is yellow like a sun. The wheels are black too like a laptop. CN

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Donald's Duck!

Watch this clip and see what kind of engine you think Duck is. Can you describe his personality? What does Donald think about Duck? What do you think about how Duck and Donald behaved?