Forensic Science with Constable Neil

In week 6-7 we studied forensic science with Constable Neil.

We had a lecture, a crime scene and a court session.

Each class in Kaituna had three sessions with Constable Neil.

Kaituna got to learn about different types of fingerprints and 

that everyone in the world has a different fingerprint.

We also learnt that every person's right thumb doesn't match their left thumb.

We pretended that Mrs Hyde's car was stolen and we had to list lots of facts about it. It was fun.

At the crime scene each group was given 3 items. We had to test for DNA and dust for fingerprints. The hardest part was creating a scenario about our scene. 

We wrote up our cases, added the evidence and had to be ready to present this to Kaituna Court.  Constable Neil was slimy Mr Green, the defence lawyer. He was really good at this! Mrs Little was the judge, 'Judge Iti'. She was fantastic!!

We learnt heaps and had FUN!!

Ngongotaha`s shield

My komodo dragon

I would like to tell you about the komodo dragon.

Appearance :

The komodo dragon is the largest living lizard (it can run at amazing speeds)

They can see objects from 2.4 km away. The komodo dragon has razor sharp teeth. Their length is about 3 metres and they weight around 70 kg.

Diet:

The komodo dragon eat over 15 types of animals. Some are deer, pigs, water buffalo, snakes,       monkeys and horses.

Habitat:

Most of the komodo dragons live in the Indonesian Islands. The  komodo dragon like to live in hot and dry places.

Life span :

The komodo dragons have a life span of 30 to 50 years of age.

Enemies:

The komodo dragons enemies are humans. They also hate and eat each other.

And they also get threatened by the volcanoes in Indonesian.

Life cycle:

 When Komodo dragons hatch went they are about 34 centimetres long and weighs about 100 grams.

At the age of 5 years old they are two metres long and weighs 25 kg. At 10 years old their about 3.3 metres long and they stop growing.

Conclusion:

I hope you have learnt some facts about the  komodo dragon.

 Ryan