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Gymnastics Part 4

Gymnastics

This week was the final week of gymnastics of the year for the year 8's. We started off the lesson by warming up (Running and stretching), then we had a recap of what we did the week before. Our P.E teachers Mr Hilliard and Mrs Merrin went back over the safety regulations for the trampoline and other equipment, and then we all split into groups and went to the different stations, where we stayed for 10 minutes before moving on to the next.

These stations included: A high beam, a low beam, a trampoline, two different types of sets of bars, a mat (for forward rolls, backward rolls and cartwheels) and a bounce pad with a big foam mat in front of it to land on. 

On one of the sets of bars we had to lift ourselves up, then lift our knees up and put our legs out in front of us. On the other bar, we had to get up using our legs, and flip back down, onto a mat sitting underneath. On the beams, we had to practice jumping over a cone forwards and backwards with our eyes closed with out falling. On the mat we had to practice on properly doing cartwheels, forward rolls, backwards rolls and on the bounce pad we had to practice jumping with both feet and landing steadily with both feet.

My favourite thing about Gymnastics this year was using the beams, and learning how to do backwards flip on the bar. I also learnt how to use the other set of bars this year wich I couldn't last year.

Chernobyl

Chernobyl

The Chernobyl disaster of 1986, was the most catastrophic nuclear accident in recorded history. It took place in the city of Pripyat Ukraine, and dominates the energy accidents sub-category of the most disastrous nuclear power plant accident in history, both in terms of costs and casualties. On the 26th of April 1986, 31 people lost their lives, and 134 more obtained high enough doses of radiation to receive acute radiation syndrome, at the same time changing their lives forever.

This catastrophe occurred during a during a late-night safety test which simulated a station blackout power failure, in which safety systems were deliberately turned off. After a combination of inherent reactor design flaws, and the operators arranging the power core in the wrong way, it started to react negatively uncontrollably. Water turned to steam, and generated a deadly and destructive explosion, as well as an open air graphite fire. This fire produces considerable up-drafts for around 9 days. 

Today, the remains of what is called "The No.4 reactor building" are enclosed in a large cover which has been named the "Object shelter" as it still radiates with toxins, and may stay under this dome like figure for eternity.

The"Object Shelter" in Pripyat Ukraine