Discovery work

 Within heath we were instructed to complete a task where we created a DLO around a topic of our choice in groups if we wanted. The topic my group chose was regarding transgender in sport and from there we created a pile of memes.

firstly we had to answer some self chose 5 BIG questions regarding the topic we had chosen. We answered the questions in a slide with the info we had gathered online.

Then it was time to create our DLO of 10 memes.

I am glad I chose said topic to do because it allowed me to take some of the information and apply it to another class. See school isn't useless, you can use school stuff in school.

Santa

 Santa claus, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, St. Nicholas, what do they all have in common? They're all the same person.

The modern Santa claus is based off of the Dutch Sinterklaas which comes from Turkey's St. Nicholas, the saint of children and sailors.

Sinterklaas was known for riding a white horse along side Black Peter, Black Peter took children away in a sack.

St. Nicholas would throw a sack of coins down the chimney which were collected in socks left out to dry.

Fire Resistance

 In science we were tasked to research about fires an fire proofing.

How do bushfires start and why has climate change made them more common?

Bushfires are caused by heat, mainly they're started by humans but the can naturally be started by lightning or rocks falling and creating sparks. Climate Change dries out materials and creates a warmer environment that allows fires to last longer and become more dangerous.

What are three ways to fireproof your house if you were in a fire risked area?

1. Wool. Wool is naturally flame resistance and only smolders rather than melting, dripping, and sticking making the material safer. By changing carpet, curtains, and bedding can prevent quick fire spreading. Wool also produces less smoke than other materials.

2. Drywall. A drywall made of gypsum and water between two sheets of paper is hard to burn as gypsum has a high burn point and the water would take a lot to evaporate. The paper will still burn though.

3. Fire resistant wood. it is possible to purchase fire resistant wood that can slow the spread of fire.

When something burns it combusts, sometimes it can be incomplete combustion, what's the difference?

When something incompletely combusts it doesn't have enough oxygen to completely create carbon dioxide so instead produces carbon in the form of soot and carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is poisonous, colorless, and tasteless.

WTE Persuasive Sentences

In english we are tasked to write 3 sentences to persuade a reader to agree with your opinion of a modern issue. I have chosen to persuade about the topic of trans athletes in sports. We are to use Write That Essay formats when writing our arguments. We have an LO, LO: We are learning to express our views on a topical issue using ‘Write That Essay’ sentences.

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete in athletic events?

Transgender athletes competing in official competitive sports creates an example of community, respect, and a bit of a challenge. (#4)

With the growing number of transgender in sport the problem starts to fall on the previously male members even though rules have been made to keep sports fair. (#11)

Trans in sports is a storm, it’s ripping up tradition an tossing it down the street, it already has solutions so if we stop seeing it as a problem we won't have a problem. (#3)

The Story of Se

 Se was a young rock in the town of Sedimentary. One day it was stormy and windy and Se ran away from home into the storm. A long, lost time later, tattered and worn, he fell into a stream headed to the sea. A while later he was rescued, the long journey had made him bigger. His mom decided to move to metamorphic and the heat and pressure of a new place changed him and hardened him. He was also bullied and he ended up being stone cold shutting people out. After many years he found a lover and she melted his heart and made him soft again. Then she dumped him, the effects lasted a long time, and he became stone cold again but he had happy memories in the town of igneous.

AKA. He changed rock type. THE END. 

Language Features

 In english we were tasked to create a DLO about a language feature of our choosing. We were in groups of 2 or 3 and my group picked to do the tricolon.

Gymnastics

 For PE we have been practicing gymnastics but the main three I have been practicing are the trampoline, the mini trampoline, and a forward roll on the floor. Although those are the main three, here is a picture of me on high beam:

Volcano Project

For science we are creating a baking soda and vinegar volcano.

Aim: we want to make a stratovolcano.

Hypothesis: if we we mix baking soda into water would it still react to the vinegar. Otherwise I believe one would need a larger quantity of baking soda to make the reaction bigger.

Equipment: baking soda, vinegar, pre-prepared volcano, and any extra elements.

Method:

1. create volcano

2. paint volcano

3. research reaction

4. do experiment

5. blog

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Results: 

Discussion: 

Rube Goldberg Machine

In science we split into groups to make pieces to a Rube Goldberg Machine, a machine that runs by itself once started (activating different components). Using the few materials of lego, string, popsicle sticks, and cardboard I created the starting component of the machine. By pushing on a pump pistons rose to allow a marble to be tipped out of a cardboard tube into a tunnel of popsicle sticks leading to the next component.

Stone Age Technologies Essay

In social studies we had been tasked with writing an essay about the era of technological advancements we researched to create this slideshow. I once again have done mine on the stone age:

Between the time of the start and end of the stone age many inventions were created and developed into modern things over time. Modern tools with slightly altered uses due to different environments from back then. Some of the important inventions are things like sharpened rocks, cave art, and controlled fire.

An important creation from the stone age was the sharpened rock. It was a point in which certain tasks would be made easier, it allowed the residents of the time to chop and cut things like meat, flesh, and wood. Archaeologists have found masses of sharpened rocks and also smashed up bones with their marrow removed. The residents of the time would have competed with carnivores for their kill’s bone marrow. The marrow inside of bone can be seen as a nourishing and nutrient filled substance. These rocks have modernly been replaced for sharpened blades with handles. The sharp rocks would be used to cut into the dead animal to remove the bones before a carnivore would be able to kill them. Now being more specific things like knives, axes, and other bladed tools, they have different purposes than the sharp rocks, because now humans aren’t prey.

Another stone age invention was the residents drawings on the walls leaving cave art for modern humans to see. The paints were made of crushed up rocks and other pigments meaning they had already known about colors. They would use different tools with the specific purpose of drawing to create the wall art. The many drawings could be seen as a way for the residents to document their life or moments they enjoyed. You could see cave art as the pre-evolution of canvas paintings, documentation, and photo albums. Though their paintings can give insight into daily lives more modern paintings are just for visual appeal.

They invented controlled fire as well within the stone age. They would have been able to cook food and boil water with the fire, making it safer for consumption. Fire radiates heat energy which can warm up people and food meaning the residents of the time wouldn’t freeze to death on cold nights. They had made pits in the ground and found that striking two variants of rock together would make sparks. The sparks would then light burnable items like wood and kindling and create a flame. For modern day use it has turned into fireplaces and ovens, splitting off into two different inventions. Fire is less used in modern day for cooking since humans created heating elements but it was still useful at the time.

The stone age showed many technological beginnings to what’s used as modern technology. Sharp rocks became blades, drawings on the walls became drawings on canvas, and fire pits became fireplaces and ovens. With the advancement of man many technologies of the time have been updated and changed giving rise to new techniques and skills. Although today not many still need the tools for the same reasons being that we humans have become sheltered away from predators.

Cash Money

In maths over the past long time we were learning about financial literacy. Stuff to do with wages and salary and GST and tax and overtime pay.

Wages - an amount you get depending on how many hours you work in a day.

Salary - is to do with a set amount of money you get paid each week.

GST - means goods and services tax, which is money sent to the government when you buy something.

Tax - money paid to the government for services like medical to be free. The amount of tax you give can change due to how much you're paid.

Overtime pay - extra money you get after working more than your usual daily hours. You can get paid 1.5 times the hourly amount or double the hourly time.

Novel Study Part 3

This is the final part of the novel studies for "Children Of Blood And Bone" by Tomi Adeyemi.

It was a good book but had a intense cliffhanger ending.

Velocity Equals Distance Divided By Time

In science we have been looking at forces of motion, a.k.a. speed and stuff. We created land speeders to look at speed using the formula of velocity equals distance divided by time. The distance was 9 meters and the time was 11 seconds meaning the speed was 0.8181818182 ms-1. We may have been able to make it go faster with a larger sail.

Novel Study Part 2

So the novel studies doc wasn't too long or too laggy our teacher split it into 3 parts. This is the second, the third is still to come.

The Stone Age

For social studies we were tasked with researching a time where man made an advancement in tech. My group chose the stone age. The stone age was when humans began to make tools out of things like rocks, sticks, and bones. Here is a slide show we made about the time:


We also had to try and recreate something done at the time, we chose to do art, an partial insight into their lives.
Pictures to come soon...

Throw The Egg From Up High

Today in science we had been tasked to remove the fall damage from an egg by means of insulating it. We surrounded it with foam and soft stuff, wrapped it in bubble wrap, and stabbed with skewers to make legs. Then we added a parachute, all in all the egg lived. Now the complicated bit (ask your father) the egg had a weight of 400N while the egg and lander weighed 1053N using the method of F=ma (force = mass x acceleration).

Career Study

For social studies we have been looking at careers and how tech has changed over time. With all that happened with ******* lot's of job losses have happened so we are learning to get one.

Money Math

For math we have been learning about money and percentages around increasing and decreasing wages, prices or salaries. It is like 50% off sales but a bit more complicated because maths likes to do that. You can increase a price by a certain percentage by typing: 1.percentage x price. You can decrease a price by typing: 0.percentage x price = ans _ 100 - ans. The end.

Golden Coins

In science I was given permission to conduct an experiment of my own accord based off an experiment we did in class around giving a 10c piece a gold coating.

Aim: To test which New Zealand unused and modern coin contain copper.

Equipment: Beaker, Bunsen burner, Tripod, Heatmat, Cold tap, Sodium hydroxide, Zinc powder, NZ coins, Gauze mat.

Method:
1. Heat coins in sodium hydroxide until steaming, then turn off bunsen burner.

2. Add zinc powder and stir for a while until water starts clearing and the coins should be silver, clean coins.

3. Hold coins in fire, desired result is a gold sheen, cool in water.

Results:

New Zealand 1c - yes
New Zealand 2c - yes
New Zealand 50c - yes
New Zealand 5c - yes
New Zealand 10c - yes

New Zealand old 10c - no

New Zealand 20c - no
New Zealand half penny - not really
American 1c (bc I had one) - yes
Air Force Museum flat pressed 10c - yes

Observations:

There is a golden colored alloy called brass, brass consists of zinc and copper. The coins with copper in them would combine with the zinc powder to cause the coins to be coated in brass.

Children Of Blood And Bone Novel Study

For english we are doing a novel study on "Children Of Blood And Bone" by Tomi Adeyemi and after reading certain chapters we are to write our thoughts on a quote from the book.

Do note this is subject to change as we read more of the book.

Electricity in TV's

In science we are starting the topic of electricity and have been told to research an item that we used in the school holiday. I choose the TV!

Old TV: A beam of electrons is generated on a filament heated by electricity. A positively charged glass screen attracts the electrons. The screen is coated with chemicals (phosphors) that light up when an electron hits it. Sweeping the beam of electrons over the entire screen (with directing magnets) really quickly lights up the whole screen.

New TV: No beam of electrons, no magnets. Each tiny spot of light that makes up the picture is an actual little solid state light bulb. Rows and columns of these tiny LED’s are scanned one after another. This makes a more efficient TV.

Metal Gases

In science we put metals in acids and bases to see the gases they produced with the help of fire.

The first gas tested for was hydrogen doing the pop test, a burning splint inserted into a test tube full of hydrogen to produce a pop sound. By adding a strip of magnesium to a test tube containing acid and holding a bigger boiling tube over top you can collect hydrogen to pop. But note the chemical reaction in the test tube will heat up.

The second was oxygen, adding magnesium dioxide to hydrogen peroxide, a base, created oxygen. The oxygen was tested for by placing a recently blown out splint in the test tube to see if it would relight.

And finally third was carbon dioxide in what i like to call the smother test. Adding together acid and a metal carbonate will produce carbon dioxide, which can be tested by inserting a burning splint. If the splint goes out you have carbon dioxide, it smothers flames and is used in fire extinguishers.

Myanmar Refugees

For social studies we have been doing inquiries about refugees from different countries, I chose to do mine on myanmar. Here it is:

And a few required questions:

What went well and why?
When I knew what I was looking for I could get things done.

What didn’t go so well and why?
I struggled to find stuff without asking the teacher for elaboration on the topic.

If you were to do this again what would you do differently and why?

I would choose the option I already know something about.

Magic With Acid

In science we did a couple of cool experiments relating to acids and bases, crystals, deadly rain, you know the fun stuff.
We first did the making of copper sulfate crystals by dissolving copper oxide in hot sulfuric acid, pouring the mixture through filter paper into a beaker, and then putting it in a evaporating basin above a beaker containing boiling water to let it evaporate a bit. The next day we came back and some crystals had grown:

The dark blue things are the crystals.
Then afterwards we looked at the formation of acidic water from the burning of nasty fuels, fuels which have harmful fumes that float into the sky. When the fumes get high enough they will follow the condensation and precipitation steps of the water cycle. The rains acid increases the amount of acid in the rivers and oceans and with a high number of hydrogen ions from it dissolving steal away nutrients and break down pieces of the ocean. It must be a shame to know that all this happened because of humans like you and me conveniencing ourselves.

Film Aspect Paragraph

For english we are looking at film study and had to write S.E.X.X.Y paragraphs, Statement, Evidence, Explanation of directors purpose, Explanation of effect, Your link, about the lighting in this scene of 'The Power Of One'. So here is an image of it and the paragraph:

The lighting is used effectively to create a dark and foreboding atmosphere. The light coming from behind makes the location seem like a back street alley, while the wall would hide them from the view of the singing tribes. It would make suspense and puts them in a secluded area where other guards can’t see to stop them. It causes worry and fear, it makes viewers wonder what lengths the guard will go to. You can contrast this to the earlier scene with the guard where if they had gotten into a fight there would be other guards to stop them.

Pretty Chemicals

T'was a splendiferous couple of experiments we did in science:

Experiment one, the creation of indicators, we used different things to make indicators of whether a liquid was an acid or a base. We used beetroot, cranberry juice and alcohol turmeric. T'was a smashing success, here are the results:
Beetroot, Acid: crimson, Base: yellow-orange.
Cranberry juice, Acid: pink, Base: green.
Turmeric, Acid: yellow-yellow-orange, Base: orange.

Experiment two, the indicator rainbow (I have PICTURES!!!), we used different amounts of bases and acids to make a range of colours. Blue for base, red for acid, green for neutral. Here are the pictures:

Te Tiriti O Waitangi Signings map

I social studies we made a map about where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, here is mine:

The locations are:
Kaitaia, Okaihau, Hokianga Harbour, Bay of Islands, Paihia, Russell, Tamaki (Auckland), Takapuna, Te Kaha, Opotiki, Whakatane, Tauranga, Ruatoria, Tokomaru Bay, Te Karaka, Poverty Bay, Waikato River Heads, Kawhia, Porirua, Kapiti Island, Otaki, Wanganui, Picton, Akaroa, Otago Peninsular and Ruapuke Island.

In that order.

Film Shots

In english we have re-entered into film study and are making gifs about different camera angles. All of my gifs are from the Power Rangers Dino Supercharge. Here they are:

A Failed Experiment

The first science experiment out of lockdown, woo, just kidding, oh dear, it failed. We tried to make oil of wintergreen and ended up with not oil of wintergreen. The end result was supposed to be some white crystals instead we got a brown liquid. We put the methanol and salicylic acid into the boiling tube, added the sulfuric acid and put it in the water bath over the bunsen burner but got the balance wrong. We would of succeeded if the teacher hadn't messed up the amounts, we could have done it with the right balance. Oil of wintergreen is used in heat muscle rub.

Return to PE

We have left lockdown to return to school. We are currently doing a blog post about our return to the PE class. I am not exactly looking forward to the return to the PE classroom. At home we were assigned stuff to do, I did it and also did extra PE by going for a bike ride.

Migration

In our lockdown for social studies we have been learning about migration. We were told to make a presentation. Here is mine:
Migration
I would not recommend this site for your own presentations it is of poor quality in the sense that you need to pay a truck load of money just to access a few features that are avaliable for free on other sites.

Narrative Arc

For our english work we will be writing a narrative but first we were told to make a narrative arc. My narrative is called Eevee Incarnation which is about a guy that dies and is reincarnated as an eevee. Here is a link to the narrative arc:
https://prezi.com/view/NosaEBZOywanrJtLx1J5/
I can't insert it as a video since it's confusing so this will have to do.

Pokemon The Movie 2000 Narrative Arc

During the covid-19 lockdown we have been working from home and have things to do for each of our classes. Before we entered the lockdown we were learning about narratives and narrative arcs in english. One of our work from home tasks was to create a narrative arc about a story or movie of our choosing. I chose to do mine on Pokemon The Movie 2000 also known as The Power Of One. 

So here it is:

The format of the narrative arc applies to any story:

Exposition: Where we start out.

Inciting Incident: What sparks the adventure.

Rising Action: The lead up to the strongest part of the story.

Climax: The place where something like a big battle would happen.

Falling Action: What happens after the big battle.

Resolution/Denouement: Where the story finishes.

Kiwifruit DNA Extraction

Yesterday in science we were smashing up kiwifruit to extract the DNA from it:

Aim:
To extract the DNA from kiwifruit.

Materials:
Test tube, ethanol, dish soap, salt, kiwifruit, snap lock bag, mortar & pestle, cloth for straining.

Method:

1. Squeeze kiwifruit insides into the mortar and crush it into pulp.
2. Open bag and put cloth over opening, pour pulp in.
3. Squeeze the liquid into the bag, add dish soap and mix.
4. Add salt and mix.
5. Pour liquid into test tube and add ethanol.
6. Wait and the DNA will separate from the cells.

Observations:

It looked like a stringy thingy blobby thingy.

Blood Vessels

Your blood is a crucial part of your body, it is important for functioning. It carries oxygen and fights the diseases and germs. Your blood contains four main cells white blood cells, red blood cells, plasma, and platelets. Your blood is about 54% plasma, 45% red blood cells, and approximately 1% white blood cells and platelets. They all have their own functions and uses. The white blood cells are the cells that fight germs and diseases, they are like the first responders on the scene of a car crash, there are other things that fight diseases as well. Platelets on the other hand ar the things that stop you from bleeding to death by forming blood clots. Plasma is what transports things like CO2, nutrients, and hormones to your cells. Red blood cells are what carry oxygen around your body, they contain haemoglobin which grabs the oxygen. Those are all the main blood cells in your body. They're separated when your donating blood since they only need the red blood cells.

What Does It Mean To Be A Good Mathematician?

A good mathematician is not necessarily someone who knows every form of math ever and how to do them all, it's someone who can learn and understand math and/or even teach it in a way others can understand. I think.....

Aesop's Fables - English Scholarship Pathways

Over the past while I have been working on an english scholarship blog. For this I had to choose two topics to look into and then make something to show my comprehension of it. Aesop's fables is one of the topics I choose you can view it as a bunch of black arial or a bit more of a colourful powtoon at the bottom. So here it is:

Aesop's fables

Who was Aesop?

Aesop was a greek slave responsible for writing a collection of over 700 fables. Fables are short
stories -usually with talking animals- that have a moral or a lesson at the end.

Some of my favorite fables include:

The Fox And The Stork, The Lion And The Mouse, and The Fox And The Grapes

The Fox And The Stork

In short a fox wanted to play a prank on the stork so he invited him round for dinner. The stork
showed up with a good appetite but this was a prank after all. The fox had made soup but he served
it in a small flat dish the stork couldn't eat from. The stork kept a cool head and invited the fox round
for dinner himself. When the fox showed up the stork had made a yummy smelling fish dinner. He
served it in a tall thin necked vase that the fox couldn't eat from. The fox was mad.

The moral is: Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself.

The Lion And The Mouse

Basically a lion was sleeping and a mouse came along. Startled the mouse ran across the lions
nose and woke him. The lion brought it's huge paw down and caught the mouse. "Spare me" said
the mouse "And some day I will surely repay you". The lion laughed but was feeling nice so he let
the mouse go. Some days later the lion got caught in a trap while chasing its prey. The mouse came
along and saw the lion was trapped so he started gnawing on the rope. Soon the lion was free, the
mouse said "And you laughed when I said I could help you".

The moral is: Kindness is never wasted

The Fox And The Grapes

One day a fox was walking and he saw some grapes growing on a tall tree. The grapes looked big
and juicy and the fox wanted some. The fox jumped and jumped again and again to try get the grapes.
When the fox couldn't get the grapes he said "I didn't want your sour grapes anyway".

The moral is: Many pretend to despise and belittle that which is out of their reach.

using the inspiration from the other fables I thought I should try write my own

The Fox & The Fish

One scaldingly hot day a fox was taking a swim in a cool clear lake. But he was unaware of what

lurked in the depths. As the fox dove beneath the surf a group of fish swam up. "Go back to the

shore land mammal the water's dangerous" the fish warned. "why?" asked the fox, "there are

dangerous currents that can pull you under" replied the fish. The fox being as clever as he was

thought he should test the fish by asking the fish where the currents were to see if they would hesitate,
and they did. "What is it really?" the fox quizzed."We can't tell you he'll kill us" the fish whispered, and
he did, for no sooner did they say it a shark snapped them up.

The moral is: You shouldn't ignore warnings

Fun Facts

• Most of his fables are meant to highlight bad or poor human decisions and behaviors.
• In order to allow the animals to appear in multiple tales and roles, Aesop did not restrict the animals to behaving in a manner generally associated with that particular animal.
• While it's hard to know for sure, it's suggested in several older writings that perhaps Aesop stuttered.
• It seems like perhaps, after earning his freedom from slavery, he upset a few people with his wit, stories, and opinions. The tale goes that he openly criticized the priests at Delphi and angered them so much so they murdered him.

Bibliography (References)

Fables:

http://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html

Fun facts:

Search google: Why did aesop write fables

Other fun facts:

https://childrens-books.lovetoknow.com/interesting-facts-about-aesop

The powtoon: