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Thursday, April 23, 2020

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.

Monday, April 13, 2020

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.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

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.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

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.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

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.....

Monday, January 27, 2020

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)
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