Science - Solar System

 Solar System

Aim:

To make a realistic solar system.

Research:

The solar system is what makes our world go round. It consists of earth and many other planets. The sun is actually a star and we orbit around it. The solar system is the gravitationally bound system of the sun and the objects that orbit it. Either directly or indirectly. Of the objects that orbit the sun directly, the largest are the eight planets with the remainder being smaller objects. 

Equipment: 

Cardboard

Paints

String

Balloons

Ping pong balls 

Paper Mache

Method:

• Use cardboard as a structure.

• Paint background black with stars.

• Make the planets using ping pong balls, balloons and paper mache. 

• Paint them. 

• Hang them up on the structure using string. 

Sun	1	Yellow, Orange
Jupiter	2	Orange-yellow, blue rays
Saturn	3	Yellow, brown, beige
Uranus	4	Blue, gray
Neptune	5	Blue
Earth	6	Green, blue, white
Venus	7	Yellow, orange

Mars	8	Rusty Red/brown
Mercury	9	Grey

Volcano Eruption

Aim: To erupt the Volcano

Method: We used a scrap board and Tristan Brought a 1-litre bottle. We then stick the bottle into the cardboard. After that we cover the bottle with newspaper, forming the look of the Mayon Volcano. On the second day of science after the glue had dried, we then painted our volcano colour maroon as the first coat. After a few minutes, the brown paint had dried, and we now need to put the final coat which is the colour green. 

Research: Mayon, also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Mayon Volcano last erupt in early January 2018. The myth of the creation of Mayon Volcano is as heated as the heart of the peak itself, with a plot involving star-crossed lovers, and a tragic ending leading to the rise of the jewel of Albay. Legend has it that a beautiful maiden, Magayon, lived in a place called Ibalon.

Results:

Discussion: Volcanoes erupt when molten rock called magma comes up to the surface. As the magma rises, bubbles of gas from inside it. Runny magma erupts through openings or vents in the earth's crust before flowing onto its surface as lava. If magma is thick, gas bubbles cannot easily escape and pressure builds up as the magma rises.

Conclusion: Yes, Our Volcano erupted and I personally thought it was the best because it went higher then the rest and it just shot up.

Solar Eclipse Blog - Science

Solar Eclipse

How do solar eclipses occur? - When the moon passes between the Sun and Earth, appearing to cover the disk of the Sun completely

What do we see when a solar eclipse occurs? - The Sun is completely hidden, revealing the full glory of the solar corona. The solar corona is basically just the hemisphere of the sun.

When was the last solar eclipse? - The last Solar eclipse in New Zealand was in 1965.

When is the next solar eclipse? - The next solar eclipse in New Zealand is on a Saturday and the date that it is on is the 22nd of July 2028 

  

Kiwi fruit DNA

Aim: Finding DNA in a kiwi fruit

Method: 

1. Mush half a kiwi fruit in a zip lock bag with a splash of water and a small teaspoon of salt.

2. Strain the solution through a cloth into a beaker.

3. Add a squirt of dishwashing liquid an stir.

4. Pour into a test tube.

5. Place the test tube in a beaker filled with WARM water.

6. Leave for 10 mins.

7. Slowly pour 5mL of methylated spirits down the side of the test tube.

Results:

Discussion: I found the DNA in the middle because once we added the methylated spirits it had three layers, the kiwi fruit mix, the DNA which was a white substance that smelt like alcohol and the methylated spirits, the DNA was in the nucleus and DNA make up chromosomes and they are also in the nucleus.

Trolly Dilemma - English

 What would you do in the trolly project

Five people stuck on the railway and there's a trolly coming and you have to choose whether you turn away and let all five people die or you could help and only one person would die I think really you're going to be killing someone anyway and I'd rather be blamed for one death then being blamed for five. If you killed all five people, people would ask you why you chose to kill all five of them and not just the one. Killing all five people would honestly make you feel the worst but killing only one would still make you feel bad but you saved the other five lives. 

• I’d rather let one person die then let that one person and five others die as well. Because you’d be responsible for 6 deaths basically but if you let that one person die you would’ve saved 5 lives and you’d only have to tell one family that they have lost one of their loved ones, instead of having to tell 5 to 6 families that they have lost someone.

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(You are walking through a rail yard when you notice a runaway trolley careening your way. Directly in its path are five people, bound and lying across the tracks. They will die if nothing is done. There is a lever nearby. Pulling it will divert the trolley onto another track. On this other track, however, is a man who cannot hear or see you or the trolley. You can stand by and do nothing, watching as five innocent people die, or you can pull the lever, directly causing one man’s death. Which is the more ethical choice?)

The Trolley Problem: In this situation what I think I would do is pull the lever to sacrifice one man other than sacrificing all five people. 

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(The dilemma is the same, except that you recognize the guy standing alone as the actor and comedian Jim Carrey. And this is “Dumb and Dumber”-era Jim Carrey. In fact, he’s in costume, and has that bowl haircut he sported in the eminently quotable 1994 film. Remembering all of those funny lines makes you smile. What a great movie. The five tied-up people are also Jim Carrey—clones, you assume—but they’re the modern, anti-vaxxer version, with full beards and dead eyes.)

The Jim Carrey: I would choose to only save the one person and let the other five die because the other five people are clones and aren’t real people, so I’d save the one real person and let the other five unreal people die.

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(In this variation there is no second track but there is another man standing nearby, between the trolley and the five helpless people. If you shove him onto the tracks, his body will likely stop the trolley. You know nothing about this man except that at this very moment he’s on his phone composing a tweet that begins with the word “thread.”

Also, he’s vaping.)

The Thread: I would choose to push the guy so the other five people can live, I would never forgive myself for five people’s deaths but for one it would still take awhile to forgive myself but at least I wouldn’t have to tell six families there loved ones have past, also that guy would be known as a hero

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(You can’t be a hundred percent sure, but it looks like the person standing alone is actually two small people, one standing on the other’s shoulders, sharing a long overcoat. Could they be children? Who are they trying to fool? And why? In any case, they’re probably up to no good.

Does that merit a death sentence, though?)

The long overcoat: I think that it's a bit suspicious that the kids are playing on the railway, so I think that I would save the five people and let that one person die, because the tall man with the long overcoat looked pretty suspicious meaning I didn’t know what he was upto, so I’d kill the one and save the other five

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(The lone man is Adolf Hitler. Actually, this one is kind of a no-brainer, isn’t it? Not sure why it’s even listed here.)

The Hitler:  What I would do is pull the lever to save the five people not just because it saves five people’s lives but because hitler was a bad man, who killed people who were so called not perfect.

Eco warriors

What did we do to help?

We went outside we were allowed around our whole school and we picked up as much rubbish as we could in 29 minutes. We managed to pick up more then a whole bucket.

What are your thoughts?

I think we should do this more often just to know were trying to do something about it and were not just listening to what the feed says. Do something about it.

What do you want people to know?

We need to save the world by picking up our rubbish and not littering because its kill the earth and mostly our sea life because there eating the rubbish which is our food source.

Social Studys - Protecting our planet

 In the Antarctic ice is melting which means our sea level will rise which will cause major floods. The Polar bears habitats are going melt Scientists point out that sea levels have risen and fallen substantially over Earth's 4.6billion-year history. 

But the recent rate of global sea level rise has departed from the average rate of the past two to three thousand years and is rising more rapidly about one tenth of an inch a year. 

A continuation or acceleration of that trend has the potential to cause striking changes in the world's coastlines. Where the earthquakes hit

What did the video encourage us to think about?

How can we save the sea life, by throwing rubbish away properly and not littering so it gets to the ocean and the sea life eats it which then kills them.

What do you think about this?

I think it's sad that sea life is dying because of us not recycling properly. Most sea life produce for us as in whales fertilize the water keeping the sea life alive and it's basically 85% of our oxygen

What is something that you could do to reduce pollution?

Recycle properly

Test for the Presence of Oxygen

 Aim: To carry out a test for the presence of oxygen gas (O2)

Equipment: A pea-sized amount of manganese dioxide (MnO2), boiling tube, bottle of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), safety glasses, wooden splint, bunsen burner (if not using a lighter instead), test tube rack.

Method: 

1. Light your bunsen burner (if not using a lighter instead).

2. Add the manganese dioxide to the boiling tube and place it in your test tube rack.

3. Add 2 mL of hydrogen peroxide.

4. Light a splint and let it burn for a while.

5. Blow the splint out and insert the glowing embers into the mouth of the boiling tube

Results: When I blew the wooden splint out and put it into the head of the boiling tube it had set the wooden splint back on fire.

Discussion: When I blew the wooden splint out and put it into the head of the boiling tube it had set the wooden splint back on fire. (The same as the results)

Conclusion: It did work however next time I wouldn’t put the splint in the boiling tube as slow as I did, next time I’ll put it in straight away instead of waiting a few seconds then putting it in the tube.

Blog - Metals & Acids

 Aim: To show that hydrogen gas is produced when a metal reacts with acid.

Equipment: A test tube, a boiling tube, Bunsen burner (A liters better), wooden splint, a bottle of acid, a piece of metal and safety glasses.

Method:

1. Light your bunsen burner (If you're using one).

2. Add a sample of metal to your test tube. Add 2 mL of acid.

3. Carefully invert the boiling tube above the test tube containing the metal and acid.

4. Hold the test tubes together for a few minutes, allowing time for the inverted boiling tube to fill with gas.

5. When you think the tube is full, your lab partner should light a wooden splint.

6. Carefully, but quickly, tilt the boiling tube full of gas upwards and insert the burning splint into the mouth if the test tube

Observations: It's called the pop test because once you insert the splint in the test tube it’ll make a slight high pitched sound / Beep.

Results: “Once you insert the splint in the test tube it’ll make a slight high pitched sound / Beep.”... Its made a pop

Discussion: We were testing for hydrogen gas

Conclusion: It worked really well because it made the pop it was supposed to make. Something I would have done differently was to get the wooden splint in the test tube faster so it would make a loud and bigger pop.

The Beatles - Who was with it and who wasn't

Young women hiked up their skirts as high as they could go and traded in the bouffant beehive hair-do for the ‘mod' look, inspired by British fashion queen Mary Quant. Brylcreemed short-back-and sides hair, shapeless sports coat and grey strides were the last things the male mod would be seen wearing. There was longer hair for men, and black velvet jackets, brown corduroy trousers and Chelsea boots were popping up in trendy Auckland shops. Television began broadcasts in 1960. The world crowded into more and more New Zealand lounges. In 1961 there were fewer than 5000 TV licences; two years later there were over 80 000. The sole channel broadcast for just 50 hours a week in the mid-1960s, and much of the fare was pretty staid', but novelty value was high. “The box' introduced many older New Zealanders to the Beatles when a TV special about the band was shown just weeks before the tour. 

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People that hated the Beatles were against them because They hated the fact that The Beatles preached about peace and love but they were so violent on the other side of production. Most people found it weird and unnormal 

English - Questions

What is important to you right now?

Whanau & Friends

What are your goals for learning ENGLISH this year?

Learn how to become a better writer by the end of the year

What would help you achieve your goals in English?

Not peer pressuring me and letting me take my time in what im doing cause peer pressuring me will make me not want to do what im doing and just believe in myself.

• What do YOU need to do to achieve these goals?
• Take my time and do it at my own paste.

• What could the teacher do to help you achieve your goals?
• Not peer pressuring me so I can get it done at my own speed so I won't have to stress on what time I have to be finished by.

• What could the class / your peers do to help you achieve your goals?
• Communicate with me and not disagreeing to anything or anyone.

• What could YOU do to improve learning conditions for others in this class?
• Listen and don't talk when the teachers are talking, And not sitting with people im close with because I will get distracted easily and go off task.

Science Blog - #2

Aim: To observe a neutralization reaction.

Equipment: A test tube, test tube rack, 1 mol L-1 Na2CO3 (sodium carbonate), 1 mol L-1 HCI (hydrochloride acid), dropper or dropper bottle, Universal indicator solution.

Method for neutralization:

- Get a test tube rack, b test tubes, acid, base and universal indicator.

- Fill 4 test tubes with 3 ml of acid.

- Fill 2 test tubes with 3 ml of base.

-  Add a squirt of universal indicator to each.

- Add different amounts of acid and base to make the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV).

Results:

Discussion: Neutralization is a process when acids and bases react to form salt and water. In a reaction to water, neutralization results in excess of hydrogen or hydroxide ions present in the solution. The pH of the neutralized solution depends on the strength of acid or base involved in it. We made the colors of the rainbow green on the pH scale is in the middle which means its neutral. Red on the pH scale is a very strong base but for red its an acid. ROYGBIV stands for all the colors in the rainbow R stands for red, O stands for orange, Y stands for yellow, G stand for green, B stands for blue, I stands for indigo a purplish-blue and V standing for violet.

| Music |

What Genre are you going to be looking at?

Contemporary R & B

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Who is in your group?

Peni and Jaxon

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What is each group member doing?

Me: Piano

Peni: Singer

Jaxon: Drums

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What name is the song?

Locked up, Akon

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Who is the song written and preformed by?

Akon

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What is the song about?

This song tells of a drug runner who ends up locked up in jail. It is autobiographical apart from the fact that Akon was jailed for armed robbery

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What is going to be challenging about this piece?

To get it all on time.

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Which part of the song are you working on first?

The first instruments that are in the song.

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The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down

Lyrics:

Don't let me down, don't let me down
Don't let me down, don't let me down

Nobody ever loved me like she does
Oh, she does, yeah, she does
And if somebody loved me like she do me
Oh, she do me, yes, she does

Don't let me down, don't let me down
Don't let me down, don't let me down

I'm in love for the first time
Don't you know it's gonna last
It's a love that lasts forever
It's a love that had no past

Don't let me down, don't let me down
Don't let me down, don't let me down

And from the first time that she really done me
Oh, she done me, she done me good
I guess nobody ever really done me
Oh, she done me, she done me good

Don't let me down, don't let me down
Don't let me down

The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down

Jesse from Winnipeg, Mbthis song is about him singing to his little buddy, he has met the woman of his dreams, she has pleased him in a way no one else ever.

Don't Let Me Down" is a song by the rock band the Beatles, recorded in 1969 during the Let It Be sessions. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon McCartney. The band recorded the song with Billy Preston. 

Info About The Song.

Significance of WW1 - The Last Post

Chances are, you have heard the notes of the Last Post. The lone notes, played by a military bugler, trumpeting the notes of the song of the lost, the fallen, the dead. Though you may have no experience within the ranks of your nation’s military, and you may not have stepped foot upon a battlefield, the forefront of war zones, or even participated in military efforts, it is a song that resonates throughout the history of countries around the world.

The Last Post is played to mourn the dead, to honor those lost in wars, skirmishes, and battles both near to home and in far-flung locales. If you have heard its soft, melancholy, and mournful notes, it is a familiar to tune — most familiar to those who have served their country.

Info Site...

When do you hear this song? - Dawn service, day service, ANZAC Day

Why is this song significant/important to New Zealand? - in remembrance of those who served our country and who lost their lives for us.

What is the History behind the Last post - Why was it played and when? - Since 1928, the "Last Post" has been played every evening at 8 p.m. by buglers of the local Last Post Association at the war memorial at Ypres in Belgium

History Behind The Last Post...

What does this song represent? - our condolences to those who went over to gallipoli to serve our country and to own rights of freedom and to those who lost their lives for us and our country. Gone But Never Forgotten

Science - Experiment

 Aim - To make acid-base indicators using everyday substances

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Method - For cabbage and beetroot.

1. Chop the cabbage into small pieces until you have enough to  fill 2 cups.

2. Place the cabbage in a large beaker and add water to cover the cabbage.

3. Boil over a Bunsen burner for at least ten minutes for the color to leach out of the cabbage.

4. Filter out the plant material to obtain a red-purple-bluish colored liquid this liquid is at about pH 7.

5. Place in a small beaker and leave it to one side

6. Repeat this method for the beetroot.

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Results:

Indicator	Color in HCI (Acid)	Color in NaOH (Alkali)
Cranberry	Pink	Green
Beetroot	Red	Yellow
Turmeric	Yellow	Orange
Cabbage	Pink	Green
Tea Bags	Orange	Brown

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Discussion: For this experiment, we did not really do task one because our science room was in a classroom so that means there will be no gas to plug in the Bunsen burner. At first for the Cranberry I thought the color would not change when we put the acid because it was that same color before we put some acids. but then as we move on to the Alkali, we put a little bit of that and it actually turns into a different color which is the color green. We did the same thing in the Beetroot, Turmeric, cabbage and tea all of them had a different color for the Acid and Alkali. we did this experiment to see the different indicators the ones we used were original indicators to see if stuff were an acid or base.

Conclusion: I really have enjoyed doing that experiment because it's just really satisfying to watch the colors change. I am looking more forward to the next science experiment we are attending.