Blueberry Muffins

Walt: Make a Blueberry muffin by following the instructions.

1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 large egg

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated sugar, plus 1 tablespoon for muffin tops

1/3 cup (80 ml) neutral flavoured oil; canola, vegetable and grape seed are great

1/3 – 1/2 cup (80 ml – 120 ml) milk; dairy and non-dairy both work

6 to 8 ounces fresh or frozen blueberries; see note below about frozen berries (about 1 cup)

Mince Pie

First, we had to dice the onion and fry until its soft and not burnt.

Then, we needed to add the mince and fry until its cooked.

While were stirring the mince and onion, we had to add mix vegetables and 1/2 of water.

The last bit was to mix pepper, veggie stock and some spices to the pie so that it could add more flavour 

Chocolate Muffins

Walt: Bake Chocolate Muffins and write in the ingredients.

Our task was to bake chocolate muffins by following the instructions and using the right ingredient. The ingredients were 1 cup of S.R.F, 1 cup of Sugar, 1/2 cup of Oil, 1 cup of Milk, 1 Egg and 1/4 cup of Cocoa. Then we needed to combine all of the ingredients together and mix them well, once that was finished, we needed to scoop them into a muffin tray and bake it up to 180 c for 15 minutes. 

Hangi Experience

Walt: Identify the types of energy you could see/hear and add the sentences.


Yesterday our Science class dug up a hole for the Hangi. The containers were prepared. Rather the girls cleaning the vegetables, the boys were cleaning them for us. The energy that I’ve picked up on was heat energy, which reflected towards the sticks that turned into a chemical reaction. This created smoke from the fire.

There were many things that we needed to pack into every single container there was. We had to pack potatoes, carrots, chicken, meat and kumara. We had about 63 containers altogether, as the girls were packing them together, the boys were setting up the fire for the food. You could hear sound energy which created the sizzle from the fire.

Chemical Potential energy was stored inside the wood, which the food would be laid on it and it would be placed inside the food. It was a great and fun experience for the whole class, we all had fun bonding with each other and the whole class was having a great time.

List 3 traits that you know you have?

Walt: List 3 traits that you know you have?

The 3 traits that I know that I have is that I have naturally curly hair, Allergies and I can see the colours red and green. My hair was naturally curly and I got from my mum and dad. I've gained my allergies from the environment. So that means that I'm allergic to pollen from the flowers. Then the last one is that I can definitely see the colours red and green.

Where DNA is found?

Walt: Write a Sentence about where DNA is found?

The cells in the body contains a nucleus, where it contains all the DNA in each individual. The DNA is packaged up as an chromosome. Chromosome's are made of DNA, but these chromosome's are found in the nucleus.

DNA is the code that carries instructions for building living organisms. It is inherited from parents. A section of DNA that has instructions for a trait is called a gene. A gene is the section of DNA that has the instructions for a protein that makes a trait. 

In the picture above, you could see an eye cell that has all the DNA in its nucleus, and the gene for eye colour has instructions to make a protein. The DNA of the gene has instructions for green eye colour. The individual has green eyes, because of the instructions in their DNA and in their genes, which is found in every one of their cells.

What & how I learnt the Science behind my traits?

Walt: A description of your Perry the Pear investigation, an image from the investigation.

On Monday, we walked into the class and their was blood everywhere. Last night, the murderer hit Perry the Pear in the head. The only way for us to find the killer was to peel and chop the skin into small chunks, because the skin doesn't have much DNA in it.

We did some steps to remove the DNA from being trapped inside the cells, so that just the DNA is in the juice. Then we used alcohol to chill it and then we could see the white DNA! We found out that Bob the Blueberry was the murderer because he was jealous that Perry the Pear was in a relationship with Sally the Strawberry.