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.

My First Exam Experience

Walt: Write a explanation about your first exam experience that you've had in College. 

Explain about what happened before the exams and during the exams. 

Before the exam, I felt pretty confident in passing my exam, but once I went into the classroom, my heart started beating faster than before and I didn’t know if I’ll pass or fail my Social Studies exams. These were the feelings that I had inside me before we had to take our seats and set our exams.

My 3 tips that I used before my exams started was that I prepared myself at home before coming to school so I could get that extra boost, after sleeping for awhile, I got lots of knowledge because I have had my rest. During the exams, I ate a little bit of food so I don’t end up getting hungry.

Throughout the exam, I showed the RISE values by listening to the instructions given to us by the teacher that was supervising us and also making sure to give my exam a 100% effort so that I could pass it. But to also make my parents proud about my exams and that I would get good marks on all my subjects that we have had.

These are my 3 tips that I’ve used to keep myself calm before starting my exams, I breathed in and out to keep my heart rate down and made sure to keep myself hydrated every time by drinking lots of water. But I also had to think a lot, then I had to think of the main ideas that I’ve learnt and summarise them inside my head. So I knew what I was going to be writing next.

After the exam, I felt really happy and relieved because I said to myself “I’ve finally finished the exam?” and I stretched out because my arms were starting to get really tired. My confidence started building up because I was brave enough to get through my exam without getting stressed, but also proud because I felt as if I’ve put enough effort into all my exams and I’ll probably get a good mark for it.

After school, I went back home and told my mum everything about the exams that I’ve just finished completing and she was really happy to hear how well the exams went for me. After awhile, I went onto my Chromebook and started talking to my friends on my social media, but none of my friends were online, so I went on YouTube and started watching Buzz-feed Unsolved.

In my next exam, I would change by getting a longer rest and making sure that i’m eating enough food and drinking lots of water. But also that I don’t say to myself “I’m gonna fail?” because I just have to belief that I will pass all my exams and that I’ll get good marks when it comes to my report.

Metal - Pizza Cutter

Walt: Plan out what your making and follow the instructions, given to you by a teacher.

Our task was to plan out on what we wanted to make. We had to choose out of the Pizza Cutter or Cake Server. First we had to fill out the Specifications and the measurements of how we want our chosen idea to be. Then we needed to sketch them out, we could use google images to get some inspiration and some ideas and different designs for our object. We had to grab a piece of metal and make sure it was smooth. 

Then we needed to choose two colours that we wanted on our handles, we had to choose between yellow, black, green and red. Once that was finished, we needed to file it, just to make sure that the sides were smooth and their were no marks on them. Once that was finished, we needed to scrap paper of our handlers and use red sand paper to make sure that the handle and the sides were really smooth.

After all those steps, I had to use the red sand paper to get the marks of my cutter, then used the blue sand paper to make sure that the cutter was smooth and you won't hurt yourself with it. Then we used a white container that contained the polishing for metal. We needed to make sure that the metal was shiny enough for us to see our very own reflection.

Once all that hard work was finished, this was the finished project or the outcome after you have completed all the steps. You would be able to see your reflection in it because, that's how shiny your Pizza Cutter or Cake Server would look like in the end.

Microscopes

Walt: "Explaining what I've learnt about how all living things do Mrs Gren?"

 Our task was to explain what M.R.S G.R.E.N meant and it needed to be related to our animal that we have chosen. The people in our group was Journey, Daniella and myself, we were working on a lobster. Miss Wells got some cells from each animal and made us look through the microscope to figure out what kind of animal it was. All living things like Trees, Bugs and other insects uses the same thing called "Mrs Gren?" but they do it in different ways. Unlike mechanical things like Cars, they can move and excretion smoke but can't reproduce, only because it's not alive - they only do SOME M.R.S. G.R.E.N things.