Reflection on rubber band cup mover.

                   Rubber band cup mover.

My group and I were unsuccessful of moving the cup, but we did come up with lots of ideas.

 

The IP skill that I used today was…. communication with my team and active listening, listening to there ideas.

Using this IP skill helped to….Get more ideas and working on our ideas. This helped with the activity because…. We needed these skills, otherwise we wouldn't of gotten anything done. Using this IP did not help with the activity today because…. Sometimes we got frustrated with each other.

Today I worked well with…. Dylan and Zoe example of when we worked well together was…. we got lots done on our activity.

If I got to do the activity again, I would….. Try other ideas.

I worked at…...level 4 of Hellison's Behaviour Model. Examples of what I did to show that I worked at this level are... Helped my friends.

Dirty Water, Chemistry.

                              Dirty Water.

The aim of this experiment, is to be able to dilute dirty water to be able to get it to the point were it is drinkable.

Method - 

Make the dirty water. 

use a 250ml beaker and then get 200mls of water.

Add 2 spoonfuls of dirt.

Add 10mls of oil.

Add a spoonful of pebbles.

Stir it for 2 minutes.

Label a piece of paper to keep the beaker on.

Take a photo of the dirty water.

Now we stir the water for a minute, 

measure 100mls of the dirty water and poor it into another beaker. 

Add 100mls of clean water into the dirty water and poor the other dirty water out.

And then repeat again. 

And now we take a picture of the diluted dirty water.

After that we out together this thing together this thing that holds the funnels which we put the filters in for us to pour the diluted dirty water into so that it filters it and we will do that a few times to hopeful help get it to the point were we can drink it.

Here are some pictures of the diluted dirty water, the clean water that got filtered, and the filtering system.

Solute = The dirt in this product.

Solvent = The liquid in the product = The water

Solution = Anything that has had something that has been dissolved in it.

Dissolved = when the solid disappears.

Diluted = When the solution is watered down lots.

Concentrated = When there is lots of solid present. 

Filtrate = The product after it has been filtered - The clean water.

In my opinion it worked very well. The water was completly clear when we filtered it! I wouldn't change anything.. Actually I might change my team, hahaha 

Home Economics - Crepes.

                                  Crepes.

On Friday my team and I made Crepes! They were so good! I really enjoyed them, I do wish we made more though! They were so good I even made more on Saturday for me and my Mum! I think that they were the best thing we have made this year!

Ingredients.

Team notes:

I think that me and my team worked pretty well, apart from a few minor issues it was pretty good. 

Pictures.

Barack Obama

 In social studies, we have been doing biography's on heroes and villains. I decided to do it on a hero. Barack Obama. I did my biography on Canva. I will insert some photos so you can see my work!

What I did yesterday!

                           My day Yesterday!

In this blog entry, I am going to tell you about my day yesterday.

In Period 1, I was in wananga.  We were doing goal settings and working on our online sites.  I also got an email saying that I was going to be a 2021 ambassador! I am super happy about that! 

In period 2, I had Social Studies. In social studies, we learnt about Nelson Mandela, and Hitler, and his life.

After that I had kai, we had brown rice, coleslaw and chicken.

Period 4 I had, chemistry, in chemistry we had to name all of the tools that we are going to be using this term. 

Period 5, I had ICT, we were reacting an image from the BRAVO books into Word.

At lunch time I was just hanging out with my friends.

After lunch time, I had gym, in gym we played soccor. 

Overall, my day was pretty good! Hope your day was good too! 

                        Nelson Mandela.

In this blog post I am going to be telling you who Nelson Mandela is, and why he is famous.

Nelson Mandela was born on the 18th of July 1918. He was born in the village of Mvezo in in Umatata, then part of South Africas Cape Province. 

He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation.

Former South African president and civil rights advocate Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to fighting for equality—and ultimately helped topple South Africa's racist system of apartheid. His accomplishments are now celebrated each year on July 18, Nelson Mandela International Day.

Mandela was arrested in South Africa for being a black activist he spent years in prison, the second time he was arrested was for illegally leaving the country.

Sadly Mandela died on the 5th of December 2013 he died at the age of 95 he died from a prolonged respiratory infection.

He spent a total of 27 years in prison. Mandela has changed the world for the better.

English - Essay.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople by Taika Waititi. This essay is about the relationship between Uncle Hec and Ricky Baker. 

In the beginning of the movie Ricky was in a cop car getting driven to the middle of nowhere, he was getting taken to his new "home" Ricky was a foster kid, getting taken from home to home... This was his last chance at living a normal life, he had one more chance, if he get's kicked out of this house he will have to go to a children's prison. Ricky and Hector didn't get along at first.. Hector didn't even let Ricky call him uncle! 

Bella, Hec's wife is very fond of Ricky, but Ricky doesn't really like Bella, but that changes when she got Ricky a dog for his 13th birthday! Ricky names the dog Tupac after his idol Tupac Shakur.

Sadly Bella ends up suddenly dieing.. Hec then makes it worse but telling Ricky that child services is going to come and get him! Ricky then burns the barn down to fake his suicide. He runs into the bush with his best friend Tupac. Ricky then gets found by Hec. When Hec found him he ended up falling and breaking his ankle! Which meant the two had to camp in the bush for a while. 

While the two had been camping in the bush, the authorities found the house and the barn. The house had been abandoned and the barn was of course burnt down. The authorities had come down to a conclusion that mentally unstable Hec has abducted Ricky! The impression is strengthened after an encounter with three foolish hunters. (Ron, Joe and Hugh) Who get the idea that Hec has and is molesting Ricky.  Hec then tells Ricky that he has been in prison for manslaughter before and he is also illiterate. Ricky then tells him that his only friend in foster care died. The pair then decide to disappear into the bush together.

A national manhunt gets enforced, Ricky ended up running to a girls house and then when he was meant to re meetup with Hec he went to the meeting spot and it was surrounded with police. He ran away and ended up seeing some people from the foster place. Paula tried to bribe Ricky by getting him to say that Hec was a sex offender, and if he did that he would never have to go to jail. Ricky denied and kept running. Ricky ended up finding Hec by using the survival tools that Hec had taught him. 

After 5 months surviving in the bush, with lots of close calls  they end up getting caught in a helicopter and car chase. Ricky then accidently shoots Hec he ends up getting put in a different foster family. After Hec's release from prison, he ends up seeing Ricky again, Ricky's foster family lets him go to see Hec in the bush and they end up taking photos of a huia they rediscovered in there time in the bush. Also Hec ends up letting Ricky call him Uncle Hec! 

Overall I believe that if you found this essay interesting, you should definitely watch the movie, you can watch it on TVNZ on demand and if you don't have an account they are free to make.