300 Words Challenge - Writing

This week for period three, we had to write a story about something that happened. I decided to write about the Kids for Kids concert that I participated on. Here is my Writing:

Big Aroha Concert 

At the 5th of November, me and my friends went to a concert called “Kids for Kids Big Aroha Concert.” The whole choir group prepared and practiced for this most awaited concert. The choir practiced every Wednesday and memorised as much songs as we can. 

When there was only a week left before the concert, we had two practices. It was on Wednesday as normal and on Friday. Me  and my friends were really looking forward on going to the concert because we could just sing our hearts out and not mind what other people think. 

The time has finally come but before we go to the concert, we had a big rehearsal with the other schools that were going to perform with us. There was a lot of body movements and dances to do while we were singing. It looked really satisfying because everyone was doing the movements at the same time. 

When it was the last song, me and my friends was feeling sad because it was really fun even know it was not the real concert. We then went back to school and do the things that we usually do every Tuesday. 

In the evening, my mum dropped me off near my friend’s place and saw them walking to school. I got off the car and joined my friends. When we arrived at the meeting place, almost everyone was there except for us. We ate some fish and chips then played some board games. We then have to go to Horncastle Arena and go to our seats. 

We then sat on the bus and go on our phones then me and my friends started talking about the concert and how much happier we would be during the concert. We sat on the grass for a while and wait for the others to arrive. After sitting for about 30 minutes or so, we finally went in the Arena and sat in our seats. There was a lot of audience watching us but I’m pretty sure that they wouldn’t be able to see our face clearly. 

The concert finally started and I started to feel really hyped up. In the middle of the concert, people got their phones out and turned they’re flashlights on. It looked really beautiful because it was the first time I saw something like that ever in my life. 

At the last song, I really sang my heart out and didn’t really cared about what other people around me would say. My friends and I even cried a little bit because of the joy that we felt. It was really unbelievable and I still remember the things that happened. 

Sadly, the show was over. We felt a bit tired but still happy because we had the chance to be a part of something like that. We then went back to school and got picked up. 

Tane Mahuta - Gardening

This week for Tane Mahuta, we have made a lot of progress. The first time we went there, there was lots of tyres everywhere. Now, it looks like a mini farm (sort of). We have planted lots of Vegetables and Fruits. We also planted some plants. Anyways, we did some Weeding and loosen up some dirt so that we can plant even more Vegetables and Fruits. The things that we planted today were Carrots, Watermelon and Corn. It was a really busy hour and we really had to work hard. Anyways, that's all for today.

Japanese - About Me

This is one of a few projects that I've made in Japanese. This project is called Jikoshokai Blog. I wrote it down on my book then I went to the teacher and got it scanned for me to be able to publish it here on my blog.

This is what my one looks like:

Hope you like it!!

Tane Mahuta

Tane Mahuta 

For this blog, I'm going to be talking about the things that we did in Tane Mahuta this week. 

As usual, my class go to Kiwi Kaha first before we go to the Garden to do some Gardening. I came to school a bit late because of the concert that me and some of my friends performed on. After the Kiwi Kaha, we walked to the back Garden. I didn't got change because I didn't bring my uniform.  Anyways, we just helped them pull the weeds of then it;s Morning Tea. 

After Morning Tea, we just continued pulling out weeds and digging long holes for the plants. The garden is looking good do far and I'm so excited to see the outcome. That's it for this week. Thank You!

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 

Aim: To learn about the impact of Fossil Fuels on our environment.

What Fossil Fuels are mined?
- Oil
- Coal
- Natural Gas

What type of Habitat is it?
The Ocean.

What Plants or Animals live in it?
Seaweed, Fish, Corals, Whales, Shark, Jellyfish and many more.

What do Humans use your Habitat for?
Diving, Swimming, Fishing, Sailing, Surfing and many more.

( 1. COOKIE ) ( 2. OCEAN ) After Mining:

Has your Habitat change?
1. The Cookie is broken into pieces and really messy.
2. The animals and everything that lives there died or disappeared.

How can we avoid this in the future?
1. For the Cookie,I'll do it carefully and not rush next time.
2. Make sure it's protected.

What lives there now?
Nothing.

Materials:
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Toothpick
- Plate

Step:
1. Draw a picture of the Cookie.
2. Draw a picture of the Habitat.
3. Start mining your Cookie with the Toothpick.
4. Count the Chocolate chips that you got out from the Cookie.
5. Throw the Cookie away or eat it.
6. Draw the look of your Cookie after the mining.
7. Record your points.

Conclusion:
I learnt that when your mining, it's going to affect the surrounding of it and the animals that are living near it.

Extreme Weather - Wind Power

Extreme weather

Measuring weather.

Definitions:

1. Typhoon: A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or the Western Pacific Ocean.
2. Monsoon: A seasonal wind in the region of the South and South East Asia. 
3. Anemometer: An instrument/tool for measuring the speed of the wind, or of any current of gas.
4. Beaufort wind scale: The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale.
5. What is it when a weather is really nice and turns to hail?  Climate Variability.

MATERIALS

1. 2 sticks 

2. Tape

3. Pencil

4. 4 cups

5. pin

6. Sticky notes

  

STEPS

1.   Collect Materials.
2.   Tape the 2 sticks together to form a cross.
3.   Tape the sticks onto the Cups.
4.   Get the Pin and stick it through the sticks and through the rubber of the Pencil.

Groups size: 5 
Roles:

• Timekeeper
• Counter
• Recorder
• Anemometer Manager
• Wind Manager

1. Mount the anemometer in a place that has full access to the wind from all directions.
2. When the time keeper says "Go", the counter in each group will count how many times the marked cup passes them in one minute and write it down.
3. Repeat the above step four (4) times and record the number of spins on the chart.

FINDINGS

• Record how many times it spins and record it in the table below.

• You will need to time them and count the number of spins.

	Place name on school grounds	Number of Spins in 15 seconds
1.	Field	20
2.	Old J block	15
3.	Grass hill	10
4.	Tennis court gate	3

CONCLUSION:

On the field, the Anemometer would spin 80 times per minute. The wind scale reaches about 13-20 kilometres per hour and the Beaufort force reaches to 3.


At the Old J block, the Anemometer would spin 60 times per minute. The wind scale reaches about 51 -60 kilometres per hour and the Beaufort force reaches 7.

On the Grass hill, the Anemometer would spin 40 times per minute. The wind scale reaches about 40 - 50 kilometres per hour and the Beaufort force reaches 6.

At the Tennis Courts, the Anemometer would spin 48 times per minute. The wind scale would reach 6 - 12 kilometres per hour and the Beaufort force would reach 2.

Decomposition

Aim: To learn about the rate that different materials decompose. 

Hypothesis:
I think that the Banana and Bread will get rotten first before the other ones because they are food and the other materials are a bit more solid. The Bread will have Water with it so it will turn soggy and not as solid as before.

Materials:

1.   1 x small slice of Bread + Water
2.   1 x strip of Paper
3.   2 slices of Banana
4.   1 strip of Styrofoam 
5.   4 x Test Tubes
6.   1 x Test Tube Rack

Steps:

1.  Get your Test Tube Rack then put the Test Tubes inside.
2.  Put two slices of Bananas inside one of the Test Tube.
3.  Put the slice of Bread inside the other Test Tube and so on. 
4.  Put Water with the Bread.

Findings:

TODAY	Colour	Change	Observations
Banana	Brown	None	Still the original.
Paper	Brown	None	Still the original.
Styrophone cup	White	None	Still the original.
Bread	Brown	None	Still the original.

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3 weeks	Colour	Change	Observations
Banana	Greenish	Moldy	It got Moldy and Watery.
Paper	Brown	None	Still the original.
Styrophone cup	White	None	Still the original.
Bread	Light Brown	Mushy	Got so Mushy.

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5 weeks	Colour	Change	Observations
Banana	Green	Mouldy	It's gone Mouldy.
Paper	Brown	None	Still the original.
Styrophone cup	White	None	Still the original.
Bread	Brown	Mushy	Gone Slimy.

  

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Images:

We haven't taken any pictures yet.

Conclusion:
This Experiment was really fun and exciting. The second recording that I got was really surprising. The Hypothesis that I did was right but the bread didn't actually had water in it but still got Mushy. We are still doing the experiment and waiting for another 1 to 2 weeks and see what it looks like after 5 weeks.

LATE PUBLISH!