Carnivorous Plants

 Today In science we had to do a blog post about Carnivorous Plants. We watched a video about carnivorous plants. We also had to answer some questions and put some videos on. 

Video 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EElFe_zaIo

Video 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yvUjwt2-jI

Video 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNAJc_eHKSw

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Write about your favourite plant.

Name: Drosera Rotundfolia.

Colour: Green and Hot pink.

Where it lives: Europe, USA, Korea, Japan, Siberia.

Why is it your favourite plant? Because it is a funky shape which looks cool. I also like the colour and the way it eats bugs. 

Mask Making

 In drama this term we have been making masks from scratch. We had to do a lot of research about performing masks and we had to decide on what animal our mask was gonna be. Our mask had to be an animal and it could be fantasy or real. I decided on a Barn Owl. You can't really tell because there is no feathers that we could use and you can't see the pencil lines.

This is my barn owl mask.                                                    

Hopefully, we get to perform soon because I want to use my mask again. We haven't been able to perform yet because every time we are going to perform it starts to rain.

This is the slide that we have been using to do our mask making. Don't worry about the last few slides.

Acids and Bases

 Today in Science we were learning about Acids and Bases. We had to watch 2 videos and then answer a bunch of questions about acid and things to do with acid. Here are the questions.

1. What makes something acidic? a substance that contains 0-6 molecules of Hydrogen.

2. What are 3 examples of acids? Citric acid, Acetic acid, and Gastric acid.

3. What are some natural acids? Lactic Acid and Oxalic Acid

4. What is the PH scale? The pH scale is something used to measure how acidic/basic water is.

5. What does PH stand for? Potential (Power) Hydrogen

6. P stands for? Potential (Power)

7. H stands for? Hydrogen

8. What is the most famous indicator? Red cabbage leaves

9. How many numbers are there on the PH scale? 0-14

10. What are the numbers for an acid? 0-6

11. What numbers are for a base/alkaline? 7-14

12. What flavour are acids. Acids are usually very sour or Bitter.

HHS 2021

Today in hurumanu with Mrs. Alpers we had to write about a positive aspect about school this year for the students coming next year. I chose to do science because the experiments that we do in science are so much fun and the science teachers are really cool too. The experiments are really enjoyable and I was looking forward to science since term 1. Some of the experiments you will do in science are lighting your hands on fire, making sherbert, chili tasting, making hokey pokey, and heaps more. My favourite one was lighting my hands on fire or making some hokey pokey.

 There is also lots of stuff to do in sports. For Y 7/8 there isn't a lot of sports options but if you get chosen for something I can guarantee that it will be so much fun. There are lots of Friday sport options for winter and summer. There is also lots of fun stuff in PE as well. 

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Mask Making

 In Drama, we are building up to doing a performance with a mask that we have made. We have to create a mask for the outside and inside. The outside mask has to be real or fantasy and I chose to do an owl mask.

 It has to have eye holes and a way to breathe. My owl mask will be based on a Morepork Owl.

The mask has to have character and has to be facing the audience at all times so they can see what they are doing.

We also had to include some things that we need to remember when we are performing.

1. If it's loose hold the sides, not the front.

2. Always face the front.

3. Make different shapes with your body that relates to the character.

4. Do some gestures to keep the audience entertained.

5.  Your mask is your character role. STICK TO IT.

 We had to research some masks and include some pictures.

I'm going to make my mask with paper so it doesn't take as long to make it.

Chilli Tasting

 Today in Science we had to create a blog post about chillis. We had to find 3 videos and 5 interesting facts. 

1.  Videos 

1. Funny  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB_0yGGgicQ

2. Facts about Chilli. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtoM-UTeqMY

3. Explaining SHU.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD0_yWgifDM

2.  5 Facts.

1. There are over 1000 different types of pepper.

2. Some parts of pepper are hotter than others.

3.  The hottest chili's have heaps of Vitamin C.

4.  If you have a stuffy nose then you should eat a pepper because that clears it instantly.

5.  Eating chillis helps with weight loss. 

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Method

Equipment.

1. Hot Chilli Sauce,

2. Popsical Stick,

3. Drinks - Soda, Water, Milk,

4. Timer.

Instructions

1. Get your equipment ready.

2. Get a drop of hot sauce on your popsicle stick.

3. Lick the Hot Chilli Sauce.

4. Start the timer.

5. After 2 mins drink your drink.

6. After 5 minutes, how hot is your mouth?

7. Repeat the experiment but with a different drink.

Results.

The first time, I had water and after 5 minutes I scored it a 4/10 for burning.

The second time, I had Coca-Cola and after 5 minutes I scored it a 2/10 for burning.

The third time, I had milk and after 5 minutes I scored it a 6/10 for burning.

Discussion. 

I though that the milk would help because everyone says it helps but It made it worse for me. The coke was the best because it was flat and it tasted yummy even with the burning.

Why does chilli burn your mouth?

In chilli and hot sauce there is a chemical called capsacin which sticks to your tounge and triggers the temperature sensitive pain receptors in your mouth and it doesn't go away untill you wash it out.

Why did the milk reduce the burn?

It didn't help for me it made it lots worse.

Creating a brand

 For the last week, we have been working on a task leading up to the business and enterprise launch next week. We had to create a brand and a logo and everything to do with a brand. Reuben, Kody, and I chose to do a lemonade business called "Lemonade Lounge". It sells different flavours of lemonade and there is lots of seating and couches for everyone to sit on. We had to create a mood board that helps us create our business. Here is our mood board.