Litter Clean-Up

So today our social studies teacher divided us into groups of 4. The 4 groups have to go pick up rubbish and the group with the most rubbish wins a prize. I personally think that my group picked up the most rubbish. I was surprised by how much rubbish was around the school and I think students around our school hid under bushes and under trees, and didn't even bother to put it in the rubbish pin. I hope that people will take care of our environment and I want the people to know that littering can damage and ruin our environment.

Different types of gas experiments

The Pop test 

Metal + Acid

Equation

- metal + sulfuric acid = metal salt + hydrogen.

Aim

-to show that hydrogen gas is produced when a metal reacts with acid

Equipment

-test tube

-boiling tube

-bunsen burner

-wooden splint

-bottle of acid

-a piece of metal

-safety glasses

Method

- light the bunsen burner

- add ou sample of metal to your test tube. Add 2 ml of acid

- carefully invert the boiling tube above the test tube containing the metal and acid.

- hold the test tubes together for a few minutes, allowing time for the inverted boiling tube to fill with gas.

- when you think the tube is full, you lab partner should light a wooden splint

- carefully, but quickly, tilt the boiling tube full of gas upwards and insert the burning splint into the mouth of the test tube.

Conclusion

- when we light the wooden splint with fire and put in the mouth of the tube it made a sound a popping sound.

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Glowing Splint

Metal + Oxygen

Equation

metal oxide + hydrogen peroxide = Metal hydroxide + oxygen

Aim

-to make a metal oxide and observe the difference in properties of the product compared to the reactants

Equipment

-a piece of magnesium

-bunsen burner

-safety glasses

-metal scissor tongs

Method

-light the bunsen burner

-hold the piece of magnesium in the scissor tongs. Ensure you are holding onto the very tip of the magnesium.

-place the other end of the magnesium into the bunsen flame(at the top of the blue flame)

-when the magnesium begins to burn, do not look directly at it, as the light emitted can permanently damage your eyes

Conclusion

We fire the magnesium and then it burn up into a real bright light for a few second. Then after that it turn into a white powder and its silver, grey, and kinda soft.

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Lime water test

Metal Carbonate + Acid

Equation

metal carbonate + acid = metal salt + water + Carbondioxide

Aim

-to show that carbon dioxide gas is produced when a metal carbonate reacts with acid

Equipment

-2 boiling tube

-delivery tube and bung

-bunsen burner

-test tube rack

-wooden splint

-bottle of acid

-small amount of metal carbonate

-test tube tongs

-safety glasses

Method

-light the bunsen burner

-add a 'pea-sized' amount of the metal carbonate into one of the boiling tubes

-place this boiling tube into a test tube rack, ensure you have the bung and delivery

-add 5 mL of acid to the boiling tube and quickly insert the bung and delivery tube into the mouth of the boiling tube

-holding the other boiling tube with your tongs, capture the gas produced.

-when you think the tube is full your lab partner should light a wooden splint.

-carefully remove the boiling tube from under the delivery tube, taking care to keep it facing upright.

-insert the burning splint into the mouth of the test tube.

Conclusion

As soon we connected the lime water and the metal carbonate and acid with the delivery tube it reacted at that time. The lime water change its colour and its kinda like cloudy then back to it original colour.

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Trashing Our Planet

What is the the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and where is it? 

-the great pacific patch is gradually as a result of ocean or marine pollution gathered by oceans currents. It occupies a relatively stationary region of the North Pacific Ocean bounded by the North Pacific Gyre in the horse latitudes. It is located near Japan and the Eastern Garbage Patch.

How is it impacting the environment in a negative way?

-because the Great Pacific Patch and plastic pollution generally, is killing marine life. Seabirds and marine mammals are affected every year as well as many other species. For example: turtle often mistake plastic bag for prey such as jellyfish.

What is being done to help with this problem?

-Reuse plastic and try something new with it or create something with plastic that you can used. Stop throwing rubbish in the sea cause it is affecting marine animals and many other species in the sea.

 Problem about plastic pollution?

-Plastic pollution is the most common problem affecting the environment. It also threaten, ocean health, food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change. Plastic bottles which is the worst plastic is typically made from crude oil. These pollute the environment and pollute the air we breathe.

 What we could do to fix it?

-The best way is to reuse an single use plastic that you do not need. For examples (eg):takeout containers, straws, plastic bags, and purchasing, and carrying with you reuseable version of those product, including reusable grocery bags, produse bag, bottles, coffee cups.

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldolf

 In the 1970´s Bob Geldolf was a Irish songwriter, a singer and a political activist. He was born on the 5 of October 1951. He was famous for writing the song [ I don't like Mondays] and as the prominence  lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the late 1970´s. They achieved popularity at the time of the punk rock movement. Bob Geldolf worth $150 Million. His nationality, Republic of Ireland. 

Bob Geldolf was involved in Live Aid because the original events was organised by Bob Geldolf himself and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the the 1983 to 1985 in Ethiopia. Because the organisers of Live Aid tried, but there was no success. To run aid efforts directly, channelling millions of pounds to NGOs in Ethiopia. 

Midge Ure

In the 1974´s Midge Ure was a singer and a song writer. He was born on the 10 October 1953. Midge Ure was famous for writing the song [Do they know its Christmas]. He joined the band called Ultravox in 1980. He helped the band became a mainstream success during the time when he also became a producer and making records with Steve Harley and Modern Man.

Midge Ure was involved in Live aid as a trustee for the charity. He is a father to four girls and continues to perform regularly. But like many people of a certain age, Midge Ure has had reinvent him. The song which Midge Ure written Do they know its Christmas, featuring a variety of 80ś pop star performing in the studio, soon inspired an even bigger effort: the dual Live Aid concerts, and it has become a success for Live Aid to raise funds to help Ethiopia.

Do they know its Christmas.

The song means for us to think of those who are living in poverty and Hunger in Africa during the Christmas season, reminding us that they might not even know itś Christmas.

Live Aid

On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as Australia and Germany. Live aid was  <<The Global Jukebox>> and was held on 13 of July 1985, simultaneously, in Wembley Stadium (London, UK) and John F.Kennedy  (Stadium Philadelphia, USA) . The event was organised by Bob Geldolf and Midge Ure, to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine and fight the poverty in Africa.

It was one of the largest-scale satellite link ups and television broadcast of all time. An estimated 2 billion viewers, across 60 countries, watched the live broadcast.  

Live Aid

Choose a song from Live Aid?

- the song I'm choosing is Do they Know it's Christmas.

Explain why you think the artist used that song for their performance?

- Because the song means for people to think of those who are living in poverty and Hunger in africa. During the Christmas season, the song reminds the people that they might not know its Christmas.

Do you think one person could start a similar concert in 2020. Explain your reasoning (Live Aid took 10 weeks to organised)

-Yes because if there's any other program like Live Aid i think so. There's a lot of company that helps people who in need. So if there's a person like a american singer, or a like a popular star who wants to perform a live concerts to raise funds to help people in need then there is one.

Link of the song Do they know its Christmas

Do they Know Its Christmas    

How significant is music and musicians today affecting change in the world (Include examples)

-It can help in healing, in breaking down barriers and borders, in reconciling, and it can also educate. As a cultural right, music can help promote and protect other humans right( civil political, economic or social). There are amazing examples of music being used as a tool for social change around the world and reunite us all people. 

Examples

-K-pop

-Rock and Roll and many more other kind of music.

Art

 An artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface cut pictures from magazines to make a collage. b : a creative work that resembles such a composition in incorporating various materials or elements the album is a collage of several musical styles.

The definition of a collage is a piece of art created by combining photos, clippings or small objects onto a surface. An example of a collage is a picture of a flower made with many pictures of friends and family.

So this is my Collage that i made:

This is my ideas of what to draw or paint on it :

This is my last process : 

The focal point is the bird because it s colour stands out of the colour that I choose to paint my collage with.

The Acid Rain experiment

 What is Acid Rain?

-Acid Rain is the Precipitation that has a ph of less than that of natural rainwater which is about 5.6 due to dissolved carbon dioxide.

Aim of the Experiment : To observe effects of Acid Rain

Experiment: Petal, calcium Carbonate, Apple,Universal indicator, Bromothymol Blue.

Method: In a petri dish place items around edge. Wet dry ingredients with drop of water. In the middle put a weigh boat. Add Spatula and Sodium sulfate to weight boot. Add 5 drops of sulfuric Acid. Quickly Close.

Hypothesis: I think it will dissolve and it will make rain

Observation: When the spatula and Sodium sulfate was add to the petri dish there was a change in colour starting with the flower turn in to light pink. The calcium Carbonate clumped together. The Apple lost its colour. Universal Indicator colour turn to red. Then the Bromothymol Blue Colour turn to orange.

The Beatles

 The Beatles [1972 - 1970]

The Beatles were:

John Lennon(1940-1980) 

Paul McCartney (1972)   

George Harrison(1943-2001)  

Ringo Star (1940)

Where were the Beatles from?

-they were from Liverpool, England, and the U.K (United Kingdom)

Instrument each and everyone of them played.

- John Lennon - played the rhythm guitar

-Paul McCartney - played the bass

-George Harrison - also played the rhythm guitar

-Ringo Star - played the drums

They all could played variety of different instrument like (piano, harmonica, percussion) They all sang. Lennon used to write the lyric and McCartney wrote the music.

Song 

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun 

What was the song about?

- the song was written by George Harrison He was usually signed by a musician then he started getting angry because he saw it as school by coming in all the time, the he walked with his friend Eric Clapton through the garden and saw the sun come up then he  wrote song called Here comes the Sun.

 How different does it sound to music from the 1940s?

- the Beatles had a such a different style from any other band.  Because they sang many different kind of genres of music. The group it self appear of rooted in the Skiffle and 1950ś rock and roll. After that they later on expanding their interesting in other genres like pop ballads, psychedelic rock and also classical influences in their song.

Beatles tour in New Zealand.

-the Beatles tour in New Zealand was one of the biggest tour ever. The arrived In Wellington airport on the 21st June 1964 in Wellington. Then they perform two song back to back in the Wellington Town Hall on 22 and 23 of June. Then they second arrived in Auckland International Airport on the 24 and 25 of June. They perform two songs there too. The Beatles last arrived in Christchurch International Airport in the 26 of June in the South Island. the Beatles concert were some of the wildest of the New Zealand tour. 

The Beatles tour In New Zealand

Vietnam

Title Of The Song
John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance

What the song was the message of the song?

- John Lennon message in his song is saying war does not solve all problem but if you " give peace a chance" it may be a better solution to solve all the problems in war. The song also mentions the spoken parts, it is saying that the most popular subjects are all this gossip and controversial or debatable topics and opinions. The way he sees it there is no need for that sort of thing in our world. People shouldn't try not arguing and debating. As he says " give peace a chance" what's the worst that could happen. 

Art

 So were doing a collage which described both the technique and the resulting work of art in which pieces of paper, photograph, fabric, and other ephemera are arranged and stuck down onto a supporting surface. 

So we ripped the paper to create our background first and then we started adding in the details. By cutting ripping or creating repeated shapes by drawing on top of our collage and paint it.

Woman International Day

 History

-International woman Days came about due to several historical events. It is the representative culmination of both the long public struggle for women's rights and the more private struggle waged every day by woman who have made the celebration of this day possible.

Over the years, International Woman's Day has taken to the streets, sparked off a revolution, met cosily at luncheons and concerts, rubbed shoulders with Premiers, Prime Minister and Mayors, demonstrated at the doors of newspaper and welfare institutions, occupied empty houses intent on gaining shelter for homeless woman and has ushered in reform legislation.

Inequality

- Inequality between men and women results in lost opportunities and prevents mutual gain. In general discrimination.

Diverts resources from women's activities, sometimes in favour less productive investment.

Rewards men, but also some woman, blinding them to productive alternatives

Obstructs social as well as economic participation and closes off possible partnership.

Reduces woman's effectiveness by failing to support then in their responsibilities, challenges and burdens. 

Wng

In our Wananga we learn about The Guest house, and define what guest house is. So after we learn about the guest house you have to think about yourself what is a guest house meaning. If you imagine yourself being a guest house, you have to think what has visit your guest house. So every morning we have to think which guest has visited our guest house. Well my wananga teacher disappointed and disrespectful has visited her guest house ever since we started learning about the guest house she is always disappointed almost like every time. After we've done the guest house we have to think about 3 things that we are grateful for. Almost every student in our class are grateful because of their parent without them they wouldn't be there right now and they are grateful because they are alive and the teacher. That all I can write about my Wananga.😁😁😁🔥

The last Post

When do you hear this song?

- well you usually hear this song when there is a Military funerals. It is played when there's like a soldier who died just to show that his duty as a soldier is final over and she or he can Rest In Peace

Why is this song significant/important to New Zealand?

- because the song Last Post it's call that signifies the end of the day's activities. Its also sounded at military funerals to show that the soldier has gone to his final rest and at commemorative services such as ANZAC Day and Remembrance.

What is the history behind the Last Post?- Why was it played and when?

- it was originated with the British troops stationed in the Netherlands, where it drew on an older Dutch custom, called taptoe, from which comes the term tattoo as in Military tattoo. The taptoe as well also used to alert the end of the day, but originated form a signal that beer taps had to be shut, hence that the day had ended.

Why was it played and when?

- the Last Post is played at military funerals and memorial services as a last goodbye and represent that the duty of the dead soldier is over and that they can Rest In Peace

What does this song represent?

-  It the 19th century the song Last Post was carried to the various country of British Empire. All these countries , it has been include in the military funerals, and it played as a like a farewell showing the fact that the duty of the dead soldier is over and that they can Rest In Peace

Atomic Science : periodic Table

 What does the periodic table table show us?

- the periodic table is known for the periodic table of elements, it is a display of the chemical elements which are the lay out by atomic number, electron configuration.Periodic table show us the periodic trends.

What is Alkali metals?

- the alkali metals consist of the chemical elements lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium. Together with hydrogen they constitute group 1, which lies in the s-block of the periodic table. 

Experiment

In science we did an experiment of what could happen if we put alkali metals in water. Would it explode?. . . . .

So we used cold water and alkali metals.

What happen when we put the alkali metals in the water?

- its exploded and the heavier and bigger the alkali metals will react more violently with water

TAHA WAIRUA

White Sunday

How is white Sunday celebrated?

-In our cultural we celebrated White Sunday by learning you own kauloko and re-doing old stories about Jesus and learning a dance so that we can end our little skits 

Who is celebrated with?

-with parents and the Pastor and his wife and your whole family

Why is this important to celebrate?

- The day is for parents and communities to acknowledge and celebrate childhood by hosting special programs during church services which include scriptural recitations, biblical story reenactments, and creative dance performances

Christmas

How is Christmas celebrated?

-Christmas in Samoa can begin months in advance to build up to the annual event called “13 Days to Christmas”. These 13 days are filled with choirs singing Christmas carols and dramas being performed in the village of Vaitele-Uta. Christmas day begins with church and a remembrance of the miracle of Christ's birth.

Who is celebrated with?

- After church families will open presents, eat food, and play game such as kilikiti or volleyball.

Why is Christmas important to celebrated?

- because Christmas is important to many Christians because it reminds them that Jesus, the Son of God, came to Earth for all people.

Note to Self

NOTE TO SELF

It means don't listen to what other people says about you just be yourself. Do not let others control you. Have confident in yourself and the courage to be able to do what you want, and always never give up. Be brave and have self-confident.

Music Through Time

 PARIHAKA - Parihaka Song 

What is the main message of this song?

-way to remember what happen to Parihaka years ago.

What line explains their passive resistance method?

-his children's children wearing the albatross feather, and so take me for the sins of these sad islands

What does 'you can't pull out the roots' refer to?

-it says you can't change our culture and our original people

Give evidence of their determination?

-Rise up defend yourself never give in

Look to the sky the spirit of Te Whiti

The endless tide is murmuring his name

How does this song show the significance of Parihaka?

-because the song explain what happen to the people and how they dealt with it and  between Maori and Pakeha the government decimate the settlement to prevent war. After that the Waitangi tribunal allow Maori to mover on and to accept what happen in the past.

What makes an event Significant?

-Remember, it includes those that resulted in great change over long periods of time for large numbers of people

How many people are affect?

-Everyone that was lived back then and their families members that live now

How long were people affected?

- people are still affected by what happen years ago and they will continue to be affected by this for years.

To what extent are people affected?

- Mentally, emotionally and spiritually

Weekly Reflection- Wanaga

                         Week 3 Reflection

                         TE Tiriti Of Waitangi

The three “P's”, as they are often referred to, are the principles of partnership, participation and protection. These underpin the relationship between the Government and Maori under the Treaty of Waitangi

Art

 Our class were working on how to shade and make a tool to use for shading. We choose which picture to draw and then shade it.

Examine The cover

 How do you think this story will be written?

-I think this the story will be written like people being living a dehumanise  life life living under control. They only follow one leader and they have to respect the leader and do what the leader to them to do.

Why do you think the story is entitled as it is?

- The Slacken

Where do you think the story will take place?

-In a city or town

What time period do you think the story is set in?

- 12:00

Unwind

What do you already know about pro-life and pro-choice groups? What do these terms mean? Is it an issue you have thought about?

-Pro-choice emphasises the woman's choice whether to terminate a pregnancy. Pro-life proposes the right of the embryo or fetus to gestate to term and be born. Both terms are considered loaded in mainstream media, where terms such as "abortion rights" or "anti-abortion" are generally preferred.

- Both terms are considered loaded in mainstream media, where terms such as "abortion rights" or "anti-abortion" are generally preferred.

-In this article, we outline the pro-life and pro-choice meanings, equipping you with enough knowledge to make a confident decision

What do you know about organ donation?

-organ donation about people killing other people and took out their organ and sell it for money.

Teenagers to be unwound are sent to Harvest Camps. Can you make a connection between the language used to describe this place, and the places have been sent historically?

-Well, it means that the teen's body and brain are dismantled and preserved as an organ transplant for someone else. It's like recycling, but with people. Neal Shusterman published Unwind in 2007. Since then, there's been no going back.

The term "living in a divide state" here is really a euphemism for what.? Can you think of other, common euphemism.? Why do people use euphemism?.

-Does anyone really deal with death well? It's such a delicate - and final - state that many of us like to dance around the truth.

Examples of common Euphemisms

• Passed away instead of died.
• Dearly departed instead of died.
• Ethnic cleansing instead of genocide.
• Negative patient outcome instead of died.
• Collateral damage instead of accidental deaths.
• Put to sleep instead of euthanize.
• Pregnancy termination instead of abortion.
• Bite the big one instead of die.

Use of euphemism

Euphemisms offer a way to reduce tension in conversation and make everyone involved feel more comfortable. Euphemisms can be used for the benefit of others without causing harm in many cases

What is the definition of legal?

-relating to the law.

What about ethical?

-relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these

Do you believe that because something is legal, it is also ethical, or morally right?

- We might tend to think that laws originate from moral convictions about ... For example, some things are immoral, yet perfectly legal. You can probably come up with many of your own powerful examples, but we'll just offer a few. What is morally right but ethically wrong? Persecution on religious grounds is one of the most common examples of something that is morally right (or at least morally excusable) but ethically wrong.

Can things that are ethically sound ever be illegal? Provide examples. .

-Thus something can be ethical, but immoral; society imposing the death penalty on someone. In short, it is impossible to do anything that is either legal or ethical ever. Originally Answered: What are the examples for ethical but illegal?. As a general practice she started making lot of noise while being minimal injured.

Can you think of examples in history to support your ideas? Provide examples.

1. • permitted by law.