Music - Hurumanu

In music we had to research someone out of Buddy Holly, Lady Gaga, Adele and Bruce Springsteen. The questions we had are Name, Decade when music became popular, Date of birth, genre of music, famous songs and a challenge they overcame. I picked Adele so this is what I got.

Name: Adele Luarie Blue Adkins.

Decade when music became popular: 2008.

D/B: May 5 1988. 

Genre of music: Pop, Soul, Blue Eyed Soul and Contemporary R&B 

Famous songs: Hello. 

Overcame challenge: When Adele graduated from BRIT school in 2006. Adele signed a recording contract XL recordings. At the 51st Grammy awards in 2009 Adele Received the awards for best new artist and best female pop vocal performance.

Music - Hurumanu

In music we had to do a band biography and a musician biography. We had to answer questions like Stage/legal name, date when they formed, interesting facts, group members and stuff like that. This is my slide show.

  

CIP Tane Mahuta

Today in CIP we were picking out the weeds that were in the green house. There were a lot of stone tiles that we just grabbed and through out of the green house. We were weeding the green house so it would be clean and we could plant plants in there. 

In period 2 the other group were putting horse manure into the end of the trench. It was the end of the trench that had no plants yet. They added horse manure because it is a type of compost for the plants.

The other part of the CIP group that was cleaning the green house were raking off all the dirt and stacking every brick the found. They were just making it look nice and clean and so it would be suitable to use as a classroom. 

In period 2 I had Kapa Haka and we were learning the actions to the song we just learnt, Whakarongo. We kept going over the actions so we knew it. 

This is the song Whakarongo.

Maori

In Māori lately we have been learning about food. Yesterday we learnt about how to make a hāngi. We had to make instructions on how to make a hāngi and I worked with Addyson.

Here it is.

Did you know in pacific they have a Umu and in Hawaii they have something similar to a Hāngi but its called a Luao?  

While we have been learning about Hāngi I've learnt about the different layers and to make one. I have had a Hāngi before but I wasn't there when it was getting made.

When I was eating the food in the Hāngi I mainly ate the stuffing because it was DELICIOUS. 

A Hāngi can relate to Matariki because some people would want to go see Matariki and they make a little over ground Hāngi with stones and the food cooks in the middle of all the stones. When the Matariki stars come out they take the top stones off so the steam comes out and feeds the spirits of Matariki.

CIP - Tane mahuta

Today in CIP I only did half an hour of it because I was in Kapa Haka and then my class had Kiwi Kaha. In Period 2 that's when some people planted some plants. They planted 4 different types of vegetables called Cabbage, Beetroot, Cauliflower and Broccoli. When I was gardening in period 3 I helped with the cover for the plants and the structure to hold up the cover. The cover is basically for the plants to keep them healthy, fresh and warm. To make the structure we had to go find sticks and stick them into the edges of the trench. Then we had to connect the black tubes to each stick that was on each side and when we were finished we put the cover over top. To secure the cover we put sticks through the cover into the ground. 

CIP - Tane Mahuta

Last week for CIP we were out in the garden cleaning the area. There was a lot of tyres and they were filled with soil so we had to tip the soil out and roll the tyres down to the back. After we did that we got the soil off the tarps and folded the tarps, then we took the tarps down to the back with the tyres. There was other groups helping to clean the garden area and they were the groups that helped cleaned the classroom and pruning the trees. 

Then today we started to dig up the soil and turn it over. We mixed in fresh soil so it would be fresh to plant plants in. We had to turn it over because it needed to be soft so plants and be planted there. 

When we were out there doing the soil we found so many worms. Worms are really good for the dirt because worms help to increase the amount of air and water that gets into the soil. They break down into a organic matter. When worms eat the grass they leave there manure behind and it can be a type of fertiliser. 

Hurumanu - Science

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

Changing Our Future

Name 3 fossil fuels?
Oil
Coal
Gas

What is the cost?
Carbon dioxide

The CO2 level has soured since when?
Industrial revolution.

What are the effects in the UK?

1.  Warm Days.
2.  From suffer of heat waves.
3.  Species can disappear. 

How many climate refugees will there be in Britain by 2050?

200,000 million.

When will Fair born be flooded?

Sometimes in to next 60 years.

What are some of the other things that will be 'swallowed by the waves'?

1.  1.5 million homes.
2.  100,000 from coastal erosion.
3.  1000 toxic sites at risk.

How can we stop climate change?

1.  Removing all the gas boilers. 
2.  Plant more trees.
3.  Running car on solar battery.

What ideas are school children having about climate change?

1. Protesting.
2. They don't want to have kids when they are older.
3. Don't drive all the time. 

What is the atmosphere called?

a Waste Dump.

What is the last statement the reporter made?

We know what we need to do, we have got the technology. What we lack is the

political will.

How is sea level rise going to effect us in NZ

What places will be effected?

There will be various places that will be affected.

What else do we need to think about?

Not to build places near the sea.

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Any of the pacific islands.

What does this do to our drinking water?

It gets more salty.

What are the main concerns?

1. Coastal erosion.
2. Coastal flooding.

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1. Using public transport.
2. Not using fossil fuels.
3. Using things that are not so hard on carbon dioxide.

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

Nobody 

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.   Being able to use more renewable's.
2.   Using Solar heating.
3.  Start using public transport more often.

What are 3 others you can think of?

1. Recycle
2. Reduce
3. Reuse  

My Investigation

Where does our food come from?

• Choose your favourite food.

1. Upload a picture of it.
2. Draw a picture of it on A4.    

On your blog answer the following questions.

• Where does the food come from (e.g. is it from another province or country, was it purchased or made locally)? 

Pizza comes from Southern Italy. 

• How many kilometers away did the food travel to get to you?
  18.542km

• What are the main ingredients? 

Pizza dough

Pizza Sauce

Mozzarella cheese

 

• How is the food packaged? 

Pizza is packaged in a box when it is ready to go.

• What resources do you need to produce this food item (e.g. land, water, oil, food, etc.)? 

The resources needed to make pizza is natural resources. That may include Tomatoes, Onions, Mushrooms, Olives, Anchovies, Garlic, Peppers, Salt, Pepper, Oregano, Basil and Water.

• Would this item have been processed? 

Yes, this food has been processed. 

• Is there anything unique or significant about the food item (e.g. fair-trade, local)? 

Yes, its packaging. 

• What else do you notice about this food that affects its climate friendliness? 

When your finished eating a pizza your left with the pizza box and some people could not put it in the rubbish so it will create pollution.

• Do you think this food is climate friendly (Circle)?       YES   NO 

• Why?

Because Pizza is processed.

• If no, what would be a better alternative?  

To try process it less.

Hurumanu - Drama

On Tuesday we were working on improv scenes. There was basically a bucket with scenes in it that we had to recreate. For the first one I did, I was working with Shontelle and our scene was about taking our twin babies to the photographer to get photos done and the babies weren't behaving so we had to tie them to chairs. The next one I did I was working with Addyson and Shontelle and our play was about going to the doctors wanting surgery and the nurse purposely over dosed the patient and killed them and killed the doctor just because she wanted them dead. 

This is our video.

Also on Tuesday we were learning about emotions. When you change its not all about the body its also about emotions and how they change when you grow up. 

The Water Cycle

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE WATER CYCLE AND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING IT.

Definition:

Scientific words:

• Evaporation. When water is heated by radiant energy it turns into water vapor.
• Transpiration. Evaporation from plants.
• Condensation. When water vapor cools, molecules join together and form clouds.
• Precipitation. When clouds get heavy the waters falls as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
• Acidification: the action or process of making or becoming acidic.

We will be conducting an experiment that looks at the different ways that climate change is affecting the water cycle.

THE WATER CYCLE EXPERIMENT

Bag 1: Normal Water cycle

Bag 2: Water cycle with CO2 added: like Oceans in climate change

Bag 3: Water cycle with ice added: like Antarctica in climate change

Material:

1. Bag
2. Pen
3. Water
4. 2 drops of food colouring
5. Litmus paper
6. Soda

Steps:

1.  Get into a group
2.  Get your materials 
3.  Draw the cycle on your bag
4.  Put a cup of water/soda in a bag
5. Put in 2 drops of food colouring in the bag.

Two Images:

Findings:

	The Water Cycle: Bag 1	CO2 Water Cycle: Bag 2 Acid	Desert Water Cycle Bag 3
Does it cycle?	Yes.	Yes.	Yes
Amount of Water	2	2	2
Acidity	1	2	1

Key: Water and acidity amount: 1 = none 

2 = small drips

3 = large drips

Other comments:

1. Bag 1 has no acidity.
2. Bag 1 has small drips of water.
3. Bag 1 still cycles.
4. Bag 2 has soda instead of water in it.
5. Bag 2 has a small drip amount of acidity. 
6. Bag 2 has small drips amount of water.
7. Bag 3 has sand instead of water or soda.
8. Bag 3 has no acidity.
9. Bag 3 has small drips amount of water in it. 

Conclusion:

Bag 1, 2 and 3 all had small drips amount of water. Bag 1 and 3 and no acidity in its cycle. All of the bags water cycles were working. 

1. Ice cap melt

- Definition: A polar ice cap is a region in the North and or South pole and that is a planet covered in ice. While the Ice caps melt sea levels rise and the oceans become less containable.

- 2 Pictures:

 

- How it affects climate change?

The changes in the amount of the sea's ice cap can disrupt regular circulation, there by leading to changes in the global climate. Even a small increase in temperature also can lead to warming over time. Which means the polar regions are the most sensitive to climate change on Earth.

2. Acidification

- Definition: Ocean acidification is the on going decrease in the pH of the Earths oceans. This is caused by taking up the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Sea water is a slight basic meaning of pH > 7, and the ocean acidification involves a shift towards pH neutral conditions rather than changing to acidic conditions.

- 2 Pictures

- How it affects climate change?

As us humans keep burning more fossil fuels the focus on the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere keeps continuing to rise. Which is making climate change make both air and sea temperatures get hotter and hotter. 

3. Deforestation

- Definition: 

- 2 Pictures:

- How it affects climate change?

4. Water Vapour

- Definition: 

- 2 Pictures:

- How it affects climate change?

Conclusion:

In this one we started with Precipitation. precipitation comes from evaporation. Precipitation is a big word for rain. Then we went out to Storms and Hurricanes. Sometimes rain can create storms and hurricanes that is why we put it there. Then we moved to Flooding because flooding can be caused by Hurricanes and Storms. Next is oceans because when there is a flood it can lead to the ocean. We did evaporation next because the sun will evaporate some of the flooding. We linked freshwater to evaporation because the heat can evaporate the salt from salty water then it will become fresh. After fresh water we did water vapour because water vapour is basically clean water. Back to Evaporation we linked off to another part and that's condensation because when something gets evaporated it leaves condensation behind. After condensation we did Carbon Dioxide because when you breathe out your breathing out Carbon Dioxide and it sometimes create moisture which it condensation. 

Draw a labelled diagram of the Water Cycle

Water cycle words:

1. Precipitation: Precipitation is a big science word for rain. When water is evaporated it goes into the clouds and comes out as rain. 
2. Hurricanes: Hurricanes are most likely to happen in the warmth of the water and it will just keep going till it dies out.
3. Storms: Storms can be a big threat to our earth because it may get to dangerous and it can seriously hurt people. 
4. Evaporation: Evaporation is when there is water and the sun will evaporate it. It will then go into the clouds and it comes out as rain. 
5. Carbon Dioxide: When you breathe out your breathing out carbon dioxide. You breathe in Oxygen and it comes out Carbon Dioxide.
6. Water: Water helps us survive. We get to drink it, swim in it and etc. 
7. Oceans: Our Oceans are a home for heaps of our sea life. Our earth needs the oceans because without it our earth will be dried out. 
8. Water vapour: Water vapour is a gas form. It can be formed from a boiling liquid and or ice. 
9. Freshwater: Fresh water can include ice sheets, ice gaps, glaciers, ice bergs, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams.
10. Flooding: Flooding can be a part of climate change. The ice is melting so it can create floods then the water levels will rise. 

SOLO Hexagons Activity

Water cycle words:

1. Precipitation
2. Hurricanes
3. Storms
4. Evaporation
5. Carbon Dioxide
6. Water
7. Oceans
8. Water vapour
9. Freshwater
10. Flooding