Hurumanu Drama - Paper Bag puppets

On Tuesday we made paper bag puppets. I worked in a group with Addyson and Shontelle. The puppets we made were 2 Spongebobs and a Patrick. Before that we did a poster about the 4 aspects of Hauora. Then we started to plan what our puppets were going to look like. Addyson and Shontelle did Spongebob I did Patrick because Patrick is cool. 

Later today we are going to perform our puppet show. Our puppet show goes like this. So we start off by singing the theme song and then Shontelle's Spongebob will take my Patrick to the Krusty Krab and I'll ask for 2 Kelp salads. Then Addyson is the surprise Spongebob then we start to talk about how eating healthy food relates to all 4 aspects of Hauora. Next we will be having fun as friends then we will sing the fun song from Spongebob. 

When we did the Poster about the 4 aspects of Hauora we said some stuff like always eating healthy food and I will cook for my family and just stuff like that. Taha Tinana Is Physical well being to help that well being with eating food you can eat healthy food to give yourself more energy. Taha Hinengaro is mental and emotional well being to help that you can always talk to people when your feeling sad or anything like that. Taha Whanau is social well being so you just talk to your friends and family. Taha Wairua is Spiritual well being so you just have to keep your body healthy. 

Solo Taxonomy

1. Pre structural 
- No organisation
- Unconnected ideas

2. Uni structural
- One idea
- Shows connected thoughts

3. Multi Structural
- 2 or 3 ideas
- Some connection

4. Relational 
- Make links to other concepts

5. Abstract
- Bringing your ideas into other concepts

Charlesworth Reserve

On Wednesday we went on a trip to Charles Worth Reserve. We planted some plants and then we went over by Mitre 10 and picked up rubbish. We all planted about 3 or 4 plants each and all together it was around 150 plants. We went with 7/8Wh and 7/8Ts even the Kiwi Kaha leaders came with us. We went out by the wetlands it is was so muddy and sandy, there were so many Crab holes as well. We planted different types of plants I can't really remember what they were called, I think they were Sea Rush or just Rush.

When we first got there we had our morning tea. It was a pretty long bus drive.

We had the Park ranger Andrew come and help us plant the plants and where we needed to plant them and where we needed to go to plant them and things like that. 

After we planted the plants we went and had some lunch. Then after lunch we went and picked up rubbish around Mitre 10.

It was very muddy and sandy so we all got covered in mud and sand. It was still fun though. I had a great time but it was also exhausting.  

Charles Worth Reserve is located in Bromley and that is in the middle of Ferrymead. 

Mr Tish was the one that made this all happen big Thanks to him! :)

The water Cycle

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

Definition:

The Cycle processes by which water circulates between the Earths ocean's, atmosphere and land involving precipitation as it rains and snow. It will eventually evaporate then it will condense and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration. 

Scientific words:

• Evaporation. When water is heated by radiant energy it turns into water vapor.
• Transpiration. Evaporation from plants.
• Condensation. When water vapour 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.  Plastic zip lock bag
2.  Marker
3.  1 cup of water
4.  2 drops of food colouring
5. litmus paper
6. soda water

Steps:

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

Two Images:

 

Findings:

Conclusion: The water cycle is basically the earths cycle. Its goes round and round with Evaporation, Condensation, precipitation and transpiration. The water cycle is water from the sea because then it will evaporate and it will go into the clouds then it will come back when it rains. I will have more of an conclusion and findings when we next have science.

For the second bag we used soda water. We used soda water because it has carbon dioxide in it so it will create moisture in the bag. We put a piece of litmus paper in the bag so over a few days it will turn into a orange ish red colour. The litmus paper changes colour because of the carbon dioxide. It starts of yellow and it will change into red when the carbon dioxide comes out of the soda water and it will create moisture, then it will go into the litmus paper and turn it into red.

Science Badges

Science Badges:

  

'Conservation'  

• Climate Science
• Global Warming
• Recycling
• Renewable Energy
• Fossil Fuels
• Ecology
• Our Planet
• Water
• Plants

1. 15 Points are needed to get a badge
2. A high standard of work.

• All experiments are written up ( Aim, Materials, Steps, Conclusion)
• Two photos of your experiment

6 sentences at least for a conclusion

• Lesson 1: This will be an Experiment that involves blogging. You will be expected to open a new post, copy Mr Palmer's blog and paste it on your new post.
• Lesson 2: This will be an Investigation that relates to the topic from Lesson 1. It will be own choice and displayed in a way that you prefer. For example - PowerPoint, Doc, etc

BLOGGING.

All the blogs and science lessons will be displayed on Mr Palmers blog: 

http://mrpalmersscience.blogspot.com/

Bookmark it!

Expectations:

• 1 blog must be completed per Hurumanu lesson.
• A completed blog must have the four headings ( Aim, Method, Findings, Conclusion), correct writing and punctuation under each heading and be published. No post, no points.
• 2 images of the experiment / investigation on the blog.

Using the Scientific method of investigation:

Aim: What the experiment / investigation is about.

Method: Instructions on how the experiment / investigation is carried out. This includes the equipment.

Findings: What have we learnt or found out from our experiment / investigation. This is called Data, Information or Facts. It is displayed in a chart, table or picture.

Conclusion: 2 hurumanu science goals: 

• I am going to focus on my punctuation. 
• Using more descriptive words to make my conclusions more detailed.
• Always have it least 2 photos in my blog post.
• Always get my blog post finished and posted on my blog.

WATCH THIS VIDEO AND COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION.

THE BIG PICTURE

• What animals keep our jackets warm?
• There are heaps of animals that keep our jackets warm the animals are Coyotes, Beavers, Red foxes, Mink, Fishers, River Otters, Marten and Weasels,  
• What animal makes our boots waterproof?
• Ducks are the animals that makes are boots water proof.
• Where does the water in our rivers come from?
• Most of the the water flowing through the rivers come from precipitation runoff from the surrounding landscape. The water in the rivers doesn't all come from surface runoff. Rain falling on the land also seeps into the Earth to form ground water. It also come from melting snow.
• Why do we need healthy rivers?

• We need healthy rivers because healthy rivers can produce so much for us. food, medicines, building materials, land-replenishing silts, and more.

• What are some of the good things about mosquitoes?
• If mosquitoes went extinct the insects that feed off their larvae would suffer. They would suffer because they feed of mosquitoes larvae. They also clean the water.  
• Why are bees dying?
• Bees are dying because of colony collapse disorder. This disorder causes significant economic losses because many farm land crops worldwide are pollinated by western honey bees.
• What do bugs do to our leaves?

• Recycle.
• Reduce.
• Reuse.
• How much dung would we be in if there were no dung decomposers?
• There wouldn't be much dung because we need it to put it in jackets and clothing. We get it from animals that live in cold habitats like sheep.
• Who runs this planet?

Mother nature runs this planet.

Fossil Fuels

Aim: To look at how fossil fuels are contributing to climate change and how we can prevent this.

Definition of Fossil Fuels:
You can find fossil fuels underground and in the ocean. The 3 departments of fossil fuels are things like oil, gas and coal. Fossil fuels can be solid's, liquid's and gases.

Scientific Terms for Students

• coal: a dark-brown to black solid substance formed naturally from the compaction and hardening of fossilized plants and used as a fuel primarily for electricity generation
• natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbon gases that occurs naturally beneath the earth’s surface and is used as a fuel primarily for cooking and heating homes
• renewable resource: a resource that is never used up (e.g., solar energy)
• non-renewable resource: a resource that is not replaceable after its use (e.g., coal, gas)

Examples of Fossil Fuels:

1.  Coal
2.  Gas
3.  Oil

Activity: 

In groups of 3 you will learn about different fossil fuels and the way they are mined?
Each group will be given a fossil fuel. The recorder will read it to the group. The recorder will write down some of the important points.
Person 1: Recorder: to write down 5 points of interest from the text. 

1. 5 Points:
2. Positives and negatives of your type of mining.

Person 2: Reporter: to read back to the class their 5 points of interest.
Person 3: Collector: Gathers the required stationary from the teacher.

Mining Fossil Fuels

What Fossil Fuels are mined?
How are they mined?

1. Drilling method can help extract liquid and or gases that can be forced to the surface. 
2. Mining is used to extract solid fossil fuels such as coal by digging, scraping or other wise exposing buried resources.  

Where are they mined?

1. You can find fossil fuels around the surface of the Earths crust. 
2. Deep within the Earth through underground mining.

Activity;

On the sheet provided you need to make two drawings of your cookie. 
1. looking down at it. 
2. side on -  of the imaginary habitat that will live on the top of the cookie. ( trees, buses, flax, sea, etc)

Material:

1.  Cookie
2.  Plate 
3.  Pencil
4.  Sheet of paper 
5. Tooth pick

Steps:

1. Get materials.
2. Draw your Cookie before hand.
3. Draw your habitat. 
4. Answer the questions below.
5. Mine your Cookie.
6. Draw the after version of your Cookie.
7. Draw the after version of your habitat.
8. Answer the questions below.
9. EAT THE COOKIE!

Once you have drawn your cookies you must take 2 pictures and upload them to your blog.

Findings: What did you find out as a result of your mining?
A lot of my cookie got destroyed and it was a mess.

Conclusion: Don't mine in the ground because it will be a big mistake. 

Drama Hurumanu

On Tuesday we had our drama hurumanu. We had a sheet of paper and we had right down 3 people that inspire us to be physically active. I wrote down 3 of my dance teachers because I love to dance. My dance teacher's Zoe and Denice they are dance teachers for my dance school. The types of dancing Zoe does is Jazz, Lucidity, Ballet and Musical theatre. Denice does Ballet, Jazz and Lucidity. For the hot seat we had to interview someone in our group and make up questions for them. They had to act like they were their favourite sporty person they they were inspired by. I worked in a group with Addyson and Shontelle. Shontelle got the chance to be interviewed and she had to pretend to be her favourite netballer Temalisi Fakahokotau. Here is our  interview. 

This is the slide show. It has links on it about being physically active and how can you help your Physical well being. 

I was really nervous doing the hot seating because I don't really perform in front of the class but in drama we do. I will eventually get used to it and it will be fine.

If I had a goal to set my goal will be to practise my dances for about 2 hours so I know all the steps and know how the dances go.