Volcano Project

In Science, we are asked to make a replica of the volcano we choose. Our group decided to replicate Mount Fuji, we tried our best to make it look like Mount Fuji but it's not quite the same as the volcano.

 Aim: 
To make the volcano erupt using vinegar and baking soda.

Hypothesis:
I think to make a better reaction from the volcano, the ratio of vinegar and baking soda should be in a good amount.

 

Equipment: 
To make a volcano we used cardboard, newspaper, glue, an empty milk jug.

To get a better chemical reaction we used vinegar, bicarbonate soda, dish soap, cold water and food colouring

Method:

How to make the volcano?

1.Put the empty milk jug in the middle of the cardboard and surround the jug with a crumpled newspaper.

2. Stick the newspaper with the glue that has a little bit of water.

3. After the newspaper dried, we painted the mountain with brown and the cardboard dark green.

4. Once the brown paint dried, we painted the top of whit to represent as snow. 

How to make a chemical reaction?

 1. Combine the vinegar, water, dish soap and 2 drops of food colouring into the empty soda bottle.
2. Use a spoon to mix the baking soda slurry until it is all a liquid.
 7. Pour the baking soda slurry into the soda bottle quickly and step back!

Result:

Discussion:

Before

After

Expected Value

 This week in maths we talked about expected value. 

If we repeat something equally likely outcomes a large number of times, we can work out how many time we would expect each outcome to occur.

Eg. You roll a die 50 times. How many do you expect?

Expected value= 1/6 x 50= 8.3

Tree Diagrams

 Last week in maths we have learnt about Tree Diagrams. Tree Diagrams can be used to show the different possibilities and calculate probabilities.

'Who Gets What' in the bean to chocolate bar chain

In ESOL, we are now focusing on the Chocolate Industry. For this topic, Ms Briggs divides the class into 5 groups. Each group has different roles; growers of cocoa, buyers of cocoa, producers/growers of other products, chocolate manufacturers and shopkeepers. 

Grower of cocoa: Harvest cocoa when it's in good condition to be harvested and sent to the buyers. Physical Labor -Planting, Farming, Harvesting and Packaging. 

Areas of work - Tropical land or acceptable climate conditions in a land

What do you do:

Keep the plants Healthy- Depending on Rainfall the Cacao will need between 1-2 inches of water per week. Don't let it get soggy. Make sure the plants are healthy/ taking care.

Buyer of cocoa:

• Importing to chocolate makers

• Pay the producers

• Working in a pretty cozy place

• Normal office clothes/delivery clothes

• Promote the materials

• Sell to rich producing countries

• Bring samples of the product

• Test product

• Work at least 42 hours a week

• Look for farms where there are cocoas. 

Producers/growers of other products:

The growers of other products produce and import the other ingredients for the chocolate. Taking care of the ingredients/products is also one of their jobs. They work on a farm, harvest the products and sell the products to the manufacturer and that's how they usually work for 40 hours a week, it's on repeat.

Chocolate Manufacturer:

Manufacturing processes differ slightly due to the different species of cocoa trees, but most factories use similar machines to break down the cocoa beans into cocoa butter. They usually work 40 hours a week and most consumers are in Europe.

Shopkeeper:

• Profit

• Retail               

• Dressed nicely

• The shop they sell them probably has good air conditioning.

• Shopkeepers buy from manufacturers

• Working conditions: depends, if you’re in a poor country selling it or in a rich country.

• In rich countries or the producer countries.

• Sells the product at convenience stores.

• Depends on where the shop is. - Working hours

Our group chose to do the role of buyer of cocoa. To divide the money, at first, each group thought how many percentages we should take from $1.23, other groups took between 20% to 35% but once the total was calculated we exceeded the $1.23. Since the money was too much, we negotiated with other groups, every group decided to subtract a few amounts of money so the overall money can be $1.23 but even though every group takes out a few percentages we still get $1.26 which means we are still over 3 cents.

Once I found out about the true breakdown of shares, it surprised me that the growers only get a small amount of money as they are most likely to work physically and they even have to share the money with the buyers of the cacao.

I conclude that it makes sense to me that chocolate manufacturers are most likely to get 64.5cents as they have to buy the ingredients, pay the labourers and pay the electricity.

Dilution Reflection

In Art, we have been focusing on Dilution. The subject matter of my painting is the moon. The moon is the centre in the picture space and the moons were kinda surrounded by clouds. I used diluted white acrylic paint to make a  thin wash.  I brushed this on the painting paper with the black gesso. This created a grey tone. To make lighter, grey tones, I added second and third layers of wash. For the highlights, I paint some part of the moon over and over again as the moon shines at night, I also highlight some clouds that were near the moon to make it look like the moonlight reflects the clouds. Yes, the negative space is important in my painting as it represents the night time and to make my moon stands out. I just find the painting interesting and I think it's very refreshing for me because I just now paint a moon or scenery again.

Mahi

My Mihi

Ko Jhermaine toku ingoa

Ko Pauline toku mama

Ko Leo toku papa

Ko Igaya toku whanau

Ko te huruhuru ao o horomaka te kura

Ko Otautahi te iwi

Ko Otakaro te awa iti

Ko Mount Aoraki te maunga

Essay Introduction Practice

 The novel Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is about a teenage girl who has latent magic that tried to bring magic back with the help of her friends.

In the text, the relationship between Amari and Zelie helped me to understand the character of Amari. This is because it showed me how she became brave, courageous and loyal. 

Learning Reflection || Math

This week in Maths, we started another topic for this term and we have been learning about Probability. In Probability, we also learnt about Relative Frequency.

Introduction
Probability is all about using Maths to predict how likely a future event is to occur. 

Relative Frequency
We can use a frequency table of past events to estimate how likely that event is to occur again and compare it to other events.

Essay Pre-planning

 In English, I am have been learning about planning an essay and choosing an event from the book of Children of Blood and Bone.

My key event is going to be the one where Amari stole the scroll.

My important character is going to be Amari since the scene is about her.

Amari is not a fragile princess anymore, she's now braver and stands up to her dad after she gets the scroll.

Pictogram || Treaty

 In Social Studies, we are learning about the Treaty of Waitangi, our teacher asks us to make a pictogram that defines each one of the keywords and paste a picture that represents the meaning of the word.

Word/Kupu	Definitions	Picture/pikitia
Treaty	a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
Mana	It is an honour. To have mana is to have great authority, presence or prestige. It is respect. the spiritual life force energy or healing power that permeates the universe, in the culture of the Melanesians and Polynesians.
Crown	To crown, someone is to declare them a monarch or a champion. Queen/King of England British Government
Tangata Whenua	Literally, people of the land are those who have authority in a particular place. This is based on their deep relationship with that place, through their births and their ancestors' births
iwi	Iwi are the largest social units in Aotearoa Māori society. The Māori-language word iwi means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language. Māori use the word rohe to describe the territory or boundaries of iwi.
colony	a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
Sovereignty	having supreme power or authority. ... supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community.
Rangatiratanga	mean “sovereign independence”. ... Rangatiratanga, for example, would be represented by a known person.
Governorship	the office or position of being governor of a town, region, or public institution
Kawanatanga	Governorship; the authority of a governor or government. Contrasted with rangatiratanga. 'we must ensure that the partnership between kawanatanga and rangatiratanga is enhanced'
Taonga	treasure, anything prized - applied to anything considered to be of value including socially or culturally valuable objects, resources, phenomenon, ideas and techniques.