Labour Weekend Blog

Today we had a substitute in the class and we were told to write mnemonic writing about our long labor weekend. And this is what I did during my long weekend. We have this Template to follow S.P.I.L.E.S which stands for S- social actives P- Physical I- intellectual L- ikes E- emotional S- success we had to use this to explain our Labour weekend.

My mnemonic

S- (social activities)- My family and I went on a drive to the gold mines and got fish and chips. 

P- (Physical)- My three other siblings and I went to the pool across the road from our house and went swimming.

I- (intellectual)- My Family and I watched a movie on the tv together. 

L- (likes) I liked going swimming with my siblings and playing at home.

E- (emotional) I felt happy when I was in Dunedin 

S- (success) I made it back to Christchurch safely. 

I.C.T Hornby project

This semester for one of my options I have chosen I.C.T witch stands for information communication technology. In this I.C.T class, we have been looking at photoshop and editing images. At the end of this term, we were assigned to make a post to represent our school and its logo. We were given two images that were part of our school one being our school logo and the other being a photo of the front of our school we had the choice to use one image if we wanted or we could use both of the images we were given. I had started my project by going onto Unsplash and choosing a background that I wanted after choosing a background I had discided that I didn't like it as much so I had chosen a different background. After choosing my background and taking I over to photoshop I had chosen the Hornby image that I wanted witch was the image of the front of our school, After choosing which image I wanted I masked my image so that I would only get the school building after doing all the editing o four school building I had taken the image and put it over the background I had chosen. Then after all that I decided that it looked a bit boring and that I wanted to add a bit o fa cultural design because I know that our school does a lot of things around a lot of cultures, so I had gon onto google and picked a design that I really like and added it to my project. After all that editing I had finally finished my project for our school and the end of term.

The project that I designed.

Message in a bottle

Hi, this week for homeroom we were writing messages in bottles it could be about whatever you want. Like a message for the top of a mountain like I did or like a message to the future you or just a message about anything that someone could find. After we had written our story were had to post it on our blog.  

This is my message in a bottle that I had written about and a lady named Eva Violet Anderson had written a letter to put in a bottle that for someone to come and help here.

Dilution and Filtration

Last week for hurumanu 4 which is science. We were diluting copper nitrate and sodium hydroxide.

Equipment- Test tube rack, 4 test tubes, pipette, the chemical solutions Copper Nitrate and Sodium Hydroxide

Method- Take 4 test tubes, in the first test-tube measure and pour in 10ml of Copper Nitrate. Then take 1ml from the first test tube and pipette into the second test tube. Add 9ml of water to make it up to 10ml. Then repeat for the third and fourth test tubes. 

Making the precipitate- Now add 5ml of Sodium Hydroxide to each test tube and take a picture in front of white paper.

Then we had some questions to answer.

1. Which test tube had the most concentrated sample of Copper nitrate? The first test tube was the most concentrated out of all of them.

2. When we added water what were we doing to the concentration of the solution? When you add water you are diluting the copper nitrate.

3. Which concentration of copper nitrate formed the most precipitate, why do you think this is the case? The first one was the most concentrated because it wasn't mixed with any water and it was also the most blue.

4. Make sure you have a photo to post!

Some photos of what we did last week

  

Science Water

For the last two weeks, we have been looking at the body and all the food groups that we need to generate our body so that it is the healthiest it can be for us. Those groups include fiber, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins/minerals, and water 

Some examples of fiber are: 

• "Wholegrain breakfast cereals, wholewheat pasta, wholegrain bread and oats, barley and rye.
• Fruit such as berries, pears, melon, and oranges.
• Vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, and sweetcorn.
• Peas, beans, and pulses.
• Nuts and seeds.
• Potatoes with skin."

Some examples of carbohydrate are:

• Glucose.
• Galactose.
• Maltose.
• Fructose.
• Sucrose.
• Lactose.
• Starch.
• Cellulose.

Some examples of  proteins are:

• Meat, 
• cheese, 
• eggs, 
• bread 
• Humes 
• nuts and seeds

Some examples of lipids are:

"Fats, oils, waxes, certain vitamins (such as A, D, E, and K), hormones, and most of the cell membrane that is not made up of protein. Lipids are not soluble in water as they are non-polar, but are thus soluble in non-polar solvents such as chloroform."

Some examples of vitamins/minerals are:

"Calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, and zinc. Minerals and trace elements are mainly found in meat, cereals, fish, milk and dairy foods, vegetables, dried fruit, and nuts."

But today I did the water side of it with me and my buddy Lhysette. We made a poster on canva of some reasons why it is important to have water all the time in our lives.

P.E and Athletes

This term for Hurumanu 6 which is P.E we were training for athletes we did shot put, discus, 100m sprints, long jump, high jump, and relay in P.E.                                                                                                    When we were training for shot put I learned that when you keep your elbow up you get more of a boost in your throw and when you're doing discus that you have to walk out the back of the circle because if you walk out the front you're disqualified. And for the 100m sprints when your running just look forward because the moment you look back you lose concentration in your running. 

In athletics I was in the long jump, high jump, discus, shot put, 100m sprint, and relay. In the long jump I jumped 3.11m in high jump I jumped 1.25m in discus I through 12.60m and in the shot put I through 7.6m for P.E I brought P.E gear most of the time and I was particpating in sport all the time. 

Health

Today for health we are searching things on mental health, If you are experiencing issues around mental health, what agencies do we have in Chch that would support you? Also, who could you go to that is close by?

Tasks:

1) Find two or three agencies in Chch that could support a teenager with mental health issues.

Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support,

Mental Health Education & Resource Centre

2) Explain what services each agency provides.

Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support: We assist people who experience mental distress, mental illness and/or substance addiction through their choice of services towards recovery.

We offer a warm welcome and comfortable place where people are accepted and listened to.

“Together on the road to wellbeing”

Mental Health Education & Resource Centre: 

Whether you are seeking help for yourself or someone else, MHERC can provide information and resources. MHERC is a leading provider of professional development and education in mental health and wellbeing, mental illness, and addictions.

4) List 3 people that you/or someone at HHS could go to if they needed support. Maybe you can go to the health nurse or the student consolers or maybe your teacher.

Chicken leg Dissection

Last week on Wednesday for Hurumanu 4 which is science we were dissection chicken legs and there was a list of instructions to follow.

Aim: In this dissection, you will locate and describe the various tissues and the structures of the drumstick and thigh of a chicken.

Materials: A chicken drumstick with thigh, dissecting probe, scalpel, dissecting scissors, paper towels, forces, dissecting tray, gloves, disinfecting hand wash, and spray. 

Safety:

1. wear gloves.
2. do not put anything in your mouth (fingers, pens, etc.) during the dissection.
3. wash your hands thoroughly at the end of the dissection with antibacterial soap and hot water. Ensure your hands are dried after washing.
4. spray the surfaces with antibacterial soap. 

Procedure:

1. place the chicken leg on a dissecting tray and examine (look at ) the exterior features. The tough outer layer is called the epidermis (or skin). The small bumps covering the skin are where the feathers were attached. 
2. Examine the lower leg. this is called the drumstick and it is the equivalent (same as) of your lower leg the large muscle at the back of the leg is the same as your gastrocnemius. It also includes two bones-the tibias ( the larger one) and fibula (the thinner, smaller one).
3. Examine the upper leg. on both a chicken and a human this part si called the thigh. t contains a large bone called the femur.
4. Carefully pull the skin off by sliding it down and off the lower leg. you may need to use your scalpel to remove it but be careful not to cut any muscle tissue.
5. The yellowish material under the skin is fat (adipose).