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).

Speech

This week for hurumanu 2 we wrote a speech on a subject that we got to choose. I choose the subject crazy laws in the sates and wrote about 4 really dumb and stupid laws.

This is the speech I wrote about.

Crazy Laws 

Hello, my name is Evelyn and I will be talking about some Crazy Laws in America. I will be talking about 4 really stupid and weird laws that I have researched and written about that I will be talking about 

 

• It's illegal to eat fried chicken with utensils in Georgia.

“In 1961, Gainesville, Georgia passed a measure making it illegal to eat fried chicken with anything other than your hands. It was a publicity stunt to promote the city as the “poultry capital of the world.” (Website link) I think this law is one of the craziest and stupidest laws I've ever heard because some people don't like to get their hands dirty while eating.

• It's illegal to put up billboard signs in Hawaii.

“The first state to ban billboards was Hawaii back in the 1920s. Over 8 million tourists visit Hawaii each year, due to its ethereal beauty and land desirability. Could this be due to the fact that there aren’t any billboards obstructing its natural appeal? Possibly. The Aloha State has preserved its rooted history through initiatives started by the Outdoor Circle, which is an organization that pioneers the removal of aerial advertising. The main reason being why Hawaii has decided not to erect billboards is to maintain its gorgeousness, but there is an unintended consequence from this.” (Website link)

• It’s illegal to sell a pickle if it does not bounce in Connecticut. 

A pickle has to bounce to be considered a pickle in Connecticut. The regulation has its roots in a 1948 incident in which pickle packers Sidney Sparer and Moses Dexler were arrested for selling rotten pickles. The pickles in question did not bounce. Sparer and Dexler were fined $500--the maximum penalty--and their pickles were destroyed. 

• It’s illegal to climb a tree in  Toronto.

“No person shall climb on or over a railing, bridge or fence located along or across any street, or climb on any tree located in a street, or on any post, pole or structure installed on any street.” (Website link) I think that this is illegal because someone could get really hurt and may potentially pass away doing dangerous stuff like that.

I hope you enjoy me talking about these crazy and stupid laws that I have researched about I hope you learn something new about America and some of the dumb laws over there maybe one day you will try eating fried chicken with utensils?

And here is a video of me reading my speech.

Drama and Reading

This week for Hurumanu 2 which is drama and reading with Miss Allen and miss Bremner we have been looking at pictures and then inferencing them.

Inferencing is like reading between the lines is like knowing what they're gonna do next in the story without the storytelling even mentioning it. 

The picture that I chose for influencing was a little bunny looking into a tunnel with sunlight coming from the tunnel. The name of this picture is called the tunnel in the hedges. Here is the work that I have done on influencing with the picture

TUNNEL IN THE HEDGE

Credit: Goro Fujita

• Where does the tunnel lead I think the tunnel leads to a bunny wonderland with endless food to eat 

• What is the source of the light I think the source of light coming from the tunnel brightness on the other side because they have been having so much fun?

• Do you think the rabbit will go through? I think the bunny will go through the tunnel because he can smell all the food on the other side and here all the other bunnies are having so much fun.

• Has it been through before I don't think the bunny has been through the tunnel because if it has it would already be on the other side and not standing there?

• How did it find out about the tunnel the bunny found out about the tunnel cause lots of bunnies word disappearing out of nowhere so he followed one bunny and the bunny lead to the tunnel

• Would you go through it I would grow through the tunnel if it was like a fun land or if I was a bunny because of all the free food and all the other bunnings over there. 

Written form

This  week we have been learning about written forms.
W.A.L.T how to use an ad using strategy written form. 
Here is a video that I did.