Dry Ice

This week for science we got to play with dry ice. Dry ice is ice that is -78 degrees. We put the dry ice in hot water and then it sublimation a lot off-gas came out then we put it in warm water with dishwashing liquid and bubbles with smoke inside of them. We also had this Christmas tree thing that had all these conical flasks with water and food die inside and we put dry ice in everyone and smoke was flowing out.

This is what it looks like but with smoke coming out o fit 

Mars Perseverance Mission

Today for hurumanu 3 which is science we have to answer questions about mars perseverance mission.

The first question I have to answer is what's rocket did the perseverance use to get into space. The rocket that they perseverance is an Atlas V-541.

 

The second question is described two vehicles that are being taken to Mars.

They took a Transit Habitat and a Lander.

The thread question is where does the mission plan to land on Mars and what are they looking for. They will lane in Jezero on mars.

And the last question is how will the vehicle lane without being damaged.

The answer to the last question is a parachute. There is a parachute connected to the vehicle and then rockets on the side of the vehicle and it helps it to slow down and makes it safer to land.

Gold rush knowledge

This week for hurumanu 1 wich is reading and social studies we have been looking at the gold rush history in New Zealand. We have been told to make a blog post before we read the story. The teachers want us to say what we think the gold rush is and what we think of it. 

When I hear the words gold rush I think of something to do with gold and mining but I also think of rush I think of someone in a rush to go to work. But when I put the two words together I think of someone rushing gold to the city or something along that line. We were also told to write about what we thought discrimination meant, I didn't have a lot of ideas on what this meant but I think it means something like destroying something and then getting caught. 

Next week I will post about the research and the correct answers to the word discrimination and gold rush and all the reading I have done for reading and social study.

Navigation in space

Today for hurumanu 3 wichs is science we had to make a blog post answering questions about navigation in space. 

The first question is what is a solar system? A solar system must have a sun or a star and planets that travel around the gravity sun.  Part of this question is what is the milky way an example of. The milky way is a galaxy That we are a 

The next question that we have to answer is what is a star and describe a nebula. A nebula is when a star is born, a star is born when you mix hydrogen and helium together in a circle. 

And the next question is how do stars die. Stars die by running out of hydrogen and helium. 

Daylight Savings

Today for period 3 we have homeroom with Mrs Hastie. Mrs Hastie has asked us to answer some questions on daylight saving in New Zealand. She has given us a document that has all the question and has asked us to make a blog post on the questions we have answered.

Here is the question that answered.

Research and answer the following questions about Daylight Saving NZ in a blog post

1. When does Daylight Saving happen each year in New Zealand?

1. In New Zealand, daylight saving starts on the last Sunday of September.

2. What year did it start in NZ?

1. Daylight saving first started in 1927.

3. Why was Daylight Saving started? 

1. So that farmers could have more time working at night. It saved the farmer money on power.

4. 4 I think daylight saving should continue because I like the daylight during the night. I also like it in the morning because when I walk out the door it's nice and sunny. But my favourite thing about daylight saving is everyone gets the time at night confusing so we go to bed later than usual.

5. Do all the states in Australia have Daylight Saving? Who does and who doesn’t?

1. In Australia, they do have daylight saving in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Cranberry Territory and Norfolk Islands But not in  Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

6. Write 3 tips to help others adjust to Daylight Saving this weekend.

1. One tip is to always check the time

2. Set alarms in the morning to wake up on time

3. Avoid coffee and alcohol and don't take long naps.

Hurumanu 6 health

Today for health we looked at the different types of things that you should have in our meals each day like vegetables and fruit dairy protein and grain foods. We hade to wright down what we think something healthy to eat for each meal. 

This is what my healthy meal for each thing is. 

Your Task: Create a meal plan for 1 day that includes all the necessary amounts for each of the 4 Food Groups

Vegetables + Fruit - at least 3 servings of vege and 2 servings of fruit every day 

Grain foods - 6 servings each day (check portion sizes)

Milk/Milk products - 2 servings

Legumes/Nuts/Seeds/Fish/Seafood/Eggs/Poultry/Meat etc. - 2 servings 

When you have created your meal plan, please highlight each food based on the colours provided above. This will help us clearly see where each of the food groups has fit in. Remember, you want each meal to be a balanced plate.

Bonus research: how many glasses of water should we have each day? Fit this into your meal plan. 

Breakfast	2 weet-bix with strawberry yoghurt diced strawberries and milk.
Lunch	Sandwich wheat bread mayonnaise cucumber lettuce tomato and  ham.
Snack	mandarin and muesli bar.
Dinner	Roast with potatoes carrot gravy peas and salad
Water	How many servings per day? 1-2 letters each day  How do you think you could fit these in besides just at mealtimes?  You should have water while you're eating lunch. You should have water while you're eating dinner.  You might need to have some water while you're eating your snack.

Science

 For the last 2 days, we have been looking at different ways to comminate using binary code, flag signals and morse code for science. Me and my group used binary code. Binary code is using the number 1 and 0 to comminate with with other people. So for example you would put up the number 1 and then your partner would write number one and then you put up 0 4 times and then your partner will write 0 4 times and you put up the number one and your partner will write the number 1 down and then you have the letter A.