Week 9 do now

 Topic: Matariki (Maori New Year) should be a public holiday.

I agree with this statement and here is why. Matariki is a thing a lot of Maori people are passionate about and a lot of Maori people spend time celebrating, and it would make them and most of Aotearoa happy to have a day off to celebrate a meaningful event. Also, it would make New Zealanders realise how important Matariki is by making it a public holiday.

week 8 do now

 Topic: English is the most important subject to learn in school!

I disagree with this statement and here is why.

I disagree with this statement because well, when you go to school for six hours everyday, are you learning English for all of those hours? No. We learn other subjects too, because they're all as important as English. Although English is important, there are others like maths and science that are important.

So again, I disagree and I don't think that English is the most important subject to learn in school.

Distillation

 Distillation is the scientific experiment used to show the processes of evaporation and condensation.  Evaporation is when a liquid turns into a gas. 

*Using coke instead of salt water

I think that classic coke will have the most sugar.

Results

It didn't take long to burn but after it was all burned away there was burnt sugar left after. Our group got coke zero to burn so there wasn't sugar left but other chemicals that have been added to make it taste like coke, but there was way less of the burnt mixture left than with the groups that used normal coke. In the boiling tube, there wasn't much in it but it was impressive to see how much water it could make. 

So basically the heat from the experiment tube was so hot that it made the coke evaporate and slowly form drops because it became cold that dripped into the test tube and the droplets were the condensation water things. 

Debating!

This week we are learning about debates so we can get a better understanding before we do our big one in the Tieke kahui!

 Describing terms that relate to a debate! 

Debate: Argue about/discuss a subject or problem, especially in a formal way.

Pro vs Con: The pros and cons are its advantages or disadvantages/proposition and opposition. 

Proposition: Pros.

Opposition: Cons.

Order of debate: Each speaker only gets a specific amount of time that they are allowed to use to get their argument across.

Debate

Week 7 Do Now

Topic: Your name is an important part of who you are.

In my opinion I think it is, here is why. Your name is unique to you and its how people tell the difference between you and other people. Your name makes you, you. It makes you individual from the rest. 

For example, if you did not have a name people wouldn't know who you were and you wouldn't be different from anyone else.

This is why I think having a name is an important part of who we are.

Chromatography

Chromatography

What are pigments?

 A pigment is a substance that is either dry or else insoluble in its liquid carrier. A pigment in liquid forms a suspension. In contrast, a dye is either a liquid colourant or else dissolves in a liquid to form a solution.

Aim: To separate the different pigments from ink using chromatography.

Hypothesis: I think the colours will separate into the different pigments/colours.

Method: Get a beaker and a strip of filter paper, cut the paper into a strip then draw a line above the end of the paper (just enough so when you put it into the beaker filled with water, it doesn't touch the water).

Picture/End result: 

For the blue one the pigments were probably just blue green and black, for the pink one it didn't work because the water touched the felt straight away like with the purple.

The most soluble was the blue one.

Health games

 Health games

Today I worked with Malia and Vanshika. They were really fun people to play the games against and I would've played with them again.

What IP skills did you use today? Did you use any warm fuzzies? I did use warm fuzzies to Malia, because she was really good at both games we played (connect four & UNO) The IP skills I used Verbal and Non Verbal communication. How did it help with the success/lack of success, of the activity? Verbal communication helped so I could determine how to play the game. Non Verbal communication helped so I could so I could point and use facial expressions during the game. I used the CARR values to stay respectful to the people I was playing with even if they won.

I would do it again, I thought the tasks were really fun. I think that the HALLISONS Behaviour Model I worked at today was level 4, here is why: I showed fair play, I cared for others, I also demonstrated good teamwork during activities.

I wasn't here on Friday so I can't continue the blog. :)