The Dropping Pins Experiment

 Hi,

In chemistry we did an experiment and it is called the dropping pins its called the dropping pins because we have to wait for the pins to drop off.

-Times

The first pin dropped at 4.41 sec

The second pin dropped at 14.28 sec

The third pin dropped at 27.48 sec

The fourth pin dropped at 53.88 sec

The last and fifth pin dropped at 1:46.26

What happened?

What happened was when we heated the metal rod it conduct/ the heat travelled quickly, and the vibration of the heat travelled through out the metal rod and heat the Vaseline and the pins so the pins dropped on the table. 

Imploding can

 Hi,

In science we did an experiment were we had to heat up a can with a hot water inside and wait for the steam to come out and put the can on top of a cold water. We also needed to answer a few question here is the questions that we did.

What was happening to the water on the bunsen burner?

The water particles on the bunsen burner was getting heat up and the heat from the bunsen burner diffused throughout the can. 

What happened to the water particles when we put it in the ice cream container?

What happened was the hot and cold water contracted to each other when we tipped the boiling water to the cold water that was in the ice cream container. Then the can imploded.

Write that Essay Sentences

The ' W ' Sentence - Makes the sentence sound thoughtful and knowledgeable. 

Remember the rule: Not ever ' w ' words works as sentences starter. Remember to put a your comma in when the parts of the sentences affected why your ' w ' are finished.

Some ' w ' words you can use- Who, While, Whereas, When, Where, What, Whilst, With.

Examples: 

• Whilst the class was eating, I read my book. 
• Where you like chocolate, others prefer candy.
• When I finished eating, I played Basketball.
• While my brother was studying, me and my friends played games.
• Whereas my clothes are small, but my brother's is big.

Task 1

• Suddenly, my friends laugh without any joke.
• Unfortunately, I lost the Athletics tournament.
• Surprisingly, I finished my work on time.
• Enthusiastically, I wen't to school.

Task 2

Through the hills, there are houses.

Under the ocean, there are corals.

On the roof, there are solar panels.

Behind the coach, we shared food.

Task 3

Silently the cat, stalked its prey.

In 1975, a High School was finally built in Hornby.

Amongst the papers, I found my Homework.

Anxiously, I awaited my test results.

Fortunately the kai today, was something good.

About twenty years ago, law was passed that changed everything.

Often the things we say, and the things we mean are two different things.

Cautiously he knocked, on the principals door await a reply.

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The ' ing ' sentence

Use the-ing version of the verb e.g to run-running

Remember the rule- When you finish your-ing phrase, place a comma, then write the rest of the sentence.

Some-ing words- Listening, watching, running, realising, emerging, grasping, speaking, analysing, signalling, exposing, gossiping, wanting.

Examples- Realising the danger, people fled from the cities.

• Shaking away the nerves, he walked towards the microphone.
• Acknowledging the speaker, he bowed his head in silence.
• Wanting to eat, he went to Burger King.
• Listening to music, I sang with the song.
• Speaking in a nice tone, I accidentally forgot the sentence.

The ' ed ' sentence

Try starting the sentence with ' ed ' form of verb e.g to jog-jogged. This makes a punchy start to your sentence.

Remember the rule-When you finish your-ed phrase, place a comma, then write the rest of the sentence.

Som-ing words- Frustrated, surprised, excited, committed, undaunted, determined, overpowered, concerned, cornered, delighted, enthralled, wanted.

Examples- Determined to win, Tony pushed himself the last meters of the sprint.

• Concerned for the welfare of others, the Prime Minister passed new laws.
• Frustrated by the on going rain, I stared out the window.
• Overpowered government, the people are being controlled. 
• Surprised by the new built school, I quickly got inside.
• Cornered by the enemy, we tried to get away.
• Excited to travel, I over slept 
• Wanted to sleep, we layed on our beds.

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The power sentence

If you waffle a lot, try starting your sentence with a power statement of 12 words or less.

Example: Money is the route of all evil

• What is right, isn't always popular.
• Hard work leads to positive results.
• Strength isn't always good, thinking is.
• People may look like each other but they think different.

The ' Red, White and Blue' sentence:

Use this sentence style, when you have several ideas to convey about a topic.

Example: Successful students are focused, hard-working and punctual.

                                                        RED         WHITE             BLUE

The Earths's key resources are clean air, fresh water and natural environment.

                                                   RED      WHITE               BLUE

Sunshine, water and friends make for a perfect weekend adventure.

RED              WHITE                                                   BLUE   

Task 1

Screaming, people are afraid of something.

Noticing, that I someone is following me.

Signalling, but he didn't notice it.

Investigating, where my shoes dissapeared. 

 Task 2

Who put the food, under the desk. 

When was the last time, I played on my device.

Where did you go, at this time.

What were you doing, earlier.

Task 3

• Emerging from the depth, the monster sought its new prey.
• When the baking was complete, the ovens were cleaned thoroughly.
• Committed to improving their routine the dancers, trained daily.
• Overpowered by the wave the swimmers, were swept off their feet.
• Analysing the situation, the commander decided the hill route was the best.
• While we were watching, the experiment the paper ignited.
• Hoping to improve his score, Matthew studied his times tables daily.
• With their friends and family, watching the students took the stage.
• Undaunted by the work the builders, pushed on repair the house.

                                         

Social Studies Infographic

 Hi,

In Social Studies we learned about Elected Government and we needed to make an infographic and we needed to use Canva or Pictochart. So I did my work using canva and it was a new thing to me and I needed to learn how to use it, Pictochart was also new to me but still choose canva because I think it was easier here is the infographic that I have done.

Write that Essay

Hi,

In English we were learning about some sentence starters about Adverb here is the work that we have done.

The Adverb Sentence:

Adverbs describe verbs. e.g Surprisingly, Confusingly, Firstly, Remarkbly, Often.

Adverb sentence starters add interest or intrigue to our work.

Remember the rule: When you start a sentence with an adverb, place a comma after the adverb then write the rest sentence.

Examples- Accidentally, Shockingly, Concerningly, Excitedly, Significantly,Similarly, Simply.

• Simply, I added the milk to the batter.
• Shockingly, the lunch today was served hot.
• Accidentally, we screamed because of the huge insect.
• Excitedly, we ran towards the coach.
• Unfortunately, we ran out of food.
• Fortunately, we have a fun activity.
• Suddenly, I slip when I was walking.
• Quietly, I walked out of the classroom.
• Quickly, got out of the classroom.
• Skilfully, I scored a goal.
• Creatively, finish the work.

The Sentence

Examples-In, Against, Between, Over, Behind, Within, Under, Below, At, For, Throughout, Near, About.

A preposition gives location or movement.

Remember the rule: When, you start the sentence with a preposition, you need to put a comma when the movement or position ends.

Example: In the beginning, we talked a lot.

Throughout the lesson, I tried not to fall asleep.

Near the basketball court, is the rubbish bin.

• Between the hills, there are towns.
• Under the ocean, there are corals.
• Behind the gym, is a parking lot.

English

Hi,

In our Hurumanu English we needed to pick a side which we are going to support for example the side of Disagreement and Agreement. The topic that I pick for this activity is ( Student would learn more if school started at 10 AM ) We did this activity in a site called coggle here is the work that I have done.

 

 

 

Music

Hi,

Today I'm going to be making a new blog post about Music. We need to research about Matariki because it is coming up, we also need to choose a song based about Matariki. Me and Alex made DLO's that shows facts about Matariki, we also pick a song, it's not just based on Matariki, it is about Matariki. It says the name of all the stars and sisters. It sounded really cool and it is relaxing. Even though its in Maori language I think you will also like it because it's about the stars.

 Matariki facts. 

Matariki is a star cluster and not a constellation 

A cluster is a group of stars that are near each other in space. When seen from Earth, the stars in a constellation appear to be close together in a pattern, but they are really far from each other. There are about 500 stars in the Matariki cluster, but only six or seven are visible without a telescope. 

Matariki song. 

Here are the lyrics for the song and also what they mean.. 

Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi,

Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Ururangi e

Koinei ngā tamariki o Matariki
(These are the children of Matariki)

Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)

Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)

Here is the picture of the Matariki Cluster and the names of the seven stars or the seven sisters. 

So, What does Matariki Mean?? 

Matariki is all about celebration, and spending time with family. Matariki was also important for agriculture. The coming of Matariki symbolised the harvest festival where the Maori feasted on the crops they had prepared. Matariki is important because it also is the time to restart the Maori calendar.

The person who wrote Matariki was Maaka Fiso's

The stars are about to align, signaling the start of the Māori New Year and also the release of Auckland-based singer, songwriter Maaka Fiso's latest single

Che Guevara

 Hi,

In English we did some speech and we have to write about the person that we picked and put some information about him/her. So I picked Che Guevara and it is a man that we from Argentina. Here is the writing that I have done I hope you like my speech.

Today I will be introducing you to Ernesto Guevara de la Serna also known as Che Guevara.

Born in 1928 June 14 at Rosario Argentina. He later on became a Marxist revolutionary, Physician, Author, Guerilla leader, Diplomat and a Military Theorist. He went to University of Buenos Aires for schooling, but then he also left the school to continue his travelling. He travelled to different countries, such as Africa and South America. In 1953 Che Guevara completed his medical degree and he became a fully qualified doctor. In September 1954, Che Guevara found a job as a doctor in Mexico City Hospital for 2 years, but he also left the Hospital to take part in Military Training exercise on 26th of July 1956. 

October 9th 1967 he got assassinated and got shot 9 times before dying, he was assassinated at La Higuera, Bolivia, the person who shot him was Mario Teran Salazar.

Thank you for listening to my speech.

Samoan Langauge week

 Hi,

In Wannanga we were learning about Samoa because it is Samoan Language week and we needed to make a presentation to put on our blog. Here is the presentation that I have done.