Sand Dunes

 Talofa welcome back to my blog , Today I did a slideshow about sand dunes . Every week we read the book Uncle Don knows wacky stuff . We find some facts then we do some research about it . I used google slideshow for my presentations . 

Thank you for reading my blog . Hope you enjoyed it , see you next time bye . 

The moa

 Talofa welcome back to my blog . Today I did some research about the moa bird . Last week I did Camping Essentials .  This week we are reading Uncle Don knows a lot of wacky stuff . Every week we read a few pages of Uncle don knows wacky stuff  and we do some research about some stuff in the book. I used google drawing for my poster . 

 

Thank you for reading my blog , hope you enjoyed reading my blog. See you next time byee. 

Camping Essentials

 Talofa welcome back to my blog . Today I am going to be talking about Camping Essentials . This week we are reading a book called Uncle Don knows a lot of wacky stuff . Every week we read a few pages and we do some research about the things in the book . Last week I researched about Wetlands , This week I did Camping Essentials .  I used Canva to use my poster and its really good . 

Here is my poster I made . 

I hoped you enjoyed reading my blog . I really liked reading Uncle Don knows a lot of wacky stuff , it was really interesting knowing facts that I didn't know . Thank you for reading my blog , see you next time . 

My Holiday

 Talofa welcome back to my blog , today i am going to be talking about my holiday . 

This holiday was supposed to go to Auckland , but i couldn't go because of Covid-19 . This whole holiday was all about volleyball , sometimes my mum had a fundraiser for her volleyball tournament . On saturday me and my cousins had a fun day out . First we went to inflatable world , it was really fun but it was also hot . After that we went to the new pools in Linwood called Te Pou Toetoe . After swimming we went to go fish and chips and went to the park to play . That was the probably only fun thing i did in the holidays . 

Thank you for reading my blog , see you nest time . 

Hokey Pokey

 Aim : To make hokey pokey using Sugar , Golden Syrup and baking soda . 

When the sugar and golden syrup combine with the baking soda it froths and makes carbon dioxide gas . That is why the hokey pokey has bubbles . 

Materials : 

1. 2 tablespoons of golden syrup 
2. 4 table spoons sugar 
3. 1 Heaped teaspoon of baking soda 
4. Pot 
5. Tablespoon , Tea spoon 
6. Bunsen burner 
7. Grease proof paper 

Method : 

Put 4 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of golden syrup in a sauce pan and melt 

Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 5 mins 

Add baking soda and stir vigorously

Put the hokey pokey on a piece of grease proof paper to cool 

 

The more sugar syrup is cooked the browner it becomes . If it is left cooking for to long your hokey pokey becomes burnt . 

Explanation : 

Why do we stir ? So the sugar doesn't burn 

Explain why the hokey pokey rises ? cause you added the baking soda 

Lockdown 2021

Lockdown 2021

• Government confirmed the Covid-19 variant infecting people in the North Shore was closely matched to Covid found in a recent returnee from Sydney in managed isolation.

• “Now we can be fairly certain how and when the virus came into the country,” Ardern said.        ↓↓

• That person arrived on August 7 – meaning it was unlikely the disease had been spreading for weeks, as was earlier feared.

• Five community vaccination centres in Auckland are closed today because staff have been diverted to help at Covid-19 testing centres.

Manurewa, Ōtara, Westgate, and Tamaki  are open for vaccination. 

The closed centres are Birkenhead, Highbrook, Pukekohe and Takanini. Almost all general practices remain open.

• “Based on timelines, there are minimal missing links between this returnee and the cases in our current outbreak, and the period in which cases were in the community is relatively short.”

Yet the high number of locations visited by the community cases, and the infectiousness of the Delta strain, mean New Zealand is not out of the woods.

To Do!

1. Highlight (in yellow), the suffixes in all the underlined words above.

2. One of the underlined words also has a prefix. Which word is that? Unlikely 

3. Remembering that a compound word is made up of 2 (sometimes more) base words (e.g. grandfather; into) find 5 compound words in the text above

i)     Highbrook                                  ii)    Birkenhead                     iii) Timeline 

 iv)        Outbreak                             v) Westgate 

5.  Highlight (in blue) capital/uppercase letters that begin proper nouns in the text (e.g. Auckland). Do not highlight capital/uppercase letters that begin sentences/statements/questions.

6. Highlight (in red) a quote from the Prime Minister (clue: you will spot speech/quotation marks). 

7. Based on the reporting about Covid, find your own words and write 5 sentences about how this lockdown has been for you. 

 

This Lockdown has been really tough because I'm stuck at home and I can’t go anywhere. Also it's really sad for those people who have covid and are dying from it . I have mixed emotions , so half of me is happy we are on lockdown but then half of me is not because I won't be able to see my friends or family . The weird thing is that we have to go on a zoom call with our class but it feels different because we normally don't do this and it just gives me mixed emotions .  

Folk Tale

This week I read a folk tale story called The Empty Pot. A folk tale is a story that has been told for generations and has a moral or a lesson in it.

The Empty Pot story is about telling the truth and being honest. Ping was in a contest to win to be the Emperor. The Emperor gave the kids a cooked seed but they cheated and brought a plant, except Ping. Ping had tried growing his plant for so long he didn't have a plant to show the Emperor. Ping told the Emperor that his seed wasn't growing and then the Emperor told all the kids that he actually cooked the seeds, just to see if the kids would be honest because they needed an honest Emperor.  He became the Emperor because he was honest and truthful. Then at the end the boy came the Emperor.

Hope you enjoyed reading my blog, see you next time. 

Acid

 Aim: To make red cabbage pH indicator for use on different household chemicals

What makes something acid ?

Properties of acid

What is an acid? a substances with particular chemical .

What are 3 examples of acids? sulfuric acid , carbonic acid , hydrochloric acid

What is the most famous indicator? Moving averages

What does pH stand for? power of hydrogen

How many numbers are there on the pH scale? 1-14

Red Cabbage Indicator experiment

Materials

1. Red Cabbage

2. Beaker

3. Bunsen Burner

4. Pipette

5. Sodium Hydroxide

6. Hydrochloric acid

7. Test Tubes

8. Paper towel

9. Test tube rack

10. Water

11. Vinegar

12. Floor cleaner

13. Dishwashing liquid

Steps

1. Chop up the red cabbage into small pieces. Place in a beaker and cover with a small amount of water.

2. Bring the solution to the boil using a Bunsen burner and then turn off the heat. Let it sit to cool down.

3. Pour the cabbage water through a paper towel into a beaker. The dark purple liquid in the jar is the pH indicator liquid.

4. Suck up the indicator into a pipette.

5. Use the cabbage indicator to test the acidity of the different household liquids by slowly putting a drop at a time into the test tube.

Findings:

Sherbet

10 . Scrub away scuff marks on the wall  .

9 . Under arm deodorant  . 

8 . Cleans and unclog smelly sinks . 

7. Cleans your grout  . 

6 . Add abrasive to cleaning products 

5 . deodorize your kitty liter tray . 

4. Clean your oven . 

3 . Wash build up out of your hair . 

2 .  deodorize your carpets  . 

1 . Laundry booster  . 

Ingredients
1. Cup .
2. Citric acid
3. backing soda
4. Raro
5. Icing sugar
6. Ice creame srick
7. spoon
Steps
1. Added citric acid , icing sugar , baking soda in the cup
2. mix all the ingredients with a stick
3. Taste the sherbet and finish .

Recipe :
1 teaspoon of powdered drink crystals (eg Raro)
1/4 teaspoon of citric acid
1 teaspoon of Icing Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda

Which two ingredients in the sherbet are involved in the chemical reaction?
Baking soda , Citric Acid
2. Which ingredients are not involved?
Raro and Icing sugar
3. Can you think of any other chemical reactions that might happen in the kitchen?
Burning toast
4. Which ingredient is an acid ?
Citirc acid
5. Which ingredient is a base?
Baking soda

New Zealand Olympics Medals 2020

 Talofa welcome back to my blog , today I am going to be talking about the New Zealand Olympics Medals 2020.

We had to do 20 New Zealand athletes that have won a medal , It took us very long but we managed to finish the slideshow.  The Athlete to win the most medals is Lisa Carrington , she won 3 gold medals. Altogether we have 20 medals.

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Yeast

 What is Yeast? 

Yeast are fungi , they are in the air all around us. Yeast has been around for thousands of years , Natural yeast is in the air . Its man made in a bottle . There is over 1000 kinds of yeast . 

Equipment:

• Spoons 
• Kettle
• Bowl
• Beaker
• Cloth Sleve
• Funnel
• Plastic  (PET) Bottle and Cap 

Materials 

• 50ml Warm water 
• 1/2 tsp Active dried yeast 
• 1/2 tsp sugar 
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger 
• Ginger beer ( 1 liter) 
• 3/4 cup sugar 
• 1/2 tsp cream tartar 
• 1. Cold Water 
• Juice of 1/2 lemon 
• 1tsp ginger bear bug . 

Method: 

1.  In a large bowl , put the sugar and cream of tartar , then add the water
2. Stir to dissolve the sugar before adding the cold water 
3. Add the ginger beer bug to the large bowl of cold water 
4. Stir well and then pour into your clean bottle 
5. Label your bottle with your group names 
6. Place all the bottles in the class container 
7. Store in a cool , dark place for one week  before drinking 
8. Make sure you open the bottle in the kitchen sink as it might over flow . Open the cap bit by bit to allow the air to escape  . 

What is Fermentation ? 

 The chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria , yeasts , or other microorganisms . 

What effect does sugar have on yeast?

Too little sugar in dough can slow down yeast activity: Yeast is a lot like us – it loves to eat sugar. Yeast needs sugar to produce carbon dioxide – the leavening gas that causes the dough to rise.

What are 3 foods that have yeast?

Breads, muffins, croissants, biscuits, and other baked goods usually contain yeast.

    

Today we made Ginger Beer . We did this by activating the yeast first by adding sugar to the yeast , putting some ginger and warm water in a cup together . Once we had done this we put it to the side and left it to ferment while we made the rest of the ginger beer. We made the ginger beer in an ice-cream container by adding first the sugar , then the water , some lemon juice and lastly the ginger beer bug. Once everything was mixed up we put it in a bottle. It is going to take about 6 days to turn into ginger beer. Mr Palmer is going to keep it in his office for the next week . 

New Zealand Olympic Athletes

 Talofa welcome back to my blog , Today we are going to see a slideshow of the  New Zealand Olympics athletes . 

The Olympic Athletes I did was Valerie Adams , Lydia Ko , Lisa Carrington , Luuka Jones and Andrea Anacan . These are the Olympic athletes that competed in the Olympics . Here is the slideshow . 

Thanks for reading my blog , see  you next time . 

Chilli Tasting Experiment

 Aim: To see which si the best way to cool down the hot chillie taste in your mouth when eating chilli. 

Hypothesis: I think by using ......... I will be able to remove the hot chilli taste from my mouth . 

Equipment 

1. Milk 

2. Water 

3. Coca-cola 

4. Tasting cup 

5. Chilli 

Method : 

1.  you will work in groups of three for this experiment . Each person in the group will use of the drinks with chilli. You will then swap results in your group so that everyone has the same results . 

2. Each member of the group needs to have their own tasting up. This will be used for putting the different liquids in as we cool off the chilli in our mouths . 

3. Place a piece of chilli in your mouth .,

4. you will drink the liquid that you have in your cup. As you do this you will complete a results chart. 

The milk will not work immediatly . After 3 minutes it had a small effect 

And milk could be a solution when eating spicy foods — literally. That's because milk helps your mouth handle capsaicin, an oily chemical compound in chili peppers. Capsaicin binds to a receptor in the tongue and creates a burning sensation.Casein protein found in milk can also bind to the capsaicin and wash it away.

Chilli Tasting

What were doing in science 
 

Name the 5 hottest chillis in the world 

1. Carolina reaper 

2. Ghost pepper

3. 7 pot primo 

4. naga viper 

5. 7 pot doulahgh 

Name 5 countries where chillis are grown 

1. Mexico 

2. Spain 

3. indonesia

4.turkey 

5. Nigeria 

What is the scovile scale ? 

The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency of chili peppers, as recorded in Scoville Heat Units, 

 

How does a scoville scale work ? 

Scoville heat units, also known as SHU is simply a measurement of the number of times capsaicin needs to be diluted by sugar-water. The number of Scoville Heat Units (SHU) in a pepper or even hot sauce indicates the amount of capsaicin present. The higher the Scoville rating, the hotter the pepper

Aim: To see which is the best way to cool down the hot chillie taste in your mouth when eating chilli . 

Hypothesis:

I think that by using Milk , I will be able to remove the hot chilli taste from my mouth 

Equipment: 

1. Milk 

2. Water 

3. Coca cola 

4. Tasting cup 

5. Chilli 

Method: 

1. you will work in groups of three for this experiment . Each person in the group will use one of the drinks with the chilli . You will then swap results in your group so that everyone has the same results. 

2. Each member of the group needs to have their own tasting cup . This will be used for putting the different liquids in as we cool off the chilli . 

3. Place a piece of chilli in your mouth 

4. After 10 seconds you will drink the liquid that you have cup . As you you do this you will complete a results chart . 

You will be recording the following using yes or no . 

The effectiveness of the liquid immediately  

The effectiveness of the liquid after 10 seconds