Hunt for the Wilder People

In English we are learning to think critically to identify and describe the key aspects of a visual text. Well first off we are doing critical thinking and film study about the movie Hunt for the wilder people some of the things we are doing is things about some of the characters such as Ricky Baker (main character), Uncle Hector, Aunt Bella, Paula Hall (Child Welfare). 

Mu Torere

In class Mr Rzoska our Tech teacher told us our new project and the drawing process of the Mu Torere  a mu torere is a Maori board game they played before the British came to New Zealand. In the drawing process of the mu torere is the problem (brief) the n we have to do the research about the mu torere then after that we have to come up with four concepts about it. Next we have to have the final design of the Mu torere after that we have to do a formal drawing (Plan) about the sizes, how much wood you will need to make it with then it is the mock up and after that we make the mu torere we should make sure that we evaluate every step of the way of the making of the mu torere. Here is a picture of a Mu Torere.

Raising Seeds

Aim: To Look at the different growing conditions and how these affect the growth of seeds


Method:

We worked in groups of 3-4 students
Potting mix was put into the cups.
The cups were planted with radish seeds.
Each cup had a different growing conditions:
Cup 1 - normal
Cup 2 - clear cellophane
Cup 3 - over watered
Cup 4 - Under watered or green cellophane

The plants grew in their cups for 10 days before they were measured.

Findings:

Plant growing condition	Height after 10 days (mm)
Normal	35mm
Green cellophane	60mm
Clear cellophane	30mm
Over water	0mm

The normal seedling was planted in normal potting mix and grew to a height of 35mm.

The green cellophane seedling was planted in normal potting mix, covered in green cellophane and watered. It grew to a height of 60mm. The clear cellophane seedling was planted in normal potting mix and grew to a height of 30mm. The over watered seedling was planted in normal potting mix, the water could not drain out the bottom of the pot and it grew to a height of 0mm.

Conclusion:

From the pictures and evidence we can conclude that:

The seedling height was:

1.35

2.0

3.60

4.30

The best growing conditions were:

1. Green cellophane it grew to 60mm.

2.The too much water did not grow at all.

3.The normal planted radish grew to 35mm.

4.The clear plastic cellophane grew to 30mm.

therefore the seedling with Green cellophane  conditions grew to a height of 60mm.

Photos:

Traditional Tales

In English we have been learning Traditional tales such as Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sina and the Eel, The Turtle and the Shark etc.

The categories for the traditional tales are Greek, Maori, Fairy tales, Arabian nights, Fables, Folk tales, non greek, Non maorietc. My first tale the first cateagorie I chose was a non Maori and non Greek tale so I decided to learn more about my culture so I did Samoan Myths and Legends. The first tale I did was about Sina and the Eel and the next one I did was about the Turtle and the Shark. One person in my class asked m if I could help hi with his Norse Mythology project it was called the Yggdrasil it was the world tree that holds the different worlds. 

If you want to know more about the Yggdrasil go Joel Gillespie

Making My Three Piece Puzzle

   We didn't really do any research about the three piece puzzle but the teacher did show us what the Three piece puzzle looked like.

We each got a photocopy from the teacher and copied down onto the other two of the drawings of timber.

We all got three blocks of timber and drew the lines on to it.

The first thing we did was on a plan we drew lines in the shape of the timber then we made small center lines in the middle on the sides. Once we made the lines we had to measure out three shapes the first shape was a capital T a lowercase t and a minus -. Once I finished the measuring I shaded the shapes. The teacher demonstrated one of them with the drills he said to drill four holes in the minus shape and then use a chisel to smooth it out all I need to do now is to use the ban saw to cut out the two T's.

  

Transport in Plants

Aim:To observe xylem tissue and prove that they transport water up the plant.

Equipment: One stick of celery with the leaves still attached, a retort stand, boss head and clamp, a petri dish, water, food colouring, a knife or scalpel.

Method: 1. Make a cut across the base of the celery stalk to expose a new section of the stem.

2. Fill the petri dish with water and add a few drops of food colouring.

3. Place the celery stalk in the petri dish and gently clamp it in place using the retort stand, boss head and clamp.

4. Leave the stalk undistributed for 24 hours.

5. Remove the stalk and clamp from the petri dish. Cut the stem about 1/3 of the way up the stem.

Refraction

Aim: To investigate how light is affected by changing the substance it is travelling through.

Equipment: Ray Box, Power Source, Glass or Perspex Block, Single-Slit ray slide.

Method: Collect the equipment from your teacher, and set them up to produce a single beam of light.

1. Place the glass block in the shaded area below.
2. Place your ray box at the top of the page and shine the beam so it travels along the 10 degree line to the centre of the protractor (this is your angle of incidence,i).
3. Read the angle the light leaves the glass block at (this is your angle of refraction, r).
4. Continue the investigation so you can complete the table opposite.