Music Hurumanu

In our first week of Music Hurumanu we did things along the lines of creating a presentation on a New Zealand solo singer and a New Zealand band. For my solo singer I choose Stan Walker and for my band I choose Six-60. I choose Stan Walker because he's one of my favorite solo artists. I choose Six-60 because their songs are amazing created and sang.  

Here's the presentation to my biography:  

Community Impact Project

Today in the Tāne Māhuta Community Impact project group we did things along the lines of gardening and cleaning the greenhouse out. I was only there for 30 minutes because of Kapa Haka and Kiwi Kaha. We added horse manure to the other half of our trench we dug, we added horse manure because it's compost and organic, we also added little pieces of horse manure where the beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli are growing. We also continued weeding the old greenhouse out and removing lose concrete blocks. We also planted more vegetables called spinach, celery and coriander. The other half of Tāne Māhuta continued cleaning out the classroom we are building. There were sewing, shoveling and weeding the outside section of the classroom. 

In Kapa Haka we continued by learning the actions of the song we learnt last week. Which the song is called Whakarongo, it's a himene (Hymn) to the māori culture. 

Here's a video to the song and actions of Whakarongo:

                                     

Music Hurumanu

Today in Music Hurumanu we did things along the lines of instruments and famous singers. We wrote down definitions for the instrument families. There are 4 different instrument families called woodwind, brass, string, percussion and orchestra. 

Here's the slideshow to my famous singer who is Buddy Holly:

Māori

Lately in Māori we have been focusing on Hāngi plus foods in māori language. First we did foods in māori language, we started filling out a slideshow. Next we did things around Hāngi, we started making a diagram on how to make a Hāngi then read a story and answer questions afterwards. 

Here's my diagram on how to make a hāngi:

In the Pacific they call Hāngi umu and luao. I've tried a Hāngi before with friends and family, it was a delicious meal to eat.

Matariki and Hāngi relate because before Matariki raises you stuck rocks in a triangle shape with a little food inside, when Matariki starts raising you take the top layer of stone off and the steam feed the spirits with food.

Community Impact Project

Today in Community Impact Projects the Tāne Māhuta group did gardening at the back of our school. I was only there for 30 minutes because of Kapa Haka and Kiwi Kaha. We planting 4 different vegetable called beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli. After planting the vegetable we created a cover structure to keep our vegetables fresh and warm. First we went looking for sticks that would fit in the black pipes. Then after finding the prefect fit we stuck the sticks into the ground and then we connected the black pipes. After repeating that about 6 times we added the plastic cover. We found more sticks and stuck them into the plastic cover plus the non-turned soil. The other half of  Tāne Māhuta continued cleaning out the greenhouse. Some boys were destroying cabinet and cupboards. While the girls were sorting through the other things that belonged in the greenhouse.    

  

 

Changes and Challenges

This week on Tuesday we did multiple things to do with emotions. We talked about how emotions can effect us and others in different ways. We also did multiple role plays to do with emotions. So basically this week in drama we have been doing things around emotions. 

Here's the video of our role play:

This role play was Hope coming in my shop and stealing a tape of my killing multiple people. I followed Hope, she found out that I was a killer and instead of her going to the police I killed her. Then Addyson came up, cut my throat but I turned the Poisonous gas on and Addyson was then dead. In the end we were all dead.

Here's the link to my learning story:
Learning Story

Here's the slide show about what happened this week in drama:

Community Impact Project

These past few weeks the Community Impact Project group Tāne Māhuta has been working in the garden to create a workable outside classroom. Last week we started cleaning out the old greenhouse to make it look tidier and look newer. We also cleaned soil out of tyres and carried them to a outback space. We also removed old pieces of wood to a outback space. We also shoveled all the soil from the tyres to a side patch of grass. Today we continued cleaning the old greenhouse out and turned a row of soil over. 

Why it's good to turn soil over:

When people walk on the paths around beds rather than on them the soil stays loose, making it easy for the plant roots the transport moisture and nutrients. 

Why do you find worms in your garden:

Earthworms are normally used as bait for anglers, but they're essential to healthy gardens and are great in compost areas because they break down organic matters quickly and turns it into nutrients-rich-soil.    

Science Hurumanu

Aim: To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

Changing Our Future

Name 3 fossil fuels?

Coal, Oil and natural gas.

What is the cost?

Carbon dioxide.

The CO2 level has soured since when?

Industrial revolution.

What are the effects in the UK?

1. Warms days on record    
2. Heat waves
3. Species could disappear   

How many climate refugees will there be in Britain by 2050?

200,000.

When will Fairborn be flooded?

Sometime in the next 26 years.

What are some of the other things that will be 'swallowed by the waves?

1.  1.5 million homes at risk   
2.  100,000 could slide into the sea (Erosion) 
3. 1000 toxic sites at risk

How can we stop climate change?

1. Replacing all gases in home to green organics 
2. 1.5 billion tree planted  
3. Wind power 

What ideas are school children having about climate change?

1. Protesting
2. Not having children
3. Turning engines off

What is the atmosphere called?

A Waste Dump.

What is the last statement the reporter made?

We know what we need to do, we have got the technology. What we lack is the political well.

How is sea level rise going to effect us in NZ

What places will be effected?

Various places.

What else do we need to think about?

Making sure we don't build housing near the sea.

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Pacific Islands. 

What does this do to our drinking water?

Gets more salty.

What are the main concerns?

1. Coastal erosion    
2. Coastal flooding

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1. Not using as much fossil fuels
2. Use pubic transportation
3. Using things that aren't hard on carbon dioxide.

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

Nobody

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1. Using more renewable's  
2. Using solar heating
3. Stop using vehicles that contribute fossil fuels  

What are 3 others you can think of?

1. Recycling 
2. Using pubic transportation
3.  Use renewable sources  

My Investigation

Where does our food come from?

• Choose your favorite food. My favorite food is strawberries  

Upload a picture of it. 

Draw a picture of it on A4.    

• Where does the food come from (e.g. is it from another province or country, was it purchased or made locally)? Grown in Marshlands Christchurch New Zealand and made locally.

• How many kilometers away did the food travel to get to you? 17.6km 

• What are the main ingredients? 91% water, 7.7% carbohydrates, 0.3% fat and 0.7% protein. 

• How is the food packaged? Strawberries are packaged in clam-shell containers.  

• What resources do you need to produce this food item (e.g. land, water, oil, food, etc.)? Strawberries needs land and water.

• Would this item have been processed? No strawberries don't get processed. 

• Is there anything unique or significant about the food item (e.g. fair-trade, local)? Strawberries are locally grown and only processed if added to other ingredients.  

• What else do you notice about this food that affects its climate friendliness? NO  

• Do you think this food is climate friendly (Circle)?       YES   NO 

• Why? Strawberries don't have anything added.  

Drama Hurumanu

This week on Tuesday we did role plays and also played some games. The role plays were about how emotions trigger us and how we can change our feeling. We played three games that were called tequila, pukana and emotional roller-coaster. 

Here's the video of our role play:

I loved making this role play because it was a fun awesome scene and I could do it with my friends. The emotions in this role play was nervous, tired, grumpy and happy.

Here's the slide show about what happened this week:

This was our learning objective:

On Tuesday we talked about emotions: Not all the changes of puberty are physical. Some changes are in your head! Puberty hormones can make you feel overly emotional.

Rewritten in my own words:

On Tuesday we talked about emotions: Not all changes of puberty are physical. Some changes can be inside your head! Puberty hormones can make you feel more emotional than usual.

Science Hurumanu

Aim: To learn practical ways of recycling so that we can make our world a better place.

The Zero Waste Climate Solution movie

How can we prevent climate change though recycling these products?

• Plastics: Recycle plastic so that we don't have to use more and more oil.
• Cycling or walking: When your driving a car your burning CO2 but when your cycling or walking your not burning CO2. 
• Paper: When recycling paper means less deforestation.
• Steel: When recycling steel means less burning of coal.

Video questions:

What is Zero Waste?

One of the quickest and cheapest ways a community can immediately reduce climate impact.

What can we do on the planet?

1. Reduce  
2. Redesign 
3. Reuse 
4. Repair 

What do we need to recycle?

Raw materials
Plastic
Paper

What does recycling do?

How much of our rubbish is food scraps?

40%

What does soil do to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

What do we need to do?

1. Make P_________s. 
2. Have Zero waste 

What is a carbon footprint?

How can you make your Carbon Footprint smaller?

ENERGY SAVING TIPS FILM

Name 3 of the tips.

1. Always turning off the lights.

2. Always turn off the switch to the socket.

3. Don't always drive everywhere.

AT WHAT RATES DO DIFFERENT ITEMS DECOMPOSE?

MY INVESTIGATION.

Choose 5 items from the list and investigate them. 

You need to answer these's questions.

Carton, Plastic bags, Aluminum cans, Bottles and Glass.

Name: Carton

How long do they take to decompose? 

Cartons take 5 years to decompose

What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? 

Cartons are made from cardboard, which is made from wood chips and recycled paper. To make cardboard you burn either coal, oil or natural gas.

How is this resource recycled?

Cartons are recycled in two possible ways. At paper mills, the fiber is extracted ans separated in a machine called hydrapulper. Cartons are a sustainable packaging option, but their life-cycle ends if they land up in a landfill.  

How does this object contribute to climate change?

Cartons can't land up in landfill as apart of pollution, which pollution is apart of climate change. 

Name: Plastic bags

How long do they take to decompose? 

Plastic bags take 10-20 years to decompose

What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? 

Plastic bags are made from plastic, which is made from a fossil fuel called oil.

How is this resource recycled?

Those plastic bags can have more than one life when you place them in a rubbish bin, which means you can reuse plastic bags over and over. Recycled plastic bags can be melted down and used to create more plastic bags.

How does this object contribute to climate change?

Plastic bags can't land up in landfill as apart of pollution, which pollution is apart of climate change. 

Name: Aluminum cans

How long do they take to decompose? 

Aluminum cans take 200-400 years to decompose

What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? 

How is this resource recycled?

Those plastic bags can have more than one life when you place them in a rubbish bin, which means you can reuse plastic bags over and over. Recycled plastic bags can be melted down and used to create more plastic bags.

How does this object contribute to climate change?

Plastic bags can't land up in landfill as apart of pollution, which pollution is apart of climate change. 

Science Hurumanu

Weather and Climate Change 

Extreme weather

Measuring weather.

Wind

Beaufort Wind Scale

Beaufort Force	Wind Speed (KPH)	Spins	Indicators	Terms Used in NWS Forecasts
0	0-2	0	Calm; smoke rises vertically.	Calm
1	2-5	10	Shown by direction of wind smoke drift, but not by wind vanes.	Light
2	6-12	40	Wind felt on face, leaves rustle; ordinary vanes moved by wind.	Light
3	13-20	80	Leaves and small twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flag.	Gentle
4	21-29	130	Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved.	Moderate
5	30-39	190	Small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters.	Fresh
6	40-50	250	Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telephone wires; umbrellas used with difficulty.	Strong
7	51-61	320	Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt walking against the wind.	Strong
8	62-74	390	Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress.	Gale
9	75-87	470	Slight structural damage.	Gale
10	88-101	550	Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage occurs.	Whole gale
11	102-116	640	Very rarely experienced inland; accompanied by widespread damage.	Whole gale
12	117 or more	730+	Very rarely experienced; accompanied by widespread damage.	Hurricane

Wind speed - Making an anemometer.

MATERIALS

1. A pencil 
2. Four straws  
3. A pin  
4. Tape  
5. Four cups  

STEPS

1. First we got into groups of 3-4 and then went to get materials to make our anemometer.   
2.   Get four straws, then connect two straws together and make it into a cross. After that get some tape to keep the straws together. 
3.   Get a pin, then poke the pin through the straws and then pin it on the eraser onto of the pencil.
4. Get four cups, then stick the cups on the straws to also make a cross.  
5.   Then you can start using the anemometer to see the reaction of wind.

Once you have made an anemometer we are going to record the wind speed.

Group size: 5

You will need:

Anemometer (above) 

Roles:

• Timekeeper
• Counter
• Recorder
• Anemometer Manager
• Wind generator

1. Mount the anemometer in a place that has full access to the wind from all directions.
2. When the time keeper says "Go", the counter in each group will count how many times the marked cup passes them in one minute and write it down.
3. If possible, repeat the above step four (4) times and record the average number of spins on the chart.

FINDINGS

• Record how many times it spins using the table below.

You will need to create the wind yourself by blowing. Get 4 different wind speeds by blowing.

You will need to time them and count the number of spins.

	Time Interval	Number of Spins
1.	10 seconds	1 1/3
2.	10 second	1 1/2
3.	10 seconds	4 1/4
4.	10 seconds	4 1/4

• Can you make a statement connecting the number of spins of your anemometer and the speed of the wind? For our first two tries there was less wind which caused low speed. For our second two tries there was heaps of wind which caused high speed.

Science Hurumanu

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy film

Biomass

Aim: To compare the amount of gas that is produced from different types of biomass.

Material:

1. Three bottles  
2.   Permanent marker 
3.   Disposable gloves
4.   Cup 
5.   Fresh horse manure 
6.   Mashed banana
7. Vegetable peelings
8.  Funnel
9. Water
10. Three balloons  

Steps:

1.  First we got into 4 group with 8-9 people. 
2.  Then we got 3 bottles to share between the group and labeled them.
3.  First bottle we put one cup of horse manure, second bottle we put one cup of horse manure + one cup of vegetables peelings and third bottle we put one cup of horse manure + 1 mashed banana.  
4. Then after putting in all those ingredients, we put cups of water in to a certain line on the bottle.
5. Then after putting cups of water in, we put a balloon over the top cap of the bottle.
6.  After putting the balloon on, we taped the balloon to the top cap. 

Investigation.

Research the following Biomass fuels. You will need to:

Write a definition of the fuel.

Write 8 sentences about the fuel. 
Place 1 image of the fuel.

• How is it made? 
• Where is it made? 
• What is it made with? 
• What countries use it? 
• What uses will it have in the future?  

Biomass Fuel types.

Name: Agricultural crops and wood fuels.

Definition:
Agricultural Crops: A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown of harvested extensively for profit or support. Most pants are cultivated in agriculture or aquaculture. A crop is usually expanded ti include macroscopic fungus or alga. Wood fuel is a fuel such as firewood, charcoal, chips, sheets, pellets and sawdust. The particular form used factors such as source, quantity, quality and application.

Uses:
Rubber from trees are also a cash crop as is lumber, fruit, vegetables and cotton. Plants are also used in agriculture to help reduce the speed of wind. Planting trees in a row prevents the wind from blowing away the valuable topsoil. In the forest trees act as shelter for many organisms.

Image:

Name: Animal waste.

Definition:
Discarded material from industries directly associated with a raising of animals. Such as those wastes produces by livestock farming, meat production, animal testing and fur breeding.

Uses:
Animal manure such as chicken and cow manure has been used for centuries as a farming fertilizer. It can improve the soil structure so that the soil holds more nutrients, water and therefore becomes more fertile. 

Image:

Name: Bio gas

Definition:
Bio-gas is a gaseous fuel. Especially methane produced by the fermentation of organic matter.

Uses:
The gases methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide can be combusted or oxidized with oxygen. This energy release allows bio-gas to be used as a fuel, it can be used for any heating purpose such as cooking. It can also be used in a gas engine to convert the energy in the gas into electricity and heat.

Image:

Name: Bio fuels

Definition:

A fuel derived immediately from living matter.

Uses:
Bio-fuels are transportation fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel that are made from biomass materials. These fuels are usually blended with petroleum fuels but they can also be used on their own.

Image:

Science Hurumanu

Solar Energy

Catching the sun movie

Materials:

1. Four cups 
2. One large cup 
3. Water
4. Tin foil
5. 2 sheets of white paper
6. 1  sheet of black paper
7. Thermometer
8. One heat lamp

Steps

1. First we got into groups of 4-5 and then got all the materials to start our experiment.
2. Then we filled the cups with water and then placed the cups on a piece of white paper, black paper or tin foil. For a small cup that sits on a piece of white paper we placed a larger cup over the top. 
3. After preparing the experiment, we turned on a heat lamp to pretend as sun. 
4. After 40 minutes we used a thermometer to see the temperature of each cup. After recording the results we turned the heat lamp off.  
5. We waited 15 minutes before recording the next lot.
6. 15 minutes later we recorded them again and some went up and down.
7. We waited 15 minutes before recording the last lots.
8. 15 later we recorded them again and some went up and down.

Which surface conducts / attracts the most heat?

Time + temperature	Cup 1 White paper	Cup 2 White paper+ plastic.	Cup 3 Black paper	Cup 4 Tinfoil
0	8	8	8	8
40 minutes	12	11	22	20
55 minutes	13	13	20	19
70 minutes	14	14	19	16

Findings:

Before we started all the water in the cups were at 8 degrees. Then 40 minutes later we used a thermometer to see the temperatures of the water, which were 12, 11, 22 and 20. Then 15 minutes later we tested them again and got 13, 13, 20, 19. Then another 15 minutes later we tested them again and got 14, 14, 19 and 16.