Passion Project- Math Craft

For our math craft today we were doing meander and/or string art. For meander, we have to mimic a pattern and produce our personal design. Meander is a frequent pattern or motif, usually assembled from an unbroken line. For string art, my classmates were creating a pattern with strings.

English- October 26, 2018

In English, we are learning to think critically to identify and describe the key aspects of a visual text. We are answering questions about our initial response, how well the movies have been made, cultural places and references within the movie and so on.

The questions were kinda difficult for me because English is not my strongest aspect and some of the questions were kinda hard to do, but answering it helps my vocabulary grow.

Planting seeds

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

Method:
1. We worked in groups of 3-4 students.
2. Potting mix was put into the cups.
3. The cups were planted with the beans.
4. Each cup had a different growing.

Cup 1- normal
Cup 2- red cellophane
Cup 3- overwatered
Cup 4- blue cellophane
Cup 5- clear cellophane

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

Findings:

Plant growing condition	Height after 10 days (mm)
Normal	76 mm
blue cellophane	24 mm
Red cellophane	80 mm
Overwater Clear	38 mm 59 mm

The normal seedling was planted in the normal potting mix and grew to a height of 76 mm.

The blue cellophane seedling was planted in the normal potting mix, covered in blue cellophane and watered. It grew to a height of 24 mm. The red cellophane seedling was planted in the normal potting mix and watered.  It grew to a height of 80 mm. The overwatered seedling was planted in the normal potting mix, the water could not drain out the bottom of the pot and it grew to a height of 38 mm.

Conclusion:

The seed that was watered correctly and covered in red cellophane was the one that grew the most.

From the pictures and evidence, we can conclude that:

The seedling height was:

1. 76 mm

2. 80 mm

3. 38 mm

4. 24 mm

The best growing conditions were:

1. red

2. normal

3. clear

4. overwatered

therefore the seedling with the best conditions grew to a height of 80 mm.

Photos:

Technology- September 14th 2018

You need three pieces of the puzzle as shown.

 you need to start by taking the negative and shaped 'T' pieces of timber.

Having that done, you will need to pass the two through each other; reaching a certain point where the third can fit through.

You take the last, third piece.

 starting from the designated point, you take the third piece and pass it through.

 once it reaches the middle hole, the third piece should fit perfectly.

 it should look like this.

or like this.









once you got all of the pieces fitted, you should push it up.

after you are done assembling to pieces it should look like this and you're done.

English- September 5th 2018

In English, we have been learning about Traditional tales. We can either make a quiz about a Traditional Tale, make a static image or make a figure made out of clay. I decided to make a static image and a quiz, the static image was about The Turtle and the Rabbit. I first read the tale and then I sketched and coloured the image. For the quiz, I went on and read Cinderella and made a quiz about it, the question that I asked was very easy to answer so whoever's doing the quiz it wont be to hard for them.

We were working in small groups of four and we had to do different things and we get to choose what we do. I also learned about what was the usual things in traditional tales like the main characters are usually girls or there's always a happy ending and other usual things that happen in tales.

The quiz and the static image went well but I think I could work better, there are some photos of my work. The static image lack of effort. If I do this again I would use my time more efficiently and put more effort into my work.

Technology- August 28th 2018

We were given sheets of paper to plan out our three-piece puzzle. We were going to fabricate the three-piece puzzle.

Firstly we measured out two rectangles of the same size, then we marked out a criss-cross line that was needed on the paper. Then we made sure that we marked out all of the lines that were needed, after that, we made a minus sign, a capital t, and a small t. This was a very important step because if we didn't measure it right something might go wrong. This was used as a reference for the next step.

After drawing out the lines and the reference we went and got us our wood, and recreated the pattern. It was very easy as I already had an idea of what I'm doing.

On the negative part of the wood, we had to drill holes on the wood until only parts of the inside of the wood are left, afterward, we went and chiseled the leftover parts of the wood.

My next step is to work on the wood with the capital t. I'm gonna use a radial saw and then chisel the leftover wood. Chiseling was very hard for me and I had to be very resilient for me to be able to finish.

Problem Solving

L.O- Communicate what you have learnt and how you will apply what you know to the Year 9 business kete.

What did you learn about?
I learnt about managing our thoughts and problem-solving.

When discussing "Thought challenges" what did you notice about yourself?
When I think I often react negatively, however, I can use thought challenges for example when a work that you didn't want to do was given to you instead of thinking negatively you can say to yourself that I can learn from this. Some other example would be: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1H0tx_TJk2704Uy2MDb9CQU6DFgdH3CXe0AU7v4kJ02M/edit#slide=id.g404da53b86_0_67

What solutions can you try when you face a challenge during business and enterprise kete? Give out an example.
During the business and enterprise kete I will be able to overcome challenges by using joint problem-solving. For example, if one of our team members and me had different ideas we would discuss the problem and come up with ideas that will have a win-win situation.

Music- Jingle Update

What are we working on this term?
We are learning how to create a Jingle for an advertisement.

What is your job?
My job is to create an easy yet cool choreography and to edit the video advertisement.

How will you ensure that we are successful?
I will make sure that I am focused on my work, and do it before it is due. Also to help when others need it.

How does this show my learning?
I'm making sure my work is up to date and I'm taking part in it. I'm also making sure that the end product will look good so people can watch it.

What am I wondering?
If people will be able to enjoy the video.

Music- Jingle Update

What are we leaning?
I am learning how to make a choreography and edit.

What is your jo?
My job is to choreograph and edit the film.

How will you ensure that we are successful?
We should do the job properly and work with other people, and finish the work on time.

How does this work show my learning?
I am taking part to make this film successful, and look good for other people to enjoy.

What am I wondering?
I am wondering if we have time to make the film. I'm also wondering whether I could make the dance work.

Science- Observing Reflection in Curved Mirrors

Aim:
To investigate the reflection of light rays in concave and convex mirror

Equipment:
Ray box, triple-slit ray slide, concave and convex mirrors, power supply.

Method:
1. Set your ray box, triple-slit ray slide and power supply.
2. Place the mirrors on your book as indicated below. Place the ray box at the top of the page and shine the 3 rays of light at the mirror.
3. Ensure the the middle ray light is hitting the mirror at a 90 degrees angle.
4. Carefully place the direction of the three incident rays and the three reflected rays.

Science- Investigating the Laws of Reflection

Aim:
To invesigate how light behaves when it hits a plane (Flat) mirror.

Method:
1. Collect a ray box, power supply and single-slit ray slide from your teacher, and set them up to produce a single beam of light.

2. Place a plane mirror on the diagram of the protractor as described below.

3. Vary the angle of the incidence and record the angle of the reflection in the results table.

Results:
0 (degrees)-180
10-165
20-165
30-160
40-143
50-132
60-124
70-110
80-100

Findings:
The angle of the incidence is the same as the angle of reflection.

Art reflection

What did you find challenging about the print design process?
I thought that it was hard cutting the final design on the lino, I had to think what it would look like printed into the paper. It was also very challenging to transfer the image into the lino. Also making the print look good, it was very hard to do so because some times I get good prints and some times I get a bad print with parts missing.

What did you find challenging about the painting composition process?
I was hard to come up with my own character and how to draw it's face and their expression, and it was really hard for me to mix the colours I'm painting with and how to blend the colours. I also had to change the background colour to light blue to dark blue. I had to mix different colours to make brown because that time we didn't have brown.

What mistake did you make that taught you something?
I did not use my time very efficiently and I could have. Also in printing I should have put more ink so the prints would come up even better that it was originally.

What was the most successful about your work?
My print was the most successful to me because even though some little parts of it was missing it was better than my painting.

What could you do to improve your work?
Spend my time more efficiently.

(Painting gone missing)

Home Economics- Vegetarian dishes

What were your thoughts prior to eating?
I thought it was not gonna be delicious, I thought it would be disgusting because there was so much vegetables and not enough of the other ingredients so it wouldn't be delicious.

Did those thoughts change once you had sampled it?
Yes, it was unexpectedly good which shocked me. It tasted nothing like I thought it would.

Why is it good to have one vegetarian dish per week in your diet?
It's because people will become healthy, and if people want to be more healthy they could do two vegetarian dish a week. Also because people are getting the right nutrients for their body.

Meat supply us with Protein and Iron give an example of a vegetable that offers

this as well?

beans are high in protein.

Social Studies (June 8 2018)

1. China- Xi Jinping
2. Russia- Vladimir Putin
3. Sri lanka- Maithripala Sirisena
4. Bangladesh- Abdul Hamid
5. Algeria- Abdelaziz Bouteflika
6. India- Ram Nath Kovind
7. Cuba- Miguel Díaz-Canel
8. Portugal- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
9. Vietnam- Tran Dai Quang
10. Tanzania-John Magufuli

Do you like the idea of socialism? Why/why not?

Yes, because people get paid more if you have a harder job and if people have a much more easier job you get paid less. Although they get paid differently they will still receive a fair amount of money. A certain amount of money gets taken away so the government can improve their country. I think it is fair to be paid based on people's contribution.

English (May 16th 2018)

Today in English we had to do a research of a question we were curious about, I found out that dancing is especially good for the muscles on your legs. I also found out that there's a dance that works the arms and upper body. It also helps your lower back.

English (May 11th 2018)

Today in English for free time, I chose to write a short narrative. It's about a fallen angel finding love on Earth. My purpose for it is to develop my writing skill and to increase my vocabulary. It's also to entertain people who would read it.

Social studies

Monarchies: A monarchy is a form of government in which a group, generally family representing a dynasty embodies the country's national identity and it's head, the monarch (King or Queen) exercises the role of sovereignty.

Task: Create a mindmup and add 10 facts that are included in the video.

Drama- Friday April 13th 2018

Reflecting blog post

What have I learnt?
I learnt more about musicals and how the costumes, singing and dancing is important. We also learnt singing and making props and background.

How does this work show my learning?
It shows my learning because people would see.

What did I find challenging?
I find performing challenging since I was very nervous and don't have experience with performing, I also find that making a prop is very challenging since you need to be creating.

What would I do differently if I did this again?
I would add choreography to my performance and I would also make the background differently.

What did I enjoy?
I enjoyed making the background also practicing the song number, but performing was really hard.

What am I wondering?
I was wondering if it will look good if we added some choreography.

Critical Thinking Question

This is what we did in English today:

1. What are the strengths and weaknesses?

The strengths of living in Gloriavale is the people won’t judge you for who you are, they have similar clothes so they don’t feel like they’re different, and they all have jobs and rules that they all have to do. This is a strength because no one gets left out. The weaknesses of living in Gloriavale is they can’t just leave when they want to, they can’t have divorce, and the contact to the outside world is limited. This is a weakness because they have a limited idea on how the world works outside of their own world.

Home economics- nutrition labels

Which packaging do you like? Why?
I like the packaging because it shows the what the food looks like.

What information is on the packaging? What are they legal requirements?
The nutrition label. The legal requirements is tell the truth about the food and be legible. It also must have

• date marking
• name or description of the food
• name and address of the business
• warning and advisory statements
• ingredients list
• percentage labeling
• nutrition information panel
• use and storage directions.

Link used: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/food-safety/labelling-and-composition/meeting-requirements-for-labelling-and-composition/

What do the labels tell us?
It gives us information about the food.

What are the two first on the list of ingredients. Why are they named first?
Apricot and water, they were named first because that ingredients has a lot more than the other ingredients.

Musical Theatre

1. Jesus Christ Superstar

Who wrote the musical?

Andrew Lloyd Webber

What is it about?

It shows political struggles between Judas and Jesus that are not in the bible.

Video:

2. Wicked

Who wrote the musical?

Winnie Holzman

What is it about?

It's about Elphaba, she's the misunderstood, smart, and fiery girl who has green skin. She became the wicked witch of the West and Galinda.

Video: 

Drama February 14th 2018

Task 2:

Minmup:

Statement:

The lighting crew are supposed to check the colours and the perimeter of the lights. The performers are expected to arrive 1 hour early to do the warm ups and wear their costumes. The costume designers are supposed to make the performers costumes on time and make them wear it, they also check the performers costume before they perform live on stage.

Task 3: