Wind Racers

Aim: To make the fastest wind racer. 

Method: 

1. Glue popsicle sticks together, into a big triangle.  

2. Plastic bag over the popsicle sticks. 

3. Add string to the end and pull it over to the edge of the platform

4. Add the bag over the edges. 

5. Blow with a leaf blower. 

Results: 

Before we started this activity we learned the 4 forces (Thrust, gravity, weight, drag). 

We used our knowledge and what we weren't over the topic to create a sail for the wind racers and see who for the furthest. We placed 4th. 

Star Fish Poem - Social Studies

 The main message of this poem is a mand trying to make difference to the starfish by chucking them back into the ocean. And another man says that what he is doing is useless. 

"I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?" "The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll die." "But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along with it. You can't possibly make a difference!"

News Paper Article - Social Studies

 Newspaper Article 

 The main problem in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is that there is a great pacific garbage patch in the ocean. A garbage patch is a gyre that is circulating around in a certain place of the ocean, causing a garbage patch underneath the water, which can not be seen. This is caused by the rubbish that has ended up in the ocean. The movement of the water is causing the rubbish to get stuck in this gyre and it’s getting bigger by the second. Tones and tones of marine life die every day because of this environmental catastrophe. 100 million marine animals die from plastic waste alone, ⅓ of the marine life is found tangled in the litter.  Fisherman's abandoned fishing gear makes up a big population of rubbish in the ocean estimated at around 8-12 tons in the ocean each year. Meaning the cause of this is death. This shows that because of one mistake it’s turned into a bigger situation.

English Assessment - Film Study

 The Power Of One 

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Beatles - Tour New Zealand

Social Studies 

Why people didn't want the Beatles to tour NZ: 

Some people didn't want the Beatles to tour New Zealand, as they thought some people may not be able to handle them. They assumed that they would be out of control. A lot of people were against the Beatles, because of the way they acted, people took it as that was the way people were going to act when they left. 

 

Why people did want the Beatles to tour NZ: 

Many people wanted the Beatles to tour New Zealand because they wanted to escape the world and have some fun! People wanted the tour to happen so that they could express themselves. Most people just liked their songs. 

Making Salts II - Experiment

 Science 

Aim: To produce copper sulfate by reacting copper oxide with an acid. 

Method: 

 - Add 20ml of sulfuric acid to a 100ml beaker. HEat the acid until it reaches 70'C. Turn off bunsen burner. 

 - Once heated, use a spatula to add pea-sized portions of copper oxide to the beaker. Stir the mixture for 30 seconds. 

 - Repeat step 2 until no more will dissolve. Allow the beaker to cool. 

 - Fold the filter paper and place it in the funnel. Place the filter funnel into the second beaker. 

 - Make sure the beaker is cool enough to hold at the top. The contents should still be hot. You may need your teacher to help you complete this step. 

 - Gently swirl the contents of the beaker to mix, and then pour the filter paper un the funnel. Allow filtering through. 

 - Place the evaporating basin on top of the beaker and carefully pour some of the solutions from the beaker into the evaporating basin. 

 - Gently heat the beaker until the solution in the evaporating basin was reduced in half. 

 - Leave the evaporating basin to cool. Once cool, move the evaporating basin to a warm place where it will not be disturbed (o.e. a window-sill)  and observe over the next few days. Blue copper sulfate crystals should form. 

Results:  (Below) 

Discussion: Copper oxide + sulfuric acid -> water + copper sulfate. This means the oxide and the acid came together to make the water. The copper and sulfuric combined to make the copper sulfate which is the scientific name of the blue crystals. 

Conclusion: Our aim was to produce copper sulfate by reacting copper oxide with an acid, for us this was a success. Something I would try to do differently next time is, try and change the color of the crystals.  

English - SEXXXY Paragraph

 The film aspects show meaning in John G Avildsen's film "The Power of One"

S: In the concert scene, we hear the native South Africans sing aloud a song in their language that was written by P.K, the main character. 

E: The joyful song was lead by a native singer and the rest of the South African tribes sung harmoniously, whilst Doc played the piano and P.K. composed. 

X: The song made the audience feel hopeful and it was moving. This was because P.K. - thought the signing - brought the tribes together. 

X: The purpose of this help show that P.K. was the mythical figure of the Rain-Maker. 

X: The singing with the long shots also shows the harmony of the natives as they are all sitting nicely together.

Y: The singing can be compound to the singing at the boxing match as the now freed natives sing to P.K. to show him they think he is the Rain-Maker. Both lots of singing give a sense of hope for the native South Africans.