I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Following the short presentation introducing the topic--The Great Pacific Garbage Patch--in which we highlight some of the main issues surrounding it. In the several sessions after that, we then begin to write an article containing the knowledge that we've acquired previously. The article was to contain, what happened, what it is---the problem--- its cause and the effects. It includes keywords in which were to be put in; keywords such as gyres, plankton as well as several others which were important parts to this topic. The article is presented in such a way to copy a newspaper, using colour and how the title is worded. I believe that we need to be more cautious about what is done today. The future looks quite dim.
The Starfish Poem is a text that details how even a little thing will be able to make a difference. This is suggested by the last sentence of the poem, "It made a difference for that one."
The poem was about how a young man saved threw starfishes in the sea as the tide was going down. He was questioned by a man; "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!", and as such he said the statement above.
A lesson was learned in the poem, a value that we can all learn from and use in our daily life. Doing a single kind gesture, a gesture in which we believe to be positive could change something. Even if minimal, a change is a change, perhaps even a greatly impacting action that can affect lives for the better.
As the first term finished a new topic arises within the subject of Social Sciences. As such, we begin to look at The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), in which we uncover what it is and the cause of why it has happened. Plastic, pollution, as well as global warming, are major issues in modern times. It could change the future as we know it in just several decades to come. Drastic changes must be made. However, with the amount of pollution--plastic--just in our oceans, it is truly ever possible?
Through our constant usage of plastic, it has accumulated in such a great amount in which it is able to out-size a country. A great example being the GPGP, more than 3 times the size of France. It is an accumulation of plastic held by the ocean currents in the Pacific. A sentiment to our ignorance and resistance to change many of our ways.
Aim: To investing the factors that cause rusting in iron.
Equipment:
Four test tubes
Test tube rack
Bung
Four iron nails
Boiled water
Tap water
Salty water
Cooking Oil
Calcium Chloride
Method:
Label four test tubes and place in a test tube rack.
Test tube contents:
B = Iron nail and tap water
C = Iron nail and salty water
D = Iron nail, boiled water and oil.
E = Iron nail and calcium chloride sealed with a bung.
3. Leave the test tubes undisturbed for at least three days.
Test Tube
Conditions present or absent
Observations
E
Iron nail and calcium chloride sealed with a bung
Test tube E with calcium chloride and bung showed no visible corrosion. Iron oxide didn't form to an extent in which is visible to the naked eye. It is the only test tube that showed no corrosion.
B
Iron nail and tap water
Iron nail and tap water showed the worse reaction. It was the most corroded out of all the test tubes that were experimented with. The iron oxide formed at the bottom of the test tube with a dark hue of orange.
C
Iron nail and salty water
The salty water test tube was ever so slightly better with corrosion. Although a similar hue of orange was seen; dark iron oxide wasn't too visible.
D
Iron nail, boiled water and oil.
The rusting was moderate. It wasn't the extent that the salty and tap water was. It was similar to the reaction of the zinc pellet. It was akin to its orange hue but was more yellow.
Hypothesis: The test tubes labelled A to C are expected to rust more than the later tubes. With C having significant visual effects rather than D to H. Though all of the nails may get rust the previously mentioned would gain more and will be more visible.
Corrosion II
Preventing Rusting:
Aim: To investigate a number of techniques that may prevent rusting.
Equipment:
Four test tubes
Test tube rack
Bung
Four iron nails
Boiled water
Tap water
Vaseline gel
Nail
Polish or paint
Zinc pellets or magnesium ribbon
Label four test tubes and place in a test tube rack.
Fill all test tubes with equal volumes of water - enough to cover the nails.
Test tube contents:
A = Iron nail
F = Iron nail, water and vaseline
G = Iron nail and nail polish
H = Iron nail, zinc and water
4. Leave the test tubes undisturbed for at least three days.
Test tube
Conditions present or absent
Observations
A
Iron nail
The iron nail rusted but only lightly, visible yet faint.
F
Iron nail, water and vaseline
Test tube F showed moderate rusting, covered by the vaseline--rusting was shown in the areas in which were more present in the water.
G
Iron nail and nail polish
G--showed significant rusting, the paint was eaten away and the iron corroded-- to an extent in which iron oxide coloured the tube with a hue of orange.
H
Iron nail, zinc and water
The rusting of the test tube H was only slightly rusted. The zinc pellet affected the rusting of the iron by a good margin.
In English, we come to conclude the term with the final task of creating our own stories. There has been a great range of genre to choose from such as fiction or non-fiction (I chose the latter). It was also possible to create a script like a story however I did not do so. Instead, I wrote a narrative story. I was inspired by how "Dracula"-Bam Stroker-- was written in a diary entry fashion. I took the method and used it to tell the story that I have written. The story is quite short with only 2000 words, I took inspiration also from what I have been reading lately. Such as horror and crime. Also beginning to experiment with elements such as foreshadowing. I have put several foreshadowing in the story, from the wording of certain sentences, subjects like birds, as well as some others. The dates are quite important o the story also and play a major role. I am hoping that they are sufficient enough to convey the idea but still being able to surprise the reader in the end.
The following text is considered Rated R in my opinion. Language and topic were intended for a more mature audience.
Ending the term with Live Aid, we are looking at the benefits ad the change that many has claimed the greatest concert to have ever been performed. For this, I look at the band that seemingly stole the show. Queen. In this project, I have chosen a song that I feel has conveyed the most message. 'We are the champions' is the song that I have chosen. This song was sung by Queen because of how it sums up what Freddie Mercury views were. He didn't join the Live Aid concert out of guilt, as he said "Even if I didnʼt do it, the poverty would still be there.--" following on he stated, "All we can do to help is wonderful things.". He was proud that they were invited, that his life's work paid off in a way, being able to participate in an event that is integral. And so, Mercury said "--the song [We Are The Champions] seems to convey that anyway, without us thinking about it. Thatʼs whatʼs magical, and I think thatʼs going to probably bring tears to my eyes, I tell you, when I do it.” before the Live Aid.
We Are The Champions, from Live Aid 1985:
A concert that is similar is possible. Now more than ever, there are many musicians; many more fans that would be keen on attending the concerts. As such a similar scale could be created if cooperation was made. Live Aid was used into helping people, rights to live; with the push for equal rights, such as "Black Lives Matter" as well as "Asian Live Matter" may be brought to the public even more if a concert such as Live Aid was created. Though it is possible it may not be highly likely.
However this may change with the upcoming years, musicians are bringing more change over the past years. Which is aided by the social media that we use to communicate with such artists and helps to influence how our world is shaped. Musicians like BTS who talked about their experience with discrimination helped to give insight into racism. Given that they're a big-famous band a lot has been able to see, affecting others. Singers such as Beyonce has given insight into her visceral pain, as well as highlighting her life experiences, this inspired many of us who might've experienced it also.
Live Aid has also been updated and added to the "My Map" about music through time.
After finishing "The Narrative" tasks we come to another into which we change our focus from "The Merchant of Venice"- Shakespear[The term's focus] to a short story by Ray Bradbury. The story titled 'All Summer in a Day'; speculative and science fiction in which we are told a story of the once in every 7 years experience of a group of children in Venus.
Tasks:
Find 3 words you don’t know the meaning of. Look them up and write the definitions in your post.
Discuss the Exposition of the story -- what are the characters, setting, and mood?
List and label one metaphor, one simile, and one example of sensory language from the story.
List and label an example of show not tell from the story.
