Year 10-Sci

 -What is the greenhouse effect?

The greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This process makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is one of the things that makes Earth a comfortable place to live.

-Effects of global warming?

Melting glaciers,  severe droughts, risk of wildfires, Rising sea levels, heatwaves, and many more

-What is the solution to climate change?

Plant more trees, don't use fossil fuel and coal and use renewable energy such as wind, sun, and tides. 

What is arthritis?

Arthritis

What is it?

Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. It can affect one joint or multiple joints. Two of the most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. But there are over 100 different types in total. Symptoms include pain, swelling, reduced range of motion and stiffness 

How common is it?

Arthritis is very common, around 50 million adults and 300,000 kids have it. It is more common in women and old age.

How is it treated? 

Treatment consists of self-care and therapy. Medication, physiotherapy or sometimes surgery helps reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.

The Rock Cycle

In this lesson, we learnt about the rock cycle  

Volcanoes

Volcanoes

-How do they form?
Volcanoes are formed when magma from the Earth's mantle. The magma forces its way to the surface. It erupts to form lava flows and ash. Over time as the volcano continues to erupt, it will get bigger and bigger.

Tambora

- Where is Tambora? 
It is located in Indonesia.

-When did it last erupt?
It last erupted in 1967.

-How much damage did Mount Tambora cause
The blast was so big it created tsunamis that killed at least 10000 islanders.

A total of 100000 people died.


Experiment - Explosion 
- 4 spatulas of potassium iodide in 20ml of water
- Dishwashing Liquid
- Food Colouring 

E-asTTle Practice Writing - Persuasive

I think dogs are better than cats because they are more playful than cats, will cuddle you, and dogs also respond when you call them, unlike cats who just ignore you. Also, dogs save lives.

One of my favorite things about a dog is hoe playful they are. Dogs love to have fun ie: casing balls, fetching sticks, and they also love car rides. Unlike lazy cats who hate all contact with humans and just sleep all day.

Dogs can also save lives because of their senses being way more sensitive than mine and yours, studies have shown that dogs can sense little changes in your body letting them know when you are sick. Also police dogs, fire dogs, and search and rescue dogs save millions of lives yearly. Your own dog could even protect you from a home intruder.

In conclusion, dogs are better than cats because they are more playful, give you attention, cuddle you and maybe even save lives


I am aiming to improve my writing in the following 3 areas: spelling, sentence structure, and Vocabulary. I will use words I know to improve my spelling. I will focus on my paragraph writing for better sentence structure.

Next time I will slow down my writing, focus more, and plan ahead of time.

Easy Planing

1. What is the relationship in the book( 2 or more people)?
2. How did this help us understand someone in the book?
3. What are your 3 body paragraphs?

Egyptian Pyramids

How and Why were Egyptian Pyramids built?



Why were the Egyptian Pyramids Built?
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens so they could travel safely to the afterlife with all the things they would need gold, food, blankets and even pets. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and size most pyramids were built the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdon.


The techniques used to build the Giza pyramids were developed over a period of centuries, though they didn’t have the wheel as we think of it today, they might have made use of cylindrical tree trunks laid side to side along the ground. If they lifted their blocks onto those tree trunks, they could effectively roll them across the desert, but it is hard to believe it would work with the massive stones maybe they used this method to move the smaller limestone. There is no drawings or recording of how they moved the blocks of stone. I think the main challenge they would have faced was lifting the blocks up to the top. Ancient Greek historians born after the pyramids’ construction believed the Egyptians built ramps like scaffolding along the side.

Wind Powered Car School Project

Aim: To make the fastest wind power land boat and WIN!!!

Equipment List: 

- 1 meter paper roll

- 2 meter tape

- Cardboard square

-Metal Rod

- Frame/Trolly

Method: Use the given frame/trolly and attach a normal shaped sail to the metal rod using the tape to tie it down, we will use a high-level leaf blower aiming it at the centre of the sail to push it the full ten meters.

Results:
We had a time of 14.7secs with a distance of 16.3, making a velocity of 1.14

Conclusion:
In conclusion, I notice that the bigger the sail the more wind it caught, in theory creating more speed increasing the distance. I think that if I had centred my sail and made it bigger I could have increased my distance to at least 20 meters.

  I think the weather had a big part of my land boat did so well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aCzHGiH4rQ
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Essay Planning

The incident of when Zelie found Amari in Lagos and helped her

 escape helped me to understand the idea of the importance
between friends and family because it shows me that even if you don't know someone helping them is the right thing to do because it might really help them in the future. We can link this to the text when the admiral plunges her sword through Lekan's heart. Lekan saves Zelie from falling putting his life in danger.

1. What is going the be my key event? My key event is when Zeile turned into a maji.
2. Who is going to be my important character? My important character is going to be Zeile  
3. What are 3 character changes as a result of this event 

• 1: When she first gained her magic back she felt a strange sensation buzzing beneath her skin, it filled a hole she did know was there.
• 2: Overtime her few white hairs turned into a full head of white hair   
• 3: She went from only using blood magic to growing stronger and using her own magic.

Caveman drawing

1. What is it? It is a pic of me and the bros
2. Why is it important to me? It is important to me because I value friendship very highly    
3. How does my drawing fit in with traditional cave art? It is very simple and has basic colours 

Chapter 79 – Zélie
Inan’s amber eyes trap me in the truth of his betrayal, but it isn’t the gaze I
know. He’s a stranger. A soldier. The shell of the little prince.

I can fell Zelie building her walls back towards Inan. She sees a different person to the one she met at the maji camp, she sees a man without a soul, a soldier. Just a shell of the man she once knew.

Note: It is interesting to think about how Zélie became an empty “shell” after Saran
tortured her. After talking with Saran, Inan became a shell, also.
Thinking back to when Inan said they had no choice but to kill the maji.
Zélie said, “There’s always a choice.”

What problems did our early ancestors face and what technology did they develop to solve them

What problems did our early ancestors face and what technology did they develop to solve them?

Our ancestors did not have power or water running out of taps or tools to help them with daily task.
How did they solve these problems? As our ancestor's brains started to develop more and more, they started using stone tools for hunting and building shelter, They did not have heat pumps to heat their homes up they used fire to keep them self warm during the winter. Also, they faced the problem of growing food, they spent years breeding crop to make them stronger.
We have an easy life.
We have supermarkets and power for heat. 

Chapter 74 – Inan

Chapter 74 – Inan
Note: This time you have not been provided with a quote from the story. This is an
explanation.
King Saran firmly believes in duty over self. Peace between maji and kosidán
failed in the past, so he does not want to try again.
Inan believes he must make a similar choice between his country and his
heart. He makes the same choice as his father, even though the majacite
sword blisters his own skin (this is symbolism). Inan gives up everything to be
everything his Father wants.

I think that you should do what feels right to you, just because you have been told your whole life that you will be king one day does not you mean you have to listen.

Are cellphones a drug

Are students addicted to their, If so, is that a problem?

I think students are not addicted to their cellphones but the apps they have on them e.x. snap chat,
Facebook or Instagram. People say that kids now days are anti-social but really the most of the time we
are chatting with our friends via social media. Some kids may feel the need to be on their cell phones all
the time, but it is not an addiction they are most likely chatting with friends. In this age smartphones are
our main source of communication and without out them we would not be able to achieve many things
like travelling or call family

Chapter 66-Inan

Chapter 66-Inan

This me realise how much damage losing your family can really do, years after the burners killed his family, his hate still grows. He can't see the positive things due to his past.

Chapter 63- Zelie

Chapter 63 - Zélie
“You know what intrigues me about your kind? You always start in the middle
of the story. As if my father didn’t fight for your rights. As if you maggots didn’t
burn my family alive.”
“You can’t enslave an entire people for the rebellion of a few.”
Saran bares his teeth. “You can do whatever you want when you’re the king.”

When Zeli was young the king acted in rage and vengeance getting lost in the power that came with being king. He acted when his head was not in the right place and now is facing the rage of the maji who want to bring back magic to orisha.  

Tech

Technology is the creative process that utilises tools, resources and systems to solve problems. It also enhances control over natural and man-made environments to improve our lives

Slideshow
In this slide show, it shows the new and old of many different things such as shoes, lawnmowers and tools e.x

Chapter 59 – Zélie

Chapter 59 – Zélie
“How will me coming back to Lagos solve any of that?” I ask. “As we speak,
your father calls for my head!”
“My father’s scared.” Inan shakes his head. “He’s misguided, but his fear is

justified. All the monarchy’s ever seen is the destruction maji can bring.
They’ve never experienced anything like this.” He gestures to the camp, faces
alight with so much hope his smile practically glows in the darkness. “Zulaikha
created this in one moon, and there are already more diviners in Lagos than
anywhere else in Orïsha. Just imagine what we could accomplish with the
resources of the monarchy behind us.”

I think that Inan has the wrong ideas for the right reasons and his judgment can some times be cloudy by his hopes for the Orïsha, we can see what he hopes magic could be used for.

Electric Motors

Aim: To build a simple electric motor

 Due to the lack of equipment, I was not able to do this experiment.  But what was supposed to happen, was that it was meant to start spinning makeing an electric motor  

Chapter 52- Amari

 A message I take from this scene is that sometimes even family can be the bad guy, but I think he deserves a second chance and to be trusted because he now has something to gain from bringing back the magic ex: a better orisha 

Dte: Conditionals

• What is Java

Java is a general-purpose programming language that is class-based, object-oriented, and designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. 

• Where did you struggle most in this activity?

Using text to write the code because it is a lot different from blocks.

• What was the easiest part for you?

The easiest part was using the blocks the help me write the code in text by transfer what I had already learnt.

• What is conditional?

Conditional is a subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met.

• What was conditional in the game?

The conditional in the game was when you toss the ball and it makes an animal sound.

• Why does the while loop never stop?

We want it not to stop so the game will continue, so we program the code to do so. 

• If you wanted it to stop, how might you write this differently?

If we want to stop the game using the code we could take away the led and the delay and tell the game to stop.

Chapter 49

Strike, Amari.
 Fathers voice rings in my head, but its not his strength I need.
Be brave Amari, Binta soothes instead.
Be the Lion.


This shows me that even in the darkest times we can still find a light to guide us, to us the way. That Evan with darkness bang on your door we can still find the strength to pull towards the light.

Term 2 Assessment Reflection

Term 2 Assessment Reflection

During the time of Apartheid, the black population of South Africa were served a lot of injustices. In the film THE POWER OF ONE, directed by John G.Avildsen we can see what it would have been like to live there during that time. In a Scene were two of the characters Pk and Gideon are going for a run through the slums we can see the unfair treatment towards black people of South Africa. Some of the techniques used in this scene are diegetic sound, camera angles, dialogue and shots. These film techniques helped us understand the importance of every scene. This move has a strong impact on the audience.

First, In this scene diegetic sound in favoured over the non-diegetic sound.  We can hear the footsteps of the runners, the sound of pickaxes hitting the ground, we can also hear the people voices under Pk and Gideon voices. With faded non-diegetic music playing in the background. I think the director, Avildsen favoured diegetic more because he wanted us to focus on the conversation the two fighters where having instead of the sounds around them. This conversation explained how missed treated the black people of South Africa were. This helps us understand what the black people of South Africa went through during Apartheid. We formed our own opinions about the man in charge. We can link this scene the ending scene where we watch as Pk and Gideon walk towards the sunset, we can see what type of men they really are. 

Secondly, Avildsen uses a few Camera shots/angles. For example, at the start of the scene, we can see a two-shot. A mid-shot follows them throughout the scene, we also see a deep focus shot as they run back into the scene we see this multiple times. I think the purpose of these shots were to show a wider angle of the slums, so we could see how the black Africans were living. Once again this helps us understand what was happening during the Apartheid and how hard it was on the blacks. The importance of this scene is that unfair treatment just like this is happening to millions of people of all age and race around the world.

In conclusion, The Power of One directed by John G. Avildsen was a great movie with a powerful message. The use and choice of visual and verbal techniques in ever scene made the movie breathtaking. My favourite part was at the end of the movie when Gideon and Pk walked off into the sunset.

Reflection

I am proud that I finished the assessment on time to the level I was aiming for. I fell like I can now link and describe my examples using details and I even put in work at home.
This time I wrote the bare minimum, next time I could improve on writing more.
One thing I enjoyed about the film is that it shared the message of hope and show us how one person can have such a big impact on something.
One thing I found challenging about learning film was that a white man was chosen to save the black race from the other white people

One thing I learned that I will use the next time I write an essay is to use a template to help me write.

I found the template useful and they really helped me.

Chapter 36

“Those are father’s words, Inan. His decisions. Not yours. We are our own

people. We make our own choices.”

“But he’s right.” Inan’s voice cracks. “If we don’t stop magic, Orïsha will fall."

His eyes return to me, and I tighten my grip on my staff. Try it, I want to bark.

I’m done running away.

Amari redirects Inan’s line of vision, her delicate hands cupping the back of his

head.

“Father is not the future of Orïsha, brother. We are. We stand on the right side

of this. You can stand there, too.”

Inan stares at Amari, and for a moment I don’t know who he is. The ruthless

captain; the little prince; the scared and broken maji? There’s a longing in his

eyes, a desire to give up the fight. But when he lifts his chin, the killer I know

comes back.

When I read this text it makes me feel sorry for both sides, they have been fighting for so long over something that belongs to the maji. When Amari is talking you can tell that Inan is really listing hard, and we get a hint of what is to come. 

Chapter 33 – Zélie

Chapter 33 – Zélie

Gods help us. I close my eyes, trying to drown the tragedy out. Through it all,

the cheers never stop. The praise never ends. As we stand on the platform, the

crowd rejoices as if there’s a reason to celebrate this bloodbath.

Beside me, Tzain holds me close; he hasn’t really let go since he carried me

from the ship. He keeps his expression vacant, but I can sense his remorse.

Though the competitor in him has prevailed, we’re still covered in the blood of

those who have fallen. We may have triumphed, but this is no victory.

This reminds me of fast and furious, and how dom is always putting family first.

Chapter 28- Amari

 Be brave, Amari
   This time I hold onto Binta's words, wrapping them around my body like a suit of armour. I can be brave

A message I take from this text is that no madder what happens, we will always hold onto the words of our loved ones, even when in danger.   

Chapter 26

Chapter 26 - Inan
“How long?” she breathes. “How long have you been a maji?”
She hisses the word like it’s a curse. Like I’m the spitting image of Lekan. Not
the boy she’s known since birth. The soldier she’s trained for years.
“The girl infected me. It’s not permanent.”
“You’re lying.” Her lips peel back in disgust. “Are you…are you working with
her?”
“No! I was looking for clues!” I step forward. “I know where she is–”
“Stay back!” Kaea screams. I freeze, hands in the air. There’s no recognition in
her eyes.
Only unbridled fear.

This hate of maji can be compared to many of the royals, including him. The type of hate that is shown towards the maji can only be taught. I predict that Inan will help Zelie and the others to bring back magic to Orisha.

Boomerangs

Boomerangs

  

1. Explain the purpose of this activity?

The purpose of this activity was to help us gain an understanding of the aboriginal culture 

      2. Explain the story on your boomerangs 

The semi-circle with five lines is a human footprint and we can see them leading towards to full circle with semi-circles around it, This is a meeting place. In the back round, we can see a sunset witch stands for the time of day they are meeting.

      

      3.

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 - AmariI pause for a moment, aghast at the number of them filling the narrow path. Before today, I caught only glimpses of the labourers brought in to staff the palace-always pleasant, clean, groomed to Mother’s satisfaction. Like Binta, I thought they lived simple lives, safe within the palace walls. I never considered where they came from, where else they might have ended up, “Skies…” It’s almost too hard to bear the sight. Mostly, diviners, the labourers outnumber the villagers by hordes, dressed in nothing but tattered rags. Their dark skin blisters under the scorching sun, marred by the dirt and sand seemingly burned into their beings. Each is hardly more than a walking skeleton.                                                                                                                                                                          A message I take from this scene is that while the rich get richer the poor get poorer. This can be compared to real-life especially in developing countries 

Chapter 23

Chapter 23 - Zélie

Metal gates fly open on the sides of the arena floor, and an endless flow of

water rushes in. This has to be a mirage. Yet litre after litre flows in. The water

covers the metal ground, crashing with the expanse of a sea.“How is this possible?” I hiss under my breath, remembering the labourers no

more than skin and bone. So many dying for water and they waste it on this?

The treatment towards the labourers unfair and horrible.  This reminds me of the amount of unfair treatment towards women in the middle east.

This also reminds me of how the Romans had mock sea battle as well.

My food bag Semester

Who was my profile target?
My profile was men in their late 20s most likely in there prime, who had a physically active job. eg construction worker.
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1cpLwTtnUoyYII9tnR_28Eg9x0T6WKaCeWwGBzRu49uE/edit?usp=sharing
What was your recipe decision based on? Explain why this recipe was chosen?
For this project, the three members of our group had to make a recipe based on the profile they had chosen. My meal was a chicken burrito, my other member's made recipes for a beef burger and the other one made a recipe for a Kumara and chickpea burger.
When it came to deciding on what recipe to choose, we wanted the most creative one out of the three we had made. It also needs a lot of nutritional value. We decide in the Kumara and chickpea veggie burgers.

Kumara and chickpea veggie burgers

Feeds four

Insert recipe

Pattie

Bun

Other fillings 

Recipe

1 large kumara ( $1 ( $4.99 kg))

1 can chickpeas ( $1)

½-1 tsp cumin ( mrs rodgers $2.99 per package)

½ -1 tsp paprika ( mrs rodgers $1.99 per package)

½ tsp curry powder ( optional)

4 burger  buns ($2.49)

1 cup lettuce ( any type) ( $1.99 per whole)

4 medium slices of cheese ( low fat) ( chesedale $2.89) (or you can use block)

Tomato ( 1 sliced) (90c)

2 small tinned beetroot ( optional) ($1.25)

sauce( gormet tomato is a good option) ( should already have it)

Cost : $16.5

1. Place kumara on a plate and cook in the microwave for 5-10 mins ( you will know its cooked when you poke it with a fork and it's soft). Cool slightly.
2. Place chickpeas in a large microwavable bowl. Cook for 4-8 mins or until soft.
3. Peel kumara once cool enough and place in a bowl with chickpeas ( the same bowl). Mash. add spices and mix well. Cool in refrigerator for 30 mins. 
4. Preheat oven to grill. Cut buns in half and put on an oven tray. Spread with sauce and put on the cheese. Grill until cheese is melted.
5. Shape pattie mixture into 4 patties. Heat a little oil in a pan. Place patties in the pan and cook for 2-5 mins on each side or until the middle is warm.
6. Place lettuce on the buns. Add patties on top and top with other fillings. Enjoy.

What changes did we make the second time around?
On the second time around, we add red onion, more spice and let it cool for the full half hour.
We added the red onion for clour, and the spice for more flavour as it was quite plain the first time, And made sure that the mixture was cool so the patties were formed easily.

What have I learnt this semester?
I learnt that there are alternatives for meat. eg kumara
I also learnt that bacteria has 6 needs to live.

Art Term 2 End Blog

I did a page about what I think is awesome about Hornby High School

What was my focal point and why?

My focal point is the text at the top left of the page.

I used this to be my focal point because I think it is the most important part of my work.

How are your shapes and lines leading you to your focal point? I used the bright yellow beams to attract eyes and lead them to the text

Why did you choose the colours you did?

In my plan, I decided to keep my page simple so there are not many colours.

How did my page mix with my partner's page?

We both have a plain yellow page.

I would rate myself 3.