Chaos - Fleas and Rats

Last week we started a new focus on a topic which is "The Black Death", we had learnt how this disease spread around the globe and what caused it to become one of the most dangerous disease on Earth. The Black Death came to Europe in 1347 and killed millions, in medieval times places like the houses and towns were not so clean and had poor hygiene which made it easier for the Black Death to spread. It first started in Asia and spread among soldiers, it then travelled across over-seas and popular trading places which then the traders caught the disease making it a whole lot easier for it to spread around the globe. Now how this started was it began from Fleas and Rats, rats were mostly common in middle ages, due to the poor hygiene the rats were everywhere (houses, trading ships, churches, farms, castles & etc). We assume that when fleas bite the rodents and since rodents are in common places like houses it then transfers to humans and much quicker for it to spread.

Black Death Transfer

Dilution - Science

Today in science we did an experiment on the topic Dilution, we had to first learn what dilution is another basic information about it. When doing the experiment we needed to know what was happening, a few things we picked up from previous lessons of science helped because we are able to describe what is happening. This covered what Solute, Solvent & Solution meant, including Dilution. 

Dilute : Making the solvent less concentrated(Weaker)

Solute : The substance being dissolved

Solvent : The liquid that does the dissolving

Solution : The mixture that forms as a result of combining together 

Concentration : A measure of how much solute has been dissolved into the solvent.

Aim : TO MAKE A DILUTION SERIES TO INVESTIGATE CONCENTRATION

Hypothesis: I think that every time we transfer the concentrated liquid to a clear water it will be diluted meaning less concentrated and transferring that to another clear water will make it even more diluted as the one before.

Equipment :

- Potassium Permanganate

- Test Tubes (x6)

- Test Tube Rack

- Measuring Cylinder

- Pipette 

Method:

• Place the six test tubes in a test tube rack. Label the rack with numbers 1 - 6.
• Using the measuring cylinder, fill test tube 1 with 10 mL of water. Fill the remaining test tubes with 5 mL of water.
• Using your tweezers, add a single crystal of potassium permanganate to test tube 1.
• Gently shake the test tube until the crystal has dissolved.
• Using the transfer pipette, carefully remove exactly 5 mL from test tube 1 and pour it into test tube 2.
• Rinse the transfer pipette thoroughly to ensure that no purple solution remains.
• Gently shake test tube 2 and repeat the transfer process, transferring exactly 5 mL of solution from test tube 2 to test tube 3.
• Rinse the pipette again and repeat the transfer process for test tubes 4, 5 and 6.

Review:

Once the results came in we have already noticed that the test tube 1 has a visible colour meaning it isn't diluted yet also meaning that it is highly concentrated with the potassium permanganate particles in the liquid. As we transferred the solution from one test tube to another it became less concentrated, this means that there are less particles also can be told by its colour changing. In my opinion as I said before making the solution transfer to a clear water made the potassium permanganate less concentrated since there was more liquid. It is now very clear that the first test tube is the least diluted meaning it has high concentration and the least concentrated will be the last one which barely has any colour or potassium permanganate in it.

Budgeting Guide - Business Studies

Last week on Friday we have been making a Budgeting Guide, it was mainly to help other people learn about budgeting techniques and key things that they should always keep in mind when budgeting or even buying items or products. This was required to be made differently so I decided to use Canva to make it more creative.

CREDIT: Canva.com

Link to Infographic for better quality: Budget Guide

Budgeting Crossword - Business Studies

Last week for Business Studies, we've been learning about Budgeting and what it means. After learning a few basics about budgeting, we had to complete a job which covered words like Budget, Surplus, Deficit, Spend, Savings, Wants, Needs, Income, Finance, Price, Fees and Necessity.

There were two tasks to choose from, create a budgeting crossword and make a Budgeting Language dictionary. I chose to create a budgeting crossword where the evidence is above the definitions & explanation of the budgeting words.

Reflection:

In my opinion, I did a decent job in making the crossword, the crossword can teach people new words and new facts and information about budgeting and the definition of the words themselves. While making this crossword I learnt a few new words myself and a definition of them and I get a clear idea on what the word actually define and the process of budgeting.

Credit:

• Google Dictionary
• Collins English Dictionary

Crossword

When you hear about Budgeting, how would you define it in your own words or sentences?

Mixing & Dissolving - Hurumanu 3

Welcome back to another post, today we started on a new topic for Science, Hurumanu 3. We are now focusing on Mixing and Separating, instead of learning about the Separating bit we are learning Mixing and Dissolving for this week. We did learning behind this topic and afterwards did an experiment where we looked at sugar dissolving at opposed temperatures.

So we first learnt about what mixing, dissolving and soluble are and what they mean.

1. What is Mixing/Mixture? - A substance made by combining two other or more substances together.

Examples of a Mixture:

• Water
• Coke
• Sand
• Cake
• Salad

What is Dissolving? - Dissolving is when a substance becomes part of a liquid, also you can speed up the process of dissolving by stirring it or change the temperature.

Can Everything Dissolve? - No, Soluble meaning a substance that can dissolve in water and Insoluble meaning a substance which can not dissolve in water.

Examples of Soluble:

• Sugar
• Salt
• Food colouring/Dye
• Vinegar
• Coffee

Examples of Insoluble:

• Oil
• Rock
• Plastic
• Glass
• Wood

Now to the part where we did the experiment, we had to examine how fast can sugar dissolve and either different temperatures and how fast it dissolves either we mix the substances together or not. So this counts up to 4 experiments we had to analyse. It wasn't that hard to examine it because we had time everything and it was a short and easy experiment. 

Hypothesis: I think that the sugar will dissolve faster in hot water + stirring because the water temperature is so hot it has a lot of energy in it.

So the first step we took to start the experiments were the requirements of certain equipment, we used 1 large beaker and 1 small beaker. We then put some sugar into the small beaker and put 50ml of water into the large beaker, like I said before we had 4 experiments to analyse, we were also given a metal spatula and took a small amount of sugar in each of those 4 experiments. Just to clear this out when I said 4 experiments I meant that we had to do this 4 times and the sugar was needed in all those 4 tasks. In closing we had to time of how long it will take for the sugar to dissolve, all of the data was then written on the board.

These were the 4 task we did:

1. 50ml cold water + 1 Spatula Sugar = mixed/stirred

2. 50ml hot water + 1 Spatula Sugar = mixed/stirred

3. 50ml hot water + 1 Spatula Sugar = un-mixed/not stirred

4. 50ml cold water + 1 Spatula Sugar = un-mixed/not stirred

After bringing in the results and finishing all the 4 tasks, we had to add all of our time together with the rest of the classes time and then divide that number with how many times people wrote their results on the board to make the standard time.

Here are the final Results:

1. cold water + sugar / stirred = Total: 490 secs - Standard: 70 secs

2. hot water + sugar / stirred = Total: 213 secs - Standard: 27 secs

3. hot water + sugar / not stirred = Total: 590 secs - Standard: 78 secs

4. cold water + sugar / not stirred = Total: 622 secs - Standard: 124.4 secs

Conclusion:

In conclusion the hot water + stirred with sugar is the fastest to dissolve, just like I said before as my hypothesis the hot temperature of the water has more energy in it compared to the cold water which has less energy to give out.

The Marketing Mix - Promotions

So this is the last post on The Marketing Mix, this blog post will be about Promotions and getting our store more known. Promotions is the process of communicating with the target market and persuading them to buy what you are selling. This includes:

• TV adverts
• use of billboards
• social media activity
• influencers
• online video and banner adverts
• email advertisements
• sponsorship deals
• discounts and special offers
• branding

Our precise targets are students, staff members or even other adults at Hornby High School community who basically like eating a lot of different food and like drinking a lot as well, our main strategy was to get our store more known by advertising it on TV or put posters around the area so that when people walk past they would notice it and hopefully be interested in the edible products we are making. We made so the price for our products are decent and reasonable, if that it can also make customers happy about the price and come and buy some products from us.

Our possible strategy to sell our product will be to set our store up near the Learning Commons since a lot of people walk past the shop and might be able to notice it so the chances are high that people will buy our products. This will be great and a good way to earn profit by selling all our products, due to where we will be putting up our stand there will be a lot of people so the chances will be great to make a big profit.    

The Marketing Mix - Place

We are now on the third part of the blog where we are now doing Place, we are still continuing with the Marketing Mix and half way to finishing all the blogs. Places are the use of business distribution channels where they get their product from the manufacturer to consumer, simply just an appropriate setting in order to sell the products to. This can include:

• a retail store
• an online store or app
• directly from the manufacturer

Again we had to answer questions focused on Places and a few things to know where to sell your products so that it is more visible to the customers or consumers.

I will be using a space where customers can see the shop and have a clear vision of our store, I want a shady area where people can wait patiently while we do the cooking and we don't want the customers to stand in the sun for too long waiting for us to serve them. 

I want our store to be close to a building which is closely meaning by a corner, but I also want that pedestrians can see the shop and not blocked out so we made a big poster so people can read it from a medium distance. People or consumers who walk past will be also our entrance so people can see the product on the table and maybe be interested in the product we are selling. 

My competition will be people who are selling products that's edible and are attracting consumers who have sweet tooth or just like eating sweets quite often, but it wouldn't be quite a competition. It's probably about who we attract, or whether our customers will be satisfied with the quality of my group's product. 

Tsunami - Chemicals & Chaos

 Today in Chemicals & Chaos we have been doing activities relating to Natural Disasters, last week I was going to post a blog about Mount Vesuvius Eruption. Unfortunately, there was a video we were meant to watch unavailable so we skipped that and moved on to 

Tsunami. We first watched a movie about Tsunami and then was given an activity to do about it. The world's tallest tsunami was dreadful, this happened in Alaska in 1958, it was at least 530 meters high.

Task: Create a picto (picture) graph that shows how tall this Tsunami was compared to famous landmarks.

The Marketing Mix - Price

In Business Studies, we have been continuing with the Marketing Mix so we have moved on to the Price. We have already finished the first blog which was Products, Price are business charges that customers for the products or the services. Companies are different from most of each other but the charges may be the same, just the price that will be different. So companies use different strategies to work out the price, some things that can influence price, however, are:

• Competition
• Customer opinions
• Brand image
• Availability

Just like our recent post on Marketing Mix, we had to answer questions focused mainly on the Price and also relating to the products we will sell on Market Day.

One of the questions listed was the price for our product and basically how the charges work, I thought to make the price reasonable and sensible, not too expensive or not too cheap. There was a big span of prices but we had to think about our customers and keep them happy with the price so I chose to go with $250, I showed my group and check if they agree with my decision. Once they were all happy with the price and thought that it was cost-effective for the product. We also made it that if they want two of the same product we chose to raise the charge by 50c, of course, there will be a drink we will also sell around $3.50 which is good and could gain potential profit if the day will be very hot and need a cool down.

My company will do their best to make a good profit and make sure that the products we serve to the customers are even so it will be worth their money, if there is a problem on the short resource we will reduce the price down so that it can be acceptable.

What price are others (B&E group/real world business) charging for the same good (use a table to show this)?

Business	Quantity	Price
DeliJelly	Normal	$2.50 $3.00
Cookie Town	Small & Large	Small:$2.00 Large:$1.00

The Marketing Mix - Product

Today in Business Studies we have been focusing on Marketing Mix, this will help us recap and tell what we are selling on Market day. We are gonna make a cultural related food that we New Zealanders don't eat daily, so the Marketing Mix we have to do 4 blog posts about Product, Price, Place, Promotion.

We are making Churros & Apple Juice, this will be mainly focused on cultural and Environmental but using reusable cups to put the drink in and reducing the waste of paper or styrofoam cups. The quality of the products we are making have good ratings, this makes it a little more known meaning more people might like the taste of it. The size of the normal churros is approximately 4 inches which are equal to roughly 10 centimetres. It is quite a good size for the product the shape of it also might be a bit bent. We will be serving these products on small tissue paper so they can hold it without getting their hands sticky and etc. I only have a few ingredients for the Churros which are, Butter, Salt, Flour, Vegetable Oil, Eggs & Sugar. For the Apple Juice are Apples, Sugar & a pinch of salt. These products were chosen to be different and let people try things they never usually eat.

Particle Theory and Diffusion

 Introduction: Today we have been learning about Matter/Particle and Diffusion, we learnt the basics of Diffusion about what it is and how it works, we did the same thing with Particle Theory. Let's start with Matter, Matter is anything that has mass or takes up space. Matter is made of particles, particles are small units which make up something, everything that's on Earth is made up of particles. 

There are different states of Matter, those are Solid, Liquid & Gas. These states can change either by adding or removing energy from it, we do this by heating it or cooling it. There is space between all particles, particles are always moving, there are also attractive forces between particles and the temperatures affect the speed at which the particles move. 

Diffusion is the movement of the particles of a high concentration area to a low concentration area, it usually happens in liquid and gases because their particles are always moving around since both states have no fixed shape. Temperatures do affect the particles speed of spread and results will be different.

Particle Theory: Particle Theory explains mostly about the states and changes of possessions in different states of matter.

• All matter is made up of particles.
• All particles in a pure substance are the same.
• There is space between all particles.
• Particles are always moving.
• There are attractive forces between particles.
• Temperature affects the speed at which particles move.

Diffusion: It is when particles move from an area that has high concentration to an area of low concentration. (We have been given an experiment to do about Diffusion.)

Our Aim: To investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of Diffusion.

Hypothesis: I think that hot water will diffuse faster than cold water because I know that heat will make the particles move much faster because it has a lot of energy put into it and it is more likely for it to spread swiftly.

Method:

1. Get 2 plates or cups and put warm water in one, and cold water in the other. Make sure both plates or cups are the same size
2. Get some Potassium Permanganate (KMn04)
3. Put the Potassium Permanganate in both plates or cups in warm and cold water, also make sure they are the same amount put in both cups.  

Conclusion:

My Hypothesis was correct, the warm water made the Potassium Permanganate spread much faster than the cold water. The reason warm water made it spread faster is that it had more energy in it and the particles were moving fast to spread it much more quickly.

Sustainability Project

For a few weeks in Sustainability we had an assignment to make a project that most of us probably enjoyed alot, we had to make a game/app or a website that had to relate to Sustainability. I decided to make a game about it so people can actually physically play it and that it is fun and challenging for them. We did some brainstorming on a doc and planned it all out before making the project, I started on the project and worked my way through. I chose to go with sea pollution inspiration and tried my best to relate it to that specific topic.

I found Sustainability really enjoyable and thrilling because saving Earth is the upmost important thing at the moment since scarcity is becoming a big thing now and pollution. Currently we are doing the best to prevent the pollution happening but it will take more than an year for us to find the solution to this problem, we did a few more lessons on talking about social, economic sustainability. We also did maths a few weeks ago learning about statistics and calculating final results which helped us with sustainability. I am having a fun time in Sustainability class and I don't think I want to change anything. Hope you like the game and have a great day...😄👍

Making a Movie : Film Studies

 Last week we have been working on an awesome task, we had to make a movie about a topic that we can choose, our film should be at least no longer than 30 seconds, any music we will use has to be free so we don't get copyright causing a fine. The film has to include different camera angles/shots and the storyline should make sense to the viewers. 

We first chose to do a basketball type film, this will be a plot where in basketball two competitors will challenge. We kept it simple since we have to do a 30sec movie, there were four members in my team, Myself, Eugene, Gerald, and Jay-c. After choosing our topic we had to make a storyboard that will show our plot for the film. 

Afterwards we started recording and following that we finished the recording, right after we started editing the video clips on my mobile. It didn't take too long to edit the whole video, I tried my best to make it 30secs but was 1secs longer. We didn't accomplish the 30secs film but I think we did quite well with the movie itself, my two teammates were a bit annoying and off-task so I had to improvise and change the plot a little and it turned out well.

What was your film about?

Our Film was about Basketball and two Competitors challenging each other.

Something I enjoyed in making my film...?

What I enjoyed most was recording with camera angles and shots included within, it made the movie more interesting and I loved editing.

Something I learned when making my film...?

I didn't learn much while making the film because most stuff was pretty basic but I did learn a few camera angles and shots that made the movie better.

Some film techniques I included were...?

Close up, Point of View, Long shot, Over the Shoulder and Medium Shot.

Something I found challenging was...?

To be honest I didn't have any problems or anything challenging so I found it pretty easy and fun.

What I would do differently next time...?

The result probably wasn't my best so maybe next time I should add more effects and sound to give it more power. 

What we have done so far | Digital Technology

Last week in DTE(Digital Technology Education) we have learnt how to code, Mr Carter who is our main teacher for this options taught us very well, we learnt about Design Process, Ergonomics and code.org which is a coding app. 

Design Process

In the Design Process we had to  make a picture that inspired us and recreate it or modify it from an image, we used google drawing to make it easier to make our modified version...

My Design:

Hour of Code

On 26th July we were given a task to earn a Certificate on code.org, I chose to do a minecraft task. There was a few challenges but I got through it fast and earned it, here is my certificate from code.org...

Certificate:

Ergonomics

Around July we also did Ergonomics, we were given a task to make a infographic related to Ergonomics. We first had to learn the basics of Ergonomics, afterwards we were given options on what platform to make our infographic on. There were Canva, Venngage and Piktochart, these were options if incase no one knows a website, I went with Piktochart and started my Ergonomics, I kept it simple and wrote down the common things. 

Summary:

So far it has been enjoyable in Digital Technology, we learnt so many things about Design Process, we have done code.org and earned my certificate from coding on that app by doing fun challenges and task. This includes making an infographic about Ergonomics, out of all of those things I found code.org most thrilling since it did include variety of activities by coding. Than there will be the Posters and infographic which I liked but not alot, but yet I learned alot from it and this will help in future with my coding whether i'm making an app, game or a website.

Steve Jobs

Last week in Business Studies I finished a research that we had been working on for a few days. We had to choose one entrepreneur to research about, I chose Steve Jobs because he is the founder for Apple. Afterwards, we had to then write three questions about our chosen person and it had to be effective on our research in order to begin.

Questions I chose to focus on:

• What was his purpose?
• What challenges has he faced?
• How did he invent "Apple"?

Later on we had to make a slideshow on our research and put in all the information so here is my results, enjoy and I hope you learnt something. Have a great day and bye...

 

Digestive Organs Research

 Last week we have been studying the Digestive organs and the functions of it, we had to then learn those things and after that, we had been given an activity to make a slideshow on the organs. It was quite fun but here is the slideshow and I hope you learn something from it. Have a nice day and enjoy...

Hour of Code - Digital Technology

On 26 July for Digital Technology we had to do an activity to get a certificate on 'Hour of Code' on code.org. We were told by our teacher, Mr Carter to do an activity on the website and earn it by going through a few challenges and coding. It was pretty basic coding so I got through it fast. I did learn a few new coding skill son my way earning this Certificate, this new coding is now helpful for me to use either of i'm making a game, an app or just a website.

Here is my Certificate I earned and I hope you have a great day...😄👍

Ergonomics - Digital Technology

Last week for Digital Technology we have been learning about Ergonomics and the basics of the meaning of it, we have been given an activity to make an "Ergonomics Infographic". We were given options to either use Canva, Piktochart or Venngage to make our Infographic. We need to find a Infographic online and take a few ideas on how to make our own, here is the infographic that I created.

Industrial Waste

Introduction

The topic I have chosen is called Industrial Waste, this topic is related to sustainability
because it affects animals, habitats in a way that can either destroy their home or make the
animals itself move closer to extinction.

Describe

Industrial Waste is waste produced by human activities, waste is generated by
manufacturing factories that include chemicals, oil, weed grass, garbage and. Most
industrial processes contain huge amount of water and is used to come in contact with
other harmful chemicals, it takes a heavy effect of the environment because most of the
waste ends up in oceans, lakes or rivers.

Impact

Water that is released from factories can pollute rivers and lakes with the substances
that are within the water like chemicals, waste, oil and other related toxic substances
that can kill sea/wildlife and the nationwide ecosystem leaving a lot of animals endangered.
Factories and other types of power plants are mostly located near water like river, ocean and
lakes due to the fact that they need water for the manufacturing process or for cooling any
type of equipment. Factories do not have the technology to have less effect on the environment.
This causes the polluted water to be released into the marine ecosystem affecting the marine
environment and all life that lives there. 

Those who depend on water or a clean drinking water source will need it the most, without
the clean water the bacteria and all types of toxic chemicals and substance will affect us
and could put a person in great danger with their health and good diet. 

Solution

Transfiguring waste into new items and products which then prevents waste scrapping.
Visibly the landfill tactic of distribution has numerous extension. Landfills are likely to
cause water and land pollution in hatred of maximum care grab. Reuse and recycling
are the most common methods to help reduce landfill waste, other methods to
reducing landfills waste is by either donating used products to the poor and this helps
a lot, the reason is that clothing is thrown away is one of the colossal benefactions we
make to landfills today and reducing food waste.

Food is also another type of product that we throw away in a large mass, believe it or not,
each year in a very large percentage the food we purchase is carelessly thrown away and
is left uneaten.

Conclusion

My conclusion is that Industrial waste is a bad thing, it has a HUGE impact on Earth and
the environment. It affects most habitats that contain life living there. It spread so fast that
trash fills and covers some part of the sea/ocean like a virus that keeps bigger and bigger
just by passing it on to others by interacting. It has to be reduced because all marine life could
fall to extinction leaving no fish to eat or the predators in the sea to eat anything.

Mix and Match Entrepreneurs

On Friday in Business Studies, I learnt about entrepreneurs. We had been given an activity we had to complete that was about entrepreneurs practical skills. Then afterwards we had been given a "Mix and Match" activity about 20 entrepreneurs that were from this part of the land or either worldwide and how they put in for their popularity.

What "Practical" Skills do Entrepreneurs Use?

Today in Business Studies we learnt about Entrepreneurs. We were then showed some famous entrepreneurs and their quotes, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and Robert Frost all made quotes to inspire others. Next, we had to find an inspirational quote that we liked.

"Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best." - Micheal Johnson

We had been given another activity about Entrepreneurs. We learned about "Practical" skills are very crucial for entrepreneurs.

Workshop 5 :Creating Characters

Workshop 5 : Creating the illusion of the Other Mother

1. Physical - soft/round edges
                  - looks like real mum
                  - normal height

Costume - basic - no patterns
               - baggy loose clothing
               - mostly covers body

Colour/Lighting - warm, artificial light, dull
                           - colour palette - orange

2. Physical - sharper edges - head/nose/apron

Costume - patterns on outfit
               - blacks/reds
               - loose/baggy gives idea of softness

Colour/Lighting - warm, artificial, orange/yellow

3. Physical - paler skin
                  - weight shift to hips/bum - accends beetle
                  - Pointy nose, back of head, elbows, skinnier

Costume - Pattern - polka dots, black, white, red
               - fits her figure better
               - beetle shell-like layers
               - shows more skin

Colour/Lighting - bright, vibrant, cold, artificial
                          - browns/peaches

4. Physical - stick figure - lost all the fat
                  - taller, long, neck, hair, back of head, arms, elbows,
                    back of dress

Costume - Pattern - black,white,red
               - shows more skin
               - a lot tighter
               - beetle shape on the back and collar

Colour/Lighting - bright, warm, artificial, oranges

5. Physical - ugly, spider-like, needles, no fat, no skin
                  - lots of sharp angles - head, joints
                  - taller

Costume - tattered rags, barely there

Colour/Lighting - green & black, cold light, unnatural,

Workshop 4:How does Music enhance the story?

Music

Diegetic Sound - sounds added to a scene  eg music

Non - dietetic Sound - sounds that happen naturally in a scene eg footsteps, wind blowing leaves

Chords - Major - written in a major key, has a happy uplifting tone
               Minor - written in a minor key, has a sad, gloomy, morose tone

Tempo - fast - could walk quickly to, makes music feel energetic, gives movement
Speed        moderate - mix of two
              slow - dragging feet pace, makes music feel lethargic, boring, energy lacking, sleepy

Dynamic - Loud(forte) - gets viewer attention, enhances emotions/mood - makes happy happier etc
volume          Quiet(piano) - either background noise or used to make viewer focus
                  Changing - quiet-loud - builds intensity
                                     loud-quiet - draws focus

Mr Taylor
How I feel about song 1:Happy, Calm, Uplifting
How I feel about song 2:Depressing, Lonely, Gloomy

Music

      Opening Scene

Chords - minor - has a sad vibe, feels creepy, unsettling

Tempo - Moderate - feel on edge, walking pace, gives energy

Dynamics- Changing - starts quiet, gets louder, grabs our attention, builds emotion & intensity

Mouse Circus

Chords - minor - is very upbeat and energetic but minor tone makes it feel off/uncomfortable

Tempo - fast - gives us upbeat, want to move energy, makes the circus feel fun & lively

Dynamics - loud - makes viewer feel hyped up, energetic, invited to join in

Summary on Sustainability

What I have learnt in Sustainability Hurumanu is all relating to Earth, all living species and etc. We mostly studied the problems that have been happening currently during our survival, including the effects that have impacted on all species. We watched a few videos of COVID-19 and the overpopulation, we also studied how this happened and how to fight and limit it.

We also studied how to prevent this from spreading and decreasing the risk of being infected by this virus. Later on, we investigated on our planet resources and we should maintain and protect them, we learned about renewable resources to prevent us from damaging the Earth itself and that we don't run out of that specific product, for example, wood. We then learned more about mathematics and data and the meaning of statistics.








My reflection on my learning in Sustainability Hurumanu is that the activities we do mostly interest me because it gives us an example of Sustainability and how we collect data which include mathematics. We did Mathletics to learn the areas of the shapes and etc and how to actually solve them. There is nothing I would want to change for this Hurumanu and I enjoyed this experience.

Production Line

Today in Business Studies I and my group finished a research task. It was about 'The Production Line'. In this research task, we had to cover some questions that we were provided. I had finished the research including two friends. I hope you like it.

Workshop 2: Film Study

Atmosphere - Feel in a space, energy around you.

Mood - How you feel

Location - Place something is happening.

Lighting - Natural - Light that comes from nature - sun, moon, stars, lightning, fire
                          Artificial - Man-made light source - electricity, light bulbs
                       
                          Warm light - yellow/orange tone
                          Cold light - Blue/white tone - clean/clinical

                          Bright - Fills the space
                          Dull - Fills part of the space - faded

Colour - Colour Palette - what are the predominant colours used.
                       
                         Warm colours - welcoming, happy, friendly
                         Cold colours - Depressed, sad, lonely, chilly, isolated

Brainstorm:
What is happening - Coraline and here family having breakfast in the real kitchen
                              - look rushed, tired

Describe - lighting - natural light - clouds through window
                              - cold - white tone
                              bright - white space bright

Colour - white, yellowish, cream - old
            - cold - makes space feel tired

Effect on Viewer - boring, lifeless, tiring
(feel/think) - understand they are not a happy family
                  - Coraline unhappy

Directors Purpose - makes the other world more appealing
                             - Coraline doesn't like the real world

Other Techniques - Setting - outside window is cloudy & grey
(angles/shots,                      - furniture looks old & run down
music, costume,                  - doesn't feel lived in - empty
 make-up,
Setting)

What is happening - Coraline & other parents eating dinner in the other kitchen
                              - everyone seems happy

Describe - Lighting - Artificial - ceiling light
                               - Warm - yellow/orange tone
                               - Dull - some spaces dark

Colour - red, orange, white, black
            - warm - happy, safe, welcoming, joyful

Effect on Viewer - compact/close, interesting, welcoming, safe
(feel/think)          - Coraline is happy to be there

Directors Purpose - shows theme looks can be deceiving because
(theme)                    other family look kind & happy but are actually
                                evil.

Other techniques - Costume - formal, fashionable, fit better,
                                               makes them look tidier
                                            - bright black, red, white.


In the real world the atmosphere is dull, lifeless and boring while the other world is more welcoming, warm and home.

Economics - Opportunity Cost

This week for Business Studies we currently learning about opportunity costs. An opportunity cost is having to miss a few choices and picking the choice you want to moreover your other choices. For example, it could be when you have a limited time to do things or choosing what to make for dinner. Another example, you are going to have diner but you have a few options, the options could be Spaghetti, Rice meal and Sushi. You like all of them but you have one option, you have to pick what you mostly like over other options. Let's say you choose Spaghetti but you really wanted to eat Sushi as your second option, this is called opportunity cost. Anything you choose second would be your opportunity cost.

Ok, so we had to make a slideshow or powtoon about the situation we were given. First, we had to solve the situation for Sarah which will be shown in the slideshow. The 4th and 5th slide will be my situation. Have a look and I hope you learned something from this post and have a great day...

How to make Dog Tags on Tinkercad

Today I'll be teaching you how to make Dog Tags on Tinkercad, I recorded a video showing you how to make it step by step so hope you learn something and have a great day...

Video:

BST: Opportunity Cost

This week we have been working on Opportunity cost meaning having options but you can only choose one. I have made a slideshow showing what Sarah had chosen and the 3rd and 4th slide is what I would choose.

Workshop 1: Themes and Ideas

Theme & Ideas - Continuous idea/subject that links throughout the text.

Looks can be deceiving - don't judge a book by its cover
                                      - don't judge by appearance

Example 1: Character of Wybie - when we first meet him he seems scary (mask, motorbike, use of hight angle to look bigger, loud music) but in reality, he's just a weird neighbour.

Shows theme because like other characters, our first impressions based on appearance, tone, visual techniques aren't always correct.

Important because helps the audience understand with Coraline that just because something looks good doesn't mean it is - She should choose the real world lover the other world.

Example 2: Character of the 'Other Mother' - She seems normal/friendly at the start but by the end becomes a soul devouring spider demon.

Shows theme because 'Other Mother' isn't what she appears to be at the start so we shouldn't judge by first impressions.

Important because Coraline realises that having something that looks perfect isn't always a good thing.

Statement - In Coraline, the theme 'looks can be deceiving' is used effectively to engage the audience.
Evidence - For instance, the character of the 'Other Mother' shows us that looks can be deceiving because she starts off as a kind mother figure but gradually changes into a soul devouring demon.
eXplanation-audience - This makes us understand that we shouldn't judge a character based on first impressions as they can often be wrong.

eXplanation-director - This is done to help Coraline decide between the real world and the other world. If the 'Other Mother' was really perfect Coraline wouldn't choose to go home.

eXplanation-another technique(shots/angles,music,setting,lighting/colour) - Combined with this is the use of colour and lighting. The 'Other Mother' first appears in a vibrantly bright room that makes us feel warm and safe. However, by the end it has become dark and green which makes the viewer feel scared and shows that her first look was deceiving.

Your link - This can be juxtaposed to the character of Wybie who we think at first is evil but is actually kind, proving looks can be deceiving.

Coraline: Film Study

Opening Scene

Music - Creepy tone, Mysterious, Intensity, Minor tone, Lyrics made-up language.

Camera shots - Medium Shot, Close-up Shot, Extreme Close-up, Point of view.

Lighting/Colour - Darkness gives it that creepy scene, Shadows which add the creepiness,
Cold light, Horror atmosphere.

The Pink Palace

Music - Gentle, Chanting, Calm, Happy atmosphere, Harmony, Sang by children, made-up language,
a sudden change to music, high tension, Loud Minor tone, fast timbre, higher pitch.

Camera Shots - Close-up, Over the Shoulder, Medium shot, Long (wide) Shot, High angle shot,
Eye-level, Depth, 

Lighting/Colour - Dark, Grey, Dull, Boring, Dreary

Coraline

• Sassy
• Mean
• Curious
• Imaginative
• Moody
• Childlike

Coraline-Costume: Bright Yellow Jacket, Bright clothing, Stands out from the dull setting, stands

out from other people as well and doesn't look like she belongs there, Blue Hair.

Inside the House:

• Dark
• Cold
• Old
• Rusty
• Worn out
• Empty
• Creepy
• Boring
• Untidy

Real Parents: Boring

Coraline-Film Studies

5 Plot points

• The cat helping Coraline
• Coraline saving his parents
• Coraline finding the door
• Meeting Wybie
• Getting the doll

Characters: Coraline, Wybie, Miss Spink, Cat, Other mother, Other father, Beldam, Miss Forcible.

Something that was interesting: The other mother becoming a creature or a monster looking like a spider or something similar.

Some Camera angles/shots/movements used within the scene: Close-up, Medium, Low angle, Birds Eye, High angle, Long Shot, Wide Shot, these shots are used to make the movie more interesting and entertaining for the viewer.

HEC:Pikelets

Pikelets

Ingredients

1 c Plain Flour

1 t Baking Powder

1/4 t Salt

1 Egg

1/4 c Sugar

3/4 c Milk

How to make pikelets is basically similar to making pancakes, first, we had do the Mise En Place before proceeding to the next step. We had to then make the batter, the egg and the sugar were beaten in a seperate bowl, we continued to beat it until the mixture was pale and thick meaning it should be sort of white coloured. In another seperate bowl we mixed and sifted the dry ingredients then we added a little bit of milk in it, we then poured the wet and the dry ingredients together on a bigger bowl and mixed it. But we made sure we don't over mix it otherwise the batter would be too tough and not soft when bitten into it.

Now we cook the pikelets, first we preheat the pan to medium heat to melt the butter on the pan to prevent it from sticking. We used a parchment paper to spread the butter for being safer and not to burn ourselves, then the batter was then dropped using a spoon. We had to use all the batter and made sure it had to be the same size which was difficult since we had problems throughout. We first did the first drop for testing, it turned out well so we knew it was the right temperature for us to start dropping the rest of the batter one after another. We had to change the temperature down a little to prevent it from getting burnt.

After cooking and using up all the batter, we then evaluated it. The taste of the pikelets were a little too sweet but the batter was just soft, not too chewy and the saltiness was perfect. The colours were pleasing and quite appealing, it was a great experience and i would love to make them again within the future.

Making Chocolate Chip Cookies!

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Ingredients

Recipe:

• 100g Butter
•  ½ cup Chelsea White Sugar
•  ½ cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
• 1 egg
• 1tsp Vanilla Essence
• 1  ½ cup Flour 
• Pinch of salt
•  ½ tsp Baking Powder
•  ½ cups Chocolate Chips

Method:

Melt butter and add both sugars and cream these together. Beat in the eggs and vanilla then mix in the dry ingredients. Roll into medium-sized balls, making sure the mixture is not too wet! Put on a well-greased baking tray. They shouldn't spread too much so flatten slightly. Bake at 180° for 8-10 minutes. 

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Last week for HEC practical lesson we had to make chocolate chip cookies, it was a fun practical so as long as we follow the methods we were done with a great finishing product. Here's how we did it, we did the Mis en Place so we know we have all ingredients on the table and ready to start the next process.

Next, we were given butter so we melted it so we can make the dough soft and not too wet or too dry. We added flour, brown sugar, white sugar, salt and baking powder in one big bowl to work in. In a separate bowl, we added the wet ingredients which were an egg and vanilla essence.

We mixed it with a wooden spoon until it looked creamy, soft. The wet mixture was quite thick but was okay to work with so we added it to the dry ingredients. Forgot to mention that we had to preheat the oven to 180° for around 10 minutes and then adjust it to fanbake for about 7-8 minutes.

Once it was baked we took it out of the oven and the end product turned out very well, the colour was golden brown and the texture was soft on the inside and not too chewy itself. The sweetness was a bit too high for my taste since I don't like too much sweetness. Although the product was good but I would like to improve more and learn how to make them better.

Gym Activities

This term for P.E we had been doing some physical activities that include sports and fitness, first activity we did was Table Tennis and Juggling. For Juggling, we used different coloured scarves to juggle shown in the picture below...

We first did the basic for juggling by only using two scarves on both hands and slowly progressing until we can juggle at least 2 in one hand and 3 in both hands. It was difficult at first but we slowly made progress and we were fine so we moved on to table tennis.

For table tennis, it was easy because most of us had already had the experience so we just practised more and did a few challenges that we were given by the teacher which made it more competitive for us and get us more hyped if that makes sense. After those activities we then did Speed Stacking which I found so cool and competitive, speed stacking is basically sticking cups the fastest so our class did the competition of who can stack the fastest. The fastest was 4.1 by Gerald, Mine was 4.4 but I was about to get 4.3 but I kinda failed mid-way. It was a whole lot of fun and I enjoyed it and I know my whole class did as well. It was quite a practice at first but we gave our best shot so this was what we did in P.E... 

Camera Shots

Today for Film Studies we have been studying about different "Camera Shots" and what is the reason they are used for within the films, I and my partner Richard have been working on a slideshow showing different camera shots and the reasons for them. It was fun learning about these shots and researching about them especially putting all of the information together.

What I am currently learning is the camera shots and other things in film like costumes, make-up, scene and etc. Sharing my learning with you is good so that you guys can also learn something from it as well. Here is my presentation and I hope you learn something from it if I made a few mistakes please comment on what should I improve in my future blog posts. Hope you enjoy and have a great day...
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Identifying Camera Shots:

What is Bacteria?

What is Bacteria?

Bacteria are microscopic living organisms, they can be found everywhere. They can be
dangerous which they can cause infection. It is a large group which have cell walls but lack
organelles and a shaped nucleus.

What do Bacteria need to survive?

Like all living things, bacteria need food, water and a proper environment to live and grow.
By controlling nutrients, water, time, temperature, air, acidity and salt you can eliminate or
reduce the rate for bacteria growing.

Give 3 examples of how we avoid spreading bacteria?

• Sanitary Kitchen
• Cover your face if sneezing, coughing or blowing their nose
• Clean Hygiene

What does the term cross-contamination mean and what is it’s effect on you?

The illness or disease from one person to another which is known as cross-contamination.
This is often used specifically to refer to the transfer of the bacteria from one object or person
to another especially carrying it into food.

Colour Coded Cutting Boards: