Inspired Writing

For a few weeks, we have been doing writing with Mr Scott. So far I enjoyed it and surprisingly my writing turned out good. It was not much of writing it was more of making the sentence more interesting so that we can all understand what the person is trying to say. We did this because the teacher wanted us to improve our sentence more so we can master that. My starting is number 1 and I had to improve and stretch my sentence from there.

Instructions For Writing

Yellow-Add adjectives to the simple sentence, to add more detail.
Blue-Add more language features like similes or metaphors to enhance the sentence.
Purple-Use topic words directly related to the picture.
Red-Use emotive language to create/clarify mood.
Green-Paint a clear picture in the mind of my readers and give the reader detailed and specific information.

1. The soldiers watched the battle.

2. The soldiers rode a huge aircraft and watched the battle.

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3. The soldiers rode a huge aircraft and watched the world collapses as if the earth broke in half.

4. Soldiers containing heavy weapons rode a tremendous aircraft, viewed the world collapse as if the world broke in half, Half Good and Evil.

5. Lionhearted soldiers carrying weapons rode a tremendous aircraft, viewed the world collapse as if the world shattered in half, half good & half cruel.

6. The lionhearted soldiers, each leaving their lives behind rode on a tremendous flying metal, as far as their eyes can see was the world collapsing as if the world was telling to choose a side to continue your life, the clouds turned deep dark grey as if it was controlled by god. They had no hesitation to back up now. The world’s life was in their hands in order to keep Earth in balance, which would you choose…

            Good or Cruel

Hurumanu- Carbon Footprint

Today in science, we have been doing an activity about Carbon footprint. So what is Carbon footprint?

Carbon footprint is a mark you leave on your planet, not with your shoes but every action that releases Carbons. Carbon is a harmful gas such as CO2 which are formed by burning fossil fuels like oil and gas, the more fuel you use the bigger your footprint will be. So using fuel comes from a long way by taking oil out from the ground, shipping it which contains carbon, operating the oil by factories which produce carbon to trucking it to a petrol station which also contains carbon.

So basically everything we own has a carbon footprint like computers, phones, furniture and etc. The book you read is a carbon footprint because it uses energy to be created by factories and trucks or ships transport it. Even something so basic like an apple could be transported by a plane which produces more carbon polluting the air which is hard to get rid of, then it is delivered to supermarkets.

It is clearly impossible to leave your carbon footprint behind as long as you make the right choice like using more transport or biking to work, growing your own fruits and veggies and other local food that are not transported. That's what a Carbon Footprint is and I hope you learned something from it.

Carbon Footprint explained-This is a video explaining what Carbon footprint is.

Carbon Footprint- This was printed and handed out to all students doing Science.

You will need:

1. 2 different colouring pencils
2. The Carbon Footprint Handout.

We will look at our Carbon Footprint under the following headings.

• Dwelling
• Water
• Recreation
• Heating and cooling
• Electricity
• Transportation
• Food
• Waste
• Air Travel
• Consumption

Orange: For actions, I am already doing 

Blue: For actions that I pledge to undertake in the future

List 5 of the actions you pledge to undertake in the future.

1.   Check labels and try to buy local foods
2.   Recycle everything as much as I can
3.   Conserve more water
4.   Hang out with my friends more and do activities that don't involve Carbon Footprint 
5.   Use less power

Ecological Footprint explained film

Ecological Handprint 

You will need:

1. 2 different colouring pencils
2. The Ecological Footprint Handout.

The Ecological handprint builds on the concepts from the Carbon Footprint. We will look at the positive actions you can take with:

1. Transportation
2. Community
3. Consumption
4. Water
5. Food
6. Home
7. Waste

1 Colour: For each action you are already doing 

2 Colour: For each action you would like to do in the future

List 7 of the actions you pledge to do in the future.

2.   I look at labels and try to buy the local foods
3.   I conserve energy every chance i get 
4.   I use energy efficient light bulbs and turn things off every chance i get.
5.   I try to walk or bike every chance i get.
6.   I compost and recycle 
7.   I live in a 1 or 2 bedroom house 
8.   I conserve but still need to shower everyday.

Hurumanu-Climate Change and the Future

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

How is sea level rise going to effect us in NZ

What places will be affected?

Most places near the harbour and sea will be affected by sea rise, people live by the sea will probably make them move out and find another place to stay so this is a risk to the people by harbour and sea.

What else do we need to think about?

Basic thinks like drinking water will be bad and people by sea will get more saltwater instead of freshwater. We should use more transport and fewer cars that produce carbon, using cars like hybrid or electric cars can mean less carbon dioxide and no harmful gas that will affect humans. 

What other places around NZ will be affected?

This can mostly affect people living by the coastal, harbour or even by a beach. If the sea level rises it can cause wet-lands being flooded, lots of habitats will be destroyed or ruined, for example, if the salt and freshwater mix up, it can cause extinction to all the fish and birds that have their habitats by the beach or etc. This is also including the plants...

What does this do to our drinking water?

People living by the harbour or sea need water so they are filtered but once salt and freshwater mix it can cause a big problem for people by the sea if they do realize they were drinking saltwater. It can cause dehydration to families and other's that will be affected.

What are the main concerns?

• Drinking water
• Flooding
• Ice melting
• Sea level rise
• Extinction
• Loss of habitats for sea animals

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1.  Use more public transport
2.  Use more electric cars and/or cars that don't produce carbon  
3.  Building a house that doesn't waste energy

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

Something that provides a straightaway or effective answer to a difficult question. So scientist can't just come up with a totally solved problem so that we don't have to worry about greenhouse gasses anymore. In particular, we produce or burn a lot of fossil fuel and getting that out of the atmosphere is challenging. 

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.   Using solar heating so we don't have to use a lot of energy to keep the house warm or cold.
2.   Using more transport and not depending on cars that produce fossil fuel.
3. , Using more cars that don't burn fossil fuel or produce carbon dioxide, use more electric cars, hybrids and other cars that don't produce or burn any fossil fuel & carbon dioxide.

What are 3 others you can think of?

1. Walk more instead of using cars that burn fossil fuel or produce carbon
2. Use Solar heating more to save energy other than wasting it
3. Use less fossil fuels

Show of Emotions

Today in drama we have been given a slideshow with two videos, we were told to watch them both and see what emotions they show. One of them was Mr bean acted by Rowan Atkinson, we had to explain what emotions they show and how we see them like body language, face expression and gestures.

Here is the video for Mr bean...

So what expressions did he show: So this is a classic comedy tv-series, so the emotions he showed at the very start was him being happy about the things that were going on around him and the way I knew was that he was smiling, as he sat down he saw a man with his breakfast. Mr Bean(Rowan Atkinson) saw the man feasting on his sandwich and decided to bring a whole supermarket in his pocket. When I said supermarket I meant that he brought butter, big loaf of bread, lettuce and etc. Even a hot water bag to make his tea. He felt worried at first and then sooner or later felt happy because he can have breakfast too.

When he was about to bite into his sandwich, he accidentally sniffed in the black pepper and then once he had the sandwich up to his nose, he sneezed into his sandwich and his tea went everywhere. That made him sad and depressed until the man offered him one of his sandwiches. He was happy again but still sad because he did not have tea. 

Here is the second video...

So what expressions did he show: So surprisingly I did not know that this is Johnny Depp at a young age,  

Hurumanu- Feelings & Emotions

This week and the week before we have been doing a few activities relating to puberty, feelings and the changes. Let me tell you a little about emotions and the meaning of it. Emotions are a psychic event companion with the nervous process brought on by a chemical reaction or changes differently. With thoughts, feelings, behavioural responses and a degree of satisfaction or annoyance, there is currently no scientific agreement on a description.

Anyways, Few of my class and Mt made a Poem kinda relating to puberty and changes but normally about our life, I have finished it and I am happy with it. It wasn't a year 8 and 7 quality work but I did my best to make it sense. Here is my poem...


My Bio poem

(Line 1) Ranit

(Line 2)  Fast, Sporty, Intelligent & Respectful

(Line 3) Mum, Dad, Brother, Me...

(Line 4) Me, love my Grandpa and Grandma

(Line 5) I face Challenges, fear, happiness & sadness

(Line 6) I fear Spiders, nightmares & losing things/people I love

(Line 7) I am good at Football, Eating, Running & Respecting others

(Line 8) I want to experience how it feels to be a professional footballer like Ronaldo and how he lives his life

(Line 9) Small house but life continues for me, anything is possible as long as we live under a shelter 

(Line 10) Born in Fiji and living in Christchurch

Lal

I am proud of this and I learnt so much from this subject, learning about puberty at this age will be helpful to you in the future so you at least know what to say to your children when they ask you a question or when your a teacher and teaching about puberty, they will know what to go through and how to handle them so they don't get worried or anything.

Anyways, I hope you like my Bio poem and have a great day... 😄👍

Hurumanu: Renewable Energy

Aim: To make a presentation that investigates different renewable energy's.

1. Hydro Energy - The Energy is generated through hydropower depends on the water cycle which is operated by the sun, this makes it a renewable power source making it a more reliable source other than fossil fuels that are quickly being wasted.

2. Solar Energy - Solar Energy is luminous light and heat from the sun that is harnessed using a reach of technologies such as solar heating & Solar Panels. It is a renewable resource, 

it is obtained from the sun's rays. Solar energy is transformed immediately to electricity through a solar photovoltaic panel. Solar rays are collected off reflective surfaces and heats an object to process it that creates solar thermal energy.

3. Wind Energy - Wind Power or Wind Energy is operated by the wind to provide it to function and make power through wind turbines to turn electric generators, it can do other work like milling or pumping. Wind power is sustainable and renewable energy and has a much smaller impact on the environment compared to burning fossil fuels.

4. Wave Energy - Wave power is generated by the up and down motion of floating devices placed on the surface of the ocean, Let's say that wind produces waves and waves produce energy, it is also renewable energy. As the waves travel across the ocean, very high-tech devices capture the physical movements of the ocean currents and the flow to generate power. 

This energy can be used to run turbines and there are plenty of places where the winds are strong enough to produce continuous wave movements or motions.

1. Type: Hydro
2. Is it used in NZ? Big hydropower systems have been built in the Central Plateau area of the North Island and in the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island, as a range of power stations on the Waikato River. Early designs such as the Waipori project selected in 1903 and the Lake Coleridge power station approved in 1914 organised New Zealand's use of renewable hydro energy. 
3. Other Countries that use it? A lot of countries use hydropower energy and it is the officiant way to get energy, countries like Nepal, Zambia, Paraguay, Albania and etc are using hydroelectric power.
4. How is it used to generate electricity? Hydropower capture's the energy of falling water to generate electricity. A turbine transforms the active energy of falling water into manufacturing energy, then a generator converts the energy from the turbine that is constantly spinning and turning it into electrical energy.

1. Draw and label a diagram of the main parts of the electricity generator?

Section 4: Renewable Energy in the future.

List 10 ways that renewable energy will be used in the future to replace our current activities.

By using more renewable energy instead of fossil fuels, we would remarkably decrease the current levels of greenhouse gas release and this would have a positive impact on our environment for our entire planet. Renewable energy is not only all about the environment but also give a strong boost to our earnings in order of new jobs. I was told to list it but it is better if it was explained more into details. 

Hurumanu - Solar-powered oven

Aim: To make a solar-powered oven.

Materials: 

1. Pizza Box
2. Scissors  
3. CelloTape
4. Tinfoil
5. Black plastic
6. Ruler  
7. Pencil
8. Glad Wrap
9. Stick
10. Newspaper

Steps:

1. Make a little square hole on top of the box  
2. Surround the square cut out in tin foil  
3. Tape the square hole with the glad wrap on the underside
4. Cover the inside with black paper
5. Tape the inside of the side of the box by the black plastic  
6. Put the pizza inside and see if it gets hot/warm 
7. Enjoy your warm/hot pizza or something else you want to put in

Conclusion:

Unfortunately, we couldn't do the experiment due to the weather, there wasn't much sunlight to do this on that day because it was raining by then and the main thing to make this experiment work was that you needed the sun's ray or sunlight to heat it up.