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.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021
English - Hunters Swoop
Wind blows a slight breeze as the trees dance along the wind, The clouds move from time to time as I watch the trees dancing, I took a deep breathe and close my eyes I hear Water Dripping through the leafs, I opened my eyes and Looked down at the lake to see my own Reflections.
Friday, June 4, 2021
Figurative Language
figurative Language - A phrase common to people who speaks the same language - saying one thing but meaning another.
Literal Language - Meaning what you exactly say.
Simile - Comparing two unlike things using words like or as.
Metaphor - Saying one thing and Meaning something Else.
Personifications - Giving Human Qualities to non-human things
Idioms - Writing with detail to arouse one or more 5 senses.
Hyperbole - Exaggerations of the facts
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Starfish Poem
Once upon a time there was a wise man
who used to go to the ocean
to do his writing.
He had a habit of walking
on the beach
before he began his work.
One day he was walking along
the shore.
As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human
figure moving like a dancer.
He smiled to himself to think
of someone who would
dance to the day.
So he began to walk faster
to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw
that it was a young man
and the young man wasn't dancing,
but instead he was reaching
down to the shore,
picking up something
and very gently throwing it
into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out,
"Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused,
looked up and replied,
"Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out.
And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you realize that
there are miles and miles of beach
and starfish all along it.
You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely.
Then bent down, picked up another starfish
and threw it into the sea,
past the breaking waves and said-
"It made a difference for that one."
Message: Your Input does matter - even if its so small, Insignificant in the World and One Person can Change everything in One single good Thing and It Influence People to do the Good thing.
Social Study
The amount Of Debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch accumalates Because much of it, Is not Biodegradable Many Plastics for Instant, Plastics sticks around the Environment for ages, Threatening Wildlife and Spreading toxics, Plastics Also Contribute to Global Warming.
The Problem is It’s Affecting Sea Animals By Eating the Plastics, Like Bottles, Bags, straws and Other Type of Plastic waste washed ashore.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Copper To Gold
Equipment
Safety Glasses
Copper Metal
Beaker
Hotplate
Tongs
Bunsen
2moil-1 Sodium Hydroxide
zinc powder
Aim: Copper - Gold
Use a small Piece of Copper metal, Cleaned with Sand Paper. Pour about 80 ml of 2moil -1 Sodium Hydroxide into a Beaker and Warm on a Hot plate to 60c. Add the copper metal, then place a spatula full of zinc powder into sodium Hydroxide solutions, Leave for 5-10mins until metals turns a silvery colour. Remove metal from beaker with tongs and heat in a Bunsen Flame using tongs for 30second, Colour Appear.
Zinc powder from Zinc Oxide in the presence of Sodium Hydroxide and Coat the copper giving a silver apperance, Heating the Zinc Oxide Coated copper forms brass, metal Alloy giving a Gold appearaces.
Bias & Agenda
Bias - When you unfairly favour one side of an Arguement.
Source - Where you got the Information.
Credible - Factual, truthful, Reliable.
Authority - The Authority has good/in depth Knowledge of the Subject.
Reliable - Can Be Depended On Or Trusted on.
Perspective - Point Of View, The way you see it.
Agenda - What you are trying to do, e.g Convince me of a Fact.
Manipulate - Mould something into you want it to Be.