Taha Whanau - Parents/Caregivers

In health, we have to make a poster to show our learning. The one I did is about parents/caregiver. The poster shows what issues you have with your parents and what can you do next time. I did my poster to piktochart

Kiwifruit DNA

Aim:  To see the DNA of a kiwifruit

Equipment:  kiwifruit, detergent, salt, ethanol, test tube, beaker, clothes, porcelain mortar, ziplock bag

Method:
1. Get a kiwifruit and cut it in half.

2. Squeeze the fruit and put it in the porcelain mortar. Then mushed it.

3. After you mushed it, pick up the cloth and the zipper bag then strain the kiwifruit on the cloth and remove the seeds because you'll only need the juice part then put the juice in the zipper bag.

4. Then, put a pinch of salt in the kiwifruit and mix it. Then put some detergent.

5. After that, put the kiwifruit in the test tube.

6. Put some ethanol, then wait for the white things to come out (the DNA of the kiwifruit).


Results: We saw the DNA of the kiwifruit after doing this experiment. After putting some ethanol on the kiwifruit, you'll see some white things coming out and that is the DNA of the kiwifruit, but it will take some time to see the results.

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NanoWrimo Questions

1. Name: Asta, Noelle, Levi
2. Age: They’re all 11 years old but Levi will turn 12
3. Height: Asta 150cm, Noelle 145cm, Levi 145cm
4. Eye colour: Asta black, Noelle green, Levi blue
5. Physical Appearance: small, young, Noelle’s hair is short, 
6. Strange or unique physical attributes: they are all smart, sporty, friendly except for Asta
7. Favourite clothing style/outfit: they only have one uniform 
8. Where do they live? What is it like there? They live in a church, with tall walls, a gate where the kids are not allowed to go in
9. Defining gestures/movements (i.e., curling their lip when they speak, always keeping

their eyes on the ground, etc.): No answer

10. Things about their appearance they would most like to change: their neck, and something in their body
11. Speaking style: sounds like a kid
12. Pet peeves: they don’t have pet
13. Fondest memory: they want to escape to the church and want to see the outside world.
14. Hobbies/interest: Asta like making things, Noelle likes to talk to play with the younger children in the church, Levi also likes to play with kids
15. Special skills/abilities: They are all very smart
16. Insecurities: No answer
17. Quirks/eccentricities: No answer
18. Temperament: Asta doesn’t really talk to other children, but the three protagonist are childhood friends
19. Negative traits: Asta think of himself sometimes (part of the story)
20. Things that upset them: their mom (the mom is the main antagonist of the story)
21. Things that embarrass them: No answer
22. This character is highly opinionated about: No answer
23. Any phobias? Kind of
24. Things that make them happy: Noelle is happy every time she sees her mom, but everything changes when they found out something about their mom
25. Family (describe): they are not really blood related, but they treat each other like a family
26. Deepest, darkest secret: Keeping the secret to their mom that they know her secret
27. Reason they kept this reason for so long: they will revenge 
28. Other people's opinions of this character (What do people like about this character?

What do they dislike about this character?): No answer

29. Favorite bands/songs/type of music: No answer
30. Favourite movies: No answer
31. Favourite TV shows: No answer
32. No answer
33. Favourite books: all books with knowledge
34. Favourite foods: Asta likes tatoes
35. No answer
36. No answer
37. Religion/philosophy of life: all children has to die in the age of 12, but if they are not smart, they will get kill in their young age
38. Physical health: healthy
39. Dream vacation: they don’t really have one but their goal is to go outside the gate
40. Description of their house: the house is very big like all kids can live there, and very very big garden then some trees, then behind the trees, a big big wall
41. Description of their bedroom: not really fancy because children lives in the same room
42. No answer
43. Best thing that has ever happened to this character: when they escaped the wall (apparently, levi is not there)
44. Worst thing that has ever happened to this character: when they saw their mother doing bad things
45. Superstitions: they thought they will die if they walk outside the prohibited place
46. Three word to describe this character: I have three characters and they all have the same look; smart, young, sporty
47. If a song played every time this character walked into the room, what song would it be: dramatic and suspense music

Learning Outcome: Answer the following questions for our story

Child Soldiers

For our social studies, we have to make a slide of our research.

Human Reproduction

What is reproduction?
- Reproduction is the process of producing offspring. There are two types of reproduction; asexual and sexual reproduction.

The two types of reproduction:
- Asexual reproduction is where only a parent produces baby by themselves.
- Sexual reproduction is where the two parents produces baby that is different from themselves.

Male Reproductive System

Testicle - glands in the scrotum that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.

Urethra - a tube inside the penis through which urine and semen pass out of the penis.

Epididymis - tubes at the back of the testes.

Bladder - flexible bag for storing urine.

Vas deferens - tubes that connect the epididymis to the urethra. Often called the 'sperm duct'.

Anus - opening through which faeces passes.

Prostate - a gland just below the bladder that produces a fluid that provides the sperm cells with nutrients.

Rectum - elastic sac that stores solid body waste before being passes as faeces.

Penis - the external sex organ of a male. A hood of skin (foreskin) covers the head (glans).

Scortum - a sac that hold the testes.

Female Reproductive System

Ovary - one of two organs either side of the uterus. They contain the eggs.

Fallopian Tube - one of two tubes that connect an ovary to the uterus.

Bladder - urine is stored here before passing out the urethra.

Vagina - a tube that connects the cervix to the external opening called the vulva.

Uterus - organ in which the baby develops if an egg is fertilised.

Rectum - elastic sac that stores solid body waste before passing.

Vulva - the vulva is the external part of the female genitalia.

Urethra - tube through which urine flows through after exiting the bladder.

Anus - opening through which faeces pass.

Cervix - junction between the uterus and vaginal tube.

Question:
Where do you think an egg release when menstruation occurs?

Athletics Days

1. What did you like? What could have been better? Results over the term.
- the thing I like about athletics day is when we only did few things. I don't really know what could have been better, cause I think athletics day is fine.

Creative Writing Reflection

Reflection
For our creative writing, I've learned how to write a Haiku. I've never heard of it before so I think I learned something. It's hard because everything needs to be specific, like for the first sentence it has to be 5 syllables then for the second one it has to be 7 then for the last sentence, it also has to be 5 syllables. I chose to write a haiku about all the seasons so that it won't be hard to think of ideas. 

Creative Writing - Haiku

Learning Outcome: Create our own series of Haiku. Can all be in the same season, or can be one from each season (do not use the name of the seasons). I did all the seasons.

Creative Writing - Slam Poetry

Learning Outcome: For our english, we have to make a blog post about slam poetry to answer the following questions about the poetry we've watched.

Link: http://www.newzealandpoetryslam.com/video.html

1. Which was your favourite performance? Why?
- I don't have a favourite performance but I like "I'm not gay but I'd go gay for John Key". I like it because the poetry is not long and I can understand it.

2. Write two thoughtful opinions about your favourite piece and support these opinions with specific evidence (quotes) from the text (at least 2) in your discussion:
- It's funny.
("It's brave when he speaks because he has the courage to be a leader but to not bother to sound like one")
- He used some simile.
("His voice cuts through me like a knife through overpriced butter")