Parihaka ( 1989 )

 

The non-violent action preached and practiced by Māori prophets Te Whiti and Tohu at Parihaka in Taranaki forms one of the most compelling episodes of New Zealand’s 19th century history, as they resisted Pākehā confiscation of their land and home. Tim Finn was inspired to write this paean to the pair after reading Dick Scott’s influential book Ask That Mountain. Band Herbs provide the accompaniment.

Science

Aim: To observe neutralisation reaction.

Equipment: 
6 test tubes, test tube rack, 1 base, 1 acid ( making sure it has around the same PH level on opposite sides), dropper bottle, Universal Indicator.

Method:

1. Get all of your equipment.
   
2. Fill 4 test tubes with 3ml of acid.
3. FIll the other 2 with 3ml of the base.
4. Add a squirt of universal indicator to each test tube.
5. Add different amounts of acids and bases to make the colors of the rainbow. (ROYGBIV)

Result.

Discussion: This means that it was changing to a neutral ph level. Tho it is turning green, when t is green that doesn't mean that it would be drinkable. Neutralisation is when a chemical reaction occurs while mixing together a base and an acid.If you neutralize acid but don't add enough base it will go around the orange-yellow color when the universal indicator is added, this would be in the 2-6 area in the pH level. If you neutralize a base but don't add enough acid it would go blue or violet when the universal indicator is added, this is about an 8-12 on the pH scale. What is in an acid that makes it an acid you may ask, an acid is an acid because it has an atom called Hydrogen (H+), every acid has this atom in the acid. What makes a base a base then, a base has something called Hydroxide(OH-) in it instead.

Music group

Group Performance

Welcome to my another blog, today I'm blogging about who's in my group in music because we are gonna perform in our teacher, Today I'm answering the question that the teacher put it know the board. We will tell what song we are gonna perform and what each person in the group gonna do.

 Who's in your group - JV, Khyle, Tristan, Eugene

Who is each person doing -  JV-piano, Khyle-Vocalist, Eugene-Guitar, Tristan - Drum, I'm doing Is Vocalise 

What song? Narda Genre? Rock band

Who is the song written? Mars Ravelo. performed by? Kamikaze

What part of the song are you working on first? The piano but we haven't started yet but we already choose the music and I wanna hear it before I see what part of the piano in the song.

What is the biggest challenge? My biggest challenge for me is I don't know how to use the piano but I will try to learn how to use it.

What is the song about? Its Filipino culture

Athletics Day

text title: Athletics day 

Text type: Narrative / short Story

Text author Patricia Grace

Nick became curious about Keri and found out heaps of information about her. He found out that Keri was a good runner because she trained so hard going for a run every night after school across the farm paddocks. Sprinting  then jogging sometimes up hills sometimes down slope. She run at the inter-school last year and it was running that she was best at. On the day of Athletic day Keri sat down and started stretching  before the event. The first two heats were a bit of a joke most of them didn't even try to win.Some even walked. When it was Keri's turn ,Nick watched nervously. Keri got second  and after eating lunch Keri looked depressed because she was probably not used to being not the winner. When the event started again,  Nick  was cheering up wanting her to win. This time Keri  won.  and something strange happened when the girl who won second and Keri gave each other a hug . They wre laughing  as if they were the best of friends.

" And the winne of the junior girls 200 metre final is Keri Tyers".

American Slave trade Map

Slave trade map

Last week, we learned about the triangular slave and what happened to the people in South Africa who were taken and chained to ships. We started by talking about how Americans treat Americans when they are forced to be taken from their homes and sold into slavery. They were exchanged for goods and chained to each other and to the floorboards of the boats. They are very close and malnutrition causes the death of some of them. They were not released so if they died the people next to them were waiting there with a dead person next to them praying that they did not die there next door. Here is my Slave Triangle map with lots of information on the topic.

Here is the link to see the work that i did on My map 

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/d/edit?mid=1lqr6LMcSsuGbnA03jRfqb2v4shuhom35&ll=9.66165589505065%2C0&z=2

Music was used by slaves to tell stories, keep them motivated and let them know when the path was clear to escape. Dance and music are used in rituals and religious ceremonies.

Here is an example of the African music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_euSS86dvE

Science - model atom

AIM - to make a model atom

1. Choose an atom to make ( between Hydrogen and Neon )
2. Work out how many protons, neutrons and electrons it has.
3. Hydrogen to beryllium use the big beads
4. Born to Neon use the small beads.
5. Assign protons and neutrons to a particular colour bead.
6. Get a ball of blue tac and stick the protons and neutrons to this to make your nucleus.
7. cut out the appropriate electrons shells and draw on the electrons with vivid.
8. connect the nucleus and electron shells with a piece of string.
9. create a label to go above the model so people know what you have created.

Result.

Condensation

Filtration; Solid + liquid 

Evaporation; Liquid ( solid dissolved in liquid ) - solid

Distillation; Liquid ( solid dissolved in liquid ) gas - liquid solid 

What is

- Evaporation; heating a liquid, turns to a gas 

- condensation; cooling down a gas, turn into a liquid.

Aim   to separate a solution from a solvent a solution using distillation

Equipment;  A solution of saltwater, conical flask, heatproof mat, a delivery tube and bung, Bunsen burner, tripod, gauze mat, retort stand, boss head and clam, boiling tube. 

Method;

1.  set up the equipment as shown in the diagram.
2. Add approximately 50 ml of saltwater to your conical flack 
3. Light your Bunsen burner. Open the air hole and gently push the Bunsen burner under the tripod.
4. Heat the solution until most of the solvent has been evaporated. Turn off your Bunsen burner