Year: 2022

Walking Challenge

Hello Everybody, today i’m going to share some information about this fun walking challenge that my class and I are participating in.

Why are we doing this?:

For those that are confused we are doing this Walking Challenge so we can get a free feed but we are also doing this so we can have some exercise as well as communicate with our other classmates. This can also be a fun way to calm ourselves down.

How many laps have we done so far?:

So far our class has done 41 laps around the course of  four weeks.

(for those wondering we have to do 50 laps in order to get a free feed-meaning we have 9 laps left-)

What are you enjoying about it?:

What I am really enjoying about these walks is that I get more time to talk with my friends.

What have you found hard?:

Things I have found hard are actually doing the laps.

Not because I am unfit but because I get out of breath really quickly.

Here are some images of my class!:

Bye!

 

Drama(Play)

Hello everyone, this term my classmates and I have been working on a play. In this blog post, I will share part of the thought process and costume ideas.

Nightmare Show Costume (even if you didn’t wear one for your performance, include what you would have worn if we had more time). Photos, Google Images, and so on)

What I wanted my costume to look like:

 

Script (can be shared around the group as you can be using the same script)
Performance Video link
Reflection:
– How did you find the process of creating a stage show?

I thought the process to be extremely lengthy, but it was well worth the wait.

– What did you do in your show?

In this play I played two roles:

  • Sleep paralysis
  • The priest
– What would you add to your show if you had the time and money to?

Probably better lighting and outfits for everyone.

 

Stop Motion

Hello everyone throughout this term we have been making our own stop motion videos.

I was in a group with Chevelay, Talisa, Angel and me.at first we were gonna make a story called “The tree of life” but it turned out to be a bit challenging so we decided to change our story to “Maui and the fish” which was so much easier.

At first I thought we were just gonna jump in to making our stop motion video but instead we had to do a lot of planning and gathering different materials but in the end it turned out to be pretty good and I am proud of me and my teams work.

Overall, I really enjoyed stop motion videos and would want to make another one sometime about a different subject.

 Here is our video:
Stop motion (This will save to your drive)

 

Bolt

Hello everyone, this week my class and I have been making short stories about fictional characters that we created.

Here is my story:

Once upon a time, on the corner of Oakley Street in the town of Dogsville lived a dog by the name of Bolt. Bolt was your typical dog. He could run,jump,and he could eat very quickly.What set him apart from other dogs was that he was a Cheetah when it came to thinking statistically.Bolt was Especially talented when it came to math. 

 

Growing up, everyone assumed that Bolt was a strange dog due to the fact that he always wore a dark red top hat and had eyes as black as midnight.When people realised how intelligent Bolt was, they finally began to appreciate and praise him.Bolt had always known that the other kids just stayed friends with him to get help with their schoolwork, tests, and pop quizzes. However, he had never cut ties with them because he hated being alone.The fact that Bolt’s mother abandoned him was awful enough.

 

Bolt was only three when his Mother left him and Bolt’s family.Bolt really hated the idea of anyone leaving him behind. The only remaining members of Bolt’s family was his sister named Anne, and his Father Named percy. Currently in the present Bolt is now a full grown adult and currently lives with his sister in a Shiny yellow new house in the Middle of Dodgy town on the left of Sinclair Street.

In our stories we had to include at least one:

And I am pretty sure I included all of them. (please comment if you spot any errors) And please give some feedback.

 

 

 

 

Percentages

Hello, today we were working on percentages in class.

Although percentages are difficult for a lot of people, if you understand the basics, you’ve already made amazing progress.

these are the two questions my group and I had to answer:

Now the hard part is actually working out the answer.

Question 1:

 How might Jess finish to find 35%?

First, we must calculate 10% of 150, which is simpler because it is a standard percentage and equals 1/10 of 150.

1/10 of 150 Equals 15

Now that we need to reach 30%, we must multiply 15 by 3.

15 × 3 = $45

The final 5%, which can be calculated by halving 15 now, is added.

Half of 15 equals $7.50

We now need to multiply $45 by $7.50.

$45 + $7.50 = $52.50

However, $52.50 is not the correct response, thus we must subtract $52.50 from $150 to arrive at the correct response.

$150 – $52.50 = $97.50

Our answer is $97.50.

(The answer is different depending on which school you attend)

Question 2:

How else could you find 35% of $150?

I’m not going to answer this question right now because I’m a little lost on it, but I will do so tomorrow along with the solution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hands on fire!

Aim:

I want to find out how to safely set my hands on fire.

Research:

Hands on fire.

Hands on fire.

Method:

Equipment:

  • Water
  • Gas
  • Lighter
  • Soap
  • container

Instructions

  1. Get our equipment ready.
  2. Fill container with water and soap.
  3. Make bubbles of gas in the soapy water.
  4. Roll your sleeves.
  5. Wear your safety glasses.
  6. Tie back your hair.
  7. Wet your hands to your elbow.
  8. Scoop the bubbles.
  9. Light the bubbles with the lighter.
  10. Do not panic.

Results:

(Sorry no results)

Discussion: 

How does hands on fire experiment work?:
Water is added to a glass container along with some liquid soap. The mixture is agitated. The solution is exposed to a combustible gas. The researcher dips a hand into the fluid, then gathers some foam in the palm and fires it.
Process:
“En­dother­mic re­ac­tions” are defined as reactions that absorb heat, whereas “exother­mic re­ac­tions” are reactions that release heat. For instance, combustion is an exothermic process, which explains why fire emits heat. Meanwhile, examples of endothermic processes include water evaporation and ice melting. Both sorts of reactions are present in this experiment because when the flammable gas in the foam burns, a lot of heat is released that is immediately used to evaporate the water that is covering the hand. As a result, the hand is not burned by the flames!

 

The Sun

Hello everyone, in this post I’ll share some facts I learned about the sun.

Websites and videos:

Sun website

A quick video about the sun

Another video about the sun

How far away is earth from the sun?:

About 93 million miles (150 million kilometres) separate Earth from the Sun on average.

How Big is the sun compared to earth?:

The Sun is roughly 10 times bigger than Jupiter, the largest planet, and nearly 100 times broader than Earth. Earth would be around the size of a nickel if the Sun were the same height as a standard front door.

How big the Sun is: 696,340 km
How big the Earth is: 6,371 km

Super star attraction:

The lone star in our solar system is the Sun. Because of its gravity, the solar system is held together at its centre. Everything in our solar system, including the planets, asteroids, comets, and minuscule space junk, orbits around it.

Days on the sun:

The rotation of the Sun makes calculating a “day” on it challenging. It does not rotate in a single, continuous ball. The Sun’s surface is not as solid as the Earth’s, which explains why. The Sun is actually constituted of plasma, an incredibly hot and electrically charged gas. Various areas of the Sun’s surface experience varying rates of rotation of this plasma. The Sun completes one revolution at its equator in 25 days on Earth. Every 36 Earth days, the Sun spins once on its axis at its poles.

Sun Dust:

When the solar system was first developing 4.6 billion years ago, a disc of gas and dust would have encircled the Sun early in its lifetime. Several dust rings that surround the Sun still contain some of that dust today. They follow the paths taken by planets, whose gravitational pull draws dust towards the Sun.

Image:

How Hot is the sun?:

Around 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million degrees Celsius) is the temperature in the Sun’s core, which is hot enough to support nuclear fusion. The enormous mass of the star is supported by the pressure this produces, preventing it from collapsing.

I’m finished for the day. Goodbye!

Lighting a bunsen burner

Aim:

I want to find out how to light a Bunsen burner.

Research:

How to Light A Bunsen Burner

How to Light a Bunsen Burner

Method:

  • Equipment
  • Bunsen Burner
  • Matches/Lighter
  • Heatproof mat
  • Gas
  • Safety glasses

Instructions:

  1. Get your equipment.

2. Put on safety glasses.

3.Place your heatproof mat on the counter.

4.Connect the hose to both the Bunsen burner and gas line.

5.Turn the barrel clockwise.

6.Close the needle valve underneath the Bunsen burner.

7.Turn on the gas.

8.Turn the needle valve slightly clockwise to open it.

9.Use your matches or lighter and hover over the top of the Bunsen burner to activate the flame.

Image:

 

Discussion:

How does a Bunsen burner work?:
Gas enters the connecting line and travels to the burner base when the gas jet is opened. The needle valve at the burner’s base controls how much gas enters the burner tube. Gas flow is stopped if the valve is closed. Gas will flow through the valve and up the burner tube if it is left open.
What elements are used?:
Methane, butane, propane, or a combination of them can all be used in a burner, among many other types of gases. Compared to a typical air and gas mixture, it results in a hotter flame.

 

Solar cooker

Aim:

I want to find out how to make a solar cooker.

Research:

 

Method:

Equipment

  • Pizza Box
  • Ruler and pen
  • Craft Knife
  • Glue
  • Aluminium Foil
  • Food Wrap
  • Sellotape
  • Black Paper
  • Skewer/Pencil

Instructions

  1. Get your equipment ready.
  2. Using a ruler, mark a 3 cm margin on the lid of the pizza box.
  3. Use a craft knife to cut the three margins.
  4. Glue the inside lid and wrap aluminium foil – as smooth as you can.
  5. Using food wrap, cover the hole that you cut out from the lid – outside and inside and seal it with Sellotape.
  6. Glue some more foil to the base of the box.
  7. Place the black paper on top of the foil on the base.
  8. Use a skewer or pencil to prop open the lid.
  9. Put the food you want to heat up in the oven.
  10. Change the angle of the lid to reflect sunlight onto the food.

Results:

Take photos of your experiment and add them here.

Discussion:

How does a solar cooker heat up food?:
Solar cooking is done by means of the sun’s UV rays. A solar cooker lets the UV light rays in and then converts them to longer infrared light rays that cannot escape. Infrared radiation has the right energy to make the water, fat and protein molecules in food vibrate vigorously and heat up.
What energy is used?
How hot does it get?
What energy is used?:
A solar cooker is a type of solar thermal collector. It “gathers” and traps the Sun’s thermal (heat) energy. Heat is produced when high frequency light (visible and ultraviolet) is converted into low frequency infrared radiation.
How hot does it get?:
300 °f
Most solar cookers operate according to the basic principle: sunlight is converted to thermal energy. Most of the Panel Solar Cookers Base and Box Solar Cookers Can reach 150 °c (300 °f). The captured solar radiation crosses a greenhouse enclosure containing a dark-colored pot.

Catapults

Aim:

I want to find out how to make a catapult.

Research:

Method:

Equipment:

8x popsicle sticks
4x rubber bands
A bottlecap
A hot glue gun
Marshmallows

Instructions:

  1. Get your equipment ready
  2. Take your 8 popsicle sticks
  3. Get 2 two of your popsicle sticks and put them together so they line up and grab 2 rubber bands and use the rubber bands on the ends of the popsicle

Results:

Discussion:

What is the science in a Catapult?:

The launch arm is a lever that is supported by a fulcrum. When a stretched rubber band snaps back to its loose configuration, the potential energy stored in it is translated to kinetic energy, which moves the catapult arm—and the projectile!

What energies are involved?:

Mechanical Power
During its flight, the projectile thrown from the catapult will have both kinetic and potential energy. Some of its kinetic energy will be converted to potential energy as it rises. Its potential energy will be transformed to kinetic energy as it falls.