DTE

 In our DTE class, we were tasked to make something out of the things we've learned throughout the year. We were to use our knowledge in robotics and coding to make our project. We could do it on our own or with other people, so Andrei, Noel, worked on a pick-a-path story using Python code. Andrei wrote the story, while Noel did the coding and I beta-tested the game.

For our pick-a-path, we used Coggle as our planning board. Andrei used the branching arrows to write how the stories would progress. For my brilliant idea, we decided to give the operator four choices to pick which story that they would want:

- A horror-themed story
- A story about the Medieval times
- A story during the future
- A story set in the present
(The horror story was written first, the story for the Present branch was the last to be finished.)

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ENG work

 What is happening in this clip

The Reaping Scene:

- Katniss volunteers as tribute when her sister is chosen.

- The children/parents of the district give her the 3 finger salute.

- Peeta is chosen as the male tribute. 

What themes does it link to:

Hope and Rebellion - 3 finger salute - it is a sign of respect for Katness from her district.

- Katniss is a symbol of hope for a district victor.

- Katniss is a symbol of rebellion because she steps in for her sister (a weaker character) when she is reaped.

Rich vs Poor - symbol - Effie Trinket - extreme make-up, wig, hat, overly colourful and flashy outfit, proper accent.

- Technology use of blood readers/scanners, projectors. 

Poverty - District 12 - Children outfits for reaper are their best clothes, dresses, shirts - collared, boys - shorts or pants, colours of clothes are very faded from washes and reusing.

- The village is falling down and crumbling around them.

Angles/shots used:

Close-Ups- faces - Primrose when is reaped - terror, fear.

 - Effie - Joyful, confident, excited - close of lips when reading names.

 - Peeta - fear, panic, shock.

 - Katniss - Panic when Prim is reaped, shock when she stands with Effie.

Shallow Focus - The people in the background are in shallow focus when Prim and Katness hug. This forces the viewer to watch the character in focus.

How does the viewer feel?

The viewer feels - Sorry for the tributes - Primrose - it was her first time

- Katniss - she volunteered - selfless act.

- Anger towards the Capitol for the reaping.

- We consider Effie is annoying, happy, stuck-up, clueless.

Why did the director do this?

Director Purpose - Need to be invested in their journey/suffering.

- need to be angry at Capitol so that we judge them and their decisions later.

- Effie is depicted as a symbol of the people in the District, they are clueless - don't see the suffering.

Rich vs Poor

 Rich vs Poor - Some people have more money - Capitol 

- Money                                - Privileges / Respect

- Food - variety                     - Resources

- Proper housing                   - Technology

- Medicines                           - Clothing / Makeup

- Transport                            - Childhoods

Hope + Rebellion - Hope is the belief that something will get better.

Rebellion - To fight against something, protest, uprise, usually against the government.

Symbols of Hope - Katness, Melodic, Mocking, Jay, 3 finger salute.

Struggle for Power - Currently, the Capitol has power - President Snow.

- Katness becomes a rival for power - people look up to her for guidance, becomes a threat because Snow sees her as one.

'Hope, it is the thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous. 

Fear - The people are afraid of rebelling because the last time they tried they failed and they were punished with the Hunger Games.

Little Hope - Becoming a victor

Dangerous Hope -  That the districts deserve to be treated better.

Power of Propaganda - Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, is used to promote a political cause or POV.

Messages being told - H's not worth rebelling.

                                  - The Capitol is the strongest.

                                  - Things are good the way they are.

Propaganda	Reality
PeaceKeeper - People to keep peace and to help you	- Soldiers, violent, keep people in line. Look storm troopers.
Victor - Glorious, someone who wins, wealthy, respected	- Violent, to win 23 others had to die, trauma.
Fallen - people who died in the games, takes away from the mentality of the situation	teenagers who have been killed or Murdered, volent
tribute - two brave young people,  it's an honour	sacrifice, punishment to the districts

Free writing

I made a Horror Story

When my sister Sini and I were kids, our family lived for a while in a charming old farmhouse. We loved exploring its dusty corners and climbing the apple tree in the backyard. But our favourite thing was the ghost. We called her Mother because she seemed so kind and nurturing. Some mornings Sini and I would wake up, and on each of our nightstands, we'd find a cup that hadn't been there the night before. Mother had left them there, worried that we'd get thirsty during the night. She just wanted to take care of us. Among the house's original furnishings was an antique wooden chair, which we kept against the back wall of the living room. Whenever we were preoccupied, watching TV or playing a game, Mother would inch that chair forward, across the room, toward us. Sometimes she'd manage to move it all the way to the centre of the room. We always felt sad putting it back against the wall. Mother just wanted to be near us. Years later, long after we'd moved out, I found an old newspaper article about the farmhouse's original occupant, a widow. She'd murdered her two children by giving them each a cup of poisoned milk before bed. Then she'd hanged herself. The article included a photo of the farmhouse's living room, with a woman's body hanging from a beam. Beneath her, knocked over, was that old wooden chair placed exactly in the centre of the room.

the hunter swoop

top left - white clouds bright white sun rising in the background

top right - deep blue sky with white fluffy clouds floating by

bottom - light blue sea as far the eye can see

middle - a tin can with a hamster with an umbrella enjoying the nice view

 The starfish poem has a deeper meaning as it means the even if your impact is small it is still important as it says in this text "there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along with 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. This evidence that Your effet does matter and can influence others to help out. if we all had the mindset as the Wiseman nothing would ever get done and we would let the situation get too bad to turn around and eventually will lead to death to that species.

  I made a newspaper article for Social Studies class.

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Bias/Agenda?

Bias/Agenda?

 bias-when you unfairly favour one side of an argument

source-where you got information from

credible-Factual truthful reliable

authority-The author has good/ in-depth knowledge of the subject

reliable-can trust that this information is correct

prospective-point-of-view

agenda-what are you going to do e.g correct my speling

manipulative-mould something into you want it to be

 

Is this text fair? no

How are children, teenagers or young adults constructed in this text? stereotypical drinking people

How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups?

Why is the text written this way?

alkali metal

 what is an alkali metal?

any of the elements lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium, occupying Group IA (1) of the periodic table. They are very reactive, electropositive, monovalent metals forming strongly alkaline hydroxides.

where are the alkali metals on the periodic table

what happened i7n the reaction?

ZNa+H2O=Na2O+H2

the alkali metals on a have one electron on the outer shell

 

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof is a singer and musician who achieve success with the group “Boomtown Rats” and has become a leading figurehead in promoting charitable events and debt relief for the developing world and Africa in particular.

Bob Geldof is famous for becoming the lead singer of the Boomtown rats a punk rock band. He famously stated the reason for joining a pop band.

Bob Geldof  was involved in live aid concert

Midge Ure 

James Ure OBE (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer. The song is the second highest-selling single in UK chart history. Ure co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof

Midge Ure is famous for Ivor Novello and Grammy winning singer, songwriter, director, philanthropist and icon, Midge Ure is one of Scotland's most famous personalities. Midge Ure's initial decade of stardom saw him sing with Thin Lizzy; Ultravox; Slik and The Rich Kids as well as Band Aid.  

Beatlemania

  In Social Studies (and this was a late blog), we talked about the Beatles and the effects they had during the tour and around the world. Apparently, during their tour in New Zealand, the people there went ballistic for them, they'd get hurt around the country. This went for all the countries they went to and were in.

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ANZAC

 The word Anzac is part of the culture of New Zealanders and Australians. People talk about the 'spirit of Anzac'; there are Anzac biscuits, and the two countries’ rugby league teams play an Anzac Day test. The word conjures up the shared heritage of two nations, but it also has a specific meaning.

ANZAC is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, a grouping of several divisions created early in the Great War of 1914–18. In December 1914 the Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Expeditionary Force, both of which had just arrived in Egypt, were placed under the command of Lieutenant-General William Birdwood. Initially the term Australasian Corps was suggested for the combined force, but Australians and New Zealanders were reluctant to lose their separate identities.

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Parihaka

 What is Parihaka and what happened there?

About 1600 troops invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the property of Maori land. Parihaka was a vacant area that was owned by the Maori settlement before they were taken over by the European settlers. The place was a symbol of peace because they resisted the colonisation.

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give peace a chance

 

"Give Peace a Chance" is an anti-war song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and performed with Yoko Ono in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Released as a single in July 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records (catalogue Apple 13 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1809 in the United States), it is the first solo single issued by Lennon, released while he was still a member of the Beatles, and became an anthem of the American anti-war movement during the 1970s. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the British singles chart.

 aim: to produce copper sulphate salt by reacting copper oxide with an acid

results:

conclusion: of making copper sulfate crystals my copper sulfate crystals were a bit small but you could still see them under a microscope

heating zinc oxide

 heating zinc oxide

aim: what change happens when we heat zinc oxide

equipment: Bunsen burner, heat mat, tripod, safety glasses, crucible, crucible holder, zinc oxide

results: Zinc Oxide is originally a white powder. When heated up, it turns yellow but does not decompose and when it is removed from the heat it gradually goes back to its original white color.

discussion: when heated the electrons and zinc move to the other levels making it change colour

DTE

 

Wade in the Water

Wade in the Water 

“The secret code in 'Wade in the water, God's gonna trouble the water' for the slaves trying to escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad, meant to be aware that one of the methods used by the slave masters to track runaway slaves down was to send their bloodhounds out to track down the slave,” 

this is a map of the slave triangle in the underground Railroad

If I were a metal element I’d like to be Mercury and my symbol is hg
My atomic number is 80 which means I have 80 protons in my nucleus and 80 electrons around my nucleus.
At room temperature (20C) I will be a liquid
My melting point (the temperature when I turn from solid to liquid) is -38.83 °C
My boiling point (the temperature when I change from liquid to gas) is 356.7 °C
I was first discovered by 1500 B.C. and We do not know who discovered it
I am found in nature is usually found in ores such as cinnabar, livingstonite, and corderoite. Most mercury today is produced from the mining of cinnabar, a bright red ore.
My uses to humans are: to make thermometers, barometers and other scientific instruments tips switches with Mercury
Some interesting things about me are: I can be could make liquid mirrors and it's a liquid metal

PE

 Achievement Standard

Subject Reference		Physical Education 1.1
Title		Participate actively in a variety of physical activities and explain factors that influence own participation
Level	1	Credits	5		Assessment		Internal
Subfield	Health and Physical Education
Domain	Physical Education
Status		Registered		Status date		17 December 2010
Planned review date		31 December 2020		Date version published		20 November 2014

 

This achievement standard involves participating actively in a variety of physical activities and explaining factors that influence own participation.

Achievement Criteria

Achievement	Achievement with Merit	Achievement with Excellence
Participate actively in a variety of physical activities and explain factors that influence own participation.	Participate actively in a variety of physical activities with a high level of effort and engagement, and explain factors that influence own participation.	Participate actively in a variety of physical activities with a consistently high level of effort and engagement, and explain factors that influence own participation.

Explanatory Notes

1. This achievement standard is derived from The New Zealand Curriculum, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2007.  It is aligned with Level 6 Achievement Objectives A1 (Personal growth and development), A2 (Regular physical activity), A3 (Safety management), A4 (Personal identity), B1 (Movement skills), B2 (Positive attitudes), B4 (Challenges and social and cultural factors), and D1 (Societal attitudes and values) and the material in the Teaching and Learning Guide for Physical Education, Ministry of Education, 2010 at http://seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz.  Assessment will be consistent with and reflect the underlying and interdependent concepts of the Health and Physical Education Learning Area; Hauora, the socio-ecological perspective, health promotion, and attitudes and values.  (The New Zealand Curriculum, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2007, p22.)

This standard is also derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.  For details of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa achievement objectives to which this standard relates, see the Papa Whakaako.

2. Participate actively involves being both active and involved in most of the physical activity sessions used to contribute towards assessment against this achievement standard.  Active participation in a variety of physical activities is essential.

Participate actively may include:

• practising to improve

• involving self in activity for enjoyment, fun and challenge

• contributing in team activities

• relating to others in activities requiring interaction

• reflecting on involvement and performance

• participating in some way or contributing despite injury.

Displaying a high level of effort and engagement involves full and positive participation in physical activities, along with contributions to support others to be active and/or showing effort to improve over time.  This may include:

• participating in the strategies, skills, and aim of the game

• participating to develop skills of the activity

• participating to develop, maintain and improve fitness

• participating to maintain or improve well-being

• participating to enjoy the intent of the activity

• supporting, encouraging, and organising of others with the aim of getting them to participate

• any combination of the above.

Displaying a consistently high level of effort and engagement involves full and positive participation in physical activities, along with regular contributions to support others to be active and/or showing sustained effort to improve over time.

Explain involves saying how and/or why a range of factors influence the student’s own participation.  The explanation is expected to be a result of ongoing reflection.

Factors that influence participation could include but are not limited to:

• well-being

• fun and enjoyment

• challenge

• sense of achievement

• social factors e.g. able to do physical activity with friends, able to choose my own group

• aesthetic appeal

• pushes the body to physical and/or mental limits

• being able to go at own pace

• cost

• accessibility

• environmental appreciation

• technology

• equipment needed.

3. It is expected that students will participate in a variety of physical activities throughout a full teaching and learning programme.  The activities may include but are not limited to:

• fitness

• dance

• outdoor education

• adventure-based learning

• games

• team-based sport

• te ao kori

• aquatic activities

• leisure-based activities.

See further details in the curriculum statement http://www.tki.org.nz/r/health/curriculum/statement/toc_e.php.

4. Conditions of Assessment related to this achievement standard can be found at http://ncea.tki.org.nz/Resources-for-Internally-Assessed-Achievement-Standards.

 

Replacement Information

This achievement standard replaced unit standard 12527 and AS90067.

 

Quality Assurance

3. Providers and Industry Training Organisations must have been granted consent to assess by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against achievement standards.

4. Organisations with consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing against achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those achievement standards.