The Tangiwai Rail Disaster

 Hello Everyone,

Welcome back to my blog, this week we are learning about the Tangiwaii Rail Disaster

Predictions 

What do I think I know about this Disaster?

This Disaster happened on Dec 24th 1953 and it's about a train and something about a Lahar

What do I think I will find out about this Disaster?

Death Toll, why it happened & survivor stories

1. There was 258 people on board 

2. It started on Mt Ruapehu

3. Dec 24th 1953 at 10:21 P.M

4. He saw a man waving a torch ( It saved the 3 last carriages )

5. She gave out medals to volunteers for their bravery

6. A early warning system about the Whangaehu River 

Total of information

1925 was that last Lahar

5 carriages went to the river

151 people died

21 people who died but no one knows their names

Very active Volcano 

1945, The Volcano erupted for months and caused heaps of Lahars

The summer, the glacier begins to melt

Wellington to Auckland

Charles Parker - Train Driver

Crater bank collapses at 8:00 P.M

26 tons of solid concrete

Alison Parker waved the torch

2 women survived, one girl pulled her hair out of the window ( Anne Lennox & 1 other women - only 2 survivors of car 3  )

No one in the 6th car was badly injured

   Kennedy was the only who died, trapped underneath a car seat

Mud everywhere

This is where I found all my information for poster --> Here 

Reflection

What Am I Learning?

I am learning about the Tangiwai Rail Disaster on Dec 24th 1953 at 10:21 P.M

How Does This Show My Learning?

This shows my learning because I have put all the information I have on this Poster

What Am I Wondering As A Result Of This Learning?

I have all the information I need to know

Looking Back At My Predictions, What Did I Get Right, What Was Different & Why?

I was correct about the date, train and lahar

Thank you for reading my Blog Post today,

Have you been to Wellington before?

Anyways, see you next time! Goodbyee!

 

Ginger Beer

Aim

I want to find out how to make ginger beer

We had to find 3 videos, here it is...

Funny 

Science 

Experiment 

( This is not the way we made it )

Method

Equipment 

- Yeast

- Sugar

- Ginger

- Lemon Juice

- Wooden Stick

- Plastic Cup

- Paper

Instruction

1. Get your equipment

2. Fold you paper into a funnel

3. Put a teaspoon of Yeast with the funnel

4. Put 2 teaspoons of Sugar 

5. Pour Lukewarm water into your cup, 180 mL ( Lukewarm water is body temperature )

6. Stir slightly

7. Put a few squirts of lemon juice

8. Stir it a bit more using wooden stick

9. Put the ginger onto the paper and pour half in

10. Taste it ( put more if you want )

11. Had a tablespoon of Sugar 

12. Taste it again ( If you think it's missing anything add more of it )

13. Leave it for a day before trying it

Result

Here's what it looks like, 

Smell - It smells like lemon juice with a bit of ginger

Taste - Mine tasted sweet and you can really taste the lemon juice with a hint of ginger.

Looks - It looks like a light mouldy yellow colour with the ting bits of ginger that hasn't dissolve yet 

Conclusion

I can conclude that this activity is a really good way to learn about Fermentation

Thank you, Goodbye!  

Space

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Welcome back to my Blog, this week we are learning about Space, 

I had read a journal called Digital Space / Kiwis In Space,

 

I had to find some 25 key words and turn them into a Word Cloud!

Key words

Word Cloud

Here are somethings that I learnt while doing this, I chose to do a Screencastify about it with my friend Sophie! Enjoy!

Thank you for reading my Blog Post today

Would you go to Space if you had the chance?

See you next time! Goodbye!

Ballantynes Fire

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Welcome back to my Blog, today we are learning about the Ballantynes fire, I hope you enjoy!

I think this disaster is about a fire on Nov 18th 1974, 

I want to find out what caused the fire and if there was a death toll how long did it take to put the fire out.

1. People were served by waitress and expensive clothes, it was a designer store

2. Ballantynes is located in Christchurch

3. The fire started at 3:46 P.M on November 18th 1974

4. They had no smoke alarms and they no evaluation plans, people downstairs thought it was a small Cellar fire so didn't tell the upstairs people

5. 41 Workers died in the fire, 2 people jumped from a veranda they were unconscious but okay 

6. No smoking inside, don't walk away even if it's small, they have smoke alarms now.

This is the video

Worst fire in history, 

4:00 in the afternoon

300 worked here

The army and and air forces helped the firemen with crowd control

They pumped water for 4 hours using 36 massive hoses

This next video wasn't useful, it was too long and hard to hear.

Here is my poster for this weeks activity

Information

Blog Reflection

What am I learning?

I am learning about the Ballantynes Fire.

How does my work show my learning?

This posters shows my learning because I have all the information I need on my poster.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I wondering how the fire started in the first place

Looking back at my predictions, what did I get right, what was different and why?

My prediction was correct

Thank you for reading my Blog Post today,

Have you been to the Ballantynes Department Store yet?

See you next time! Goodbye!

 

Olympics

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Welcome back to my Blog this week we were learning about the Olympics in Hurumanu 1, my group was learning about Olympic Rowing. 

Rowing became a sport in England , the 1st and oldest rowing competition was held in 1715, the event was called Doggett's Coat and Badge and it's still happening till this day.

Here are my facts about Olympic Rowing...

  

We also had to make up a random sport for the Olympics...

Thank you for reading for blog,

Would you try my Contest?

See you next time, Bye!

Chilli Tasting

Aim  

I want to find out if milk will help reduce the burn of the hot sauce

We had to find 3 videos, here it is...

Funny Video

Science Video

Experiment Video

Method

Equipment

- Toothpick

- Hot sauce

- Stopwatch

- Water

- Coke

- Milk

Instructions

• Get your Equipment
• Dip the toothpick into the hot sauce
• Suck the hot sauce of the toothpick
• Start timing
• Stop timing when your mouth stops burning 

Result - 

	Straight	Water	Cola	Milk
Time Take To Stop The Burning	2mins40	5secs	30secs	4secs

Conclusion

I can concluded that Milk was the best at stopping the hot feeling. The less effective liquid was cola.

Discussion

Why does chilli burn your mouth and why does milk stop it?

Capsaicin triggers your receptor and tells your brain that your mouth is on fire and capsaicin dissolves in oil so that's why milk helps it.

Thanks for reading!

Goodbyeee!

  

The Napier Earthquakes

Hey Everyone, 

Welcome back to my Blog, Today we are learning about The Napier Earthquake. Here are our activities / questions...

Predictions

What Do I Think I Know About This Disaster?

I know that's it an Earthquake that happened on Feb 3 1931.

What Do I Think I Will Find Out About This Disaster?

I think I will find out who died and how many buildings were destroyed.

Understand (Know What It’s About)

Apply (Explore and Dig Deeper)

Create (Design Something New)

1. When was the Hawke’s Bay earthquake?

It was at 10:47 AM on February the 3rd 1931 

2. What was the official death toll of this disaster?

There was a total of 256 who died, 161 in Napier, 93 in Hastings and 2 in Wairoa

3. Where are two places that doctors set up

surgeries?

In the Botanical Gardens and Race Courses in Napier

4. What is one benefit that came from the

earthquake?

New houses built in Art Deco Style and also creating new lands for farms

5. How long did the main earthquake last for?

The main earthquake lasted for 2 and a half minutes

6. Why do you think children from this region were

sent around New Zealand?

There was no School for the children to go to, no homes for them to live in and it wasn't safe due to the 525 aftershocks.

We had to watch some videos and find useful info about them, here are all of my facts in total.

- 90 years since the Earthquake

-  99 Nolan Manly was 9 years old when the Earthquake happened

- Veronica bell rang for 2 and a half minutes

- People had to live in tents

- After the earthquake people built houses in an Art Deco style 

- Before the earthquake there was a fire

- Mostly damage was due to fire

- Hospitals were damaged

- Water pumping station was damaged

- Railway was built 2-3 weeks later after the Quake 

- 300 boys in a collage and some boys got thrown out of building due to Earthquake, a boy was found and rescued 3 days after

The 2 videos I watched are here if you wanted to watch them for yourself ---> Video 1 Video 2

Here is my Canva Poster I made to show you some info about the Earthquake...

Here is the website i found most my info - Website

Thank you for reading my blog post, 

What are your options on Earthquakes?

See you next time! Goodbye! 

  

 

Simone Biles

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Welcome back to my Blog, today we had to make a Sports Profile about a sport and a person from the Olympics.

The sport I chose is Artist Gymnastics and the Gymnast I chose is Simone Biles. She has won 25 medals in total at the World Champions and 19 of them are gold. She is the first American to win a medal in every event at this competition. At her first Summer Olympics Games in Rio, she earned 5 medals - four golds and 1 bronze.

Now you know a little bit more about her, here is my sports profile...

 

Thank you for reading my Blog post today, 

What's your favourite Olympics sport?

Goodbye! 

Term 3 Goal Settings

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Welcome back to my Blog, last week we had to do our Term 3 Goal Settings. A Goal Setting is when we plan what we want to achieve this term, here is mine.

Year 7/8 Wānanga Goal Setting

Name:		Class:	Term:	Year:
Greatest achievement from last term:
I finished my work in time in my Hurumanu
Subjects taken this term:
Hurumanu:
1	Hurumanu 1 - Ngã Tãngata
2	Hurumanu 2 - Tūhura
3	Hurumanu 3 - Te Ao Whānui
Technology: Soft Materials & Wood Tech
Language:
Other: Science
Academic Goals
Short term (this term):
1	Helping people when they need help
2	Finishing a chapter book
Non-academic goal (can be out of school):
Get better at shooting in Netball  Learning how to defend better in Netball
What are my learning strengths (Refer to Year 8 Graduate Profile)		What are my learning work ons (Refer to Year 8 Graduate Profile)
I use feedback to improve my work I understand people & opinions  I am an outstander - I choose to help others that are having a hard time I can be trusted to use my device for a task that im meant to be doing		I have a growth mindset I’m a curious learner - I ask questions I manage my emotions when I am frustrated or challenged
How will I achieve this?
I can achieve this by asking questions when I’m curious and I can take some time for myself to calm down so I don’t get angry at others.
End of term reflection

 Thank you for reading this Blog Post.

What's your goal for this month? 

GoodBye!