The Pike River Mine Disaster

 What do I know?

- It happened in a mine

- People died

- The mine was called Pike River

What do I want to know?

- The death toll

- What caused this disaster

- Was it an accident 

1. The Pike River Mine was located in the West Coast of New Zealand

2. Built the mine in 2005 at started mining on November 2008

3.There were 31 miners inside the mine when it exploded 

4. 2 people escaped

5. It was to dangerous for humans

6. She promised to unseal the mine and reopen it but didn't do it

Video Facts

Survivors - Russell Smith & Daniel Rockhouse

Russell ducked behind the door of the loader to avoid the falling rocks

Another survivor recused and helped him escape 

Daniel's 21 yrs old brother didn't make it out

They don't know why the mine exploded

Russell couldn't breath and collapsed

He felt peaceful before he collapsed

Daniel is working in Australia 

Daniel's brother is named Ben

Shock waves and smoke made Daniel weak

Daniel lost connection with the outside world

Daniel took all his anger out on his dad when he was drunk saying it was his dad's fault for Ben's death

People blamed the corporation for death of the 29 men

Now Daniel has a wife named Tammy

Here are the 29 people who died

Reflection

We are learning about the Pike River Mine,

I showed my learning by putting facts onto a DLO

I am wondering if the bodies are skeletons now or anything else 

Looking back on my predictions I was correct about the mine and that people died

 

   

 

The Erebus Crash

 Predictions - 

What I think I know already?

- Plane Crash

- Everyone died

- Nov 29 1979

- Crashed into snow

What I think I'll find out

Why no one survived 

Why did it crash

1. The plane was heading Scott base, McMurdo Sound and Antarctica

2. Jim Collins and Greg Cassin

3. So that the passengers could have a better view

4. The pilot and co pilot weren't told about the course change, you couldn't tell the difference between land and sky

5. Nov 28th 1979 - 12:49 Pm

Videos

Flight 901

The flight was 10 - 12 hours

Captain Thomas James Collins

First Officer - Gregory Mark Cassin

15 Flight Attendants

Navigation didn't work as well in the 1970's   

 It was cloudy and snowy

45 mins stop for fuel in Christchurch

$359 per person

They go down 1,500 feet as they approach McMurdo

Mt Erebus 2nd highest volcano

The plane crashed and burned

We are learning about the Eberus Plane Crash,

I showed my learning by putting facts onto a DLO

I am wondering why the pilots didn't know the change in direction 

Looking back on my predictions I was correct about what it was and the date and time.

 

Mentos & Coke

 Aim - I want to find out what will happen when you drop mentos into a bottle of coke

Method

Equipment

- Mentos

- A bottle of coke

- Flat surface

Instructions 

1. Get your equipment

2. Remove the lid of coke

3. Put your bottle of coke on a flat surface

4. Pour the mentos into the coke and sees what happenes

Result

Here is what I would expect it to look like

Conclusion

I can conclude that adding mentos to a bottle of coke will make the coke fizz up and explode and liquid will shoot out of the bottle

Discussion

Coke is full of Carbon dioxide / CO2, when the mentos drops to the bottom it creates lots of bubbles on it's pitted surface on it's way up meaning the surface of the coke is cover in tiny and shallow holes. When gas is released it forces the liquid up and out of the bottle, resulting in the eruption. 

 

Acids & Base

 Acid - A form of Chemical 

A acid contains Hydrogen atoms that can break off to react with a substance

Formulae

Hydrochloric Acid - HCl ( Little L )

Sulfuric Acid - H2SO4

Nitric Acid - HNO3

Phosphoric Acid - H3PO4

Acetic Acid - CH3COOH

Citric Acid - Lemon & Oranges 

Formic Acid - Poison in bee - sting 

Tartaric Acid

Where do you find Acids

Plaque - Acid on your teeth

Stomach Acid - Hydrochloric Acid

Battery Acid is Sulfuric Acid

Vinegar - Acetic Acid

Coca Cola has Carbonic Acid

Vitamin C has Ascorbic Acid

Litmus paper changes to red in acids and base turns it blue

What is a Base?

ROYGBIV

1 - 14 ( pH Scale )

0 - Acid

7 - Neutral 

14 - Base

Acid has hydrogen in it 

0-1 Red

2-3 Orange

4-6 Yellow

7 Green

8-10 Blue

11-12 Indigo

13-14 Violet

pH - Potential of Hydrogen

pH is the log of the hydrogen concentration - Log is a mathematics term for counting how many points / zeros there are

Base is opposite chemical to an acid

A base contain Hydroxide - An acid contain Hydrogen 

H ( Acid ) OH or -OH ( Base )

HOH ( H2O ) - Water

Acid and Base neutralise each other and make water

Discussion

Red cabbage contains pigment that can dissolve in water called anthocyanin ( anthocyanin is a pigment found in red,purple and blue flowers and mostly fruit ) and changes colour when it is mixed with an acid or base, the pigment turns red around acidic environment with a pH less than 7 and pigment that turns blue / greenish is in alkaline environments which is also called a basic

   

Red Cabbage Indicator

 Aim - I want to learn find out how to tell if something is an acid

Method

Equipment 

- Beaker

- Red Cabbage

- Boiling water

- Test tubes ( 2 big ones on each side and 4 little ones in the middle )

- Acid & Hydroxide 

- Dropper

Instructions 

1. Get your equipment

2. Tear the Red Cabbage into tiny pieces and put them in the beaker

3. Pour the boiling water in the beaker ( 100 mL )

4. Pour acid into the big test tube on the left side ( 2 cm )

5. Pour Hydroxide into the big test tube on the right side ( 2 cm )

6. Use your dropper and pour the boiling cabbage water into the big test tubes

7. Be creative and mix your colours

Result

  

No Safe Harbour

 Hello Everyone,

Welcome back to my blog, today I listened to chapter 11 of No Safe Harbour.

This is what happened in chapter 10...

Everyone was getting preparing to get off the Wahine, there was a man from the Tiakina ship that tried jumping to Wahine, but vanished between the 2 ships couple of minutes later the man was seen clawing his way back on the deck

The man the jumped between the ships was the Deputy Harbour Master, the passengers used their life jackets as pillows or seats, the lady on the Wahine ship was outside taking photos of the waves

Here are my 5 facts...

Chapter 11

The wind and waves were slowing calming down

The ship started leaning

The ship tilted so much that people had to push themselves away from the wall

They were about to abandon the ship

There might be a bit of water at the bottom of the ship

Chapter 12

Everyone started panicking

Everyone got their things ready

Some passengers headed for the life boats 

The waves and winds were too big and the life boats kept on flying away

There was a gap between the ship and the life boat some people jumped and some stayed frozen

Thank you for reading my Blog, 

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                                                                See you next time!! Byee!

Making Sherbet

 Aim - I want to find out how to make Sherbet 

Research -

Video - How To Make Sherbet

Method -

Equipment:

- A Cup or a bowl

- Baking powder

- Citrus Acid

- Raro / Sugar

- Popsicle Stick

- Teaspoon

Instructions

1. Get your equipment

2. Add a teaspoon of raro into your cup

3. Add half a teaspoon of baking powder into your cup

4. Add half a teaspoon of citrus acid into your cup

5. Mix the powders using your Popsicle stick

6. Taste your sherbet and adjust the flavour as necessary

Result 

The sherbet was very sweet at the start, then the baking powder started reacting to the carbon dioxide to make it foam. I recommend don't put it all in your mouth because your mouth will feel numb

Discussion

Citrus Acid + Sodium Bicarbonate = Carbon Dioxide  

No Safe Harbour Chapter 10

 Hey everyone,

Welcome back to my Blog! Today I had to listen to an audio of No Safe Harbour Chapter 10 and write down 5 interesting facts I heard.

Here they are...

- Everyone was getting preparing to get off the Wahine

- There was a man from the Tiakina that jumped at Wahine trying to grab onto a rope, vanished between the 2 ships then people saw him clawing his way back on the deck

- The man the jumped between the ships is the Deputy Harbour Master

- People used their life jackets as pillows or seats

- A lady on the Wahine ship was outside taking photos of the waves 

This is a short blog post but I will do chapters 11-13 in the following days.

How's your lockdown going?

See you next time! Goodbye! :)

Extra Info: The Passenger List