NZ Land March

NZ Land March

In Social Studies this week, we have been researching the New Zealand land march lead by Dame Whina Cooper. Below you will find a map that shows the routes that the hikoi took. They marched from Te Kao all the way to Wellington. During the hikoi, they covered a distance of 1,100km in 30 days. They carried a flag, and they never let it touch the ground. They protested and signed a petition to try and get their land back. As they travelled, many decided to join in. The hikoi started with just about 50 people and ended with 5000. 60,000 people signed the petition.

Human Rights

Chemistry

During lockdown in chemistry, we were told to make a poster for the topics we researched about. I made two posters about sound waves and the different types of energy. 

Human Rights

Our digital learning objective for English and social studies this week are about human rights, we watched a documentary about Gloriavale. Gloriavale is a Christian community located on the west coast of the south island where everyone is extremely religious. Men work hard labour while the women do the housework. Kids are expected to do jobs when they are old enough and none of them gets paid. They do their jobs for each other. Women also don't get to choose who they marry, the elders and men get to.

We also started reading a book called Abomination by Robert Swindell. The book is about a girl named Martha who was bullied for wearing clothes that her mother made. Her family is highly religious and her father gives her beatings. There's also another main character who is Martha's only friend, his name is Scott. Scott was also bullied for befriending Martha.

P.E essay

                 P.E is a waste of students’ learning time.

Disagree

P.E should be compulsory for all students. Many students think that P.E is a waste of time, but hopefully, your opinions are going to change after reading this essay.

Firstly, P.E introduces us to a healthy lifestyle. Physical education may help your immune system and also improve the health of your organs. It reduces the risk of heart disease, lung cancer, diabetes, stroke, etc. 

In addition, P.E helps us with our academic skills as well as our areas of wellbeing. P.E promotes active lifestyles, develops leadership skills, teamwork, decision making, goal setting and risk management. In other words, P.E is not just about being improving physically but mentally too.

Did you know that athletes from the NBA have an average salary of 7.5 million USD? Or that Lionel Messi, one of the highest-paid athletes, has a 70 million USD salary? These people reached this far because of their dedication to P.E and sports. Staying physically and mentally fit may help you with future careers such as construction workers, firefighters, lifeguards, etc.

People may think of P.E as a waste of time, but it plays a big part in a student’s literature. “Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of its capacity when the body is healthy and strong.” John F. Kennedy.

Essay burger plan

 In hurumanu 1, we have been planning our essays with a burger plan. We included an introduction, three paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Effects of Heat

Contraction

Firstly, we heated some water in a can using a bunsen burner. When the steam came out, we turned the burner off. We turned the can upside down on the cold water we prepared. The tin imploded as the heat left the can. This happens because the heated particles leave the can to try and find heat.

Expansion

Firstly, we tested to see if the metal ball would fit through the metal hoop. Next, we heated the ball, and when we tried to put it back through the hoop, it didn't fit. This happens because heat makes the solid less dense. Therefore, expanding the ball.

Conduction

As the heat of the bunsen burner conducted along the metal rod, the petroleum jelly holding the pins melted and the pins dropped on the table. The heat travelled along the rod slowly, therefore giving the pins different times to drop. Here are our times:

The first pin dropped in 4.41 seconds.

The second one dropped on 14.28 seconds.

The third one dropped at 27.43 seconds.

The fourth one dropped at 53.88 seconds.

The last pin dropped at 1 minute 46 seconds.

Convection in liquid

Firstly, we heated water in a beaker using a bunsen burner. We then put a straw and put some permanganate crystals through it. The crystal particles went up and down through the hot water. This happens because heat makes things less dense and lighter. As soon as the crystal particles cooled down, they went down to the surface.

Convection in gas

 Firstly, we cut off the top bit of the teabag, made it into a cylinder and made it stand on the table. We then lit it on fire, starting from the top. The teabag flew in the air as it disintegrated. This happens because the heat made it lighter, lifting it into the air.