Digital Tech Hurumanu Post 1

Last week we started on Digital Tech Hurumanu. In this hurumanu we are working some issues. The issue that I chose is homelessness.

Here are some questions that I answered in this doc. Doc

And here is my learning log in this doc. Doc

P.E Week 5

This week we started P.E hurumanu for the second. The first thing we did was the fitness test. We started on Monday and did 4 and we did the the beep test today. Here are my results.

Vertical Jump
    M1:2.

     M2: 2.2

Sit and Reach: 10cm Sit Ups: 2 Grip Test: 0 Beep Test: 2.8

The hardest thing was the beep test. Running was my weak point. We record this to see what my fitness results are next time and see if I have improved.

I worked successfully with others because I encouraged people when they were struggling and that helped them out. 

 

Science

Weather and Climate Change 

Extreme weather

Measuring weather.

Wind

Beaufort Wind Scale

Beaufort Force	Wind Speed (KPH)	Spins	Indicators	Terms Used in NWS Forecasts
0	0-2	0	Calm; smoke rises vertically.	Calm
1	2-5	10	Shown by direction of wind smoke drift, but not by wind vanes.	Light
2	6-12	40	Wind felt on face, leaves rustle; ordinary vanes moved by wind.	Light
3	13-20	80	Leaves and small twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flag.	Gentle
4	21-29	130	Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved.	Moderate
5	30-39	190	Small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters.	Fresh
6	40-50	250	Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telephone wires; umbrellas used with difficulty.	Strong
7	51-61	320	Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt walking against the wind.	Strong
8	62-74	390	Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress.	Gale
9	75-87	470	Slight structural damage.	Gale
10	88-101	550	Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage occurs.	Whole gale
11	102-116	640	Very rarely experienced inland; accompanied by widespread damage.	Whole gale
12	117 or more	730+	Very rarely experienced; accompanied by widespread damage.	Hurricane

Wind speed - Making an anemometer.

MATERIALS

1. 4 cups 
2. pin  
3.  pencil with eraser 
4. tape  
5. 4 straws  

STEPS

1. Tape the straws together in a shape like this ➕  
2.   put cups on straws going the same  direction
3.   put pin through straws 
4. put on  eraser on pencil
5.    use

Once you have made an anemometer we are going to record the wind speed.

Group size: 5

You will need:

Anemometer (above) 

Roles:

• Timekeeper
• Counter
• Recorder
• Anemometer Manager
• Wind generator

1. Mount the anemometer in a place that has full access to the wind from all directions.
2. When the time keeper says "Go", the counter in each group will count how many times the marked cup passes them in one minute and write it down.
3. If possible, repeat the above step four (4) times and record the average number of spins on the chart.

FINDINGS

• Record how many times it spins using the table below.

You will need to create the wind yourself by blowing. Get 4 different wind speeds by blowing.

You will need to time them and count the number of spins.

	Time Interval	Number of Spins
1.	5	10

• Can you make a statement connecting the number of spins of your anemometer and the speed of the wind? 

Ecology

Movie: Our Planet: Netflix or BBC: Climate change: The facts

Aim: To learn about the wetland ecosystem.

                                                                                        1. Types of Wetlands

What is a Wetland?

Definition: A saturated land 

Five different kinds of Wetlands in NZ

1. Lakes - A large area of water surrounded by land
2. Dune - A mound or ridge of sand
3. Bog - Ground that is to weak to hold heavy weight 
4. Swamp -  an area of waterlogged ground
5. Mangroves -  A swamp tree

2. Helping wetland so they can help us.                                                             

Common wetland plants in NZ

Name	Image	Purpose
EG: Swamp weed		Food for fish and birds Home for fish and birds Cleans the water
Mangrove		1. Protect shorelines  2. keep water clean 3. Stabilise sediments
Harakeke		1. Garden plant 2. restore biodiversity 3. Makes linen
Raupo / Bullrush		1. pollon 2. sugar 3. flower
Toetoe		1. inner lining 2. used for houses 3. used for buildings

Common animals, insects, birds you may find in a NZ wetland.

Name	Image	Food
Duck (rakiraki)		corn oats rice
Frog (poraka)		1.grasshoppers  2. mice 3. baby turtles
Butterfly (pepe mā)		1. strawberrys 2.watermelons  3.oranges
Grey Heron (matuku moana)		1. fish 2. small reptiles 3. rodents
Dragonfly (uruururoroa)		1. insects 2.fish 3. moths
Fish (matira)		1. fish 2.plants 3. small organisms

Eco System

Today For science We had to watch a video about nature and answer these questions.

What animals keep our jackets warm?     Ducks

What animal makes our boots waterproof?    Cows

Where does the water in our rivers come from?  Snow

Why do we need healthy rivers?     To drink good water and catch

healthy fish

What are some of the good things about mosquitoes? They

keep water clean and feed fish and birds and pollinate plants

Why are bees dying?  There are heaps of reasons.. insecticides

What do bugs do to our leaves Eat them

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

How much dung would we be in if there were no dung de-composers? 7-feet

Who runs this planet? Nature

Science

Science Badges:

  

'Conservation'  

• Climate Science
• Global Warming
• Recycling
• Renewable Energy
• Fossil Fuels
• Ecology
• Our Planet
• Water
• Plants

1. 15 Points are needed to get a badge
2. A high standard of work.

• All experiments are written up ( Aim, Materials, Steps, Conclusion)
• Two photos of your experiment
• 6 sentences at least for a conclusion

Science will be twice per week.

• Lesson 1: This will be an Experiment that involves blogging. You will be expected to open a new post, copy Mr Palmer's blog and paste it on your new post.
• Lesson 2: This will be an Investigation that relates to the topic from Lesson 1. It will be own choice and displayed in a way that you prefer. For example - PowerPoint, Doc, etc

BLOGGING.

All the blogs and science lessons will be displayed on Mr Palmers blog: 

http://mrpalmersscience.blogspot.com/

Bookmark it!

Expectations:

• 1 blog must be completed per Hurumanu lesson.
• A completed blog must have the four headings ( Aim, Method, Findings, Conclusion), correct writing and punctuation under each heading and be published. No post, no points.
• 2 images of the experiment / investigation on the blog.

Using the Scientific method of investigation:

Aim: What the experiment / investigation is about.

Method: Instructions on how the experiment / investigation is carried out. This includes the equipment.

Findings: What have we learnt or found out from our experiment / investigation. This is called Data, Information or Facts. It is displayed in a chart, table or picture.

Conclusion:  

My Hurumanu Science Goals:

1.  Get my science badge.


2.  Use the science equipment safely. 


3. to always finish my work.  

Music week 5

Here is the setting for my song.

Music Week 5

This week we worked on a song here it is.

My Song

Ki O Rahi rules

These are some rules for Ki O Rahi

Music over the decades.

This week for music we had to do a slide from over the decades that went from 1900-2010. Here is my work😁





Thank you for watching my slide. What was your favorite singer/band?
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