Introducing my best friend!!

Introducing Celeste

I have known Celeste my whole life. From the day I went to kindergarten right till this day. She was once my friend but now I consider her my best friend.

If you get to know her she’s really nice only ……..sometimes hahaha. But she can be shy but also  confident at the same time. She’s there when you need her, if you're down or angry, She can make you laugh and happy. If you’re new to the school she’ll include you, if she’s playing a game or just hanging about with her friends. She’s really amazing. She’s one of a kind. She’s really funny and she’s really nice. When Celeste get’s into her mode where she turns sadness to laughter, She can become someone else. Her jokes are hilarious and her eyes are funny as well when she laughs.

Celeste tells stories that will make you laugh your heart out. She can be a person with lots of kindness in herself. She cares for others, not just herself. She’s really cool to hang out with. She says things that are weird and crazy but turns out to be funny. She keeps secrets and doesn't blurt them out to other people and create rumors. She has a HUGE mind that has a lot of imagination and creativity. She’s a really good persuasive person. She’s good at writing and all the other subjects at school.

At school Celeste will distract you to make you laugh but then it’s worth talking to her and laughing with her. She can be serious sometimes but mainly cool.

So if you want to hang out with Celeste, Sure, Just make sure she doesn't bite YOU!  

Propagation of seeds

Today in inquiry we learned about what propagation of seeds and what different kind of things we can with do seeds.

Propagation of seeds meaning:  Propagation of seeds is the development of creating new plants with different resources ( seeds and other plant parts. )

Propagating a plant/seedling

Materials

• 1 plastic cup
• 1 pin/compass point or a sharp point
• dirt
• pebbles/drainage
• seedling/seeds

Procedure

1. Firstly, grab your pin or your compass or any sharp object you can get and poke holes at the bottom of your cup
2. Secondly, Test your cup if it drains the water out
3. Thirdly, Layer the inside bottom of your cup with pebbles for your drainage
4. Add ¾ of dirt
5. And lastly create a hole that will fit your seed/seedling, then add a little bit more dirt to cover any exposed roots or your seeds.

hypothesis

I foresee that my plant will propagate and survive.  

Treaty of Waitangi

Experiment magic

Milk and detergent magic

How to create magic with food colouring, milk and detergent

Requirements: Beaker 200mls of blue bottled milk Food colouring (red, green, blue, yellow etc…) Plastic container Detergent 2 Dye droppers 5 drops of food colouring

1. Pour, 200mls into a beaker, after it has been measured, pour it into a plastic container
2. Secondly, use a dye dropper and use 4 food colouring colours, pour 5 drops of each colour in a corner
3. Next, use another dye dropper, and suck up the detergent in the dye dropper, then drop one drop into the food colouring and the milk.
4. Lastly, watch the magic happen as the colours split, then add as many drops into the container.

Virtues

Today, in room 8, for R.E, we had to write down some virtues and examples and also there meanings

Self Discipline….	Definition: Self Discipline is about self control. Example: To train yourself to be the best you can to improve.
Compassion….	Definition: The character to figure out how others are feeling or having awareness of them. Example: Want to do something about how they are feeling or help them.
Responsibility	Definition: Taking care of your own things. Example: Cleaning your room or doing the washing.
Courage	Definition: To have Strength and Bravery. Example: Helping someone carry something that is heavy for them or helping a old person or a kid cross the road.
Perseverance	Definition: Having difficulty of success or being determined to finish something you started. Example: Don’t know what to do or how to do something of what you are given but you have courage to finish your work.
Loyalty	Definition: Having a strong feeling of support Example: In a community, feeling supported or playing a sport and your teammates are giving you support.
Faith	Definition: Feeling complete trust or confidence in yourself or from someone. Example: Doing rock climbing and having complete trust in your partner and having confidence.
Wisdom	Definition: accepting the experience, knowledge and good judgement. Example: Quality of being wise.
Honesty	Definition:  Being truthful to a person. Example: Telling the truth.
Justice	Definition: Meaning of just and behaviour Example: Proving what’s wrong and what’s right.
Faithfulness	Definition: Being loyal, truthful, dedicated  and committed Example: Being honest with everyone
Strength	Definition: Having faith, Being strong. Not being doubtful and Never giving up. Example: Being strong even though if the task is hard to complete.
Fortitude	Definition: having determination in pain or in a difficult situation Example: Having a broken leg or in hospital in pain but having faith in yourself that you are going to be okay.
Prudence	Definition: Being wise and careful of what you are doing or which path to take (Good or Bad) Example: Going for a run but also being wise and careful about the people around you.

Virtues

These pictures are examples of showing virtues at Room 8’s camp. These involve listening to others, working together and being patient with each other.

Sugar Spider Webs

Sugar Webs

Today, at technicraft, the year 8’s and I had to do an experiment, that involved melting  different types of sugar.

Here is the procedure:

Equipment

🌴 1 tablespoon of Sugar (white sugar, brown sugar, raw sugar, caster sugar, coffee sugar, demerara sugar, coconut sugar, any sugar)

🌴Gauze mat

🌴Small Tripod

🌴Meths burner

🌴Tooth picks

🌴Damp cloth

🌴Matches/lighter

🌴Square Tin foil

🌴Flat surface

Method

1. Place your tripod on a flat surface, then put your gauze mat on top of your tripod.
2. Grab your tin foil and slightly tilt, the four corners of your tin foil, and then place it also on top of your gauze mat
3. Pour 1 tablespoon of any type of sugar onto your tin foil
4. Wipe (safely) your meths burner with a damp cloth.
5. Light your meths burner with your lighter or match, and move it under your tripod
6. Grab one tooth pick, and gradually mix your sugar with the side of your tooth pick, NOT with the pointy tip
7. Wait, patiently until your sugar turns into a liquid

Sugar Spider webs

If you want to create Sugar spider webs here is how↓↓

1. Grab, your tin foil, with your melted sugar, then place it on a flat surface
2. Take another, toothpick and dip it into your liquid sugar
3. Take out your toothpick,(Carefully and slowly),  with a string of sugar attached to it, BUT be accurately careful, sometimes your sugar spider web might snap

Be fast, because it might turn back to a solid object, like toffee. 😊😊

Spiders

Spiders

Humans often think of spiders from a  negative point of view.   Some people think spiders are  venomous, and dangerous, but not all spiders have these features . In fact, many spiders are harmless, like the daddy long legs. It is found throughout New Zealand but in less numbers in colder areas e.g. South Island.

There are over 45,700 different species of spiders around the world,with the exception of   Antarctica. Spiders have 8 legs which separates them from the insect family. . Spiders belong in the Arachnid family. The Arachnid family are a group of eight legged species, Spiders are known to create spectacular spider webs that are made out of silk to capture there prey.

Some spiders have the amazing life span up to 15 - 25 years, but some spiders are only likely to live up to  1 - 3 years. Spiders have an unusual like blood colour (Pale blue) which tells them apart from us. Male spiders are smaller than female spiders, But the amazing thing about female spiders, is that they can lay 3,000 eggs in a day.

The largest spider/s in the world are the Giant Bird eating spider and also the Huntsman spider.These can both be found in North America.

 Many people suffer from the fear of spiders, which known as  arachnophobia.  , Approximately 10% of those with this phobia are male compared with 50% of women.

In New Zealand the only poisonous spider is the Katipo spider.

Spiders in New Zealand include the following:

• Katipo
• Redback
• White tailed spider
• Daddy long legs

And the Nelson Cave spider - One of the  biggest spiders found  here in New Zealand has the length of 3 centimeters and 13 centimeters in leg span

So Keep an eye out  for  the Nelson Cave Spider.