Asthma

In Health, we were set a task that required us to research a topic that is linked to health. Our set success criteria were to: answer the 5 Big questions, describe ways to manage our chosen health issue, and to present our research findings with a chosen concept(song, game, essay, art, etc) The topic we chose was Illness. To be more particular, my partner and I chose Asthma. 

Firstly, we had to pick a level that my partner and I are comfortable with. The levels are rookie, pro, and legend. The level we decided to choose was pro. We then had to choose 5 questions that match our level. Once we had our 5 big questions, we had to research for their answers. We also had to describe ways to improve and manage Asthma. In the end, we chose to create Art to represent our research findings. However, it ended up like a poster. 

Overall, I think I did a good job. Next time I will try to put more effort into it and elaborate on my answers.

Santa Claus

 3 interesting things I have learned about Santa Claus:

- Saint Nicholas used to ride a white horse instead of reindeers.

- Saint Nicholas feast day is on December 6.

- Saint Nicholas is a saint of children and sailors.

- Santa Claus has a partner called 'Black Peter'. Black Peter deals with naughty kids whereas Santa Claus deals with good kids.

Raglan Golf Course

In Social Studies, I've made a slideshow about the Raglan Golf Course Protest.

Hauora - The Chocolate Industry

In ESOL, we have been learning about the dark side of the chocolate industry. Today, we just finished working on a task that we have been working on since last week. This task was about putting the effects of unfair trade into the 4 types of wellbeing. 

Experiment: House Fires and Fire Safety

1) How do bush fires start and how has climate change made them more common?

- Bush fires normally originate from heat. The heat comes from the temperature/weather. Sometimes, it comes from lightning that strikes a dry patch of plants. It can also come from a spark that can happen when a rock scratch another rock. Occasionally, bushfires can start from humans. Climate change made bushfires common because of the increased risk of the hot dry weather caused.

2) What are 3 ways you could fireproof your house if you lived in an area likely to get bush fires?

- Use a steel frame instead of wood.

- Use bricks

- Use gypsum boards/drywall

3) When something burns it combusts, what is the difference between complete and incomplete combustion?

- Complete combustion takes place in the presence of a sufficient amount of oxygen whereas an incomplete combustion reaction takes place when there is an insufficient amount of oxygen supply.