Aim: why did we do the experiment?

• The reason why we did the experiment is to get real life experience and the results of doing it in real life

Equipment: what did you use for your experiment?

• • Spotting tiles
  • Pipettes
  • Universal indicator 
  • Litmus paper
  • 7Up (The worst drink for your body)
  • Floor cleaner
  • Vinegar
  • Toilet cleaner 
  • Fabric softener  

Method: what steps did you complete to get your results for your experiment? Make sure your steps are numbered (like a recipe)

• 1. Put on safety goggles
• 2. Get your equipment ready
• 3. Grab your spotting tile
• 4. Pour a bit of each liquid into each indent of the spotting tile
• 5. Use litmus paper/universal indicator to  discover if its acidic, neutral or basic
• 6. Write down your results

Results: Pictures + link to your results table

• We sadly don’t have any pictures of the experiment, however, we do have a results table:

Discussion: starting discussion questions (you can include more detail)

• • Why did different household chemicals change different colours? Link this to the ions present:
    Household chemicals change colour because of the different ions they contain and their pH levels. Certain ions reflect light in unique ways, leading to various colours, especially with transition metals. For example, litmus paper turns red in acids and blue in bases, while phenolphthalein is colourless in acids and pink in bases. Reactions, like mixing baking soda and vinegar, can also cause colour changes.

• How did you know if these chemicals were acidic or basic? Answer this question for both U.I and litmus:
  Litmus paper has two colours, blue and red. Red litmus paper is used for basic liquids, you dip the red litmus paper in something basic and it turns red, dip it in something acidic and nothing changes. The exact opposite is used for blue litmus paper, dip it in something acidic and it turns red, dip it in something basic and nothing happens.
  Universal indicator is a liquid that is similar to litmus paper but it always changes.

• Why might Universal indicator (U.I) be more useful than Litmus paper?
  Litmus paper can only be used to see if its acidic or basic, Universal indicator can be used to not only see the exact pH level but it can also be used more than once.

Conclusion: starting conclusion questions (you can include more detail)

• • did all your experiments work – if they didn’t, why? 

• Our group had a bit of trouble at the start, with one of my teammates breaking a beaker. Other than that little accident, nothing went wrong

what could you do to improve your science next time? Think about the reliability of your data

• A few things we could have done better would be:

1. Not breaking lab equipment
2. Using a larger range of household chemicals
3. Not having someone squirt their chemicals in our pH indicators

Aim: Create a wind propelled vehicle

Equipment Needed:
Pre-built land yacht/wind racer (base structure)
Popsicle Sticks for frame
Plastic Bags for sail
Tape for assembly

Method:
Prepare Your Base:
Start with a pre-built land yacht or wind racer as your base structure.
Design Your Modifications:
Use popsicle sticks to enhance and customise the frame.
Construct the Sail:
Cut plastic bags to size and attach to the frame with tape.
Finalize Assembly:
Secure all parts with tape, ensuring stability and functionality.
Test and Adjust:
Test your modified land yacht in an open area, make any necessary adjustments for optimal performance.

Results:
Overall my groups land yacht went 9.2m in 10.94 seconds or 0.84 m/s
Here’s our WINNING creation
[Picture of land yacht (We don’t have it anymore )]

Discussion:
Forces Acting on a Wind Racer:
Wind Force: Propels the wind racer forward.
Frictional Force: Opposes the motion of the wind racer on the ground.
Gravity: Pulls the wind racer downwards.
Lift: Generated by the sail to counteract gravity and allow the wind racer to move.

Balance of Forces:
When the wind force is balanced by friction, gravity, and lift, the wind racer moves steadily.
Unbalanced forces can cause changes in speed or direction.

Comment of class variation:
Differences in how students design their wind racers’ sails, manage friction, and use wind force can affect performance. By mastering these aspects, students can enhance their wind racers’ speed and consistency in results.

Strength of forces/Net Force:
When looking at forces on a wind racer, the wind force is the main driver, pushing the racer forward. Friction can vary based on wheel alignment and surface, affecting speed. Gravity pulls the racer down. Net force combines all these forces and determines acceleration. If forces are balanced, there is no acceleration. If unbalanced, acceleration occurs.

Class results in smarter words:
In class results, variations can be linked to Newton’s Second Law, which connects acceleration to net force and mass. Understanding how wind force, friction, and gravity impact the racer can help students improve their designs for better performance in competitions.

What is the net force?
The net force is the total force acting on an object, considering the combined effects of all individual forces. It determines the object’s acceleration and direction of motion by combining the magnitudes and directions of all forces.

How do gravity and friction impact the wind racer’s movement?
Gravity accelerates the wind racer downhill, increasing its speed, while friction acts as a resistance force, slowing down the racer on rough surfaces. The interplay between these forces influences the racer’s overall motion during its journey.

How can class results be linked to physics concepts in wind racer experiments?
Looking at the class results from wind racer experiments allows us to connect physic concepts such as net force, gravity, and friction to real world scenarios. Also ours was faster than the others

Conclusion:

Improvements in the wind racer experiment are essential to better grasp physics concepts in practice. By adjusting variables like wind resistance, wheel alignment, and weight distribution, we can see how these changes affect the net force and the racer’s movement. These enhancements help us understand how forces like gravity and friction influence the racer’s journey. Through these adjustments, we can learn more about how physics applies to everyday situations and improve our understanding of force dynamics.

An SOP, or Standard Operating Procedure, is a set of clear instructions for doing a task safely and efficiently. It outlines each step from preparation to completion, including safety precautions and what to do in case of emergencies. SOPs help ensure consistency and quality in work.

For the past few weeks we’ve been practicing for athletics. We’ve done many different sports from running to triple jump.

Everyone was bummed about having to do athletics and having to choose the sports we would compete in. While choosing sports there was a  sport I had never heard before and that sport was triple jump, now I have never ever in my life heard of ‘triple jump’, so when I heard about it and after the teacher explained to the class what triple jump was, I took the opportunity to take on a new sport.

A week later we’d be on the field jumping into a pit of sand many many times over. After taking a 400m run as a warmup I was pumped and ready to go. Triple jump is a very confusing sport, but if I had to sum on how to do triple jump I would say something along the lines of     ‘The key to triple jump is a big hop off one foot, remember to land on one foot, then a skip and finally a jump”.

While practicing our score was taken, my scores were,
Discus: 16.35
Shotput: 6
Long Jump: 2.7
And I complete on doing triple jump, we didn’t take 100m sprints due to us practicing long jump/ triple jump.

After practicing for awhile and getting my  shoes filled to the brim with SAND I was ready for athletics the very next day.

It rained, athletics was canceled.

Man a lot of people were happy of athletics being canceled and I was one of them, athletics was moved to the next day…

It rained, athletics was canceled AGAIN.

Man I was really happy, and since the teachers were ready for athletics they had almost ZERO work for students to do.

For some reason or another we didn’t do athletics for this year, they canceled twice and never did it again (for this year).

The sports I chose were;
1. 100m sprint
2. Long jump
3. Triple jump
4. Discus
5. Shotput

Hopefully next year athletics wont be canceled.

In health after spending 15ish minutes on naming things we were told to pair up and to tell eachother what to draw.
The way you play this game is, one person gets a empty A4 piece of paper and the other person gets a random picture.
The person with the picture tells the other person wih the empy A4 what to draw, you cant tell the other person what the picure is except what lines/circles/squares/Balls etc.

I was mentaly harmed by this activity due to my partner telling me to draw a gumball.
I was phisyicly harmed due to the other across the table looking at me.
I was socially harmed by this acticity due to the difficulty of drawing a circle.

In the short term is was fun, in the long term I was permently harmed from this activity.

fin

Personal is Yourself

Interpersonal is Relationships

Societal is People other than yourself

Short term= Less than 3 months

Long term = More than 3 months

5 areas of hauora are Physical, mental, emotional, Social, spiritual, Land.

Hoops, a word that’ll be stuck in my head for years to come. Give me a minute to give some context on why this simple word would be stuck in my head, Health. In health a few days ago we played a game, a game about hoops, and with those hoops we had to jump in and out of them in a rhythm. At first I had no idea how to do it, mostly because the video we watched was useless but anyway after a little while people starting getting the hang of jumping in and out of hoops. Apparently we were doing this for a compitition but I highly doubt that, I mean like jumping in-and-out of hoops isn’t that hard. 5-10 minutes later we finished with the hoops. I’m meant to write about how my hauora was affected but even I cant remember what that is.  

Not even 3 lessons later we started a new game called water pong, if you’re smarter than a 7 year old with down syndrome you should be able to put 1 with 4 and figure out that its just beer pong except with water, except we werent even allowed to have water. So in the end we were just throwing balls in cups.

Heyo!

I shall now give a brief blurb about freedom fighters;

Freedom fighters are people who fight against unfair leaders to make life better for themselves and others. They use different ways like protests or even fighting with weapons. Many see them as heroes for standing up against bad things and inspiring others to do the same. Examples include Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. This semester we will be learning about these people and what they tried to do or succeeded in doing.

And that basically sums up what freedom fighters are and what we are doing this semester.

Salt March

The Salt March was led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. It was a big step in India’s fight for freedom from British rule. It was a peaceful protest where Gandhi and many others walked to challenge unfair laws. People from all backgrounds joined, showing they were united against British control. The march got attention worldwide and made others support India’s independence struggle. By making salt during the march, Indians showed they could be independent from British rules. Sadly the british soon found out about the protest and arrested Ghandi and 60,000 others. The Salt March also inspired similar peaceful protests in other countries, showing that nonviolent ways could bring change. Overall, the Salt March was a powerful symbol of India’s determination to be free from unfair colonial rule.

Gandhi Profile

Name: Mahatma Gandhi
Birthdate: October 2, 1869
Place of Birth: Porbandar, Gujarat, British India
Death Date: January 30, 1948
Place of Death: New Delhi, India

Profile: Mahatma Gandhi was a leader of India’s independence movement against British rule. He believed in nonviolent resistance and fought for social justice, equality, and civil rights. Gandhi’s campaigns, like the Salt March, inspired movements worldwide. Despite facing imprisonment and persecution, he negotiated India’s independence in 1947. He was assassinated on January 30, 1948, but his legacy of peace and justice lives on.

Key Words

Segregation – Splitting people of different color apart
Integration – Bringing people together
Racism – Treating those of different race worse than others
Discrimination – Unjust treatment of those who are a different gender, age or race
Non-Violent Resistance – Resistance but without harming/killing those who oppose
Equality – This school has none of it

Lonk

Somethingh somethinfg in health, then we did a pergonality test. Most people got names I cant remember, but I got Adventurer…… I sit at home for 10 hours a day playing video games. It says in 73% Introverted, I say im only about 68% Introverted. Apartently I have more feels than thought, feeling at 53%. 100% untrue, I love theorys and trying to think of awnsers to questions I dont understand. It also says I’m 55% observant, I say im about 55.81625372651532%. It also says some other stuff I;m too lazy and too tried to understand.

Speaking about personalitys. Pychopaths. We all know em, we all love em because they’re all damn murderers. Heres a little fun fact, if you show someone getting cut open while awake and pulling their guts out f their skin, they’d probably throw up, but other then creating a mess their Limbic system would light up light a christmas tree.
However, a pyschopaths limbic system doesn’t light up, want proof? Here:

now that you’ve read the whole 2 minute blog go KYS, keep yourself safe.

Aim: I want to find out how to make grape plasma

Research:

Method:

Equipment:

•  Microwave
• Any grape
• Shot glass
• Really sharp knife

Instructions:

1. Get all your equipment ready
2. Do surgery on the grape by cutting it in half, but not all the way through
3. Put grappee in mirowave
4. Put cup over the gurp
5. Nuke the grap for 30 hours
6. Observe.

Results:

{Insert photo of gpuare making plasma}

Write that you saw

Discussion:

explain what is happening inside the microwave
use words like plasma and radiation