Science - Wind Racer

Aim: To make the most efficient wind racer which would either go the furthest or looks the most creative. 

Method: 

• Gather all your equipment
• Set up your trolley and your bamboo stick, by placing the stick in the hole. 
• Cut a plastic bag into a partially large rectangle a size that would suit the stick. 
• Repeat with newspaper or paper. 
• Tape your first rectangle to the rod.
• Repeat with your other material. 
• After use sticks to create a structure for the sail, we used skewers but you can use another material. - Since we used a whole newspaper page, we stuck 2 skewers together from the ends. Making it longer. 
• Stick one pair at the top and another one at the bottom
• Depending on the size of your sail and rod place one or two pairs in the middle too. 
• After, make sure everything is secure by using tape in places that are weak. 
• Finally, decorate to make the appearance look more appealing. 

Equipment: 

Newspaper, plastic bag, tape, trolley, bamboo/metal rod, skewers.

Results: 

(Ours didn't look this way and were also provided with a trolley and rod, so ours were definitely bigger.)

Discussion: 

As the wind racer was under unbalanced forces, it was able to accelerate as we blew wind towards the sail. It was able to thrust/go forward, but before that while, a wind racer was staying stationary. This meant that it was under balanced forces, meaning the net forces were even. Friction was applied to the wheels of the wind racer; one of the reasons for it slowing down. Another obvious reason is that the wind wasn't able to reach the sail anymore. Which is a requirement for a sailboat or car. The last reason is that it wasn't in a great place as it drove right into the bark falling over. 

Conclusion: 

Our wind racer project was a success while racing with other groups of wind racers. From what I recall ours came second. But I know we would've ćame first if had putten it in a different position. Away from any disruptions, some improvisions I would have made would be, making the sail more creative. But not only that I found that we should've made our sail more stable by possibly. Sticking sticks to the base and string the sail to the sticks, would make sure the sail. Wouldn't spin around (which is what ours did), and another tip for me would be to make a better. Sail structure so it could catch more wind, but not too weak or too much, which would make it act as a parachute. If it did react like then it wouldn't go as fast as the sail would just hold the wind - slowing it down. 

But overall I really enjoyed this activity and it was great for everyone to contribute in teams. Not only was it fun but it was able to actively teach us about forces, which could make things easier for our tests. 

Wananga - Reflection Section

Hi Everyone! 

Text Title: Lucia

Text Type: Manhwa

Text Creator: Skye (code name)

Text Purpose: What genre does this belong to? 

Date: Friday, July 2

I would say the manhwa ¨Lucia¨ comes under the genre´s of:

• Comedy
• Drama
• Fantasy 
• Historical 
• Romance 
• Shoujo 

(Shoujo means that it is a type of comic/manhwa directed towards young girls interested in young romance.) 

Wananga - Reflection Section

Hi Everyone!

Text Title: Your Name (anime movie)

Text Type: Movie

Text Creator: Makoto Shinkai

Text Purpose: How does the text depict age, gender, cultural groups?

Date: June 6, Friday, 2021

I find this movie a very detailed and beautiful movie, the animation is very smooth. Not only that but the art is immaculate. The storyline is also very emotional, normally these types of movies are in the young adult years. But this movie focused on their love and relation in their teenage years. Though they did briefly show segments of them when they were adults towards the end. The character development was simple but it was very meaningful, you could easily compare them. They would show obvious signs of differences, that is what always makes the love more relatable. A countryside girl and a city boy, speaking of this girl she was very cultural. As she has moved in with her traditional grandmother at a young age due to family issues. They did sacred Japanese dances and events, one thing eye-catching and notable was how she made Sake. Sake is valued in Japan, it is alcohol also known as liquor. In japan f we were to translate their term. It would be called rice wine, this wine was traditionally drunken and made at ceremonies. The way they did this was by chewing on rice till it became a liquid, so it was fermented. Whereas normal wine Is brewed with sugars. 

Social Studies - Causes and Effect Article

 Hey Everyone!

Today for social studies we were required to create a news article containing information on the GPGP. Moreover my last blog post in social studies about the GPGP, I created my new article. On "Canva" I definitely recommend this site for school projects, it's my favorite website. 

Please provide me with feedback on my work, and if there was anything I need to improve on.  Thank you! :)

You can click on this link to check out my news article. 

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEfblYE-Mg/z-aaExu20P-wV_PtXKllWA/view?utm_content=DAEfblYE-Mg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

Wananga - Reflection Section

Text Title: The Outsiders

Text Type: Book

Text Creator: S. E. Hinton 

Text Purpose: Who would be most likely to read this text and why? 

Date: Friday, May 28 

I would recommend this book to teenagers who take an interest in action and 90's language. I think the book is very suspenseful but it is also pretty violent and involves crime which is where the suspense comes from. Because we see one of the most "puppy" type of characters kill someone. Before that he wasn't innocent either because he had always got jumped and experience bad things. So I definitely recommend this for teenagers up. 

Social Studies - Eco-Warriors Help out

Hi Everyone!

For this week's social studies blog post, I will be letting you guys know about what I did today. 

Mr. Cairn had decided to do something new and suggest we help out the Eco-Warriors. If you don't attend HHS you must not know what that is. The Eco-Warrior is a club based around the ecosystem. Their goal is to take care of our school by picking up trash in the meantime they stay on school grounds. Once they manage to sustain our school environment they are planning to expand their range. 

We were put into around 5 groups we all were given supplies containing a bucket and tongs to use. Unfortunately, we were missed out and didn't get tongs so we compromised and found gloves. We started to pick up trash and garbage around the auditorium there were loads of garbage around there. We mostly found them in the vine bushes under the trees, I honestly think the only explanation. For lots of garbage around there, is because it is the only old part of our school. The auditorium and those bushes were not taken down unlike all the other parts of the school. So that rubbish has been building up over the years and has just been hiding under the bushes. 

Stating my thoughts, I would say that it was unexpected and disappointing. When you take a glance at our school you think it's there's nothing wrong. But once you take a closer look you will find that there is an uncountable amount of rubbish. It is embarrassing and disappointing that I am saying this about my school. But unfortunately, it is just the truth so I am glad we have a club like Eco-Warrior trying to change that. 

I want people to know that they should help out the Eco-Warrior there's no harm in taking walk and picking up trash. It is not hard or challenging at all, over time when you're around friends it will be fun. We could make this a regular habit by just trying to take care of our own environment. One thing I know is that "What goes around, comes around". 

Social Studies - Trash the Planet

Hi Everyone! 

This is my first blog post for this term but also will be my first blog post with my new social studies teacher. His name is Mr. Cairn and he is a pretty good teacher who explains things well, which makes things easier. 

Lately, in our social studies classes, we have been focusing on the topic of pollution and the environment. We started off by comprehending a short story about a sea horse, this story tries to get a message through. About pollution in a creative way, this story showed us the more cultural/spiritual side. It mentions...

 ¨Kids, you must take from the sea only the kai you need and only the amount you need to please your bellies. If you take more, then it is a waste. There is no need to waste the food of the sea. Best to leave it there for when you need it next time. The sea is good to us, it gives us kai moana to eat. It is a food basket. As long as we respect it, it will continue to feed us. If, in your search for shellfish, you lift a stone from its lap, return the stone to where it was. Try not to break pieces of the reef because it is the home of many kai moana. And do not leave litter behind you when you leave the sea.’ Dad taught us to respect the sea and to have reverence for the life contained in its waters.¨

Reading this from the story makes me think of how we really have taken the ocean to our
advantage, and we have gone too far.

I have learned many things from watching this documentary made by Ali Tabrizy. Who explains how much the ocean means to him. That is why he made a documentary to show what is happening to the ocean. Not only that, but he is also showing how he is trying to help and prevent pollution.

I have written a bit about the video and what I think of it.

This video has gotten me to think about how there are some people out there who really want to save the ocean. But also that we have so much rubbish and it is just honestly never-ending. The fact that surprised and worried me the most was that the amount of microplastic. The ocean had become 500 times more than the stars in a milky way. I mean I'm pretty sure anyone would have at least tried to count the stars, but it’s way too much. Just by looking at the night sky, we can see it filled with countless stars. 

 

After watching more of these types of videos I'm starting to see how most of us humans are so ignorant. We ignore the fact that we are killing the Earth, we only keep doing this. Is because we are doing the things that are benefiting us and are making us comfortable in the current situation. But we aren’t really considering our future whatever we are doing to the earth. Will come back to us if we don’t stop, in the end, it’ll be our loss. Another fact that I had learned about was that when dolphins and whales come to the surface of the water. They actually fertilize these floating plants called phytoplankton. Which actually absorbs four times more carbon dioxide than the amazon rainforest. 

Things we could do to try and reduce the pollution in the ocean, is by using reusable everyday necessities. Like maybe a wooden toothbrush, organic/tote bag, metal/bamboo straws. If we are cleaning out our clothes, with the old one that doesn't look nice. We could find innovative ways to reuse them, maybe, for example, we could make flannels for cleaning the car. There are many ways to be innovative with old clothes. But the ones that you know look nice but you also know that will never wear it again. Find a store where you can donate or give clothes, or maybe to benefit yourself you could sell them too.

Lastly, Mr. had introduced to us a new website called "Happy Broadcast" This website is like a website talking about all the news globally. As you know the news usually talks about the bad things happening to the world. But in spite of this news, the Happy Broadcast is they to cheer you up. The Happy Broadcast talks about the good things happening around the world, for example, people helping the environment. I think it's a great way to learn about how people are out there doing good deeds.

The Happy Broadcast