I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
EOTC Week | Water Safety | Swimming Pool | Ocean | Jellie Park |
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Hurumanu 8 | Health | Effects of Gaming on the Mind & Body |
For the past few weeks on Hurumanu 8 (Health), we had to work on discovery tasks which consisted of several topics to choose from, the theme. I selected the effects of gaming on the mind and body. After we picked, a discussion, we then had to have five big questions. Once we had our five big questions. We then had to answer them and then describe three ways to improve and manage our chosen health issue. Afterwards, we needed to create an activity or make something, that teaches another group or the class about our topic/findings.
I chose to present my work on a website using visme, I, chose to display my work into this site because I was comfortable using it. It also made it considerably easy for me to move my writing on the planning sheet to the actual website. Anyways, I believe that I have managed to work well to complete the task. I am also really pleased and proud, with the work that I have created.
My Planning sheet:
Made with Visme
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Hurumanu 2 | Film Studies | Coraline | Plots |
What are we learning? This week on Hurumanu 2, we have been learning about the plot of the movie Coraline. These plots were;
- Exposition - The characters, Theme & Idea and Setting
- Complication - The scene which triggers the chain of events or where something is about to happen
- Rising Action - This includes the series of events that increases the tension; to lead the climax of the story.
- Climax - Where the problem is about to begin
- Falling Action - Where the problem has begun
- Resolution - The problem has been solved by the protagonist
- Denouement - The ending of the story or the finale
Then we had to make a timeline of the plot of the story, there were two options to make our timeline. One was to make a normal timeline and one was a Freytag's Pyramid, I chose to make one using Freytag's Pyramid since I have never used it before and It was new for me.
Friday, November 6, 2020
ESOL | Halloween Project |
For the past few weeks on ESOL, we have been making a presentation for our Halloween project. We made our presentation using 'FlexClip', and it took us quite a while to finish the actual presentation since we have never used this website before. Anyways, we had to present a story or myth about a mythical creature in our country. Lars and I decided to make one for the kumakatok which are three hooded people, who come to your house and knock on your door in the middle of the night. However, we managed to finish it and we are quite pleased with what we have made.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Hurumanu 2 | Film Studies | Coraline |
In this scene from Coraline, music, was used productively to portray the mood and ambience of the scene. An example of this is the music, below which used slow and minor chords. Overall, this produced a passive and soft dynamic. Also, this made the audience feel attached to Coraline and have a better grasp of what the character is feeling. These feelings were sad, alone and dark.
Hurumanu 1 | ESSAY Writing | Depletion of Natural Resources |
- Ocean acidification
- Population shifts of plants and animals
- Arctic Ice melting
- Fossil Fuels
- Deforestation
- Permafrost
- Fire
- The 3 Rs
- Food waste
- Water waste
- Resources list
- Food shortage
- Dying plants
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Hurumanu 2 | Pig's Heart Dissection | Science |
What have we been learning about? For the past few days, we have been learning about the heart as well as the circulatory system. We are also learning about the parts of the heart and their purpose, and the circulatory system's labels and functions.
Why are we dissecting heart? We dissected the heart to find out what each part of the heart does, and explain their purposes.
What are the parts of the heart? Did you see them?
- Pulmonary Artery - The right ventricle artery which pumps oxygen to the lungs. Atrium - The atrium is the upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.
- Ventricle - The ventricle is responsible for pumping the blood away from the heart.
- Valves - The purpose of the valves is to move the blood around the body.
- Atrium - The atrium is the upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.
Did you enjoy the dissection? Why/why not? Yes, I really enjoyed the dissection because It was the first time I have ever touched a pig's heart as well as dissecting on it. It did smell a bit but it didn't really bother me that much. Here are some pictures of our dissection!