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. 

Another example is when the other father sang a song for Coraline in this scene, the music was, used effectively to illustrate the mood and atmosphere. This scene included a fast tempo as well as a major chord. Overall, this created a powerful and amusing dynamic. The director did this on purpose to resemble the scene with the music, and present a fun and entertaining scene for the audience. They also did this to make us think that the other parents are good people.

Hurumanu 1 | ESSAY Writing | Depletion of Natural Resources |

For the past few weeks on Hurumanu 1, we have been writing an 'essay' about a topic of our own choosing. I chose to do my essay about the 'depletion of our natural resources', in my essay I wrote the story by starting on an introduction to explain the problem and give a detailed explanation of what is happening. Then wrote paragraphs for the; cause, impact, solution and the conclusion. I mostly did the paragraphs at my home, since I found it easier to focus and get the work done. Nevertheless, in the end, I managed to finish the work on time and in the best of my capability and I am proud of the work I have set. Anyways, my writing covers the depletion of the natural resources and what has caused this problem and the impacts it has done.

Depletion of Natural Resources:

Our natural resources are an essential part of our lives, without them, we would be struggling to survive. We are dependent on these resources to help us live and make our lives easier. Natural resources provide us with food, fuel and other raw materials for the production of goods. The food that we consume comes from plants and animals, which are natural resources. Similarly, other natural resources such as natural gas provide us with heat, light, as well as power. Today, the depletion of natural resources, when the resources are consumed, at a faster rate than that of renewal, which is happening today. So we must act fast to save our resources.

The problem of using too many resources without thought will cause our planet to be impotent to keep up with our ever heightened demands. Interestingly, the cause of depletion of our natural resources is caused by; overpopulation, overconsumption and waste, deforestation and destruction of ecosystems. Also, mining minerals and oil, technological and industrial development, erosions, pollution and contamination of resources. With the 7 billion people on the planet, the demand on the Earth’s resources will continue to increase. As the current global population of 7.2 billion and the way that we are living, we are using about 2 or 3 times more of the Earth’s resources than what is sustainable. If we do not do anything about this problem, we will see the aftermath of the depletion of our natural resources.

The three foremost depleting natural resources are water, oil, and forests. If our water resources are in decline, what will we drink instead of water? We see water everywhere because our planet is 70% water and 30% land. However, only 2.5% of that 70% is freshwater; the rest is salt water which is not useful for us humans. Nevertheless, that small percentage of freshwater is usually in the structure of ice or permanent snow cover. The depletion of water is more consequential than the current reduction of oil there, are other alternatives for oil yet, nothing can replace our drinking water. The causes of our ongoing water depletion are; Increased irrigation, increased use in agriculture, roads and infrastructure prevent water seepage in the soil and last of all rising temperature. The consequences of this are drinking water shortage, food shortage, and famine. 

There is nothing that can be moved, manufactured, transported, built, planted, mined, or harvested without the liquid fuels that we acquire from petroleum. Oil reserves around the world are a non-renewable resource. Globally, we use an approximate amount of over 11 billion tonnes of oil from fossil fuels every year. Crude oil reserves disappear at a rate of more than 4 billion tonnes a year, so if we carry on as we are our oil deposits could run out in just over 53 years. The cause of this depletion is industrial bloom, increase in population, and wastage. The consequences of this, however, are less transportation, smaller economies, and higher prices.  

Now picture a world without trees. We would not be capable of surviving because the air would be unsuitable for breathing. Consequently, the absence of trees would occur in significantly higher amounts of carbon dioxide in the air and lower amounts of oxygen. An estimated 18 million acres of forests are destroyed, each year and half of the world’s forests have been cleared. This is a crucial problem because our trees absorb greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide, and produce oxygen for us to breathe. Forests are also critical for millions of species. Now the cause of this is; Urbanization, Illegal logging, Agriculture, Subsistence Farming. The consequences are; Soil erosion, Global Warming caused by the rise of greenhouse gases- Extinction of species and loss of biodiversity, flooding and drought.

There are numerous things an individual can do to offer to help suppress the depletion of natural resources. If every person committed to the preservation of our natural resources and reducing their CO2 emissions footprint, we can make a tremendous difference. We can plant more trees, conserve energy, put a stop on polluting the ocean, save trees by going paperless or by using only recycled products, cycle, walk or use public transportation whenever possible, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by buying energy-efficient appliances. By doing this, we can suppress the speed of the depletion of our natural resources.  

In conclusion, we must all act fast to try and stop the depletion of our natural resources. Essentially, these resources are a fundamental part of our lives since they are the primary materials that help us live. Without these materials, us humans and animals would starve and suffocate due to the high amounts of Co2 in the atmosphere. We must act now to save our planet!

Natural Depletion of Resources (Key Points) 

• 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

Natural Depletion of Resources:

https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-depletion-natural-resources.php

https://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/consequences_of_depletion_of_natural_resources

https://www.econation.co.nz/resource-depletion/

https://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/consequences_

What A Waste - Book

Global Warming - Book

Our Environment Climate Change and Global Warming - Book

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.

However, we didn't see the atrium and the veins because they were cut off when we started dissecting them.

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!

Hurumanu 2 | Film Studies | Coraline |

This week on hurumanu 2, we are learning about the colours & lighting used in Coraline. We were tasked to make paragraphs about how the colours & lighting were used in the movie. I made 3 paragraphs to show my work and used screenshots from the movie to link what I was talking about.

What are we learning? We are learning how colours and lighting were used in the film Coraline.

How does this show my learning? This shows my learning because I have understood how the colours were used effectively in the shots.

What am I wondering as a result of my learning? I am not wondering anything at the moment.

P.E. | Gymnastics | Hurumanu 7 |

Today my focus is: To learn more about gymnastics and improve on some of the activities it contains I mainly focused on the parallel bars because I think that they required a lot of upper body strength to swing yourself on the bars. I quickly learned how to properly do the parallel bars by landing forward, however, I was close to landing backwards. Although, I believe that I could succeed with a little more practice.

The most difficult activity from today was the balance beam, I found it quite hard to balance myself and jump as well as land on the beam properly. Nevertheless, I did succeed at the end and properly landed on the beam.

The activities that I have done from today are:

• Balance Beam
• Parallel Bars
• Horizontal Bar
• Trampoline

What Makes a Good Leader?

Last week on our Wananga time, us year 9's have a leadership program which always happens during Wednesdays. On this leadership program, we learn about what a leader is and what makes a good leader. We were tasked to write what qualities we think a good leader has, and after we finished writing the qualities we then had to make a video of ourselves talking about the qualities. As well as who we think a good leader was. I personally chose 'Winston Churchill' because he showed courage and was an inspiration to others. 

Anyways, here are the qualities that I wrote for what qualities a good leader has. The video that I made wasn't really the best, because the camera was below me and my list was above. So I wasn't really looking at the camera and the volume was really low, however, I still finished the video so here it is!

My friend also made a video with all of the other videos collected into one, so you can see what my friends put into their video. Here is the link to the video.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c3wRTX5G126RnpPMMBmsttqE6UGbwlYN/view?ts=5f9888db

 

Hurumanu 2 | Film Studies | Coraline |

This week on Hurumanu 2, for our film studies we learned about SEXXXY paragraphs. The letters from SEXXXY are abbreviations, each letter had a meaning to it. Here are their meanings "Statement, Evidence, Explanation, Explanation, Explanation, Link". Anyway, after we learned about this paragraph technique we had to use it on four different scenes from the movie. Our teacher first demonstrated how to do it, so that we have a bit of knowledge on how we can start our paragraphs. Moving on I chose 4 different scenes and wrote a paragraph for each of them.  

What am I learning?: I am learning about SEXXXY paragraphs.

How does this show my learning?: My four paragraphs for each scene shows, how I did my SEXXXY paragraphs and I also put the letter beside to show how I used that technique.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?: I am not wondering anything at the moment.