Astronomy vs Astrology

In science we are looking at Astronomy. One of the things we looked at was  Astronomy vs Astrology. Astronomy is a real branch of science and deals with facts and evidence, whereas Astrology is a Pseudoscience (Pseudo is a greek word that means false or fraudulent)

Here is a video that explains it a bit

Here is a kinda funny one that I like.

Self directed learning goal

This week my self directed learning goal is to get my work done and on my blog and get up to date with all of my work as well.

here is are random pictures for you

Sorry I had to.

Earth Balloon

Earth Balloon

In social studies we are looking at sustainability. We did a small activity where we had a balloon that we had blown up and we got asked a bunch of questions and depending on our answers depends on whether we let air in or let it out. Our balloon ended up being quite small. We then had some questions to answer  

1. What happened to your earth?

It grew a little and shunk a little. It ended up being a small earth/balloon

2. Why did this happen?

Because we are kinda sustainable but not fully 

3. What could we do to stop that from happening? Or make it continue?

Break the bad habits we have and make new better ones 

4. What is one thing we could do to change our behavior?

Use both sides of paper, turn off a light as you leave the room.

Rotorua lakes (Unfinished)

In social studies we have looking sustainability and today we are looking Rotorua lakes and the water quality. the task is to write a newspaper article on it. 

notes
- the uses have changed from food resources to cloths and material resources.
- Pasture fertilisation/pasture runoff
- Farming stock effluent  
- Decomposing sewage – septic tanks and wastewater seepage

- rotorua city council

- The Bay of Plenty Regional Council

- NIWA (National Institute of Water and{Atmospheric Research, Ltd})

- Eight of the 12 lakes show at least possible improvement, Two lakes show no change, Two lakes show possible degradation
- people

questions
Describe why the lakes are a significant resource: Because it is a good food resources as well as cloths and material resources.
what human actions have contributed to the current water quality? Pasture fertilisation/pasture runoff (farming) Decomposing sewage (septic tanks and wastewater seepage)
Who has been responsible for the management of the lakes ? rotorua city council, The Bay of Plenty Regional Council, NIWA.
Identify key reasons why the future sustainability of the lake is at risk: Because people are stupid and do what they want without thinking of the coniquinces (spelling? spell check not working). 

The newspaper article (I have no Idea what I'm doing fyi)

The Rotorua lakes health is shown to be declining. This is because of things like Pasture fertilisation/pasture runoff running into the lakes and decomposing sewage, septic tanks and wastewater seepage. These lakes have been used as resources for food, clothes and material. People like the Rotorua City Council, The Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the NIWA (National Institute of Water and{Atmospheric Research, Ltd}). 

Reading Comprehensions, Charcoal 7 The amazing Axolotl

In English we are doing the Comprehension box again and this time I am looking a axolotls.

Key
x = guess
xx = correct guess
o = wrong guess
v = actual answer

1. The word Appendages means:
a. Attached parts xx
b. Bandages
c.appearances

2. In the wild axolotls are generally what colour:
a. Grey
b. Black xx
c. Pink

3. the main idea in paragraph 2 is to explain the Axolotls:
a. Appearance
b. Name xx
c. Location

4. In paragraph 8, an axolotl differs from a frog because it:
a. is a fish and a frog is an amphibian
b. can only transform into a land dweller when the conditions xx
c. is warm blooded and a frog is cold blooded.

5. The text is written to:
a. amaze
b. Follow instructions
c. Provide information xx

6. What effect has the growth of mexico city had on it's wild axolotl population:
a. Numbers have diminished but wild axolotls continue
b. Very few axolotls now exist in the wild and they are endangered xx
c. There has been very little change in the numbers of axolotls left in the wild

7. the pronoun it in paragraph 4 refers to:
a. Wild axolotls
b. Mexico
c. Lake Xochimilco xx

8. A good summary of an axolotl's neotenous ability would be:
a. If the environment is very dry, it may transform into a land dwelling animal xx
b. When it is ready to breed, it loses its gill and goes on land to find a mate.
c. it transforms into a land dwelling animal as it grows

9. Axolotls which have not undergone metamorphosis are under water:
a. when they feel like a swim
b. about half the time
c. all of the time xx

10. which two words in paragraph 8, are synonyms?
a. land-dwelling and terrestrial v
b. amphibian and water-dwelling x o
c. environment and captivity

11. Which statement is an opinion, not a fact:
a. A juvenile axolotl can regenerate body parts faster than an adult axolotl
b. People who have lost limbs should encourage research of axolotls  xx
c. Scientists study axolotls to learn how they regenerate body parts

12. It two juvenile axolotls are housed in one tank and one of them disappears it is likely that:
a. one underwent transformation and climbed out of the tank
b. one became an albino axolotl and can not be seen in the tank
c. one axolotl was eaten by the other xx

Smoothies

In Home economics last week, we did a smoothie challenge where we had some ingredients that we had to use for the smoothies. My team had a rainbow blend that we had to use, which had strawberries, mango, kiwifruit, and blueberries. We also added milk, yogurt, oats and ice cream. The other teams smoothies were called

Cracking Coconut, which was a dairy free smoothie. In my opinion it had a very strong coconut smell and was lumpy. Their second try was around the same but was very watery.

Strawberry Blast, theirs was very smooth which was nice, and it was very pink, it was also quite perfumed. Part of me thinks they didn't take the tops off the strawberries because there was a planty undertone.

Banana Breezy, theirs was also quite smooth and it looked clean and fizzy. The taste was quite sweet and rich.

As we had a lot of our smoothie left we gave some to the teachers. This is their feedback
- totally delicious!
- yummy.
- love it. I can taste the blueberries.
- would be really yummy cold.
- Amazing! Loved how sweet it was without any sugar / honey added.
- Lots of different fruit that work well together.
- Darn that's good.
- Amazing! absolutely delicious.

Sustainability

In social studies we have been looking at Sustainability. I had to look at a Sustainability issue in New Zealand. I chose this one 

New Zealand has high greenhouse gas emissions per person.

New Zealand accounts for a fraction of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, about 0.17 per cent in 2014. But, on a per capita basis we have an outsized carbon footprint, emitting 18 tonnes of greenhouse gasses per person, every year. That makes New Zealand the 21st biggest per capita contributor to climate change in the world. Amongst the OECD (other rich nations which we benchmark ourselves against) we have the fifth highest per capita emissions. 

This is because New Zealand has around 10 million cows and 30 million sheep. Cows and sheep emit methane into the atmosphere and methane is considered 28 times worse for the planet than CO₂. One tonne of methane is 28 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent

 48% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from  Agriculture. 

People are changing to sustainable sources of energy, like solar, and are changing to electric cars, to reduce the CO2 levels in the air. Electric cars produce little or no local air pollution, reduce dependence on petroleum (Petrol) and also have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. People are also trying to stop using plastic, so it does not have to be made so factories aren't pumping chemicals into the air.

What can we do to help? We can drive and fly less, instead of driving we can walk or bike, it has the added benefit of being good for your health. If you don’t want to you can car-pool with friends or take public transport. We also plant trees, In New Zealand, forests offset nearly 30 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions. Trees also provide shade which has a cooling effect in towns and cities. When placed around buildings they can cut electricity used for cooling in summer.