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.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
House Fires and Fire Safety
Monday, November 15, 2021
Earthquakes and Tsunamis | Science
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Volcanic Eruption | Science
| Credit: Volcano Diagrams |
| Aftermath |
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
MRS GREN | Science
Monday, August 9, 2021
DNA Extraction | Science
- Cut the kiwifruit in half and skin the kiwi fruit.
- Squish the skinned kiwifruit with sand and water in a sandwich bag. Then pour through cloth, collect the juice in a beaker, then transfer it into a test tube.
- Pour water into the beaker and heat up. Put two drops of dishwashing liquid in the test tube with the kiwifruit and rest in the beaker with warm water.
- After setting the test tube in the beaker, take it out after 1-2 minutes and add Ethanol. Watch the DNA separate and collect the DNA using a spatula.
| Squished Kiwifruit with sand. |
| Separated DNA |
| Kiwifruit DNA |
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Land Yatch | Science
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Metal Oxide | Science
Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, today in science we have been given the task to create a post about one of the experiments that we have done for our current topic in science. I chose to do one about making Metal Oxide.
Aim: To make a metal oxide the observe the reactions of the products.
Equipment: Piece/strip of Magnesium (Mg), Bunsen Burner, Safety Glasses, scissor tongs.
Method:
1. Light your Bunsen Burner
2. Hold the piece of Magnesium onto the scissors, make sure to hold the piece of Magnesium at the very tip.
3. Place the other end of the Magnesium onto the flame (top of blue flame).
!CAUTION! : Do not look directly at the burning piece of Magnesium as it can damage your eyes.
Results/Conclusion:
⤿ After the Magnesium was lit on fire, it burned for a bit showcasing a bright white light. After that, the light ceased and the Magnesium was burnt it left behind a white powdery substance, which is Magnesium Oxide.
When Magnesium is heated and released into air/oxygen, it reacts with oxygen to create Magnesium Oxide. When burning it releases a tremendous amount of heat, an exothermic reaction. As a result of this reaction, magnesium gives up two electrons to oxygen.
Observations: When the metal was burning, why is it so dangerous to look at the light?
⤿ When the Magnesium was burning it is dangerous to look at the light. This is because the light can create damage to your eyes which can create complications for your sight.
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| Credit: uwaterloo |
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Alkaline Metals | Science
Hi everyone! Welcome to another post this week for science we did an experiment on Alkaline Metals. For the experiment, we mixed water with some alkaline metals so that we could observe how the metals reacted to the water.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Neutralisation : The pH Scale
Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, today for science we were given the task to create a post with either one of the experiments that we have previously done. I chose to do a post about the pH scale.
Aim: To observe how different acids and bases are on the pH scale.
Equipment: Test Tube, Test Tube Rack, Universal Indicator, Hydrochloric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Stirring Rod.
| a pH of 8 - 12 |
| a pH of 4 - 6 |
| Full Spectrum of the pH scale. |
Monday, February 22, 2021
Heating Zinc Oxide
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| Original |
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| Heated |
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| Original |
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Elements
Hi everyone! Welcome to another post today for science we learned about the elements and how the periodic table works. Before that, we learned about atoms and made some models using the first 10 elements. So for this task, we had to choose an element and then create a poster or we can use a format to write about our chosen element.
If I were a gas element I’d like to be a Krypton and my symbol is Kr.
My atomic number is 36 which means I have 36 protons in my nucleus and 36 electrons around my nucleus.
At room temperature (20C) I will be a gas.
My melting point (the temperature when I turn from solid to liquid) is -157.36°C.
My boiling point (the temperature when I change from liquid to gas) is -153.22°C.
I was first discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris M. Travers, Britain, May 30 1898.
I am found in nature as a gas in the atmosphere, though there is only a little amount found.
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| Credits: https://www.cafepress.com/+periodic_table_krypton_tile_coaster,1389305969 |
Monday, November 23, 2020
Distillation : Hurumanu 3
| Diagram |
| Set-up |
| Set-up |
| Outcome: #1 |
| Condensation Water |
| Left: Coke Zero - Right: Original Coke |
Monday, November 16, 2020
Evaporation Experiment
| Beginning |
| Beginning |
| Boiling |
| Crystalization |
| Condensing |
| Final Result: Copper Sulfate |
| Final Result: Water |
Monday, November 9, 2020
Dilution Experiment
| Test Tube 1 to Test Tube 6 |
Monday, November 2, 2020
Filtration
- Sodium Carbonate
- Pour 50ml of Copper Sulfate into the beaker.
- Add the same measurement of Sodium Cabornate solution.
- Fold the filter paper so that it can fit inside the funnel.
- Place the funnel with the filter paper inside the conical flask.
- Stir the mixture that was in the beaker and then carefully pours in the funnel.
| Example |
| Solution after it was Filtrated/debris |
| Solution while Filtrating |
| Solutions that was used to create the solution |
| Solution |
| Filtrated solution |
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
The Can Experiment
Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, today in science we did an experiment that relates to expansion and contraction. But before we did the experiment we first had to answer some questions.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Mixing and Dissolving - Hurumanu 3
Hi everyone! Welcome to another post! Today we have started new sub-topic for Hurumanu 3, science. That sub-topic is Mixing and separating, but today we learned about mixing and dissolving substances. We also did an experiment today where we looked at how sugar dissolved in different temperatures.
- Mixing/Mixture: A substance made by two or more substances that are mixed together.
Examples of a Mixture: - They are all made up of different substances.
- Coke
- Sand
- Cake
- Salad
- Dissolving: Dissolving is when a substance becomes part of a liquid.
- You can speed up dissolving when you stir or change the temperature.
- Soluble: It means something that can be dissolved in water.
- Insoluble: It means something that can't be dissolved in water.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Convection: Stop Motion
Hi everyone! Welcome to another post today for science we learned about Convection and Conduction. Convections happens when the heat is transferred by the movement of liquid or gas and Conduction happens when heat passes through a material. After learning about there purposes we then had to create a stop motion about convection or conduction. For this activity, we were allowed to work in pair so my friend and I chose to do convection. We used google slides to create stop motion, so you will need to go through the slides at a fast pace. Enjoy watching our stop motion!
Monday, September 7, 2020
Particle Theory and Diffusion
Hi, everyone! Welcome to another post. Today for science we have begun learning about particle theory and diffusion. We first learned about what matter is and how both of these topics relate to matter. After that, we learned what particle theory and diffusion is.
| Particles |
- All matter is made up of particles.
- All particles in a pure substance are the same.
- There is space between all particles.
- Particles are always moving.
- There are attractive forces between particles.
- Temperature affects the speed at which particles move.
- Put warm water and cold water into a cylinder cup with a wide base of the same size. The containers have to be the same size.
- Get some KMn04 ( Potassium Permanganate)
- Put the KMn04 in both the warm water and cold water. - They have to be the same amount.






