Healthy food VS Junk Food

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post today I want to talk about some fun activities we did in Drama hurunamu. On Tuesday we made a puppet and learned about healthy eating. We first broke into 2 groups, one group was making the puppets while the other group did an activity about healthy eating and Hauora.

For puppet making, we first had to create a character, then make a draft on some white A4 paper. Then we labelled each part of the drawing, etc. colour: green, red. After that, we now got to make the puppet. My character was a tomato and the purpose of making the puppets was to send a message to people to eat healthy food.

After that we then swapped over, we were now learning about what healthy food and junk food can do to the four walls of Hauora. After learning about that, we listed some of the things healthy food and junk food can do to the four walls of Hauora.

Greenhouse Effect.

The Greenhouse Effect experiment

Materials

1. 1 plastic bottle
2. 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda and Citric Acid
3. 1 heat lamp
4. 1 Thermometer
5. 100 ml of water
6. 1 rubber bung

Procedure

1. Collect 2 bottles, 2 lamps and 2 Thermometers from the teacher.
2. Set up bottles and laps beside a powerpoint on a flat surface.
3. Pour 100 ml water and baking soda mixture into one of the bottles. Add just water to the second bottle.
4. Start to record your findings taken from bottle thermometer. These must be every 5 minutes. 

Findings: The Greenhouse Effect Data 

Minutes	Bottle 1: Water	Bottle 2: CO2 Gas
0	18 Degrees	18 Degrees
5	20 degrees	24 Degrees
10	22 degrees	24 Degrees
15	22 degrees	25 Degrees
20	23 Degrees	27 Degrees
25	25 Degrees	29 Degrees

Conclusion:

The temperature of the CO2 bottle goes higher than the normal bottle. This showed that CO2 heats up our atmosphere very fast. 

The Water Cycle!

Hi everyone! Today I will share with you my procedural writing about the water cycle experiment. The experiment was about making our own mini water cycle on a zip lock bag. But the purpose of the writing was to show people how to make there own mini water cycle.

First, we had to make a draft then get feedback from our writing buddies, after that we do our final drafts and self asses our selves.

Here is my writing.

Title: Water Cycle Experiment 

Purpose: To learn how the water cycle works and how it affects our world. 

Materials:

• 2 ziplock bags,(A4 sized)
• 200ml of water
• Soda water - 50ml
• Litmus paper 
• Vivid Marker
• Baking Soda 
• Blue Food colouring 
•   tape

Procedures:

Experiment A

• Get a vivid marker and draw land with mountains and clouds.
• Name each step of the water cycle.
• Then add some water.
• Then add some blue food colouring.
• Put 20cm of double-sided tape.
• Take off the side of the tape and set it inside a window facing the outside.
• There you have the water cycle.

Experiment B

• Get a vivid marker and draw land with mountains and clouds.
• Name each step of the water cycle.
• Add some soda water - 50ml.
• Add some baking soda, 1 teaspoon.
• Then add some blue food colouring
• At the middle of your ziplock, it locks put a strip of litmus paper in the middle and zip.
• Put 20cm of double-sided tape.
• Take off the side of the tape and set it inside a window facing the outside.
• There you have a water cycle with CO2 added. (Carbon Dioxide)

Conclusion:

This experiment tells us more about the water cycle and how it works. In the experiment it showed
us how the water cycle would normally work, while the other one showed us more about when CO2
is added to the water.

Feedback from my buddy Milan:

Well done Lyan, this was very specific and written well. You’ve explained a lot with the steps and
the conclusion, you’ve given the materials clearer so when I do the experiment I know how much
water or what ziplock bag I need because when I do experiments and there are no correct
measurements the experiment fails. With the steps next time make sure it and not bullet points.
This work is amazing and there is nothing else that you need to work on.

Final Draft:

Title: Water Cycle Experiment 

Purpose: To learn how the water cycle works and to learn the impact of pollution in our water. 

Materials:

• 2 ziplock bags,(A4 sized)
• 200ml of water
• Soda water - 50ml
• Litmus paper 
• Vivid Marker
• Baking Soda 
• Blue Food colouring 
•   tape

Procedures:

Experiment A

1. Get a vivid marker and draw land with mountains and clouds.
2. Name each step of the water cycle.
3. Then add some water.
4. Then add some blue food colouring.
5. Put 20cm of double-sided tape.
6. Take off the side of the tape and set it inside a window facing the outside.
7. There you have the water cycle.

Experiment B

1. Get a vivid marker and draw land with mountains and clouds.
2. Name each step of the water cycle.
3. Add some soda water - 50ml.
4. Add some baking soda, 1 teaspoon.
5. Then add some blue food colouring
6. At the middle of your ziplock, it locks put a strip of litmus paper in the middle and zip.
7. Put 20cm of double-sided tape.
8. Take off the side of the tape and set it inside a window facing the outside.
9. There you have a water cycle with CO2 added. (Carbon Dioxide)

Conclusion:

This experiment tells us more about the water cycle and how it works. In experiment A it showed us
how the water cycle would normally work, while the other one showed us more about when CO2 is
added to the water.

Issues of Climate Change

Welcome to another post today I will be sharing with you some information we did from our Science Hurumanu.

Aim: To learn about the different activities that contribute to climate change.

1. Electricity
2. Factories
3. Waste
4. Cows
5. Food
6. Transport

So we had to put these different activities from the biggest cause of climate change to the least. This is my group's opinion.

1. Cows - Cows create a greenhouse gas called methane when they burp and fart. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. With about 1.5 billion cows around the world, methane is having a big effect on climate change.
2. Factories - Making clothes, cars, electronics, and processed foods creates a lot of pollution. When materials like plastic, cardboard, metal, and cement are made, harmful gases are released.
3. Transportation - Most cars need gas or diesel to work. These come from oil which is a fossil fuel.
4. Electricity - Electricity is a form of energy used to power almost everything in our homes. Electricity can come from renewable sources (water, wind, sun) and non-renewable sources like fossil fuels (oil, and gas). 
5. Food - We need food to survive, but it creates a lot of pollution. Transporting food by ships, planes, trains, and trucks adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
6. Landfill - Our landfills are growing and using up more healthy land. When waste breaks down in landfills, greenhouse gases created, including methane and carbon dioxide. These gases contribute to climate change.