Long Finned Eels

 Hay guys today i'm going to be caring on with the Uncle Don Knows wacky Things, I have another thing that I researched and learned about, it was the Long Finned Eel, I actually had fun learning about them. Here is a link that I have put in so you could see what I had wrote and put into a slide.

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEuof7eN0s/bl1s8e_MlH7EYUqnT9_akw/view?utm_content=DAEuof7eN0s&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

When I started to read these pages they really didn't have much info till you go towards the end, either way it was some really good pages. 

K Bye

Wetlands

 Hi Guy, This week I have been learning about different thing's from different facts, while others are learning about Flax and many others I have been learning about Wetlands. All of these facts are from a book called Uncle Don Knows Wacky Things. Here are a few things about wetlands. 

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEt-U_0mcQ/T42TkTo3ouYy2F2Dj_JLCw/view?utm_content=DAEt-U_0mcQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

I really did like these pages cause they added a lot of information that really helped. 

K BYE

Drama

 Today we have been learning about Dialogue and voice, What it means by voice and dialogue Is audibility, Naming, Tone, Greetings. We started of the lesson with breathing threw our butt and played some fruit and veges games.Tomorrow we are going to work on creating and preforming a telephone conversation. Thanks That's All.

Three Cricket Legends

 

Science

 Neutralisation 

Equipment:

• Universal Indicator

• 1 M HCl ( Hydrochloric Acid)

• 1 M NaOH (Sodium Hydroxide)

• 4 Test tubes

• Test tube rack

• 2 plastic pipettes

Method:

1. Take a test tube rack with 1 boiling tube at each end of the rack and 4 test tubes.

2. Half Fill the boiling tube at one end with Sodium Hydroxide.

3. Half fill the boiling tube at the other end with Hydrochloric acid.

4. Fill each test tube with 5 drops of Universal indicator.

5. Using the pipettes you will add drops of the acid or alkaline to the test tubes to make colours. DO NOT MIX UP THE PIPETTES

NZ People That Won Medals

 Hay guys today i'm going to be telling you what I have learned. I have learned about the medals and the people that have won. 

Science

 YEAST

What Is Yeast? Yeast is fungy found in the air around us, its been around for a long long time/ years, There is yeast that is man made in a bottle, Over a thousand kinds of yeast, in bread there is co2 because the yeast eats the sugar and releases gas, 

What is Fermentation? the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.

What effect does sugar have on yeast Too little sugar in dough can slow down yeast activity: Yeast is a lot like us – it loves to eat sugar. Yeast needs sugar to produce carbon dioxide – the leavening gas that causes the dough to rise. If there is not enough sugar available, the dough will rise slowly or not at all.

What are three foods that have yeast 

1. Ginger Beer 

2. Bread

3. Cake

 

Equipment: 

. Spoons

. Kettle 

. Bowl

. Beaker

. Cloth sieve 

. Funnel

. Plastic (pet) bottle and cap 

Materials:

. 50ml warm water.

. 1/2 tsp active dried yeast.

. 1/2 tsp sugar.

. 1/2 tsp ground ginger. 

Ginger Beer. ( For 1 Liter)

3/4 cup sugar 

1/2 tsp cream of tartar 

. 1L cold water 

. Juce of 1/2 lemon 

. 1 tsp ginger beer bug 

Method

1. Ina large bowl, put the sugar and cream of tartar, then add the warm water. 

2. Stir to dissolve the sugar before adding the cold water.

3. Add the ginger beer bug to the large bowl of cold water.

4. Stir well and then pour into your clean bottle. 

5. Lable your bottle with your group names. 

6. Place all the bottles in the class counter.

7. Store in a cool dark place for one week before drinking.

8. Make sure you open the bottle in the kitchen sink as it might overflow. Open the cap bit by bit to allow the air to escape.