Orana Park trip.

This week the yr7 & 8s went to Orana park for a school trip to learn about climate change, and how it effects the animals that live at Orana park.

My form class went to Orana Park on Monday but  I was absent so I went to Orana Park with Ts,Sh and Wh on Tuesday.

When I arrived at school I went to the learning commons where we had to meet so that we weren't late for our bus.

Finally we arrived at Orana Park,and it was time for morning tea,After we had finished eating we walked to another part of Orana Park where we put our bags and, where we got into to our groups with our Orana Park instructors,the groups were just split into the classes that went,and we were with a instructor named Richard. 

Richard told us all we had to do was behave ourself and stay behind him while we were walking to different animals.

My favourite animal would have to be the Gorillas because they were picking their nose and eating it and one of them were pooing into his hand and then eating it which I thought was funny,

I felt sorry for the Tiger that we seen because hes the only Tiger in the Zoo and all of his family passed but his twin brother recently died from cancer.

CIP Stationery Recycling

Last week in CIP I created a DLO about Recycling stationery. In the yr 7-8 block we started doing a thing where we collect stationery that doesn't work and send it to a company called TerraCycle, who give us $1 for each kg of stationery we give them.
To get our community to know about our project we will probably get students to get  their family and friends to bring their used stationery to our school.

I think well atleast get like 10kgs every term becasue we're at a High School and nearly every year group has a book so they can contribute to our project.
I think that we should get a stationaery basket/tray for lots of stationery for students that have miss placed their stationery.

Would you do this with your class/school?

Pe Hurumanu.

Today in our Pe Hurumanu we were doing our last little touches to our Pe document about Dodgeball.

We added what we were going to do for our drill and explained how were going to learn and improve on our skill that we want to teach and learn about.

After we had finished our document we went into the gym and did our warm up which was streches and when we were finished our streches we grabbed some balls and we practised throwing and catching becasue in Dodgeball you can get your opponent out by catching the ball that they threw at you.

Community Circle DLO.

Today in community circle Tai and I created a DLO about what we've been doing in Community Circle and what we've learnt, We also explained what the different colours represent and what it looks like to be in these different zones.

Why we like the All Blacks.

Yesterday in Cip we had to create a video about why we like the all blacks, the people in my group where Tai, Blake and Tamani. 
If you can't hear what where saying Tamani likes the All Blacks because they repersent our country, Blake said he likes the All Blacks because they all ways have a good atitude even if they win or lose. I said I like the All Blacks because they have good ball skills, and Tai said he likes the All Blacks because when they lose they always comeback and win their next game.
This is our video.

Renewable energy

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy film

Biomass

Aim: To compare the amount of gas that is produced from different types of biomass.

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Investigation.

What is biomass?
Biomass is plant or animal material used for energy production

What are the 5 types of biomass?

1.  Wood /
2.  Crops /
3.  Alcohol fuels /
4.  Garbage /
5.  Landfill gas /

What are three benefits of biomass?

1.   Biomass is used as a fuel.
2.    Biomassis always available and can be produced as a renewable resource.
3.    Its cheaper than fossil fuels.

What are three disadvantages of biomass?

1. biomass energy is not as efficient as fossil fuels.  
2.   Biomass is not as eficient as fosill fuels.
3.   Its bad for your health.

VG Bryce

Research the following types of Biomass.
You will need to:

Write a definition of the each fuel.

Answer each question

• How is it made?
• What is it used for? 
• Where is it made? 
• What is it made with? 
• What countries use it?   

Place 2 images of the fuel.
What are its uses in the future?

Biomass types.

Name: Agricultural crops.

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Name: Animal waste.

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Name: Bio-gas and Landfill gas

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Name: Solid waste

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Name: Alcohol Fuel

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science

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

Changing Our Future

Name 3 fossil fuels?
Gas Oil and Cole.
What is the cost?
Carbon dioxide
The CO2 level has soured since when?
1760 industrial revolution.
What are the effects in the UK?

1.    Heat waves.
2.    Animal extinction.
3.    flooding.

How many climate refugees will there be in Britain by 2050?

200 million.

When will Fairborn be flooded?

In the next 26 years

What are some of the other things that will be 'swallowed by the waves'?

1.   Gas plants 
2.   Power stations
3.   Toxic dumps
4.   sewer systems
5.   clouds

How can we stop climate change?

1.    Remove gas heating
2.    All cars / Buses need to use hydrogen or batteries.
3.    Fly less.
4.    Cut back on meat consumptions.
5.    Recycle More.

What ideas are school children having about climate change?

1.    That they dont want to have kids because they dont want them to live like this.
2.    Protest
3.   Write letters to their politicians.

What is the atmosphere called?

a Waste Dump.

What is the last statement the reporter made?

We know what we need to do, we have got the technology. What we lack is the

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What can we do to prevent climate change?

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CURBING CLIMATE CHANGE

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Activity: Ranking climate change issues.

Using the worksheet,  rank the issues from climate change.

MY INVESTIGATION

Aim: To look at how I can prevent climate change in the future.

1. Complete the activity Ecological Handprint.

2. Complete the activity Carbon Footprint.

What will you do to stop climate change? Using ideas from the Ecological Handprint and Carbon Footprint list 10 changes that you can make to stop Climate change?

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