What I learnt about Japan today-Home Ec-28/8/18

What I learnt about Japan:I have learnt that they used to ferment their fish and rice, that they like to make their dishes look very nice and pretty.

How does the presentation from the Japanese compare to how NZ present it:The presentation is different to NZ because they put different things on different plates and we put all of the food on one plate each, we don't care how it looks and they care very much about the presentation.

Questions for the readers to answer:
1) What sort of rice do they use to make sushi?
2) How do they ferment the rice?
3) What are 3 types of rice used in Japan?

Creative writing

Plan

Push Factors

• Cramped housing
• Shared toilet
• No heating
• Working children
• Same bath with family
• Diseases
• No backyard
• Houses close together
• Child labour

Pull factors

• No diseases
• Open land
• Lots of room
• A chance to start a new life
• Less pollution
• A better life

My Story

As a young woman living in London in 1847, it was disgusting, it was dirty and there were diseases going around everywhere. I have just recently lost some of my closest friends to a disease called Scarlet fever, I just hope I didn’t catch it off of them. The other day I was reading in the paper about a far away land, New Zealand. I heard people saying that there is a boat heading there in a couple of days and I’m thinking of buying a ticket.

So I’m on the boat now, I've been on here for about 10 minutes and I already feel sick. I feel like I’m going to vomit everywhere, this is not going to be a good trip. The only thing good about it is looking out onto the ocean and watching the dolphins jumping around, it is beautiful. I’m walking into my room and I see that there are two bunk beds in it and I realise that I’m sharing a little, cramped room with three other people. I put all one of my bags on my bed and decide to take a nap. I’m going to stop writing now but i’ll start again when I get to New Zealand.

Ok so I’m at New Zealand now and it is nothing like I had expected. It’s so different from London, there aren’t even any buildings or many people. I’m so happy to start my life again.

Persuasive writing-English-24/8/18

Sportsmen/women should not get paid to play sport.

• It’s their job so they should
• They spend all of their time doing it
• They will stop playing it

I believe that sports people should get paid for playing a sport especially if you are famous because of it. Like it's their job therefore they should get paid for it, there is no reason for the rest of us to get paid for doing our jobs if they aren't.

For example actors like Jennifer Lawrence or Brad Pitt they are getting paid to entertain us right? So how is that any different from what the all blacks or the silver ferns are doing, don’t they entertain you?

If you stop paying them they will eventually stop playing and then we won’t get to watch the sport, no one will be playing it because they want to get paid for it. Athletes spend all of their time either playing or training for whatever sport they play, so don’t you think that if they put so much time, money and effort into it they should be getting paid.

Persuasive writing-English-20/8/18

Scientists should not be allowed to test drugs, chemicals or cosmetics
on animals.

• It’s torture to animals

• It could kill them

• They could end up with diseases

• The animals don’t want to do it

Honestly I think that people shouldn't be testing things on animals because
it’s basically torture and animal abuse. Do you think they want to be tested
on? No.

For example testing new chemicals is very dangerous it can make them sick,
give them diseases or even kill them! Like I get why we are testing them on
animals, it’s so we don’t kill any humans, but still it’s unfair on them.

The voyage-Social Studies-20/8/18

Science-Land racer-17/8/18

AIM-To make my land racer go the fastest and furthest.

EQUIPMENT-Wooden trolley, tape, metal pole, A4 paper, scissors

METHOD-
1.Get everything I need out.
2.Put on the pole.
3.Attach the paper.
4.Decorate.
5.Race.
6.And win.

RESULTS

Our land racer went a distance of 1 meter, had a time of like 5 seconds and a speed of 2 km.

MY SIMPLE SHOW-SOCIAL STUDIES-13/8/18

There are many reasons why people move away to different countries.

So click here if you want to know:HERE PEOPLE

Air plane throwing competition-Science-9/8/18

AIM:To win

EQUIPMENT: 2xA4 paper, 1 straw, 30cm tape

METHOD:Link 

Making a paper Helicopter-Science

AIM
Make a helicopter that will stay in the air for a long time.

METHOD
Cut out and assemble four helicopters shown on the opposite page. Attach the paper clip to one of helicopters.

One members of your group holds the helicopter at a height of 2 metres.

On the count of three, the person helicopter drops it, while another member of your group times how long it takes for the helicopter to hit the floor.

Record your results in the table below.

Repeat each drop three times.

Repeat steps 2-5 using the helicopter models.