Reading plus 5.

 Well here is my progress this week!:

Milk Plastic(Caesin)

 Aim : I want to find out how to turn milk into plastic.

Method: 


Equipment:

• Stove, Oven or microwave

• Measuring cup

• Measuring spoon

• Milk 1 cup

• pot or microwavable container

• white vinegar

• paper towels

• spoon

• mug

• Optimal (Food colouring glitter cookie cutters)

Instructions:

1. Get everything ready

1. Pour one cup of milk in the pot or microwave container

1. Heat the milk in the microwave or on the stove until it is steaming

1. Add 4 teaspoons of white vinegar to a mug

1. Add the hot milk to the mug with the vinegar

1. Stir the mixture with a spoon

1. Stack 4 layers of paper towels on a surface that is safe to get damp

1. Scoop out the curds with a spoon and place them on the paper towels

1. Fold the paper towels over the curds and press down to absorb excess liquid

1. Colour, shape,or mold the dough as you like

1. put all your creations on a paper towel and let them dry overnight

Casein is a slow-digesting dairy protein that people often take as a supplement. It releases amino acids slowly, so people often take it before bed to help with recovery and reduce muscle breakdown while they sleep. Several studies have shown it helps boost muscle growth, along with a ton of other benefits.  

Reading plus 4.

 Here is my progress again for reading plus: 

Edible Slime

 Aim:

I want to find out how to make edible slime.

Method:

Equipment:

1. Marsh mellows
2. Popsicle stick
3. Cup
4. icing sugar
5. microwave
6. vegetable oil

Instructions:

1. Get the Equipment
2. wash your hands
3. put the marshmallows into your cup
4. Melt the marshmallows in the microwave ( 10 seconds )
5. put a DROP of oil
6. put some icing sugar
7. stir the marshmallows till it becomes slime

Results: 

I could stretch it the longest, my slime was DUCTILE in the class and when i ate it, it felt smooth but very hard: 

Skittle Colours

Aim:

I want to find out what happens when you put Skittles in water

Method:

Equipment

• Petri Dish
• Skittles
• Warm water
• small beaker

Instructions

1. Get all you equipment ready.
2. spread out the skittles around the edge
3. Gently, pour the warm water into the middle of the petri dish
4. Observe what happens

Results:

Discussion:

why did the colour have the skittles? 

The sugar coating dissolved in the water.

Why did the colours not mix?

Mohawk.

 Did I understand?

Use evidence to support your answers.

1. Where is Leo at the start of the story?

            At the start of the story he was at the hairdressers cutting his hair into a Mohawk.

2. What was the name of Leo’s old school?

    Leo’s old school was at South Central primary school.

3. How does Leo feel about his haircut when he first gets it?

      At school with the Mohawk he thought that everyone(school mates ) would love it and he thought he was cool.

4. What motivated Leo to get a Mohawk?

       He got motivated to get the Mohawk as he sometimes got bullied and he wanted to be cool/popular. He wanted kids to like him more so it motivated him to do so.

5. Have you ever considered (or had) something different about you? Hair? Clothes? What and why.

   I did once cut my hair because I wanted to cut my hair shorter & because it felt uncomfortable and my head felt heavy.

Write 3 sentences about the story using ‘They’re’, ‘There’, & ‘their’.

1. They’re very happy for their daughter to enter university.

2. There was a sound like swarming bees as the clippers moved up from the base of his skull to follow round his right ear.

3. Their dog wiggled his tail like he wanted something.

Exploring Language

What do these words mean?  Find a definition for each one and use it in a sentence

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you read Mohawk? if so what was your favourite part?

Reading plus 3.

Here is my progress for this week in Reading plus:

Reading plus 2.

 Here is my Reading plus progress again:

Reading Plus.

For the past few weeks my class have been doing Reading plus and Lexia , here is my progress:

Reading Plus Progress Report
My name:	Amanda.
What went well today:	I got into level B.
What I found difficult today:	Doing the scan.
What my goal is for next time:	Finishing level B.

Hockey

What is hockey?: Hockey is a game that ever player has sticks on a big field ( except ice hockey ) and these a ball and your only allowed to push the ball with the stick and not with your feet or hands. Its also kinda like football, the only difference is that you don't kick it you push it, with a stick.

Equipment: 

• Stick for each player.
• A ball.
• Proper shoes.
• Socks and Rash guards.
• Stick bag.

Safety: 

• Mouth guard.
• Shin guards.

Something i learnt in hockey is that you never put your hockey stick higher than your knees or it could be dangerous to the people around you.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you ever played hockey? if so, what position did you take....?

Flood

Hello readers, today I'm going to be sharing about the flooding in Canterbury:

MetService had a code-red warning in place for Canterbury/Christchurch as the deluge was expected to bring up to 400mm to the high country by Monday afternoon. A red warning is its highest alert level and has only been used once.

People were evacuated in Springfield, the Upper and Lower Selywn Huts and in Peel Forest, while people trapped by flooded places were rescued in multiple locations.

 Waimakariri District Council said the Eyre River stop banks were expected to fail and 133 households along the river from Wolffs Road and north of the river to North Eyre Road had to evacuate immediately.

The Ashley River stopbank was also at risk of failure and 100 Fernside residents between Mt Thomas Road, Oxford Road and Merton Road had to evacuate immediately. Another eight households near Kairaki Beach were also being evacuated.

The Mandeville Sports Centre and Rangiora Baptist Church were set up as evacuation centres and lots and lots of people were already there.

Millions of people have lost their home, plus farms...and lots of schools were closed.

In Ashburton, the river rose rapidly and the army was sent in in case residents needed to be evacuated.

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown said there was still capacity in the Ashburton River, but pressure points were of a major concern.

Half of the town's residents would have to be evacuated if the river breached the stop banks.

Ashburton District Council advised residents in the vicinities of Allenton, Netherby and Racecourse Road, to prepare for evacuation as a "precautionary measure". 

There was also a farmer who had his farm flooded and used his boat on the water/playing around with it.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: how were you affected?

That's all I have today, thank you for reading, it means a lot :)

Scientific Equipment

1.Beaker

A beaker is for carrying liquids.

2.Bunsen burner

A Bunsen burner is used to light gas with fire and other liquids.

3. Gauze mat

A gauze mat is used to protect the table and container your using from breaking/burning.

4.Funnel

A funnel is used to move liquid from a bit or small/medium container into a different container.

5. Test Tube

A Test Tube is to hold a small amount of liquid.

6.Conical Flask

Conical Flask is used to hold and measure chemical liquid samples.

7.Spatula

A spatula is used for scrapping and transferring.

8.Measuring Cylinder

A measuring cylinder is used for to measure small amounts of liquid.

9.Scissor tongs

It is used to hold onto flasks and beakers.

10.Tripod

It is used to support flasks and beakers.

11.Evaporating Basin

Is used to melt and the dish is heated by the Bunsen burner

12. Thermometer

Is used for to measure, it can be a solid food, a liquid such as water or a gas such as air.

13.Test Tube tongs

Are used for holding or lifting or heating test tubes.

14.Retort Stand

Is used to support other pieces of equipment and glassware — for instance, burettes, test tubes and flasks.

15. Boss head

Is one of those three things that holds a Florence flask or Conical flask on a retort stand. A Boss head is used to keep the clamp in place so if you put a glass holder in between the clamp it doesn't fall/break.

16. Clamp

It is used to hold round laboratory glassware, such as a beaker, and flasks, etc. This type of clamp is made from stainless steel.

17. Fume Cupboard

is a ventilated enclosure in which gases, vapors and fumes are contained.

18.Scalpel

To cut things?

19. Burette

used in quantitative chemical analysis to measure the volume of a liquid or a gas. It consists of a graduated glass tube with a stopcock.

20.Pipette