I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Today in Hurumanu 3 we are going to do a filtration experiment. We are going to use tiny little particles and try to separate them from solids. Enjoy! 😊
Aim: To separate a solution from a precipitate (precipitate is the name for a solid that forms in a liquid during a chemical reaction).
Hypothesis: I think that nothing will happen and that it will stay the same. ( But it didn't)
Equipment:
Sodium carbonate
Copper sulfate
Conical flask
Stirring rod
200mL Beaker
Funnel
Filter paper
Method:
1. Pour approximately 50mL of copper sulfate solution into a beaker.
2. Add the same volume of sodium carbonate solution. A reaction will happen, you should see a cloudy blue precipitate form. Called copper carbonate.
3. Watch demo then fold filter paper to fit inside the funnel
4. Place the funnel with the filter paper inside of it, into the mouth of a conical flask.
5. Stir the mixture in the beaker, then carefully pour it into the funnel.
6. Observe what happened.
Observations:
What happened was that when we put the blue liquid in the funnel with the filter paper filtered through clear. I think it happened because there might be something in both the chemicals that reacts together.
This week on Thursday, we have student led conferences. We got given a slide template
( which is the one above) and we had to fill in every small bit of information to show our parents. I picked what I think was my best work so far. Enjoy!
This term for hurumanu we have been doing art. Today was our last session because we only have a half day on Thursday. We have been working on our learning stories for art and we were doing a stop motion that shows manaakitanga. My group did a stop motion about a group of girls at a school and one of the girls is very generous. She gives so much but then she forgets about herself. My group didn't finish the video so there is nothing to show.
For this year we were doing cybersmart for every term. We were asked to do a reflection about what we had learnt and what we think what could have been better.
Term 1 what did we do?
Term 1 we were learning about smart learning. Smart learning is about understanding and demonstrating how to be safe online.
Term 2 what did we do?
Term 2 we were learning about having a smart footprint. A smart footprint is knowing what you post and look at online and making sure you are safe.
Term 3 what did we do?
Term 3 we were learning about smart relationships. A smart relationship is talking to someone online and making sure they are safe to talk to and that they are not scammers.
Term 4 what did we do?
Term 4 we were learning about being a smart user. A smart user is knowing what being responsible online is and what they need to do to be responsible.
My favourite thing in cybersmart this year was getting to know how to be safe online as a teen.
Something I didn't enjoy was being treated like we didn't know what being safe online was.
Something my cybersmart teacher did well was making the activities fun.
Something my cybersmart teacher could to better was give us breaks so we could give our brains a rest.
What is google search?
Google search is where you want to find out something online so you go to the google search bar and type in your question. For example...
Austin Post is Post Malone.
If you search Post Malone it would still come up with Austin Post same if you searched Post Malone.
Here is the whole search that google came up with...
What is psychology? The scientific study of humans to find out how their mind and body.
What jobs can you get with Psychology?
Market Researcher - This is a person who analyses data and makes
sure all the markets and salesmen are doing their job properly.
Laboratory assistant- This is a person who maintains their "boss's" equipment and helps out with their experiments.
Experiment No. 1
Title: What number is the favourite?
Aim:
I want to find out what number the people in my class like the most.
Hypothesis:
I think that there will be a lot of different answers.
Equipment:
A piece of paper
A pen or pencil
As many people as you want
Method:
Step 1
Get your paper
Step 2
Get your pen or pencil
Step 3
Ask your different people what there favourite number is between 1-20
Step 4
Tally up your results
Results:
2
5
7
11
12
13
15
=1
=2
=3
=1
=1
=1
=1
Winner is…
7!
Discussion:
I learned that most people like the numbers 7 and 5.
I think that if I did it with other people I would get different results.
What could I do better?
I could ask more people and see what answers I get.
Disclaimer: I only used 10 people. You can use as many people as you want.
Experiment No. 2
Title: Remembering Words
Aim:
I want to find out If somebody can remember a list of words
Hypothesis:
I think that they will remember half of the words but forget the other half
Equipment:
Something you can write on
Something you can write with
A person you will read it out to
A list of words
Method:
Step 1.
Get your Pen and paper
Step 2.
Get your list of words
Step 3.
Get the person you will read your list out to
Step 4.
Tally the results
Results:
My Persons results were pretty good. Here were her results
No. 1 Try
6/9
No. 2 Try
8/9
Discussion:
I learned that some people are smarter than they look
I think that I was proved wrong with my thoughts
What could I do better?
I could ask more than 1 person
Experiment No. 3
Title Researching Famous Psychologist's
Aim:
I want to find out if there are any famous girl Psychologist's that have been alive or are still alive
Hypothesis:
I think there will be lots of information about the person I pick but I would like there to be a girl Psychologist
Equipment:
A device
A Researching site on your chosen Psychologist
Method:
Step 1
Get your device
Step 2
Choose your Psychologist
Step 3
Do your Researching
Step 4
Write an article about your chosen Psychologist
Who I chose:
Melanie Klein
Results:
Here is my article about.... Melanie Klein:
Melanie Klein is a Austrian-British Psychologist. She was born in 1885 and died in 1952.
When she was a little child she was very interested in Science and psychology, and wanted to learn more. In 1919 she started to Analyse children. The first 3 children she Analysed were her 2 sons and her daughter which names were Melitta, Erich and Hans. When Abraham Lincoln found out that Melanie Klein was Analysing children he said that he would support her and let her continue the Analysing. Even though she had, had a lot of successes in her life she had also had many tragic events. She had lost her sister when she was very young and her brother had also passed and she put the blame on herself for that. Then she got married and had children, then divorced and her son was killed in a climbing accident that may have been suicidal. Although she had had some highs and some lows she is still a great person to be remembered. The name Melanie Klein will still be famous.
Discussion:
I learned that people have lots of talents
I think that you can never judge a book by it's cover
What could I do better?
Write a longer article to add more information
Experiment No. 4
Title: Ruler Drop
Aim:
I want to find out how peoples reflexes work and how they react to rulers dropping.
Hypothesis:
I think that people will get lots of high results with the experiment
Equipment:
A recording sheet/Document
A ruler
As many people as you want to do the experiment on
Method:
Step 1
Get your recording sheet/ document
Step 2
Get your ruler
Step3
Get your first person
Step 4
Do your experiment
Results:
Kahciar Talia Chloe
1. 12cm 1. 15cm 1. 8cm
2. miss 2. miss 2. 2.5cm
3. 23cm 3. 24cm 3. miss
4. 17.5cm 4. 22cm 4. 20cm
5. 16cm 5. 19.5cm 5. 7.5cm
6. miss 6. 23.5cm 6. 18cm
7. 14cm 7. 29.5cm 7. miss
8. miss 8. 18.5cm 8. 23.5cm
9. 17cm 9. 27cm 9. miss
10. miss 10.17cm 10. miss
11. miss 11. 24cm 11. miss
12. 11cm 12. miss 12. 28cm
13. 20cm 13. 29.5cm 13. 13cm
14. miss 14. 18cm 14. 25cm
15. miss 15. 24cm 15. miss
16. 30cm 16. 28.1cm 16. 20cm
17. 28.5cm 17. 14cm 17. 10cm
18. 22cm 18. 13.5cm 18. miss
19. miss 19. 25.5cm 19. 15cm
20. 22cm 20. 29cm 20. 2.5cm
Discussion:
I learned that people don't have very fast reflexes
I think that if I did the experiment I would fail miserably
What could I do better?
I could test more people with this experiment
Experiment No. 5
Title: Jigsaw puzzle
Aim:
I want to find out if people can train their mind to remember the puzzle after they complete.
Hypothesis:
I think that if people train their mind correctly they will get the puzzle quicker.
Equipment:
A piece or pieces of blank paper
A pen or pencil
Some felts, Crayons or colored pencil
Method:
Step 1.
Get your paper
Step 2
Draw your design
Step 3.
Colour the design
Step 4.
Cut the puzzle into 10-20 pieces
Test your person
