The Science Roadshow

The Science Roadshow

Today at school The Science Roadshow came over. We went along with 7 TZ to watch the show. We were presented by Shane and Anna. The first thing they taught us was about fire and ice and the one thing they had in common temperature. First they showed us how low and how hot temperatures can get in some places in new. Also how dangerous it can be in a car on a hot summer day.They showed us how the same chemical can react differently when exposed to oxygen. They melted a solid piece of metal with the different heat of fire. They showcased how smoking can cause a explosion on factories.

After that we were allowed to walk around and try some the experiments. By some the  experiment there was cards. With the names on some experiments and ha to explain it to the teachers. There was a variety of things to do. Here are some pictures.

A camera the shows body heat.

A chair that spins fast but then slows down when spreading your arms.

Seeing how important your senses are.

Afterwards another person came in and taught us about how human and plants bodies work. He talked about urine and how much the human body can produce. He also showed how plants deal with their urine by dropping it down in a leaf. Then showed us how much poo a human can have in a year. Then at the end they told us to remember Mrs Gren.

Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. 

      

Oamaru Stone Carving: Finishing my Design

Today in the workshop I have almost finished my Koru. All I need to do is finish my sand papering.

I have also finished my planing for my big project.

This is it here:

The top of the circle is Ranginui (sky father) and the bottom is Papatuanuku (earth mother).

Message
Papatuanuku and Ranginui even though they are separated they still have undying loving for they eachother. So this design represents the unbreakable bond between two people. About the design it self Papatuanuku is the koru and I imagine that papa is sprouting up towards Rangi.
How will I make it?
The stone it will be made out of is Oamaru stone. I will use alot of tools. A mullet, chisel, cheese grater and a file. Then lastly I will sand paper the design.  

Oamaru Stone Carving: Design

Today in the workshop we shaped our Oamaru stone Koru. I had to use the file and saw to shape it into a smooth koru.

Today I learnt how to shape a curve Oamaru Stone.

Next Time I will finnish my planning.

Passion Project

Stone Sculpting

NZ short films

NZ short films has NZ culture in it. With maori culture with tamoko and maori words. They are also more appealing to New Zealanders. Show how we act, talk and live. In different views. Day trip showing a gang in New Zealand and how people judge them. I'm going to mum's is about a boy with divorced parents. Showing how he lives and how he feels. 

Acting

The Dump
3 things about acting
x 4 character Utah

Man
boy 
Old Lady
Cat

Jobs in Theatre

Jobs in Theatre
1. Front of house:
the parts of a theatre in front of the p/roscenium arch.

2. Musical Director
the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance or production, typically the conductor or leader of a music group.

3. Stage Manager
the person responsible for the lighting and other technical arrangements for a stage play.

4. Producer
a person responsible for the financial and managerial aspects of the making of a film or broadcast or for staging a play, opera, etc.

5. Make-up artist
a person whose job is to apply cosmetics, e.g. to performers or models.

6. Choreographer
a person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance.

7. Dancer, Actor, Singer


8.Scenery Designer
 the creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery. Scenic designers come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but in recent years, are mostly trained professionals, holding a B.F.A. or M.F.A. degrees in theater arts. Scenic designers design sets and scenery that aim to support the overall artistic goals of the production.

9. Costume Designer
A costume designer is a person who designs costumesfor a film, stage production or television. 

Using Maori Performance Conventions

Using Maori Performance Conventions

What Kapa Haka is:

Performing Arts

Where I have seen Kapa Haka:

Te matatini

Kapa Haka regionals

School

Hornby Cluster

Curltra Festival

Wangaga

Marae

Movie

I see & hear

Makeup - Mokos

Musical Instrument - Guitar

Costume - Piupiu

Props - Rakau

Actions - whiriwhiri

Singing - Songs they sing

Translation into Te Reo Maori:

• Beautiful, lyrical cadences I waiwaia, kupu tatunga
• Powerful lovers laments makau uhunga
• Haunting chants of doom
• Rawiri Paratene, director of the Maori Troilus and Cressida, said the play translated well because "the classical Maori language is very poetic, very bawdy, very prosaic - it's got all the different forms of the language that Shakespeare uses."

Silent Movie

Silent Movie

What is a silent movie?

A movie when you do not talk and music just plays in the background.

The silent that we watched: Charlie Chaplin

-The Lion Cage

THE SILENT MOVIE

What does Charlie Chaplin look like?

Dark hair, Moustache, Thin/Skinny, Pale, Sharp Nose.

Acting Style

The acting style has big movements, 

strong facial emotion and exaggerated gestures. 

Mr Bean's Holiday - Mr Bean's dance

Mr Bean is a dopey character that does things all the time.

He has multiple of silent clips. 

The actor that plays him is a big fan of silent films.

Technology-Bridge

The is my metre long bridge. It is made with paper and tape. This is the first task on the list. This gets me 2 stars. This is for Technology

Human Heart Diagram

19. Human Heart Diagram

3 stars science badge

Aim: To make a diagram of a human heart.

I made a diagram of a human heart. I also wrote how much times my heart beats a second. My heart beats 2-3 times a second. Which is about 180 beats per minutes.

Human Eye Diagram

7. Human Eye Diagram

3 stars science badge

Aim: to make a diagram of a human eye.

I made a diagram of a human eye. I also wrote information about the things in our eye. This is to get a science badge in human biology.

Artist Statement

Artist Statement

1. Describe your work. Create 3 sentences to answer the following: what is it a picture of, what shapes have you used, what was your inspiration.

My inspiration was mostly from Monsters Inc the movie. The picture is a much of cartoon characters. They were shaped as the letters in my name.

2. Did you have trouble creating this piece? If so what happened?

No I did not have any trouble with this it was very easy.

3. Does your work have any meaning? Are you trying to give the viewer a message?

I just drew cartoon characters because I just wanted to.

4. What are you enjoying about creating this piece? What could you do better?

I enjoyed making this and what I could do better is more detail.

5. What have you learned. 

How to do lino cutting.

Lino Ink

Roller

Lino Cutters

Printing on Lino

Paper

Lino Holder

Light

Aim: To look how light is affected by different shapes.

1. Triangle

When light hits this shape it 

2. Mirror

3. Curved mirror

4. Rectangle

5. Prism

6.Make a rainbow spectrum. what are the colours?

Water Rocket

Aerodynamics

Aim: To investigate the best design features for your water rocket.

Section 1: What is a water rocket? 

At its simplest, a water rocket is basically an upside down fizzy drinks bottle, which has had a ‘nose’ cone and some fins added. 

The nose cone 

The job of the nose cone is to make the rather snub-nosed end of the fizzy drinks bottle more aerodynamic. Also if you have ‘payload’ on your rocket, or a parachute mechanism, this is probably where it will be placed. 

The fins 

Others might disagree, but I think the fins are the parts of a rocket that really give a rocket its character. Technically, the fins are important for ensuring that the rocket flies smoothly Once we have added the fins and the nose cone, we have something which looks like a rocket. But how do we make it go like a rocket? First we need to add some water, and some kind of release mechanism, that will keep the water in the bottle, until we choose to release it. The water will then leave the bottle through its nozzle. Typically the bottle will be between about one quarter and one third filled with water.

Flight - Ariodynamics

Aim: To look at the 4 main forces of flying and how these can be overcome.

Hypothesis: I think that.......

Method: Working in pairs you are going to make a paper wing and experiment with it.

1. Make a paper wing out of A4 paper 
2. On the field you will need to record and observe how 5 different changes affect the way it flies.

Plane type	How does it behave?	Time ( secs)
Paper sheet, drop	It drops to the ground	2.15
Paper with fold down middle, drop	It turns before falling to the ground	1.59
Paper with fold and 1 paper clip, drop	Went down nose first.	2.00
Fold, 2 clips, rudder, drop	Glided then went nose first to the ground.	1.99
Fold, 2 clips, rudder throw	Glided then landed slowly.	2.18

Findings:
Without the fold in the paper went down slowly. With the fold it went down but not faster. With the clip it made it front heavy. With the 2 clips the plane stayed balance.  It glided and but it was a bit fast. The rubber throw made the plane fly better. It glided and landed nicely.




Conclusion:
To make the plane fly better is to push it. Then to make it heavy so it would land nicely. Over all the plane was really good.

Flight - Build a plane

 Brainstorm: What are the forces acting on an aircraft?

1.   Drag
2.   Lift
3.   Gravity / Weight
4.  Thrusr

How can we overcome some of these forces?

Force	Their effect on a plane	How to overcome them?
Gravity / Weight	Make the plane go down.	Making things light.
Drag	Slow it down.	Streamline.
Lift	Make it go up.	Making thing light.
Thrust	Go forward.	Powerful engine.

Interacting Sphere

Atmosphere - Air
Biosphere - Life

Hydrosphere - Water
Lithosphere - Ground

Beside each interaction, write the names of the 2 spheres that are interacting.

1.     A tree is blown down by wind: Atmosphere & Biophere                          

2.     A person gets caught in the rain: Biosphere & Hydrosphere

3.     Hail damages a sugar cane crop: Hydrosphere & Biosphere

4.     Air next to the ground becomes warm: Atmosphere & Lithosphere

    

5.     Water vapour condenses: Hydrosphere & Atomsphere

6.     Lightning strikes a park ranger: Atmosphere & Biosphere

7.     A flash flood forms: Atmosphere & Hydrosphere

8.     A puddle seeps into the ground: Hydrosphere & Lithosphere

9.     Cumulonimbus clouds form: Atmosphere & Hydrosphere

10.   A tornado destroys a zoo: Atmosphere & Biosphere

Hydrosphere & Biosphere

Hydrosphere & Biosphere

Lithosphere & Biosphere

The 4 Sphere

The 4 Sphere

The four spheres of the Earth

What are the names four spheres?

Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere

Find 4 photo - one that shows each sphere.

How much of the earth is made up by hydrosphere? 

%70 of the earth.

How much of the earth is made up by lithosphere / ground?

%30

What is the atmosphere made up of?

Oxygen/Nitrogen.

What does the biosphere contain?

Living things

Biosphere

The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied by living organisms.

Hydrosphere

Name the different water types you find.
Ocean, Creek, River, Lake, Stream, Cloud, Rain.

Lithosphere

Name 5 examples of the lithosphere
Mountains, Earth crust, Rocks and others. 

Atmosphere

What is two gases are in the atmosphere