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Thursday 29 November 2018

Wednesday 21 November 2018

'Astria - Countdown to Impact' (Five ways to tell if info sources are credible or not)

While I was playing this game called 'Astria - Countdown to Impact', I realized that I had to determine which sources were useful and which were not very credible.
The game showed some some ways on how to separate solid information and facts than just regular rumors and conspiracies, so I want to convey this information to you now. 

The first way is to see if the source is from a certified and professional site e.g NASA for rocket information. These sites can definitely give you the correct information for what you are looking for.

The second is to check if the info is out of date or not. If you were researching what kind of spacesuit you should use, you should always use the up-to-date version, because it has the proper equipment and gear, rather than all the worn out models.

A third way is to check if its from a social media website because if it is, then you can be guaranteed that can't be correct. Mostly, it's about rumors or their own theories and thoughts if something has a vulnerability or not.
Next, the fourth way. Always see if the information is backed up by something. If it's not, there's a chance it won't be truthful about the subject.

Lastly, see if the info site is biased. If they're biased, they'll only tell one side of the story, and not the other. Steer clear of these places, because their information is often unreliable.


An Invitation to Blog about Playing 'Astria - Countdown to Impact'

A student has commented that..........

"Students don't learn much playing this game called 'Astria - Countdown to Impact: Their time could be better spent doing other things".


I disagree with this statement, and I have my own evidence to back my own claim up.

'Astria - Countdown to Impact' is a game where you have to make choices and decide which information sources are believable or biased and one-sided. It makes you have to study the info you have been presented with and decide which one is good and wrong.


It also lets you decide decisions with educated guesses and gathered data to persuade other people what would be the best and safest solution. 

Thursday 27 September 2018

We should always play safe or else we can get injured!

Why should we play safe in the playground?

The reason we should play safely is because if we don't someone could get hurt.

This is because people can get too caught up in the playground and perform
dangerous stunts like sitting on top of two pieces of rope and hanging down
from it before falling onto the bark ground.

When children play on a playground, they mostly get a rush of adrenaline to try out all the tools of the playground it has to offer.
They play around and jump with a heaping amount of happiness.
Soon the kids start playing games together like 'Tag' or race on the
equipment.

Very soon though, one of the kids will get hurt because they
decided to climb on top of the highest piece and jump off
because their friends dared them to.
When they hit the ground, the pain from their feet transfers to their brain,
causing them to bellow out in pain and cry in sadness.

This is why we should always play safely so that we can have more fun
and nobody can get hurt.

We can try to conduct this via not going to the more dangerous spots, because that is where the most accidents happen, therefore that is an
unsafe location.

Also, we can try play more safer games that don't involve jumping
and running like 'Parkour' and all the other variables.
In conclusion, we should  always play safe on the playground.
The playground is a lot of fun, but it's not as much fun
if you are the one that's grasping their bleeding leg on the ground.

Friday 31 August 2018

We need to keep cockles and not overharvest them or else shorebirds and cockles will be eternally extinct!

Today we conducted research linked with the regulations
the MAF (Ministry of Agriculture/Fisheries) related to the
number of shellfish that is by law allowed to be taken by each
individual person who is involved in the process of digging for
shellfish. The law states that around Auckland and the Coromandel
only 50 cockles can be taken by one digger each day.


Links to backup my information




I believe people should keep this regulation and only
harvest 50 cockles for each digger.  If this law is not obeyed
and followed, we might overharvest our beaches, which will extinct
the species and leave us with no more cockles to eat and/or sell.


As the Encyclopedia dictates, shellfish are seafood, like
mussels and golden snappers. Cockles are 'bivalve', so they
have a compressed shell. The cockles eat by extending a 'foot'
to catch their food and put it inside their shell, then they digest it.
The species has a giant risk of overharvest, and their ability to
recover is very sterile.


Cockles are found exclusively only in New Zealand, with some
relatives relating to clams.
Shorebirds feed on cockles, because they have no other
food to feed on. Consequently because of human activity,
shorebirds have become endangered and are at the brink of
extinction.

The reason is when diggers overharvest, there aren't enough
food for all the shorebirds to eat, thus threatening their species.


To sum it up, I strongly believe that we should be limited to
only 50 cockles so that there will be enough for plentiful harvests
and so the other species that feeds on these creatures will not
be gone from extinction.


-By Kevin Sabdao

L.I We are learning to write an argument.























We need to take care of our Kauri Trees so they won't be extinct!

It has come to our attention that the infectious disease that is
killing our native Kauri Giants and perhaps limiting the growth of future
Kauri, has been gravely affected by the contamination of footwear that
is passed on by miniscule spores. The Department of Conservation has
actioned an awareness campaign using a range of media to inform and
promote awareness not only for New Zealanders but also for
the hundreds of tourists that visit our beautiful land.

Points:
Stop the spread of Kauri Dieback
Inform foreigners to wash and scrub their hands and footwear
and/or bikes and scooters


Websites to backup my points:




I believe that foreigners and tourists that journey to visit our
lush paradisal trees may not be able to translate English to their
own language, thus journeying on through without thinking about
the unforeseen casualties. Some foreigners argue that they don't
have to really clean their footwear, as there are always more kauri
trees. The problem is that our trees are indigenous, and unique to
New Zealand. These tall trees are in risk of Kauri Dieback, or
Phytophthora agathidicida.


Kauri Dieback is a disease which spreads via dirt then 'swims' to the
root, infecting the tip of it. The disease then proceeds with infecting
the other roots and finally the trunk, ceasing all transfer of nutrients
and water to the tree. When the Kauri Tree has been fully infected, it
seeps back into the soil, ready to be transferred to another host. The
dieback currently has no cure, and only affects kauri trees.


I believe one way to inform tourists and visitors is to hand out
pamphlets written in nearly every language made. The pamphlets
will contain reasons why they have to cleanse their footwear of
contaminants and a thorough instruction guide on how to do so.
We can also use digital media to spread the word of Kauri dieback
and how to prevent further spread by the pathogen.
Also, we can have tour guides that can explain in deeper detail
the reason why we take such intensive care of our natural giants
and why we want to stop Kauri dieback from infecting more Kauri trees.


Another way how to inform other people and future generations
is by teachers teaching their students about Kauri dieback and
its symptoms to Kauri trees. That way, the new generations can further
our research to make a cure for Kauri dieback and stop the trees from
the threat of extinction.


To sum it up, the important thing is to clean your footwear whenever
you go for Kauri tree tours and to inform others of Kauri dieback,
and how to contain the pathogen from spreading to influential and
famous Kauri trees, like Tane Mahuta.

L.I We are learning to write an argument.



































Wednesday 8 August 2018

The farmer and their sheep!


WALHT: Use logic and reasoning to solve problem.

Tuesday 5 June 2018

This shows that I was focused in my work!

Today my partner and I was given a task to play a mathematical board game called 'Critical Maths.' We had to multiply the number by a specific digit that was picked by a spinner.
I know I was focused on this activity because I was active in the game with my partner and was working out multiplication problems. Also, I was only observing the board game I was told to play. We had to use our multiplication skills to work out the given equations given to us.

Thursday 24 May 2018

The new vocabulary I learned at Technicraft!

The word pile above showcases the new vocabulary I have learned from Technicraft.

Wednesday 23 May 2018

Did you know that Krishtan uses a truck powered by whale oil?

according
compel
familiar
slammed
applying
cordially
gigantic
perspiration
steak
barbeque
initial
prisoner
swamp
catches
encourage
Matinee


According to my reports, something had to compel the prisoner to cook so much barbeque inside
Swamp Carren. In our records, his favourite movie was Matinee, and we firmly believe that
something in that movie actually encouraged him to cook so much barbeque in that initial location.

The suspect's name was Krishtan. He catches about six fish in one day, and he likes to say the
word 'perspiration' a bunch. He meets his friends cordially, coming inside a gigantic truck
powered by whale oil. Mostly he only goes to his friends that he is familiar with. Today, he
slammed his jail door to his cell as a show of anger. Requesting to move him to a more secure
penitentiary. For now, we feed him medium-rare steak because we don't want a full-fledged riot.


WALHT: Write a crazy/creative sentence using our set's spelling words and underline it.

Monday 21 May 2018

Did you know that Terone Sciascia travelled through different islands to look for rubbish?



Open Questions
Closed Questions
What's your relationship with the ocean?
When did you first think that all might not be well with the ocean?
Did you observe any more signs of problems with the ocean before the fleet set sail?
Which part of the voyage were you on?
What did you observe?
What do you think these observations tell us?
So, in your experience, what is the value of people sailing into remote parts of the Pacific to see what's going on?
Did the crew take samples of the rubbish?
Were your observations systematic?


WALHT:  Identify open and closed questions and evaluate the effectiveness of them in an interview.

Most effective questions:
- Did you observe any more signs of problems with the ocean before the fleet set sail?
- What do you think these observations tell us?
- So, in your experience, what is the value of people sailing into remote parts of the Pacific to see what's going on?

We believe they are the most effective because they give us more in-depth information about the person being interviewed.

The questions were quite pertinent and it can change the views of different audiences through the given information of the responses in the interview.

Monday 26 March 2018

The events that happened in World War I!



In 1914, World War I broke out because the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife was assassinated. Austria accused Britain of this and declared war on them. Germany supported Austria, and so supported them in the war. Austria was also supported by Hungary.


New Zealand was part of the British Empire, so they also declared war on Austria. Russia supported Britain, so they helped Britain. Turkey supported Germany, so they also declared war. France helped Russia, so they also declared war.


France, Britain, New Zealand and Russia formed together to become the Allies.


Germany, Turkey, Hungary and Austria formed together to become the Central Powers.


At first, they thought the war was going to be quick, as the Germans had planned a strategy that they thought would beat the enemy quick and fast so they could be home for Christmas. But when they tried to take France, they held them at a certain point, so they had to dig down into trenches to hold a front. This was now trench warfare.


Life in the trenches was incredibly horrible. Staying in it for too long would give you 'trench foot', a disease transmitted by stepping on damp ground for too long. The disease would hurt your legs, and sometimes even break them. Mice and rats would run around, spreading disease. Your food was 'rationed', because you only had a limited amount. You were also given 'military tea', tea that tastes more gross then water mixed with milk.
The weapons that both sides used were rifles, pistols, sniper rifles, heavy machine guns, artillery guns, bombs and 'mustard gas'. Mustard gas was a type of poison that would be thrown into enemy trenches to draw them out. Certain bombs would be shot into enemy trenches, such as 'daisy cutters', which would shatter the legs of soldiers, or their heads if they were sleeping.  


Every time someone had to use the toilet, you were in danger of getting shot by enemy sharpshooters. When they were in the toilet area, they would light cigarettes to keep out the smell, but sharpshooters were just waiting to find a smoke trail. They would also shell the outhouse, as they know the enemy use it at dawn.


The space between the trenches was named 'No Man's Land'. If you were there, you were in grave danger of being shot. Barbed wire and landmines were laid around it to stop the enemy from coming through. Machine guns would also monitor it, cutting down any soldiers coming.


On Christmas, the Germans started singing christmas carols. The other side responded with their own christmas carols. One thing led to another, and they soon came out of their trenches and played soccer and talked to each other. When the next day came, both sides went back inside their trenches, and then the fighting continued.
In the late years of the war, the Germans were using U-boats, also known as submarines, to destroy the freighter ships that were shipping ammunition to the Allies.


One U-boat sunk the Lusitania, a cruiseliner. 76 Americans were on that ship. Outrages popped up in America and citizens were now marching to the President to declare war. Soon, the American President decided to join the Allies, and supply them.


When America joined, the morale of the Germans dropped by a tremendous amount. The Allies were consistently getting fresh new soldiers, better rations such as chips and burgers, and a new war machine that would be later developed and used in the second World War: the tank.


In 1918, British and ANZAC soldiers took back Belgium. Tanks rolled through, terrifying the Germans. Bullets would violently ricochet off the tanks, making them impenetrable. British soldiers stormed the trenches, killing everyone inside.


As soon as they captured Belgium, the Germans agreed to sign an armistice with the British.


Also, in 1919, ANZAC troops were rioting, as they didn't want to stay in Belgium, they wanted to go home, back to New Zealand. Soon, the British thought of a solution. The ANZAC would draw a chalk kiwi on a nearby mountain to occupy the soldier's time.

Soon enough, the boats arrived to take the ANZAC regiment back home to New Zealand.



The culture of the Phillippines!

Friday 23 March 2018

She was given 24 million dollars!

1. The Australian woman said, "When NAB accidentally pays out your entire mortgage and gives you an extra $24.5M to redraw."

2. In this article, an Australian woman was accidentally given 24 million dollars by the bank.

3. This took place in Australia.

4. This happened on the 31st of October 2017. I predict that the woman with 24 million will have to give it back to the NAB bank because if she keeps it, she may be charged with theft.

5. This happened because the bank were supposed to withdraw some money from the Australian woman's bank account, but they accidentally made a deposit of 24 million dollars.


Withdrawal - to take money out of a account
Debit - an entry recording a sum owed
Mortgage - a legal agreement by the bank, building society, lends money at interest for exchange for taking title of the debtor's property



Monday 19 March 2018

Wednesday 14 March 2018

Thursday 8 March 2018

Another day at Technicraft!

It was another day at Technicraft. Our assignment in science class was to heat up a flask with an ice cube inside attached to a balloon using a meths burner in the hopes that the balloon would inflate. We had to use a tripod, a gauze mat, a meths burner, a flask, an ice cube and a balloon.

At first we had to light the burner. Unlike yesterday, I was able to light the burner with my first match, without burning myself. Our ice cube was too big to fit inside the flask, so we had to rub our hands against it to use our body's heat to melt the ice cube and make it smaller.

We used a tripod and a gauze mat as a sort of platform for the flask. Our meths burner was supposed to go underneath it. When I put the burner underneath it, something stirred up inside the flask.

The ice cube was slowly melting, but the balloon was rising. Steam popped up inside, swirling around. Our balloon was lopsided in a 45-degree position, but it was still rising.

Soon, the meths burner lost most of its fire, and the  balloon didn't move up or down, its heat still trapped inside the polyester. We tried to use cubes to put the burner closer to the bottom of the flask, but it didn't make a difference.

Finally, the ice melted. We were told to 'cap' our burner, which meant we had to use a cap to put out our burner. We slid off the burner with our thumb, and the hot air finally escaped. The balloon was now dead, uninflated.

I really liked it when the balloon started to inflate.


Friday 2 February 2018

There was a single war in New Zealand that took as much as 20,000 people's lives!


Learning Intention: We are learning about the Treaty of Waitangi.

Thursday 1 February 2018

Sunday 28 January 2018

Hawke's Bay's national aquarium has underwater tunnels to view beautiful fish!


Learning Intention: We are learning to follow clues to find a destination and identify information about a specific place.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record seven key information about Hawke's Bay using screencastify.