Math Reflection

Today I used geometry to make a model of a tent. It was good. I planned to make a tent shaped as a pyramid using paper and glue. I drew a net so I could see the format of things. To make my tent I had to draft it out on paper first then trace it out with the scissors and bring it all together with glue. It went according to plan because each side were equal and everything worked well together.
Next time I would try making it bigger and try making my lines a little bit more straight.

Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon Rainforest holds much geographical significance. Geographical meaning (based on or derived from the physical features of an area). The Amazon Rainforest is the biggest rainforest in the world as it covers up most of northwestern Brazil and extending into Colombia, Peru and most of South America. It has many features as it has four layers, which are Understory layer, Canopy Layer, Forest Floor Layer & Emergent Layer.

Social Studies Reflection!

In the past term which is term 2 in social studies, we were learning about the topic Human Rights. Meaning learning about situations, effects, and solutions. We then got assigned into groups who would then study on a certain country based on human right/child labor. My group is formed by Rave, Tauola and myself. We decided to study  Zimbabwe.

We researched some websites and found a lot of stories. Did you know that in Zimbabwe mining activities and begging on the streets is what kids mainly do? Throughout our research, I learned a lot. It shows me that us here with a great family and have the resources we have, we just are more appreciative of the things we have. Cause you never know, on the other side of the world their little kids begging on the street just to survive.

The dark side of Chocolate - Fair Trade

When you eat chocolate have you ever just stop to wonder how chocolate was made... really made?

Most kids in Ghana Africa have been through child trafficking. Meaning they are being transported to a harvest to work and make cocoa for chocolate.
Kids from even the age of 9 work for about 12 hours a day and make just 40 cents.
Fair trade represents that the product that they are selling is made with cocoa that is not from child trafficking.

Term 1 Done and Dusted!

As you may know it is officially school holidays.

Which means Term 1 of the year has now finished. I would just like to share with you all my highlights of the term.

In Term 1 I've got to experienced many things for example: I got selected to be one of my school Ambassadors to tour around parents on our Student Achievement Conference day and also a few students who came from Japan this other day. It was an amazing experience because I got to interact with amazing people and teach them something new and also for me to learn something new.  

Another highlight for me was going on a math trip with my tutor class and also alongside my math teachers tutor class as well. Our trip was to the
cinemas in Sylvia Park to watch an inspirational movie - Hidden Figures.

 

What I learnt from this movie is that the colour of our skin doesn't matter. Meaning we may be born different looking but we are all humans. Also that the language of Math is very powerful and useful in life. 

 Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder, based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about African American female mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ... 

To know more I recommend you watch the movie yourself.

That's it for now...but I hope you all have a lovely day and stay safe everyone.

Asexual Reproduction

What is the asexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction is the reproduction that only involves only one single organism that then produces an offspring. 



 How it occurs/happen?
When part of animals or plants produces a new organism.


What are different types of asexual reproduction in plants & in animals?
-Binary Fission
-Fragmentation
-Budding
-Paraenthogenesis


What are the benefits of asexual reproduction for plants & animals? 

It guarantees reproduction. It can create individuals rapidly and in large quantities and keep its desired traits...

Bypassing the sexual process can help a plant in times of dryness since motile sperm requires water to fertilize the egg.

Plants with the desired characteristics can be closed for economic reasons.

You have a purpose in this world so live to fulfill it.

I just wanted to share with you all,  my personal response about a song and what it means to me. Hope you enjoy! Leave your feedback on what you think. 

“Who you are.” Ever questioned yourself asking who you are in front of the mirror or anywhere? Well I’ve been listening to this song by Jessie J called “Who you are.” I like this song and the reason why I like this song is because of the….

….messages, moral and it’s effect that it can have on someone. The lyrics are very powerful. The song starts off with I stare at my reflection in the mirror. Why am I doing this to myself? Losing my mind on a tiny error, I nearly left the real me on the shelf. Words are very powerful, especially in a song. Not many people listen to the lyrics when listening to a song but when I first heard this song it was irresistible.

The title of the song is called Who you are. Some people go through heaps of battle and trials because they mainly don’t know who they are. When people hit rock bottom they question themselves saying that they don’t know who they've become and who they are.

Changes can be a good thing and a bad thing. But, you are the person who chooses if it’s good or bad. The effect you put on yourself can also affect others. They way you value and treat you as well.  The song then goes into the chorus saying Don't lose who you are in the blur of the stars!

Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing, It's okay not to be okay. Sometimes it's hard to follow your heart. Let’s stop it here for a while. Let’s take another look at the second sentence of the chorus saying “Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing.” It speaks for itself. Seeing is deceiving! But dreaming is believing!

This is what people should keep in mind. Now onto the third sentence, it says “It’s okay not to be okay.” Well, it’s true, very true. You don’t always have to show people that you are doing well, that you don’t go through struggles because everyone does. Everyone goes through problems in life because we are humans. That’s just life.

What I’m going to do next is just skip through some lines to my favorite line of all in the song which says “Brushing my hair-do I look perfect?” Yes. This is the line. It may be simple but it’s what people mainly say to themselves. This line can even cause someone to take their life meaning some people don’t think that there enough, they don’t their perfect enough and etc…..

Life can be hard at times but I believe that the reason you live is because you have a purpose, a purpose to fulfill in this world. You are made the way you are for a reason and the reason is because you are yourself! Your individual self. You are born to be unique and different. You can make a change in the world or you can change the world. Everything starts within yourself. You should keep that in mind.

So to end it off I would just like to say that if you are going through hard times why not take a listen to the song (Who you are - Jessie J). Know that you are beautiful, unique and powerful! You can change the world if you believe in yourself and it’s okay not to be okay! Don’t forget, seeing is deceiving but dreaming is believing.

You have a purpose in this world, so live to fulfill it.

Cells

Cells - The building blocks of life.

• Living & Nonliving - Hyperlink.. Click it to know more..
• Functions of cell parts (Organelles) - Hyperlink.. Click it to know more..
• Cell Structure - Presentation below..

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you learnt something well also having fun. Please leave down in the comment section your thoughts on what I should improve on and ect.. Thank you and God Bless! 

Context Brainstorm ~ Sustainability

This is drawing is mainly about sustainability. Also about making my game and also talking about the affect of sustainability in my community. Hope you enjoy! Leave down your feedback on what you think. Thank you!

My e-Portfolios, My blog, and the year 10 google+ Community

My E-portfolios is going to be used visually showcase the work that I will do in Technology this year. My blog will be used to reflect on my learning in Technology. The year 10+ community, will be used to collaborate with other student about the work we completed in Digi tech. 

We will be developing a game relating too Sustanability. We have been trailing a game to learn new skills in scratch.

1. Backdrops
2. How to make a sprite
3. Coding

Germany's national day!

I am here in Germany enjoying their National day trying their sausages, potato salads, sauerkraut and sour cabbage. To be honest I'm not really feeling the sour cabbage, not a big fan but the rest is fine.

I am just admiring kids and families having fun. It's such a blessing experiencing new things and having fun and taking risks because sometimes you just have to come out of that comfort zone of yours and explore.

So just wanted to share with you my experience.  

Rugby is the best!

Rugby is one of New Zealand's most successful sports. The All Blacks our very own rugby team has won the Rugby world cup 3 times and has accomplished many world records. The reason why rugby is the best sport is that this sport can be fun and be challenging at the same time. It requires a lot of strength, mentality, ability, skills and more...

Sports Hero

One reason why I chose to play netball because I got inspired by the silver ferns. I mostly got inspired by Maria Tutaia. I love how she plays and how she shoots. She is a really good example to all the other little ones who also wants to play too. I was lucky enough this year to have met her and watch her play live. She is an inspiration.

Week 3 - Activity 1

~ Netball ~

Netball is one of New Zealand's popular sports. The reason why I choose this sport was because I have been playing netball since I was a year 4 back in primary and the age of 8 for school and still playing now at the age of 13 in High School. The reason why I like to play netball because it's fun. I mainly play the wings meaning Wing Attack (WA) or Wing Defence (WD) and my job is to work the middle court so that the ball plays out the way I want it to. So here's a picture of me and my netball team back in 2014...

I am in the middle with the bib that says WA. 

Bonus Activity - Translate

English ~ German

Good morning = Guten Morgen

Goodbye = Auf Wiedersehen

How much does this cost? = Wie viel kostet das?

When is the next bus? = Wann fährt der nächste Bus?

Where is the nearest hospital? = Wo ist das nächste Krankenhaus?

Poem

In week 2 activity 1 of the Summer Learning Journey they asked me to write a poem on how I would feel if I was standing in an airport in a foreign country and had to figure out how to communicate with people in a brand new language. Would I be scared? Would I feel confident?
So here's my poem below to answer their questions...

Interesting facts I found out about Germany!

1. Did you know that Germany's capital city (Berlin) is also their largest city?

2. Do you like soccer? Well if you do you would have known that Germany is very good at it. Also, they won the Fifa World Cup in 2014. 

3.  In Europe Germany has the largest economy.

To find out more facts stay up to date on my blog and I will provide you facts you didn't know and more. 

Germany

                                                        

Germany a wonderful and beautiful country. The reason why I chose this country to study on in the summer holidays was because I am partly German or in other words, I have German blood and also Samoan but I don't know much about my German side. This is one reason why I chose Germany to study and another one is because I think I would really learn a lot.

Kakapo - D.L.O

Science ~ D.L.O. (Digital Learning Object)

This slide displays on what I have been learning so far in science at school. We have recently been talking about cells and bacteria, so here's a slide to display what I have learnt. By the way I have done this slide with my group, :Rave,Loloma and Tauola. Thank you.