Can we survive on Mars

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A common question is whether humans can survive on another planet. Usually, the answer is Mars. However, is that true? For humans or any life to survive, they need particular conditions, that’s why we are comparing!

The temperature for us to survive needs to be “just right.” The average surface temperature on Earth is 14-16 degrees Celsius, whereas on Mars, the average is -65 degrees Celsius.  The highest temperature reached on Earth is 56.7 degrees Celsius and the lowest temp is -89 degrees Celsius, but on the other hand, Mars’ highest temp reached is 20 degrees Celsius and the lowest is -153 degrees Celsius which is extremely cold for humans.

Air composition is important for the air quality that we breathe in. Oxygen is essential for humans, that’s why 21% of the air composition on Earth is oxygen and only 0.04% is carbon dioxide. Compared to mars

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Hello,

In health, my class has been studying about death, dying, and the afterlife. We also have learned various things about other cultures on what their beliefs and traditions towards death are. Along with the process of dying and how to cope with change, loss, or grief when a loved one has passed or in general.

  1. What is your chosen topic for investigation?

For my investigation, I have chosen the topic of famous historical deaths. In this blog, I’ll be researching about the famous and unsolved massacre of the Nepali royal Family.

       2. Explain 3-4 interesting pieces of information you read about your topic. Provide links and or pictures to support what you are explaining.

For me, it is a fascinating topic because of the controversy that was caused and the theories about the incident that ended the monarchy in Nepal. At a royal gathering at the palace on June 1st, 2001, nine members of the royal family were shot, including the King and Queen. Here is where the many theories come in, it was said that the prince murdered his family and then himself however others say that it was the brother of the King, but there is also another theory that other countries were involved because of the lack of security around the palace. After more than 20 years the truth of this mystery hasn’t come out.

        3. How did you demonstrate respect towards others’ cultural beliefs that are different to yours?

There were a number of ways that I demonstrated respect toward other cultural beliefs during this unit. I did this by explaining facts that aren’t biased or targeted negatively towards what other people believe about the incident. I also tried my best to not offend anyone’s opinion by naming a possible country that was said to be involved. This important to keep the peace by showing respect for beliefs. In other scenarios, respecting others is crucial to ensure that everyone feels safe and free to express themselves.

       4. Why is it important that you take care of all areas of hauora when we experience change, loss, or grief?

It is important that I take care of all areas of my Hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief because having an unbalanced te Whare Tapa wha could lead to me having a harder time dealing with everything. Change, loss, or grief is not something that is short-term it will take time to overcome, however, when I have a balance of all aspects it will help me. 

Renewable Energy blog

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This is the picture of the model that I made with my group in science:

2. Does your model use hydroelectric power, geothermal power, wind power, or solar power to produce electricity?

My model demonstrates a hydropower power station or a dam that uses water flow to generate energy into electricity.

3. Is this source of energy renewable? How do you know?

I know that a hydroelectric plant is a renewable source of energy because it generates electricity with the natural flow of water. Additionally, water is renewable with the earth’s water cycle/rain or with melting snow.

4. Explain how your power plant produces electrical energy. Make sure to say what energy transformations happen, and explain what the key parts of the model do!

A hydroelectric power plant produces electrical energy using the force of falling or flowing water. It starts with a dam holding back a pool of water. When the dam gates open, gravity pulls the water through pipes. As the water flows through the pipes, it gains kinetic energy from its movement. The flowing water then hits turbines, causing them to rotate. The rotating turbines are connected to generators, which convert the kinetic energy to mechanical then to electrical energy. The electrical energy produced by the generators is transmitted through power lines to homes or wherever electricity is needed. The key parts of a hydroelectric power plant include the dam, reservoir, penstocks, turbines, generators, and power lines.

5. What are some big examples of this energy source being used in NZ? Include a picture.

There are over 100 hydro electrical power plants in New Zealand, altogether they make up 57% of this country’s electricity each year. An example of this type of energy source is the biggest dam in New Zealand, the Benmore Hydro Station. This dam generates 540 Megawatts.

 

Marshmallow Canon

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Previously in our science class, we had created a canon that shoots about marshmallows. This experiment gave us an understanding of the different types of energy that can happen to one thing.  We turned what we had learned into a slideshow animation to show the different types of energy that occurred.

There were four types of energy identified:

Kinetic energy – The energy of things that have motion or can move.

Elastic Energy – The energy of objects that are stretched, pulled, or compressed.

Gravitational Potential Energy –  The energy stored in an object based on the earth’s distance.

Sound Energy – The energy that is created and can be heard by living creatures.

 

 

Dewey Decimal System

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Do you know that the Dewey decimal system existed? Well, I learned that it is quite helpful for finding what you need.

The Dewey Decimal system is a system that is used worldwide to find non-fiction books in the library by using numbers. The numbers are based on the main topic of the book. There are 10 main topics and the numbers range from 000 to 900. This may not only help us but also help librarians categorize books on shelves that are relevant to each other.

Free Rice

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Free rice is a free website that combines education and donating to hungry people. First you have to sign up then you can start competeing in groups or indicidually. every question you answer correctly, you’ll recieve 10 grains of rice. Once you get 100 grains of rice, you fill one bowl. There is a variety of subjects and levels you can chose from including langauges. This is a good way to revise for upcoming testss or just studying while you are helping world hunger.

Mataiki Library Visit

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My class visited the new building that was built across from school! There were many facilities for the community including a new library, 5 swimming pools, a computer room, sew and embroidery machines, 3d printers, and more.

When we went over, we only looked at the library. I sat down at one of the tables with my friends and looked at magazines of famous people and models. I enjoyed looking at the magazines because I recognized my favorite sports player. I am excited and hope to use the other facilities in the future.

Chicken Leg Dissection

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Last week we did a dissection on a chicken leg. The dissection aimed to understand what bones and muscles looked like and their functions.

Method:

1. We first removed the chicken skin by pulling it and cutting the rest with scissors.

2. Then we cut carefully into the leg separating the tendons from the muscles and bones.

3. After taking a good look at the tendons, we cut the rest of the muscles to look further into the bones including the fibula.

4. Lastly, we snapped the knee looking at all the cartilage and ligaments that had joined the femur and tibia together.

Results:

We didn’t take photos but we followed these pictures:

Discussion:

What is the function of tendons?

Tendons are soft tissue fibers that pull the muscles to move bones.

I noticed that the bones looked very similar to human legs especially because they have the same names and functions.

 

 

classifying life

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In science class, we have been learning about classifying living things into different categories that are more specific. The categories start off as kingdom, then phylum, then class, order, family, genus, and the most specific is species. The broadest category is Kingdom and five types of living things fall into it.  Monera, Protist, Fungi, Plants, and Animals.

Although bacteria are part of the monera kingdom, it is similar to protists because they are both living organisms made of singular cells. However, they are different since bacteria are prokaryotic cells, and protists are eukaryotic cells.

Fungi and plants share similarities like how they are both made of multiple eukaryotic organism cells, can produce seeds, and have similar growth patterns. But, plants are producers in a food chain while fungi are decomposers.

Plants can be similar to animals in multiple ways like how they both are made of various cells, they both grow, they need nutrients, and even though they both move, there is a difference in how they move. Plants move slowly whereas animals move way faster and more frequently, compared to plants.

 

 

 

 

Endurance

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In P.E. class, we tested our pulse to see if it fell into the average rate. First, we all sat down and tried to find our pulse by putting two fingers against our neck or wrist. Then for 15 seconds, we counted how many beats there were and multiplied it by 4 to fill in for the minute we were supposed to count. To count our active pulse, we ran around the gym for six minutes and counted the pulse.

These were my results:

Beats Date
Resting pulse  72 19.3.2024
Active Pulse 120 19.3.2024