Health/Assertiveness

What did I learn?
I learnt the assertiveness is being calm and having confidence.

When discussing conflict styles what did I notice about myself?
When I am faced with conflict from parents I am often assertive or passive.

How can you reduce conflict during the Bussiness and Enterprise kete?
I will be able to reduce conflict by adding all of our ideas together and finding something that fits everyone's needs.

How I might be calm during Bussiness and Enterprise?
By not rushing and taking my time to do my work.

Bacteria

What is bacteria?
A large group of unicellular microorganisms.

What do bacteria need to survive?
Food to grow on.

Give 3 examples of how we avoid spreading bacteria?
Having clean hands, keep your food in storage and cover with a lid, if you get a cut put a band-aid on it.

What does the term cross-contamination mean, and what are its effects on you?
When bacteria transfer from one thing to another, you can get really sick and have stomach pains, vomiting, etc.

Good stored, clean food

Bad stored, gross food

Cooking Routine (Tagul)

Food Testing

Testing for simple sugars

Aim:
I want to find out how to test for simple sugars.

Equipment:

• Bunsen burner
• Test tube tongs
• Benedicts Solution
• Food sample
• Test tubes
• Safety Glasses

Method:

1. Place about 2mL of food sample into a test tube then add 5 drops of Benedict's solution.
2. Heat the test tube over a blue flame. (DO NOT LET BOIL!!!)

Results:

A positive test for a simple sugar result in the Benedict's Solution changing from a blue colour to an orange colour to a red/brown colour.

Conclusion:

The orange juice reacted with Benedict's Solution, therefor orange juice must contain simple sugar.

Photos:

Testing for Complex Sugars (Iodine Test)

Aim:

I want to find out how to test for complex sugars

Equipment:

• Iodine solution
• Food sample
• Test tube

Method:

1. Place 2mL of the food sample into a test tube.
2. Add 3-5 drops of iodine

Results

If complex sugars are present, the iodine solution will change from a brown colour to a black colour.

Conclusion

Bread reacted with the iodine solution, therefore bread contains complex sugar.

Testing for Protein (Biuret Test)

Aim:
I want to find out how to test for protein.

Equipment:

• Test tube
• Food Sample
• Sodium Hydroxide
• Copper Sulfate

Method:

1. Put the food sample into the test tube.
2. Add 5 drops of Sodium Hydroxide into the test tube.
3. Add 5 drops of Copper Sulfate into the test tube.
4. Gently shake from side to side

Results:

If the solution remains blue, then no protein is present. If the solution turns to a purple colour, then protein is present.

Conclusion:
The solution turned purple so therefor egg does contain protein.



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I Wonder (part 9)

I Wonder...
Why do some animals live longer in the zoo than in the wild?

Over 80% (more than 50 mammals) live longer in a zoo than in the wild. This is because of the protection the zookeepers have for the animals which keeps predators, disease etc out so they can live longer. Most of the time smaller species with a faster pace in life will live longer in the zoo, but larger, slower species like elephants live longer in the wild.

http://www.discoverwildlife.com/animals/do-animals-live-longer-zoos

Live longer in capacity

Live longer in the wild

Maori Research

L.O:
To understand the life of Maori prior to Europeans arriving and it's connection to today's society.

What was your research about?
My research was about the Matariki Waiata.

2 things I found interesting?
That Maaka Fiso was a finalist on the X Factor NZ in 2013.
The different names for the seven stars that are apart of Matariki.
Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Taygeta, Pleione, Merope, and Maia.

2 things I thought I did well?
The pictures I made and finding the information in time.

Something I would do differently next time?
I would do a different thyme so I could find out different information.

https://www.nzmusic.org.nz/news/education/matariki-waiata-by-singer-songwrter-maaka-fiso/

Link to information about Maaka Fiso.

Animal Kingdom Part 2

True Worms:
Body is tubular and/or made up of segments
Tube-like digestive system

Ragworm

Earthworm

Flat worm:

Breathe through their skin

Unsegmented Body

Fluke

Tapeworm

Sponges:

Takes in water through pres (little holes) 

in their bodies from which they 

filter (take out) little bits of food

Demosponge

Hexactinellid

Cnidarians

Hollow body with specialised

cells (stingers) that they use for

capturing prey

Live in water

Sea anemone

Jellyfish

Molluscs

Most live in the sea 

Most have shells

Unsegmented body

Sea slug

Shellfish

Echinoderms

A skeleton made up of five plates

Tube feet

Live in the sea

Jointed legs

Divided into four further sub-groups

Sea urchin

Starfish

Arthropods

Crustaceans

Most are aquatic 

Body Divided into three parts

Most breathe with gills

Hard outer skeleton

Crab

Krill

Copepod

Myriapods

Many pairs of legs

A single pair of antennae

Simple eyes

Centipede

Millipede

Insects

Body divided into three parts

Three pairs of legs and two pair of wings

One pair of antennae on head

Compound eyes

Bee

Butterfly

Ladybug bettle

Arachnids

Body divided into two parts

Four pairs of legs and no wings

No antennae

Spider

Scorpion

Schizmodia