Science

The term is nearly over and for the past few weeks my class and I learnt about the science lab safety rules, layers of the earth, tectonic plates, earthquakes and volcanoes. I enjoyed learning all of these things and they could defiantly could be helpful in the future.

Maths

For today's maths we played games that linked to converting fractions, decimals and percentages. I learnt this last year so this was more of consolidating my knowledge. I did enjoy learning this again but playing the game was my best part of the lesson. I would like to learn more about converting fractions, decimals and percentages so that I can be able to solve the problem fast and answer it quickly.

Cheese Macaroni

For today’s cooking we made Cheese macaroni. We used macaroni, 2 cups of water, 1 onion, 2 cups of milk, ½ of flour and Ham. My partner(Whitney) and I found this lesson easy. The taste was so delicious and mouth-washing. I learnt new skills. I will definitely make this for dinner.

Learning - Science

For the past few weeks in science we have been learning about the Earth’s layers and volcanoes.

We first learnt about the layers of the Earth. I know that the Earth has four layers they are called the Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core. I also know that the continents were all together but then split and moved away to their present positions because of the plate tectonic. We also learnt about the three boundaries. They are called the convergent boundary, divergent boundary and transform boundary. Convergent boundary is when two plates meet creating mountains and trenches. Divergent boundary is when two plates move away from each other. Transform boundary is when two plates slide past each other creating earthquakes.

Then we learnt about volcanoes. We learnt about the hotspot and where it is located. I know that the hotspot is located on the Pacific plate. Then we learnt about the types of volcanoes. There is a cone volcano, the composite volcano and the shield volcano. I know that when two plates converge it creates a mountain then the magma from the mantle and is stored in the magma chamber. One day the volcano will erupt and the magma that is stored in the magma chamber will then come out.

This is what my class and I learnt together for the past few weeks. We learnt about the Earth’s layers and volcanoes. We did enjoy our time learning about the Earth’s layers and volcanoes. My class and I learnt a lot from our two science teachers(Ms Kuruvilla & Mr Desoysa).

Coco Muffins

For today’s lesson we made coco muffins. My partner(Whitney) and I worked together perfectly and found this easy to do. The ingredients needed are:
1. 1 ½ cup of S.R flour
2. ½ cup of sugar
3. ⅓ cup of coco
4. 1 egg
5. 1 cup of milk
The cupcakes were mouth-watering. I will definitely consider making this at home. I hope to do this for our next cooking lesson.

Made In Taiwan Documentary

For the past few days we watched a couple of videos about to guys(Oscar and Nathan) going on trips to experience and find out more about their ancestors. They were looking at the Lapita pottery. They discovered that the patterns were similar to any other culture. They saw that the pattern on the pottery was similar to the pattern on Oscar’s tattoo. They found that the language is similar, they dance moves were similar and they also had similar dance moves. The thing I found interesting was that the Taiwan culture had similar tattoos on their face to the Maoris. I think that there trip was successful because they found out what they needed to know.

Learning for the week

For the past few weeks we have been learning about fractions, decimals and integers. I really enjoyed learning how to solve problems using these skills. I thought that integers was the hardest one to learn. I am still a bit confused about if it's addition it goes lower and if it's subtraction it's the opposite. Next I would like to learn more about integers to consolidate my knowledge about it. This would be helpful during testing.

Pasta salad

For our learning lesson we made pasta salad. My partner (Whitney) and I followed the rules from the beginning to the end. Our pasta salad tasted delicious. The ingredients we used are
1. 2 cups of water
2. Pasta
3. onions
4. Ham
5.Mayo
We really enjoyed making this and we hope to do it again.