Dr Doc

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For inquiry, we were choosing two things to create in a week. I chose to make my own super villain and his name is Dr Doc. I also chose to make a book about all of the main events of the year. Here are my thing and ENJOY!!!!

The Year That Was

Dr Doc (The Super Villain)

What He Can Do

He can make anything impossible, possible. So if he needs to walk through a wall, with a click of a button, he can do anything. 

His Nemesis and Their Problems

But the only thing that stands in his way is SuperPal, the robotic dog that can take away anyone’s powers and he gets there powers while they are in a 5 kilometres radius. They have had beef ever since SuperPal killed his girlfriend as she was a well-known criminal throughout the universe as she has dethroned many Kings and Queens. SuperPal needs do find a way to stop Dr Doc. 

Protagonist / Antagonist

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For my holidays, I have had a 3x3 basketball tournament and we came 15th out of around 20 teams. I have also been up to Picton to do some chores. What have you been up to in your holidays?

For literacy, we have been learning about characterizing children characters out of stories. We have had to plan and start to create our own children's story. Here is mine and ENJOY!!!

ISS Minecraft Module

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Thank you guys for reading my blog and if you think that there is anything that I can improve on or change, please leave a comment below so I can get better at my blogging. 

For literacy, we have been learning about the International Space Station (ISS). We have had to watch a video that taught us about what all of the modules do and what the space station is actually trying to achieve. 

The ISS is a satellite that can capture images or information that we can't get from the Earth without the ISS. There are 16 different modules and all have different purposes. My module takes photos of space and some rockets go and take some samples of the rocks and dust.

We had to create a timeline of what achievements the space station has achieved. Then we had to add on a module on Minecraft that has a purpose. I chose mine to be an observation room where the cameras collect samples and the rockets go and collect specimens from the moon. Here is a photo of my own space module on Minecraft. See Ya!!!

Science Experiment 101

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For literacy, we have been creating our own experiment and I chose to make a diy lava lamp. We had to make everything like the hypothesis and even the procedure. I haven't conducted the experiment yet but it will look like the photo below. Here is my plan.

 

Damien H - Chemical Reactions

Slide 1:

Experiment Subject/Topic: The rate of reactions in Chemistry

The Question: Will the full tablet affect the length of the effect instead of breaking it in half and topping it up?

Independent Variables: Amount of wet ingredients Dependent Variables: Size of reactant Control Variables: Brand of reactant Size of bottle Temperature of water Temperature of room

Materials that will need to be obtained: 1 Litre clear cylinder narrow flat bottle 3/4 cup of water Canola oil Berocca fizzing tablets Blue and Red food colouring Phone or timer Camera 1/4 measuring cup

Risks/Dangers Present, and how I will ensure safety: No dangers really but if the oil is spilt on the floor someone could slip.

Links to resources for the experiment: Science Bob Science Buddies

1) What makes your question interesting?  How have you used research to help guide your question?

I am unsure that the size of the reactant will affect the length of the effect as the procedure suggests to top it up with another half tablet. But I thought that the size of the area is larger. But with the larger area, it might just dissolve faster as if one part goes, than it will just keep on breaking apart.

2) Where are you gathering your research from?  List your sources (you must have three or more).  Make sure that you and your partner have read your articles/watched your videos as you will need to be prepared to discuss them.

Science Bob Science Buddies

3)  Why did you choose to use the variables you did in your question.  Why will you measure your experiment this way?

I chose the Berocca because they are simple but effective and will have pretty cool results because the Berocca is a type of fizzy tablet so it will be fizzing up while the bubbles are rising. I think that the more area will keep the effect going longer.

Slide 3

Our Hypothesis, and why we are choosing it based on our research.

I think that the Berocca will last longer than the half-tablet as the area is larger and from my research, I kind of think that it will last longer. Because the larger the area, it will last longer I think. My Hypothesis I think that the fizzing tablet will last longer as the area of the tablet is larger and will not dissolve as fast. But it may just dissolve way faster or way slower.

2) Sources for our Research

Science Bob Science Buddies

My Procedure

Pour the 3/4 water into the clear cylinder water bottle using a funnel Use a measuring cup or funnel to slowly pour the vegetable oil into the bottle until it’s almost full with the water. You may have to wait a few minutes for the oil and water separate Add 10 drops of food colouring to the bottle The drops will pass through the oil and then mix with the water below. Get a timer ready to time how long the effect will last. Break a seltzer tablet in half and drop the half tablet into the bottle. Watch it sink to the bottom and let the blobby greatness begin and start the timer when you drop the tablet To keep the effect going, just add another tablet piece. For a true lava lamp effect, shine a flashlight through the bottom of the bottle. Stop the timer after the effect has finished. Record the results. Empty the bottle and clean it and dry it. Repeat steps 1 through 4. Now this time, you are putting in the tablet, but put it in whole and start the timer. After the effect has stopped, stop the timer and compare the results. Now this time repeat steps 1 and 4, and then do

My Own PSA

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For coding, we have been creating PSA's. We had to choose a problem and a saying. Here is mine but for photos as it isn't fully fuctional.

Paper Plane Flight Simulation

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For literacy, we have been doing some flight research and conducting an experiment. For my experiment, I thought that the lower the angles of the flaps, that it would make it stabilize the plane. Here is my research and experiment. See Ya!!!

Paper Plane Experiment

Questions:

• Does the angle of the flaps affect the way that the plane flies?

Research Summary:

There are four components to flight, and there is lift, drag, weight and thrust. With drag, it is pulling the plane or the non-aerodynamic parts of the plane. If you have a lot of drag, then you will need more power or thrust. 

Thrust is the engines that are making the plane go, turn and fly. Now with the aircraft, the more weight or drag you add on, the more thrust or power. 

Weight is how substantial something is, and in this case, how heavy the plane is. With pressure, you can’t have lots of weight, so you have to use more of the lightweight materials. If it is too heavy, the plane will just drop out of the sky. Gravity also doesn’t help the weight of the aircraft as it is pulling the plane down. 

Lift is kind of like thrust, and it holds the plane up. It makes the plane go up and down while the thrust makes it go forward or left and right

Hypothesis

With the flaps angled down, I think that it will glide way better as a normal plane angled the flaps down it will stabilize more while it will just have to come to an end.

Materials:

• Paper

• Measuring Tape

• Protractor

Procedure:

1. Follow the video to create one simple paper plane with an a4 piece of paper

2. Measure 2 cm on the back of the plane and cut some slits in the middle to create some flaps and bend down and measure flaps with the protractor with 2 degrees

3. Do the same procedure on another wing.

4. Mark you are going to throw and under shelter or where there is no wind

5. Layout a measuring tape where we are throwing from and where there is no wind

6. Now throw from shoulder height and see how far it goes where you are measuring from

7. Measure from where thrown to the front of the plane.

8. Retrieve the aircraft and increase the angle of the flaps by 2 degrees.

9. Repeat steps 6, 7, 8, four times for accurate results

10. Find the average flight distance from all flights

11. Also, see what angle flew better from the others

Observations/Results:

Tests	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3	Test 4	Test 5	Average
Flaps Angle	2 Degrees	4 Degrees	6 Degrees	8 Degrees	10 Degrees	6
Distance	3.3m	5.5m	3.2m	9.5m	7.4m	5.78

Discussion:

For the experiment, the independent variables that I chose worked very well and came out with outstanding results. As you can see from the graph above, the 2 and 6 degrees didn’t work as planned while the others. 

With the shorter distances, they were doing big loops as it was very windy and raining a bit so that was holding the plane down. With the rain though, it was making the plane soggier so that was the more added weight which requires more thrust that I didn’t have while throwing. 

With the more angled flaps, they worked way better as even with added weight, it was way more stabilised. It was just flying perfectly straight until more water stacked onto the plane and then it flopped to the floor. 

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the more angled the flaps, they worked well together but the weather didn’t help the plane soar through the air. It just shows that the slightest change in the wings can either work or make it crash.

Samoan Virtual Classroom

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For Wednesdays, we have been learning Samoan for a while. We have been learning a lot of different categories like the alphabet and numbers. Here is a virtual classroom just click on the links and on the photos to take you to places.