Social studies

Today in social studies we have been talking about Afghanistan and the wars around the world. Then we were looking at a slide show about why we are at war with Afghanistan. The class was looking at the map all around India. Our teacher told us to answer these 2 questions here are what they are.


Where is Afghanistan?

Afghanistan is near Pakistan

Why was there a war in Afghanistan?

It started on October 7th in 2001 the united states sought to remove the Taliban power as they were all terrorists and camps who were the main suspects of the September 11 attacks

Kiwi Ingenuity - Business studies

Last week in business studies we were working out how to fix the kiwi bloke problem that our teacher made up. and then we had to write it down in a google doc. Here is the problem.

Your kiwi bloke has gone camping and taken tinned food to eat… but he’s forgotten the can opener!

How is he going to solve the problem??

This is what my group came up with.

1. Use a knife to cut it open
2. Order some uber eats instead
3. Get a sharp piece of stick and STAB IT open
4. Fruit trees
5. Huhu grubs
6. Get one of those safety lighters and have it there lighting on top of can then break it open

After that the class was looking at the people that invented these weird items that we were looking at. Then we answered 2 questions for each of the photos, there were about 9 pictures that we had to answer the 2 questions on. Here are what the pictures were called.

1. A mountain buggy

2.  Most benefit Waterside - Arthur's Pass

3. The scootboard

4. Spreadable butter

5. Clothing and equipment

6. A van boat

7. The cycle mower

8. The hedge trimmer

Here is what we wrote for each of them.

A mountain buggy:

• It has construction on the picture to show how it works and it has the price on it.
• $1.50 for a mountain buggy (LEGIT)
• It’s taking something and using it for another purpose

  Waterside - Arthur's Pass

• It sends water over the road so we they didn’t have to build a bridge
• It is part of the water stream that goes around and around
• It can be for using like a waterside otherwise its DEATH

The Scootboard:

• You can hold onto something and not fall off
• You can’t even ride it properly and do scooter tricks
• It is for people that don’t have a brain to think about how to ride it

Spreadable butter:

• Why is it so cheap for a block of butter for $1.00
• It shows the construction on how it works and what it looks like
• It doesn't make sense because there are easier solutions for this concept

Clothing and equipment:

• The purpose of this concept is that it makes you warm, live and to be happy
• The outdoor pack is to help you carry things so you don't have to carry it yourself with your own hands
• It also has a tent to keep you under shelter and so you don’t get sick and get cold

A van boat:

• Where is the motor or are there rafts to make it move
• It is multipurpose for this concept of the van boat
• Is there a motor if there is it is going to wreck the whole van in general

The cycle mower:

• The cycle mower is easily unstable because it is going to snap of and your head is gonna go through the mower and kill yourself
• The mower is so rusty it is going to break or destroy the whole thing in general  

The hedge trimmer:

• The straps that are holding the tractor thing can easily snap off and the human could die. 
• Good idea poorly executed.8
• It's an easy way to trim the hedges but is very unsafe. Just use a ladder, people.

Today our teacher put questions on the TV about kiwi ingenuity then we had to answer them. Here are the questions.

1. Which one of these examples of kiwi Ingenuity do you think would be;

A. Of most benefit to New Zealanders? Give a reasonable example

B. Of least benefit to New Zealanders? Give a reasonable example

The most benefit example is the clothing and equipment because from my perspective everyone would use it cause it will help you when you are travelling or going camping somewhere for a holiday. The clothing helps you from being sick and to keep you warm and to keep you alive. The backpack can help you carry your things and for alot of things.

The least benefit example is the spreadable butter because it will be really hard to use from my perspective. I dont know why they made this item when you can easily just put it in the microwave or something to make it softer to spread then making this hard item. So I dont think many people will use this dumb item.

2. Choose the two examples of kiwi Ingenuity that you think would be the most likely to capture the imagination of people in other countries. Justify your choices.

The first one is the clothing and equipment because from my perspective everyone would use it cause it will help you when you are travelling or going camping somewhere for a holiday. The clothing helps you from being sick and to keep you warm and to keep you alive. The backpack can help you carry your things and for alot of things.

The second one is the van boat because it is way cheaper than buying a boat but instead you can just use your fan and make it into a boat. In my head im thinking about the engine at the bottom of the van because it could wreak the whole thing.

Home Economics - Scones

Yesterday in Home economics we made scones. In the process first we got all of the ingredients together so we dont need to go back and forth and so we dont interrupt other peoples learning. Then in the process of baking the scones first we sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. After we cut the butter in small cubes then rub butter into the dry ingredients with fingure tips until it resembles bread crumbs, the reason we we rub with our fingure tips is because they are way cooler that out palm. The next step was that we made a well in the middle of the dry ingredients then we added the milk gradually, next we mix quickly with a knife to form a soft dough. After that we lightly kneed the scone dough a few times on the table top, after we placed a piece of baking paper on an oven tray. After that we cut dough into 12 pieces even sized and then we placed dough onto the oven tray (keep them quite close together towards the centre of the tray. Then you get a cooking brush and brush scones with milk but not to much. Finally Bake your scones at 180c for about 10 minutes and when your scones are ready put them onto a rack to let them cool down and do the most boring part of all clean up after yourself and do the DISHES

Health - Friends vs Fake friends

In health we were learning about friends vs fake friends and what they are and what they mean. The reason we are doing this is because it is part of health and because it is part of our well being. Then we watched a video of the differences of friends vs fake friends and what they do. After that the whole class went onto a google slide and we got our own slide to write what examples of Friends vs fake friends are. It was really easy and really fun to do with the whole class. Here is a picture of the google slide that I made on my part.

PE 100m sprints

On Monday in PE we were doing our sprints practise before athletics. First we got into groups on who wanted to do what out of 100m, 200m, 300m, 800m and 1500m, most people did 100m and thats what I did. After that each group got a stopwatch and then we went outside to get ready to do our sprints I only took  10 seconds and then me and my friends were mucking around climbing trees and then it was time to come back to the gym and do a log post. For me the time went really fast.

Types of government

For the last couple of weeks in power to the people we have been learning about politics. What I have learnt about politics was that the word politics comes from the Greek politika meaning relating to public life. After that our teachers introduced to us a interdependent matrix that they have made for us. On that matrix was different links to tasks that we had to do within the time limit that we had. There were different tasks for this topic that we had to do some of them were Types of government, Our prime minister, critical literacy, slam poetry and much more. Here is a photo of different types of topics.

The one that I have chosen first was types of government it was very fun to do when you are stuck into it like I was. I did it on paper which took it even longer and now im coping it onto this blog Here is the work that I have done it is pretty long. 

Brainstorm what do you think a government is? ... Ask the person beside you? Ask someone else? ...

What do you think a government is ?

People that protects our country 

People that makes it a better place if something goes wrong

Sorts out a problem or trys to fix it

Write down any words you have never heard before and find the dictionary definition for them e.g. anarchy.

Anarchy - A state of disorder due to absence of authority or other controlling system.

Administering - Manage and be responsible for the running of a business

Democracy - A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state.

Dictatorship - Government by a dictator

1. Do you think that countries or communities that are bigger (more people) need a more complex government system than smaller ones need?

Yes I do because they need more people on the job so they can make the population more better & bigger

2. What benefit(s) do you think people gain from being in a group?

You can get more information & sharing ideas to people so they have ideas from that idea

3. How can having a leader or group of leaders help people?

Because they have the power to help people to be better & to control the people

4. Why do you think some countries have or prefer to have no government (anarchy)?

Because some people dont vote for them cause they dont make the country a better place and they dont have authority to control the system

Watch the human rights video and take note (in our book) of 5 new things you have learnt!

Humans right video

What I have learnt:

1. Our human rights are protected from the lar
2. Kings only gave rights to people they like
3. In the 20th century brutal dictators came to power
4. In 1998 parliament passed the human the human rights act, which made our human rights part of UK
5. Human rights protect children, elderly people in care & ect... They protect all of us

Dictators: A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force

Name 5 leader around the world (past and present) that are dictators

Benito Mussolini
Julius Caesar
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Emilio Aguinaldo
Mao Zedong

List 8 countries that are still governed by dictators!! Write this in your books, and use a atlas to help you 

Russia

China

Saudi Arabia

Yemen

Oman

Kongo

Vietnam

Algeria

On the map you are given, find each of the counties and create a key and colour code it.  Add the country name and the name of the dictator. Complete using FACTS (Frame, Arrow, Colour, Key, Title, Scale)

The teacher said I didn't had to do this part

What is the country that is called Burma also known as?

1. Myanmar

Who is the leader of the country?

2. Win Myint

Brunei, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Jordan, Bahrain, Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates. Add these countries to your map. Colour them a different colour to the Dictatorships

Didn't have to do this part cause I didn't do the first part of the map

Watch video on Why we Still have Monarchies? 
Make a mind map and add 10 facts that are included in the video

1. Victoria to become the longest running British monarch in history
2. About one in 6 Britons feel the monarchy should be completely abolished
3.  The UK isn't the only country to retain a royal family
4. There are around 40 nations worldwide with monarchs
5. One of the most successful absolute monarchies is in Vatican city
6. But in most nations with royal families like Sweden or Japan, monarch power is minimal
7. In 2008 the grand duke of Luxembourg refused to sign a euthanasia bill into law
8. Today one of the most important royal duties is with philanthropy
9. Queen Elizabeth the second to said to have done more charity than any other monarch in history
10. British royalty is said to contribute to more than 3,000 charities world wide

Here is my mind map that I have created

Can you think of any communist communities in New Zealand. This  video will help you answer the questions on your different types of government. 

Where did communism begin?

The 1917 October revolution in Russia made conditions for the rise to state power of Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks.

Who was the father of communism?

German philosopher & sociologist Karl Max

What are the main points come up with 5?

Democracy

Oligarchy

Authoritarianism

Monarchy

Totalitarianism

In your books list five other types of government that you can find and give a definition for each of them.

Democracy - A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state

Oligarchy - A small group of people having control of a country or organisation

Authoritarianism - The enforcement  or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom

Monarchy - A form of government with monarch at the head

Totalitarianism - A system of government that is centralised and dictatorial and required complete subservience to the state 

A-Z list of polite words

Today In homeroom we are learning bout positive behaviour for learning. We have also been looking at what respect to people, places and property's and what that means. The class brainstormed on what respecting people is and respect property and places. Here is the photo of the brainstorm that we have made.

Body language
Manners - Please/Thankful 
Not touching other peoples property
Dont take it for granted
Opening the door for someone
ECT...

After that we were asked to write an A-Z of polite words and language to use to help us work independently at hornby high school. Here is the A-Z polite words that I have done.

A - Achievement                          N - Nice

B - Body language                       O - Organised

C - Commitment                          P - Perfection

D - Determined                            Q - Quiet

E - Excellence                            R - Respect

F - Focused                                S - Success

G - Gratitude                               T - Terrific

H - Honest                                  U - Understandable

I - Intelligent                              V - Valuable

J - Joyful                                    W - Wisdom

K - Kindness                               X - X factor

L - Learning                                 Y - Youthful

M - Manners                                Z - Zappy