Mya@Hornby High School
I am a Year 8 student in the Uru Mānuka Cluster. This is a place where I will share my learning. Please note that some of it will not be complete, it will be my first drafts. Remember to be positive, thoughtful and helpful when you leave a comment.
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Business & Enterprise
This terms arts kete was business and Enterprise. There was different topics that we could make our business around and we did health & care. I had a group of 4 including me and my friends Arnicka, Christina & Teagan.
We had a idea of gift bags with bath bombs, lip balms, lollies etc. We were set on the idea but we had a limit of what we were allowed to spend and we had gone over the limit. Our business & enterprise teacher was Miss Costello. She gave us lots of ideas and we had a good idea of Christmas sweets that was mainly candy canes. The things we made were mice with a small candy cane in there, a big candy cane that had antlers and a face on it. We also made a wreath with about 10-20 candy canes on it. We sold the mice for $1, the candy cane reindeer for $1.50 and the wreath for $5.
Our learnings were the limit we were allowed to spend (about 20 dollars). We had different job roles but I forgot them all, the main role was CEO but I was the financial manager. I wrote the letter for the stuff we wanted to purchase for our business. Our business was successful and we sold about everything.
The choices we made for our business were important because we had to stick to a budget and items people would actually buy. We also had to decide on the prices for our items.
I think we all applied ourselves equally and we all did stuff towards our business.
Our business was pretty successful because we sold out of one item and we sold most of the items. We also made more money then our budget.
Our group included the values of HHS during market day because we all worked hard on our business and we tried our best to make our business successful. We also had a good business on the day and the customers were pleased with our business.
Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Making Ginger Beer
Aim:
I want to know how to brew (make) ginger beer.
Research:
Method:
Equipment
- Ginger (source of sugar)
- Warm water
- Yeast
- Cup
- Spoon
Instructions
- Get the equipment.
- Put 1 tablespoon of ginger in the cup.
- Half fill the cup with warm water.
- Add 1 teaspoon of yeast.
- Mix it all together.
- Leave it to ferment for a week
- After 1 week taste it.
Results:
The ginger beer didn't really taste good, it just tasted like water with ginger.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Reading Plus
Hi
Today is Tuesday and this is my reading plus report for today
Reading Plus Progress Report | |
My name: | Mya |
What went well today: | I got over 80% on my vocab |
What I found difficult today: | Understanding one of the stories I read |
What my goal is for next time: | Think about the story I am reading to answer the questions right |
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Red Cabbage Indicator
Aim:
I want to find out how red cabbage can tell if liquid is an acid or a base.
Research:
Method:
Equipment
- Red cabbage
- Acid
- Base
- Testing tubes
- Hot water
- Doper
- beaker
Instructions
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Making Sherbet
Aim:
I want to find out how to sherbet
Research:
Method
Equipment
- Popsicle Stick
- Cictric Acid
- Raro
- Baking soda
- Paper
Instructions:
- Wash your hands
- Get your equipment
- Put paper on your table
- Get a pile of the 3 powders
- Using your Popsicle stick mix some of each powder together
- Taste the Sherbet
- If there is too much Baking Soda, add more Citric Acid
- If there is too much Citric Acid, add more baking soda
- If you want to improve the flavour add more raro
Results:
My sherbet came out with a good taste, it was sweet and sower from the Citric Acid. It also tasted a bit bitter and it foamed up in your mouth.
Discussion: Why did the sherbet foam in your moth but not on the paper? Because it the reaction in your moth and the foam forms because of the saliva in your mouth.
What was the chemical reaction in sherbet? The chemical reaction is between the Citric acid and sodium bicarbonate. The reaction makes foam, the foam was caused in your mouth from the wet saliva.
What type of chemical reaction is this? Neutralisation
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Blind taste testing
Aim: I want to find out if food taste differently when you can't see or smell.
Method:
Equipment
- Mystery food
- Blindfold
- Popsicle stick
Instructions
- Wash your hands
- Put on your blindfold
- Pinch your nose
- Get your food and eat it
- Unblock your nose
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