Social Studies - If I were Prime Minister for a day....

Now coming to the question about me being the PM for a day. This is really tricky as there are a lot of things that have to be improved. Also, the task of leading a nation with such a wonderful economy and resources is really challenging. So I would first like to thank all the previous PMs and our present PMs for their work because of which our nation is a global power today.

If I were to be Prime Minister for a day I would first start a rework of the justice system and make it more consistent for example, murder = life, terrorist = life, etc, and if human rights people don't like that well what about the human rights taken from people they killed? I would then pass a law that any person that had left to join a terrorist Organisation will lose their British citizenship or be banned from the country.

I recognize that Covid-19 has created conditions where there is probably a need for higher taxes but I don't think that the economy will be in a position to withstand higher taxes for some years. Yet the demand for services will continue for some time. I, therefore, suggest that the government should allow borrowing to continue to expand in the short term, taking advantage of low-interest rates to issue bonds that enable repayment over a long period.

I would do the research on the laws that are existing but not in implementation due to corruption. Maybe the new laws/fine for managing cleanliness in public, traffic rules, and other matters that are least concerned. Rightly implemented and regular checks and imposing fines on every guilty person (be it average person or some big celebrity, or celebrities children, Ministers, minister’s children, etc), so that people can too contribute in becoming responsible for their environment and rules. People will respect the rules and the laws only again if there is no corruption and taking bribes from people and leaving the guilty persons.

 

Science - Onion Cells

 Onion cells (slide) 

In today's science lesson, my class and I learned how to prepare an onion cell slide. In this lesson, the equipment used is one onion-skin layer, knife, forceps, slide, cover slide, cutting board, iodine, and microscope. 

Method : 

• First, you get an onion cut it with a knife then peel a skin layer with forceps and gently place and spread on a slide.  
• Next, you put two to three drops of iodine on the onion.
• Then, grab your cover slide and at a 45-degree angle you're going to spread the iodine over the onion then place the cover slide on top.
• After that, you're going to let it sit there for a minute or so, and then prepare your microscope.
• Finally, once all done grab your slide and place it under the microscope and look through it.

Result : 

Y9 - Camp Adair ; Reflection

The whole year nines from Tamaki College with the stars mentors and teachers went to Camp Adair for two days. We went camp to get to know each other more and also learn how to collaborate with each other. 

When we all got to Camp Adair we had rotations where you have one activity to do then rotate to the next. Well, we all had different stations for different activities, and one of my favourite activity was team building because we all have to participate and help each other accomplish a task. We helped each other get one side to the other by using a certain amount of tiles. The other activity my group did was we had three platforms and our instructor thought of three numbers for a lock and we had to work together and swing on a rope to each platform to see if we cracked the lock number. 💪

I suggest this activity to the next lot of year 9's because its enjoyable because you get to collaborate with the people you usually don't collaborate with. :)   

On the first day of camp at night we all had camp idol. It's where you come up with a performance for the audience and judges to be watch and be amazed. My class was struggling to come up with a performance, but still we pitched in with our ideas and came up with an awesome class act. At first I thought we were going to lose for sure because I was too busy concentrating on the other classes and their acts. But once we camp up with the idea of doing our chant and freestyle, I knew we had a chance of winning. With no hesitation my class went up and performed last and I think we did a marvelous job due to us switching it up at the end. At the end of the performance the judges announced the winners and 9KLE won, WOOHOO! Congrats to us ! 🥳️

I suggest to the next year 9's to come up with something that will blow the judges minds and also get every year 9 to participate in the camp idol because you can get house points if you participate. :) 

Side note ~ 

- Take two blankets for warmth.

- Take jumpers.

- Participate in all the activities.

- Be cheerful.

- Be you.

IF YOU CAN THINK IT YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT ! 

Science - Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of the environment, interacting system. It can be very large or very small. The whole Earth’s surface is a series of connected ecosystems. These abiotics and biotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flow.

Within the ecosystem there are producers, consumers and decomposers. 

The producers are plants. They make their own food, which creates energy for them to grow, reproduce and survive. Being able to make their own food makes them unique; they are the only living things on Earth that can make their own source and energy. 

The consumers are organisms that need to eat food to obtain their energy; such as us humans and animals. Consumers like lions to survive and obtain their energy just like us humans. 

The decomposers are the organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, they carry out decomposition, a process possible by only certain kingdoms, such as fungi. 

Food chain and food web are similar to each other except that food chain is a chain that goes in a line (an organism that gets eaten by another organism), whereas food web is a variety of different organisms eating the same food.

 

Food Tech - Sushi

Recipe :

• 2 cups short-grain sushi rice 

• 2 cups of water 

• ⅓ cup rice vinegar 

• 2 tbsp of white sugar 

• ½ tsp salt 

• 1 tsp dashi 

Sushi wrappers 

• Cucumber 

• Avocado 

• Ginger

• Wasabi 

• Salmon 

• Chicken 

Method :

• Put the rice in a pot of water over medium heat to cook. Bring to boil, turn to low heat for 10 minutes and turn off the heat, cover and sit for another 15 minutes until the rice is cooked. 

• Making rice vinegar: ⅓ cup of rice vinegar, 2tbsp of white sugar, ½ tsp of salt, 1 tsp of dashi.

• Pour the vinegar mixture on rice and stir well. 

• Let the rice cool down for a few minutes until within room temperature. 

Social Studies - Survivor game

During the first and second periods, my class and I had social studies. We were told by the teacher to get into groups of three or four. In my group were Marie, Kalo and I. We had to do four different things to draw and also to write about. We were told to draw what our island would look like if we were deserted. Marie drew a cool island with palm trees, tents, a sea with creatures and also a fishing net, etc... Then we wrote down all our roles on who does what. Our next task was that we were told that there were others on the island too, so we negotiated and made an agreement. Then our final task was how are we going to react if there were pirates approaching our amazing island. 

Food Tech - Burgers

Making burgers with my partner was interesting, I think I'll be making burgers at home one day. 

Ingredients : 

• 500g beef mince 

• ½ finely chopped red onions

• 2 tsp tomato sauce

• 1 cup breadcrumbs 

• A handful, chopped mixed herbs 

• 2 tsp wholegrain mustard

Suggest filling

• Wholegrain mustard 

• Mustard

• Tomato sauce 

• Gherkin 

• Pineapple 

• Beetroot 

• Fruit-style chutney 

• Cheese, cheddar 

• Coleslaw 

• Lettuce 

• Tomato 

Method : 

• In a large bowl, gently mix together the ingredients for your chosen burger.

• Season with salt and pepper to taste. 

• Shape into patties of similar size and thickness (about 2cm thickness).

• Dust lightly with flour to prevent sticking. 

• Cook on a very hot grill for 8-10 minutes, turning one halfway through cooking time. 

• For a cheese topping, add a thin slice to the top of a patty during the last minutes of grilling. 

• Serve on toasted buns, with all your favorite fillings.