Making Hokey Pokey

 Aim: 

I want to find out how to make Hokey Pokey

Research:

Hokey pokey song

How to make hokey pokey

Method:

Equipment

• Sugar
• Baking soda
• Golden syrup
• Table spoon
• Saucepan/pot
• Cookie cutter
• Baking paper
• Bunsen burner

1. Get your equipment
2. Wash your hands
3. Set up the Bunsen burner
4. Put the saucepan/pot on top of the Bunsen burner
5. Light the Bunsen burner
6. Add 5 tablespoons of sugar to the pot
7. Add 2 tablespoons of Golden Syrup to the pot.
8. Melt and mix
9. Turn off the gas and add  one tablespoon of baking soda and mix
10. Scrape the hokey pokey on to the baking paper
11. Let it cool for a 1min
12. Press a cookie cutter into the hokey pokey
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Reading plus pt 31

 

Summer Learning Journey

 Today we were doing a colouring in task, I chose to do a window looking out at earth.

Business + Enterprise Kete

 This term we have been doing B&E (Business and Enterprise) I was the marketing manager we made seed tape. Seed tape is some toilet paper and you put seeds in the middle of the paper and  damp the middle and fold over.

We were learning how to run and create a business, and all the parts and jobs of running one. I was the marketing manager, the marketing manager runs the creating of the product, like making the poster and creating it.

We were hoping to get people who were into gardening and planting plants. 

I dont think we were successful because we only made 1 dollar and not much people came to buy our product, probably because its plants and the crowd was looking for something elese.

- James

Making ginger bear

 Aim:

I want to find out how to (brew) ginger beer.\

Research:

How to make ginger beer

What is alcohol

Science of fermentation

Method:

Equipment

• Ginger
• Warm water
• Yeast
• Cup
• Spoon

Instructions

1. Get the equipment.
2. Put 1 tablespoon of ginger in the cup.
3. Half fill the cup with warm water.
4. Add 1 teaspoon of yeast.
5. Mix all together.
6. Leave it to ferment for one week.
7. After one week, taste it.

Results:

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Reading plus pt 29

 This is my 29th reading plus blog post. I masters lots of words in my vocabulary and got a combo. I only need 4 more combos, to gain the next level.

- James

I spent to much time mucking around next time im going to try harder.

Buisness and enterprise

 This week we have been doing business and enterprise. We are making seed tape, seed tape is where you place seeds on some tape, and place it on soil. And they spread evenly on the soil.

My group is Tom, Caleb, and Nu'u

Red Cabbage Indicator

 Aim: I want to find out how red cabbage can tell a liquid is an acid or a base

Research:

Method:

Equipment: 

• Hydrocholric acid
• Sodium hydroxcide
• beaker
• test tubes
• test tube rack
• red cabbage
• Dropper

instructions

1. Rip red cabbage into small peices
2. place in hot water
3. Mix around for a bit
4. Do three squirt with your dropper into each of the test tubes
5. Pour acid base into the big tube on the right
6. Pour the base into the big tube on the left

Results: The test tubes changed colours when you pour the acid/base into the test tubes to make different colours.

Reading plus pt 28

 

Making Sherbert

 Aim:

I want to find out how to make sherbet.

Research:

Method:

Equipment

• Popsicle stick
• Citric Acid
• Baking Soda
• Raro
• Paper

Instructions

1. Get your equipment
2. Wash your hands
3. Put the paper on your table
4. Get a pile of the three powders
5. Using your Popsicle stick mix some of each powder
6. Taste the sherbet
7. If theirs too much baking soda add more citric acid
8. If theirs too much citric acid add more baking soda
9. To improve the taste add more Raro

Results:

Discussion

Why did the sherbet not foam on the paper but it did in your mouth? 

What was the chemical reaction in the sherbet? Carbon Dioxide, Sodium bicarbonate

What type of chemical reaction is this

Reading plus pt 27

 

Blind Taste Testing

 Aim:

I want to find out if food tastes differently when you cant see or smell.

Research:

Method:

Equipment

• Mystery food
• Blindfold
• Popsicle stick

Instructions:

1. Get your equipment.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Put on your blindfold.
4. Pinch your nose.
5. Get your food and eat it.
6. Unblock your nose.

Results:

Unknown food	First taste	Last taste	Food guess
1	It was sweet in the middle of my tougne		Sugar
2	It was sallty in my tougne		Salt
3	Bitter and disgusting		Powder
4	Super sour		Citris acid
5	Bitter and crunchy		Gerkins
6	Crunchy and weird taste		Potato
7	Nice and juicy		apple
8	juicy and crunchy		Pear
9	Stale and strawberry		Stale marshmellow
10	crunchy and chip taste		Stale burgerrings
11	Sweet and savoury		lollies

Discussion:

How do you taste food? With your tougne and taste buds

What  are the different tastes? Salty, Savoury, Sweet, Sour, and bitter

Where are the different taste buds on your tougne? Sides, middle, front and back

Does smell affect your taste? No

Reading plus pt 26

 

Drama

 Today in drama we are learning the three art - Music, thearter, and Dance

1.  Performing Arts - What actually is Performing Arts?

Performing arts to me is acting on stage and drama on the stage with acting.

2. Make a list of some examples. Find at least 5 different types support these with links to videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoX8mHqHGnQ

Reading plus pt 25

 

Eating Hot Chilli

 Aim:

I want to find out how to get rid of the burning chilli off my tongue.

Research:

Equipment

• Popsicle stick
• Chilli
• Coca-cola
• Milk
• Timer
• Water

Instructions:

1. Get your equipment.
2. Scoop some chilli onto your stick.
3. Start the timer and eat the chilli.
4. Stop the timer after 4 mins.
5. Rate how hot your mouth is.
6. Do experiment again but drink water after 2 mins.
7. Do experiment again but drink Coca-cola after 2 mins.
8. Drink milk.

Results:

Without water or drinks 10/10

With water it was a 8.5/10

With coke it was a 11/10

With milk it was a  5/10

Discussion:

Why does chilli burn your mouth? Capsaicin 

Why did the milk reduce the burn? Casein

Reading plus pt 24

 

Bacteria around our School

 Aim:

I want to find out what type of bacteria are around our school.

Research:

    

Method:

Equipment

• Cue tips cotton bud
• Agar Plates
• Marker Pen
• Cellotape

Instructions

1. Get your equipment.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Use a marker pen to write your name and location on the lid.
4. Wet the cue tip and swab the surface.
5. Gently swab the agar plate.
6. Tape around the edges of the agar plate.
7. Put the agar plate in an incubator over night.
8. Observe the plate the next day.

Results:

White: Ecoli (poo bacteria)

Yellow: Strep throat (throat infection)

Pink: Salmonella (food poisoning

Red: Meningitis (Brain infection)

Reading plus pt 23

 

Reading plus pt 22