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Dna Extraction

Hello readers today I will be going over my recent science experiment when we extracted some Dna from strawberry’s …

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Aim

The aim of today’s experiment is to Extract the DNA from a strawberry so we could see what it looks like, and so we could learn the ways of the lab for the class…

Method

The method For the DNA extraction from the strawberry went like this, 1st step we grabbed some strawberry’s and put it into a plastic bag second step we put some dish soap into the bag on top of the strawberry’s, we then put some salt on top of the strawberry’s then finally we put some water into the bag and made sure to zip up the plastic bag tightly and then start mushing constantly to make sure its at least part liquid. Then we Poured the mushed strawberry’s into a cloth over a beaker the partly mushed strawberry draining through the cloth to make sure that the liquid was no longer full of mush. Then we grabbed the breaker and poured the liquid into a test tube where we let it sit for about 5 minutes before we poured ice cold ethanol into the test tube on top of the strawberry liquid we then mixed for about a minute then sticking a pipette into the test tube which we picked the DNA up with.

Discussion

2 things I learnt from this experiment is that its possible to extract DNA from a strawberry this shocked me because I thought DNA was to small for the eye to see yet we could see it when we did this method what I want to know if its doable with other fruits and vegetables such as Brussels sprout or apples as that would be cool, the second thing I learnt is how to extract DNA from fruits, this method and way of doing it was something I did not expect…

When we extract DNA from saliva, blood and plenty of other things we can test the genetic for mutations and disorders to identify any disorders in the DNA, they do this with machines, such as centrifuges, homogenises and a couple other machines the machines, the centrifuge spins the sample at high speed using centrifugal force to separate the components of the sample.

Evaluation

The experiment worked well in my eyes because of the clear set of instructions we had to follow. One thing that I think went well was our straining speed as it went by very fast and effectively. one thing we could have done better in my eyes would be something like the amount of liquid we got out from the straining something we could have done to make it more effective was maybe get more mushing of the strawberry’s in before we put it on the cloth or get more water into the plastic bag as this could have made for a better proportions of liquid

science animation ASSESMENT

Hello readers today I am doing an animation on the moon formation using the giant impact theory…

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Theory…

the giant moon formation is a theory where a Mars sized body came in impact with the proto-earth the earth at this time was a little bigger than the mars named body called theia, Theia had entered the Proto Earth’s atmosphere and was being caught by earths gravity though theia had done the same and was dragging earth as well each one caught by each other. eventually they made impact and theia obliterated earths side and created a ring of debris the earth sucked in all the left over pieces of theia making earth bigger again though by now the proto earth had a ring of debris from the impact. eventually the big piece of theia that was left made impact again and again until theia’s gravity was no longer enough and earth sucked up the debris surrounding while making the former theia its new moon and so that’s how the moon came about.

Evidence…

The evidence behind this Theory is that the moon and earth of today’s age have a similar rock surface of each other, which makes the impact theory more possible because they most likely traded rock when they were crashing into each other, we know this because there were missions sent out one of them being Apollo had been tasked with bringing back the rock on the moon back to earth and when they tested the rock it came out to be very similar.

What was proto earth?…

The proto earth was a early molten version of our earth that existed a total of 4.5 billion years. The impact with theia dramatically changed the planets chemistry by a huge amount. It changed by melting its internal body and making the current earth out of its left over debris.

Slide description…

On my slide I show the events and even how the earth changes after the moon is formed first I show the proto earth and theia pulling each other close together than I show the 2 impacts and the formation of the moon before the transformation of the earth. Here is the slideshow animation that I have done.

What theory is most likely?…

The most likely theory is the one that I have mentioned in this blog post I believe this because this theory has much more evidence than all the other theory’s that have been concluded there are 3 that stand out but this one rises above the other ones for the most evidence and logic following

 

Nutrition and fitness blog post

Hello readers today I am going to do a blog post about nutrition and the fitness unit that we have Been doing throughout the school term…

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  1. What is your definition of fitness? = a fit body and the ability to move throughout the day without having any problems or issues on most days
  2. How does what we eat help with exercise and training? = depending on what we eat we might put on more weight which will lead to an improved physique if he/she is on a bulk and could energise us for the workout’s.
  3. How might vaping affect our Taha Tinana and the choices we make around kai kai? = it will ruin our lungs and make us addicted nicotine and could lead us to make worse decisions about our food choices because vaping reinforces worse food choices and can make recovery more challanging. 
  4. Do you believe how we fuel our bodies affects our Mental Health? – If so, why? If not, why not? = yes I believe because some foods can lead to a more happy while other foods lead to more sleepiness and stuff like that
  5. What is the biggest restriction to regularly eating a balanced meal? = the biggest restriction to regularly eating a healthy balanced meal would be the prices off the foods and dietary restrictions mental walls but most defiantly the price 
  6. Based off what you have learnt provide an example of what you could eat in each situation and the best time to eat the meal;
  1. HITT or team sport activity – about 2-3 hours before hand you want a balanced meal rich in complex carbohydrates and lean protein then 45-30 minutes before hand a small snack that’s easily digestible and high in protein.
  2. First meal of the day before school = you will have plenty of options for the first day of school but you should pick something that’s nutritious and healthy for your body E.G some avocado on toast
  3. Low intensity exercise like a walk or yoga = you should focus on easily digestible foods with some energy so that you can have enough energy while the walk goes on
  4. Long distance run – 10km + = for a long distance run you should eat foods with plenty of sugar and energising foods that keep you going throughout the entire thing

differences in dealing with death over time | health assessment

Differences in dealing with death over time!

introduction

Differences in dealing with death over time, what we mean by this is how the ways of dealing with death have changed over the hundreds of years in history we are gonna start with 1900 and end at 2025. I selected this area in death because its something that I haven’t covered yet, and something that I would find interesting.

Explanation!

The best way to explain this topic is how everything has changed over the years like in 1900 the best way for dealing with death was more public than the way of this century, they hosted public viewing news reports and while most died at home the funerals where elaborate events that costed a lot of money and were very hard to pay for and a rare event that’s why it was such a public event. They also cremated the bodies though it was even more expensive than burying and a lot more rare than a normal funeral. In the next century(21st) the funerals have become a lot more affordable and private compared to the earlier century, for instance the news no longer talked about funerals, cremation still happens in this century and is more popular than back in the 1900s and more affordable.

How did you show respect towards other peoples religions!

I showed respect by asking questions in a polite manner about how their religion works, and the ways they do stuff in their religion. I also showed respect by listening and taking in everything that is being told to me and making sure I’m being respectful about every aspect.

Why is it important to take care of your hauora areas while going through a loss!

Another important aspect is take care of yourself while going through loss. one of the ways is to make sure that you take care of your social aspect because if you dont your body/brain will be depressed or sad of some kind because you wont have social connections and a way to let your grief out while talking. the next big thing is your physical because if you stop focusing on your body and how to take care of your self then you’ll lose your fit body or even further you might get diseases because of depression and lack of care for your own body. and just like the rest you spiritual will be inflected as well such as depression which I have stated many times but thats only because that’s one of the biggest draw backs for going through a loss, there are many other things about the spiritual but like I said the biggest of them all is depression.

 

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Science experiment refraction with light!!

Hello readers today I am doing a experiment with refraction using light that gets shot out by L.V power supply which powers a light.

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AIM:

The aim for this experiment is to learn about refraction.

HYPOTHESIS:

My hypothesis is that the light would make plenty of patterns and that it would be hard to draw or take photos.

EQUIPMENT:

#1: the L.V light #2: paper #3: light #4: light #5: camera

THE METHOD:

  1. Plugged in the L.V power supply by plugging it into a wall port
  2. Set the light onto the paper to make the pattern
  3. Place objects on the paper to make the patterns for the photos
  4. Then take photos and outline the patterns(outline it onto the paper)
  5. And lastly place these patterns/photos on your blog

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE EXPERIMENT?

The things that happened to the light was that it bounced off the glass objects and created patterns that then refracted to many other ones to create cool patterns on the paper which we then outlined and took photos off these patterns we made multiple different patterns using this method.

HOW DOES THE LIGHT BEHAVE LIKE THIS? 

The light can behave like this because of the lenses and its ability to create refraction. the convex lens helped the light focus outwards while the concave focused the light inwards unlike the convex.

 

Slot Observation Picture
No Slot,glass arch+Metallic arch and Convex Reflection towards metallic arch
Thick slot + arch Less refraction + focus
No slot + concave mirror More refraction and some reflection
No Slot + Triangle,convex,Metallic arch and glass arch More focus towards triangle then refraction to convex to a tiny  bit towards metallic arch

DISCUSSION:

At first when it had one slot on the light it got directed forward and slowly spread out when he had two the angle’s changed and went in a different direction however, when we used the lenses it changed a commendable amount. with a convex lens it pushed outwards while the concave focused it inwards which we ended up using by mixing both the lenses in different ways.

photographic techniques

Hello readers today I am telling you about all of the different ways to take shots for movies.

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first technique: close-up

second technique: medium shot

third technique: long shot

fourth technique: low angle

fifth technique: high angle

sixth  technique: eye level

seventh technique: birds eye view

eighth technique: dutch tilt

ninth technique: point of view

tenth technique: over the shoulder

 

 

the princess bride

hello readers today I have to show what happened in this film

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#1 my thoughts on the film was that it was a good watch with a decent amount of action and romance

#2 the man in the true love story nearly died and had to fight to get her back

#3 my favourite character was the big guy because he was quite funny

#4 I did like it and I liked it because it had a good story progress

#5 yes I would recommend it to others because its a good show

 

eye dissection

Hello readers today I am telling you about the eye dissection I did on Friday in this dissection we mainly focused on the lens inside of the eye

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Date

friday 6th of June

Aim

the aim of the experiment is to teach us about the eye, in this case it was a cow eye. it taught us about the different parts of the eyes and how the eye parts layer up, So that is the aim of this experiment.

Research

Method 

the method of this experiment is

  1. put on gloves
  2. set up the tray
  3. get the eye and put it onto the tray
  4. grab the eye and take a photo
  5. cut the sclera
  6. pop the lens out
  7. take photos and then dissect it some more to find the other parts

Results

Discussion

the science behind this experiment is that we got to learn about the parts of the eye, instead of learning through a screen also more of the science behind this experiment is that we got to see all of the other parts of the eye without looking at a screen and actually got it engraved in my brain.

Conclusion

yes the experiment did go as planned but next time I would like to be the person doing the cutting because I feel like I actually could do it this time because last time I didn’t do it because it was to grotesque but next time I would want to.

 

Sportsmanship

Hello readers today I am doing a blog on sportsmanship and fair play which are basically the same thing.

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  1.  the players in the video show sportsmanship during the video by helping their opponents up and admitting to the fouls that you did even if the ref didn’t see it.
  2. the communication role in basketball is a very important aspect that helps you play this game probably and shows that you can work as a captain of the team.
  3. respecting your opponents in basketball is very important because it make’s a friendly and fun environment in game without any problems.
  4. a situation where a basketball player shows integrity is when they help an opponent up. even if they are doing a lot of 1v1’s in game.
  5. celebrating fairly can make the other players around you feel like they did a good job in the match even when they won lost the match and it makes just a better environment.
  6. If the opposite teamed player fell I would probably walk away if he’s far but if he’s close I would ask if he’s okay not help him up though.
  7. the players in the video didn’t care if there teammates made mistakes which prove that they are a sportsman like person capable of becoming the captain of the team.
  8. being a good sport in basketball means playing fair and worrying about the opposite team’s injured players or things like being nice and caring towards the opposite team.
  9. self control is important in game cause otherwise they would not have a game friendly environment to play in and the tension would be very high.
  10. basketball can teach you to be a better team player by making you notice what’s its like to play with other people on your team and the great feeling of winning matches and keeping every thing between the other players on your team kind and easy going about this match.

heart dissection blog

Hello readers today I am doing a blog on the heart dissection that we had to do on circulation and how the blood gets around so this is the blog about how the blood gets around the body and this blog explains it al.

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We found a total of 1 valve, both ventricles, the left ventricle. the right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs so that the blood can get oxygenated and the left ventricle pumps the blood around the body. And the heart strings there are stringy things inside a heart called heart strings these keep the heart together and in one piece cause without these heart strings your heart would fall apart. The muscle is so thick on the left side because it has to pump blood all around the body while the right side is a lot less thin because it just has to pump the blood just to the lungs unlike the left side