Drama- Preforming

Today was the last day of drama. We had to preform today, in my group there was Narnia, Tonga, Charlie and myself and we were the 4th group to preform.

In my performance we had to do a freeze frame and a chorus of movement. In my freeze frame we were playing volleyball. Narnia and Tonga were the people playing, Charlie was the referee and I was the net. After we did the freeze frame we had to do a chorus of movement. We didn't have anything for that so Charlie lined us up in a line and said we like to walk then we walked out.

I really liked Drama this term because sometimes we worked with people we had never worked with before.

Learning story

The past few days we have been working on our learning stories. A learning story is were we write about what we have been learning and share it with people. In mine I wrote about my favorite experiments.

This is my learning story:

Title:  Science
Name: Paige		Teachers:Miss Birtch, Mr Palmer, Mr Power		Date: 28/3/111`
Year 8 Graduate Profile	VALUES
People Smart I listen to understand people’s ideas and opinions ~I can work successfully with others I understand how my feelings and actions can affect others I act responsibly even when no one is watching I can give useful feedback to others I take responsibility for my own actions I am an outstander – I choose to help others who are having a difficult time Active Learner I am a curious learner – I ask questions I use feedback to improve my learning ~I have a growth mindset I know what my next steps are I share my ideas and point of view with different people Learning Smart I am organised and have everything that is needed for my learning I complete my work in the time I’m given I am punctual by being in the right place at the right time I manage my emotions when I am frustrated or challenged I ask for help when I don’t understand what to do Thinking Smart I can reflect on my learning I understand others’ opinions and ideas I can think critically I can think creatively Cybersmart I use the internet and devices in a safe way I can be trusted to use my device for the task I am meant to be doing I can use digital tools creatively I can use digital tools for different purposes	Commitment	Achievement	Resilience	Respect	Skills I have displayed
	The past few weeks in science we have been doing really fun experiments. My favorite experiment was the scones. When we made the scones we were in groups of 3. In my group I had Tonga, Narnia and myself. In each group we made 3 scone. We made one normal one, one without butter and one with lemonade. My favorite experiments are the baking ones. I also like the idea of one period of doing experiments and the other doing blog posts.
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Drama- Puppet's

Today in drama we made a puppet show, our puppet show was about eating healthy. In my group there was Rarotonga, Narnia, Charlie & me. We had one puppet each, Charlie and Narnia had a dog each, Rarotonga had a apple and I had a banana. We had a song on in the background it was Apples And Banana's. We were the first group finished so we had to go to the back of the auditorium to start a blog post.  

Facts:

• Exercise regularly. Teens should be physically active at least 60 minutes of every day.
•          Get enough sleep.
•          Brush and floss your teeth.

Here is my groups puppet show.

CIP

What is the project?
we are going around picking up rubbish and making art out of it.

What is the purpose?
To give back to the community and make people not litter.

How much rubbish do you think we are going to pick up? Why do you think that?
I think we will pick up about 10 or more bags hopefully.

what colors do you think we will see the most? Why?
We will see a lot of different colors like White, Black, Grey, Red, Blue.

What type of art would you like to create?
I would like to create a statue that stands out and is big.

Graduate Profile Self- Assessment

Graduate Profile

A few weeks ago we had parent teacher interviews. We had to fill in this form, to tell our parents what our goals are. My first goal is completing my work in the time i am given, i really need to start doing that because i get behind and have to do it at home. My second goal is i can reflect  on my learning, i am not good at reflecting anything i am not sue why but i am just not. My Third goal is i can think critically, I did that because I dont know what critically means. I hope to  achieve all of the N's by the time I finish year 8. Year 8 Graduate Profile Self-Assessment - Term 1
Name:	Paige				A = Achieved N = Not Yet Achieved	Current Goals (3)	Comment What I am going to do to achieve my Current Goals
Learning Smart	I am organised and have everything that is needed for my learning.				A
	I complete my work in the time I’m given.				N		I will try to finish in the time that i am given.
	I am punctual by being in the right place at the right time.				A
	I manage my feelings when I am frustrated or challenged.				A
	I ask for help when I don’t understand what to do.				A
Cyber Smart	I use the internet and devices in a safe way.				A
	I can be trusted to use my device for the task I am meant to be doing.				A
	I can use digital tools creatively.				N
	I can use digital tools for different purposes.				N
Thinking Smart	I can reflect on my learning.				N		I will try to reflect on my learning.
	I understand others’ opinions and ideas.				A
	I can think critically.				N		I dont think i think critically because i dont know what it means.
	I can think creatively.				A
People Smart	I listen to understand people's ideas and opinions.				A
	I can work successfully with others.				N
	I understand how my feelings and actions can affect others.				A
	I act responsibly even when no one is watching.				A
	I can give useful feedback to others.				N
	I take responsibility for my own actions.				A
	I am an out stander - I choose to help others who are having a difficult time.				A
Active Learner	I am a curious learner - I ask questions.				N
	I use feedback to improve my learning.				A
	I have a growth mindset.				A
	I know what my next steps are.				N
	I share my ideas and point of view with different people.				N

Color Experiment

Colour Experiment.

Today in science we had 2 experiments, the first one was rainbow paper, the second one was skittles and water. 

Rainbow Paper

Aim: To separate colors by using the process of chromatography

Materials:.

1. Chromatography Paper

2. Felts

3. Cups

4. Water

5. Ruler

Process:

Step 1: Get Chromatography paper.

Step 2: mark 2 cm from the top downwards and from the bottom 1 cm upwards. 

Step 3: Draw 3 dots on the 1 cm line with green, red and black felt. 

Step 4: Put the paper in the cup hanging from the 2 cm line.

Step 5: put water up to the 1 cm line. 

Step 6: Watch the the end result.

Reflection: It was really fun and it worked out great!

Skittles

Aim: To separate colors by using the process of chromatography.

Materials;

1. Skittles
2. Water
3. Container

Process:

Step 1: Get a container.
Step 2: Spread the skittles out in the container.
Step 3: Put water in the container.
Step 4: Watch the end result.

Findings: The colors didn't mix together they made lines in between.

Reflection: I had fun doing this experiment and it didn't end how I thought it would.

Crazy Crystals

AIM: To learn about a saturated solution and how to make crystals.

Definition of solution: 

A liquid mixture, when something is dissolved into a liquid (eg: sugar in water) 

Definition of saturated: 

Having or holding as much as can be absorbed of something (when no more sugar or borax can be dissolved into the water)

In groups of three you will make three different types of crystals and compare the results.

Borax Crystals

Ratio; 3 Tablespoons Borax per 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Cup/glass

2) Pipe cleaner

3)borax

4) sting

5)Popsicle stick

6) Warm Water

7) Spoon

Process

Step 1: Get a cup or a glass.

Step 2: Put 3 tablespoons of borax and 1/2 cups of water. 

Step 3: Add ingredients to the cup.

Step 4: Mix it together with your Popsicle stick.

Step 5: Tie your string to your Popsicle stick.

Step 6: Make a star with the pipe cleaner, tie it to the string.

Step 7: Put your star into your borax and water solution. 

Sugar Crystals

Ratio: 1 cup sugar to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Cup or glass.

2) Warm water

3) Spoon

4) Popsicle stick

5) String

Process

Step 1: Get a cup or glass.

Step 2: Put 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 a cup of warm water in the cup.

Step 3: Add ingredients into cup.

Step 4: Mix them together with a Popsicle stick.

Step 5: When it dissolved, put 4 tablespoons in your borax and water solution. 

Step 6: Tie your string to your Popsicle stick and put it in the borax and water solution. 

Salt Crystals

Ratio: 4 Tablespoons salt to 1/2 cup water

Materials

1) Cup

2) Salt

3)  Warm Water

4) String

5) Popsicle stick

Process

Step 1: Get cup

Step 2: Put 4 tablespoons of salt in the cup.

Step 3: Put 1/2 cups of warm water in with the salt.

Step 4: Mix it with Popsicle stick until the salt dissolved.

Step 5: Tie string on the Popsicle stick.

Step 6: Put Popsicle stick in the borax and water solution. 

Findings

Describe your crystals in the table below.

Crystal Type	Shape (Describe the shape)	Size (of individual crystals)	Hardness (Crumbly to Rock Hard)
Borax	Cubes	Medium	Hard
Sugar	Didn't work	Didn't work	Didn't work
Salt	Cubes	Medium	Rock Hard

What crystals worked out best and why?:

Conclusion:

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CRYSTAL TYPES

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE 7 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYSTALS

Salt Crystals

Sugar Crystals

Borax Crystals

7 different crystal shapes

The 7 types of crystals

Type	Number of sides	2 examples	Image
Triclinic Definition:	7	Minerals
Monoclinic Definition:	10
Orthombic Definition:	6	Box, Coffin
Trigonal Definition:	8	Healing Crystals, Trigonal.
Hexagonal Definition:	8	Honeycomb, Hexagon.
Cubic Definition:	6	Rubik's Cube, Cardboard box.
Tetragonal Definition:	12	Tetragonal.

Explain how the following crystals are formed?

Type
Salt	The sea water goes into a pond then the sun evaporates it, then it turns into salt.
Sugar	Sugar cane, Cut it up, Roll it/squish, Get the juice, Heat it, Syrup, Crystallization.
Snowflakes	Ridges, Hexagon, Shape, Temperature, Branches, Ice Particle, Water molecules, Breeze, Formed, Freezing.