Maramataka - The Maori Lunar Calendar - Matariki - Social Studies Term 3 2018

Maramataka

Here is the poster I made on The Maori Lunar Calendar.
The site I used to make it was Piktochart.

I learned the names of the days, I also learnt what happens during those days. Whether the fish are scarce, or if the eels are good for fishing, I learned the cycle of the Maramataka. This subject was awesome to learn about. My teammate and I also made a video explaining it ourselves,  -but sadly the video is too big (the content) and couldn't fit on this blog- it was basically just us telling the audience about it all.

The second subject that I studied was Matariki. That was also very fun too, learning about all of the jobs the sisters have to do while visiting their kuia (grandmother). Because I am Māori, I love learning about these subjects because it's a part of my culture. Below is the other infographic I created containing the information I gathered about Matariki and her daughters.

I Wonder About Redwood Trees

Redwood Trees

For my wonder topic today, I am wondering about Redwood Trees. How tall is the tallest one? What is the width of one? How many are there? 

How tall is the tallest Redwood Tree?

Redwood Trees easily reach the height of 91 metres. But, the tallest of them all, the one that dwarfs the others, is a Redwood Tree named Hyperion. It was discovered in 2006 and is 115.7 metres tall! What a giant.

How old can Redwood Trees get to?

These humongous giants can live to be more than 2,000 years old! They have been on this earth for 240 million years. Jeez, how old is the oldest tree still standing? Well, I'm not exactly sure how old the oldest Redwood tree is, but Bristlecone trees are known to live a lot longer than Redwoods. The oldest one is approximately 5,000 years old! Wow, what a wise old tree.

What is the diameter of a Redwood Tree?

Some amazing individuals can sometimes reach to be 360 feet tall (109.7 metres) and 20 feet in diameter (6 metres).

I find these giant trees to be interesting. Imagine standing next to one of these beasts! They would tower over you.

Foods - Scones - Home Economics - 20/08/2018

Home Economics

On Friday last week, we made scones. We were late to class because we didn't hear the bell for period four, so we started cooking a little later. Because of this, we couldn't wait to get our scones out of the oven because the bell for lunch had already rung. So, we took them out before they were cooked properly and they were really doughy. 

Other than that, it was really fun working with my teammate. We got eight scones each.

Below is a word art I made for food and a thermometer I made a couple of weeks ago:

Now I'm going to write the recipe we needed to make our scones:

Ingredients

3 cups of plain flour

6 teaspoons of Baking Powder

¼ teaspoon of salt

75g of butter

1 to 1 ½ cups of milk

                                                        

Method

1. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl
2. Cut butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
3. Add milk and mix quickly with a knife to a soft dough
4. Knead a few times
5. Place baking paper on a tray
6. Press scone dough onto this and cut up into pieces for each of you
7. Brush milk 
8. Bake at 180° for 10 mins

1. Cheese Scones

Add ¾ cup grated cheese, a pinch of cayenne pepper to flour.

Before baking top with a little cheese

Yr9 Tech - Signs - Part 3

This prohibitive sign that I made above is explaining that you should not talk when the teacher's back is turned. Be respectful and keep quiet while they teach. It shows the teacher working on the whiteboard while two students have their own little conversation instead of listening.

Music 2018

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