Te Reo :/

 

Cloning v De-extinction.

 ]What Is Cloning?

Cloning is when you take a human or animal’s DNA to make a replica/twin/copy. There are five steps in the cloning process.

1. Firstly you have to get DNA from an animal - this could be from a blood sample, saliva, or urine

2. then the next step is to study the DNA (finding the genome sequence), 

3. Next is to fill in the gaps using DNA from a similar animal (E.g. for a moa, you would use emu or ostrich DNA), 

4. 4th is to create an embryo and find a  Surrogate Mother for the clone. 

5. The last step is to wait for the clone to be born.

Examples of cloning

If you didn't know, you can make a clone/twin without using anything, it‘s called Natural Cloning, Natural Cloning is when you get your parents cell and it gets split in half and makes a lot of copies that make you look like your identical twin, Fun fact - as many times as the cell splits that's how many twins that will be created, but getting a identical twin is very rare to get.

The very first cloned mammal was Dolly the sheep who was cloned in 1996 July 5 and died in 2003 it only lived for 6 years and was cloned in Scotland. Cloning is kind of the same thing as de-extinction but cloning is when you take DNA from a living organism and de-extinction is when you get DNA from extinct animal fossils.

What Is De-Extincion

In the school journal, page 12,  Return Of The Moa? by Quinn Berentson, it was talking about extinct animals that can be de-extinct, for example, Moa, Wooly Mammoth, Huia, Tasmanian Tiger and many others, but what are the reasons why? The reason why is because it could fix the mistake that they have made in the past, bring happiness to the world, also when you bring them back you get to have a closer look at the moa. But there are some animals that can’t be de-extinct because the fossils are too old. For example, Dinosaurs. their bones don't have enough DNA. Now i am going to talk about what are the bad things about de-extinction? de-extinction is a total waste of money and we should spend the money on endangered species that actually need it for their habitats, and once scientists de-extinct an animal they wouldn't know the reaction the animal/creature will have.

What is the purpose of cloning?

The purpose of cloning is to clone animals for experiments to prevent disease from spreading or viruses such as Covid-19 and many other viruses that may come in the future. 

Who created cloning?

The very first study of cloning took place in 1885 by a German scientist-Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch, he began reaching and then in 1902 he was able to create 2 twin salamanders by dividing the embryo into half.

Is cloning ethical?

Before I get on with the question. What is ethical? Ethical is when you answer a question and there aren't any right or wrong. This means we should think about if we really should do cloning or not - doesn’t that mean we are playing God? Should we have that power? Should we just let nature take its course? This is the ethical dilemma. 

What is DNA

Athelitics 2020

  

In 13th of November 2020 we had a very fun event, we call this Athletics day. it is the day where 4 teams compete for the best winning house, the teams were, Tobruk, Tripoli, Benghazi, Alamein. The point of the game is to get the most points for your team by playing field events such as shot put, discus, high jump, long jump and  standing jump. Aach team has a gazebo to stay on so people don't get sun burned.   

For the first game I did, was Shot Put the rules of this game is to places the shot by your shoulders and your not allowed to throw only push, whoever gets the farthest push wins the game and gets to represent their school. The next game I played was Standing Jump, the rules of standing jump is to jump where you were standing and no double movements. For the third game I played was discus, a tip for discus is to throw it at the right time and ahold it from the front. the  fourth game I played was long jump, long jump is a simple game all you need to do is run and try jump your farthest but you have to jump before the line but if you don't you get disqualified. The last game I played was high jump, for high jump you just have to jump over the pole then land on the soft mat, but the only technique you could do was scissors. after all of that then we had morning tea.

After morning tea we moved on too...RACING, first it was juniors first it goes to 5 year old boys/girls then to 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, there are a 50 meter race then 75 meter race then 100 meter race and a 400 meter race but that is only for the older people. But then in the end Alamein won then Benghazi then Tobruk then Tripoli

Pike River 29

 

 

Summarising task

 

 

Havea genomics

  Microscope ($2000)

Specimens.

Slides

Slices

Objectives - Red=4x, Yellow=10x, Blue=40x, white 100x

Stage -> Clipper.

Navigate

Focus knob

Coarse focus knob - moves stages up and down

Fine “” - “”

Eyepieces Magnify - Yellow 100x , Blue 400x 

Start on 4x course

Then 10x course

Then 40x Fine.

Dial light (brightest setting)

Eh htoo 

I saw a very cool thing under the microscope like a fly leg. It has so much hair on it and it has two claws that are very pointy and sharp. It was also fun and scary at the same time.

 

Havea

 My experience with the microscope was amazing. I saw a bee stinger and it looked hairy af, had a sharp pointer. And I thought it looked amazing from my perspective.

Camp example text .

 School camps are good because children get new experiences and it helps us build confidence and independence. Camp is a natural thing to do when you're in year 7 , 8 and all the above.  

Camp is generally fun because you get to do outside activities, make new friends , not focus on social media and get to know new people. For some people Roasting marshmallows, leaving their parents, bunking with friends, eating new food and getting out of Auckland might be new to them. Outdoor activities such as  Kayaking , paddleboarding, orienteering, rock climbing or even going on a night time stroll might be fun for first timers.  For example at my camp it was my first time doing Kayaking , sitting on a hammock and orienteering. Kayaking was pretty fun because it was hard to paddle my way to the other side, I was with Metui so it was a bit complicated to communicate with him. Orienteering was fun as well so I hope I get to revisit it at year 9 camp.

Electronics, Energy drinks etc were not allowed at camp because we are all game addicts , for example drug addicts so that we didn’t focus on our devices instead of doing the activities the teachers set up.

School Camp helps build confidence and independence, like for example learning new skills / experiences, learning peoples cultures, encouraging others to do the right things and also help with activities. Building confidence can start to build by doing  Kayaking, Paddle Boarding, orienteering, rock climbing and night walking. A camp night walk takes about 20 - 30 minutes of time to walk there and back. I heard paddle boarding was fun but luckily I slept in haha. My experience was pretty alright with team building because the night and morning walks energized me up for the morning. 

school values for swimming

 

 

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1. One way to trick you is not starting the Y axis at 0

2. Another way to trick you is having numbers that are way too big on the Y axis

3.  how to analyze data 

4. you would'nt use a pie chart when showing something that changes overtime.

5. Going againest convention means doing things not in the normal.

The Palestine Israel war is a conflict over land

The Palestine Israel war is a conflict over land. Thousands of years ago, Jewish people lived in Israel. They built holy temples like Solomon’s temple and other holy places like Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. Over time, different people conquered the land (Israel) and took over. First they were conquered by Alexander the Great, then by The Roman Empire, then by Arab and Asian conquests, then they were persecuted by the Christian church in the Crusades. Jewish people had to keep moving to new lands. They moved towards Europe over time. Meanwhile, the land where Israel once was is now called Palestine. 

In 1917, the Jewish people were promised land/independence if they helped the Allies win WW1. The allies won this war, so the Jewish people were given back Israel. However, the Palestininan people now lived there.

The two people - Israelis and Palestinians, now fight over the land. Nobody can agree who has the right to be there. 

Genome lol

Geonomics lol

Genomics Reading - Notes/Vocab

Monday 27th July 2020

 

GENOMICS is the study of genes that make up the body. 

Organism - a living thing (humans, bugs, birds, animals etc). 

XX - female

XY - male

Humans have 22 sets of chromosomes which are made up of A, C, G and T bases. These are in different combinations which change your physical appearance/characteristics. 

Identical twins will have the same DNA. Non-identical twins will not. 

International waterz

(unfinished) Narrative lol

“Ahhh what a beautiful breeze it is today” said Davlyn. As Davlyn opened up his eyes he thought to himself - What if I took my friends out to skydiving?”. Thinking to himself which seemed like minutes then  turned into hours, he decided he would shout his friends “Have`” out to SKYDIVING!!. Davlyn dials Havea on his home phone Bring Bring Bring his home phone dialed “You have reached my voicemail please leave your message at the tone please” drrrr. Havea’s phone cuts out, and decides to just drive to his house. Minutes passed and Davlyn arrived at Havea's house. 

Parliment

New Zealand General Election

1.You put your vote in something Called a Ballot Box                                                    

2. You vote on the 23rd of september (Saturday)

3.Bill English was the previous prime minister.

4. The Party with the most votes wins the election.

5. Citizens of New Zealand vote for their next government

New Zealand General Election

1.New Zealand gets split into 70 electorates

2.  A general election happens every 3 years.

3. The Party with the most votes becomes government.

4. You can only vote in libraries,Community centres and Schools.

5. You can only vote if you're 18 years old.

New Zealand Parliament final seat distribution

1.National - 56 People

2.  Labour - 46 People

3. Green - 8 People

4. Nz first - 9 People

5. ACT - 1 People

What you need to know about New Zealand Elections

1.You have to at least be over 18 to vote

2. There are more than 12 Parties.

3. Everyone in NZ have a chance of voting

4. On Saturday September the 23rd they have to vote

5.The Last Prime Minister was John Key

Baking

on the 15th of June 2020 room 8 was baking chelsea sugar rice bubble slice

which I think looked pretty yummy.

for the hardest thing that I did:

measuring butter

and measuring honey and sugar.

easiest thing to do:

putting the rice bubble in tray

new things i learnt:

putting honey in sugar and butter.

grams to cups.

spraying the baking tray.

mixing

and maybe next time add more rice bubble so it won't be so sweet.#

my group:

Railey, Davlyn, Havea, and Michael

 

:))

1 -

Occurs - happens

2 -

Coral goes white because humans throw bleach into the ocean because of the bleaching event. Corals can survive bleaching but suffer mortality.

3 - 

4 -when carbon dioxide from factories go in the ocean the coral die because the water gets warmer. also from gas and coal.

5 - Layers of the Ocean

Twilight Zone - 3,300 ft deep 

Midnight Zone - 13,00 ft deep

Abyss Zone - 20,00 ft deep

Trench Zone - 24 to 36 ft deep

6 -

If plankton died the food  web would all die, e.g. above.

 

the great barrier reef

Reef Shark - A shark that lives in the coral reef 

Clam - a shell that can open wide and is an animal  

Mesmerised - Hypnotize 

Emperor - A king / ruler 

Cauliflower coral - a coral in the reef 

Snorkeling - People swimming using a snorkel

Staghorn coral- a coral in the reef 

Clown fish - Fish in finding nemo (the orange one)

Vibrantly - Moving rapidly

Where is it located ?

Rightside of Aus

How was it made ?

From the last ice age 

10 animals that live in the reef ?

Sea Snakes , Sea Turtles , Jellyfish , Dolphins , Seabirds,echinoderms , Shorebirds , Mollusks , Sponge , whales.

What is ocean acidification ?

A Global problem due to carbon dioxide from fossil fuels.

Sky High T

Sky high M

Sky High W

Maths

Level 2 expectations

Banana Muffin

Making banana muffins!

https://www.chelsea.co.nz/browse-recipes/banana-muffins/

1 1/2 cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour
1 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
1 tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 large ripe bananas (mashed)
3/4 cup Chelsea White Sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup Tararua Butter (80g), melted

Preheat the oven to 175°C bake. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases.  
Sift together the Edmonds Standard Grade Flour, Edmonds Baking Powder, Edmonds Baking Soda and salt then set aside.

In a large bowl combine the bananas, Chelsea White Sugar, egg, and melted Tararua Butter. Fold in the flour mixture until only just combined.

Spoon evenly into muffin tin and bake 20-25 minutes until muffins spring back when gently pressed.



Then we made our muffins!




what was easy?
Tipping the powder into the mixture

what was hard?
Putting the dough on the muffin tray

what would i do differently next time?
Put chocolate flavouring inside of it

what would i rate this out of 10?
8/10 cause of the flavour

hauora

Fracctions

THrusday

PB4L outside

Screen cast :)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rfrGBFzbUstRMDCHUxzPkIB7t6YoItPU/view
Screencast

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Havea dials Railey’s phone number into his phone -

*Brrrring Brrrring Brrrring Brrrring Brrrring*

“ You have reached Railey Bitoon’s voicemail please leave your message and call again later “... 

5 hours left until Havea’s flight goes off to Africa…

Havea Decides to call Railey again , But this time he picks up the phone. “ Hello ?” Railey says in a confused voice, “Yoo Railey are you keen to come with me to Africa” Havea says in a probing voice. “Hmmm I supposed why not” Railey confirmed.

“Pack your bags Railey we are about to set off to africa” 

“ Haha Yeah I’ll be finished soon, and also meet at the airport”

Havea took an uber and Railey got dropped off from his mum, They found each other and aboarded on the plane. Around 9am the plane was already 35’00 ft high in the sky , 

2 hours into the flight it was 11am , the left engine had problems so  I could see the smoke since the Flight attendants put me next to the left engine window. I hesitated to go tell the Flight attendants cause I was afraid it would start crashing down. But I decided to find Railey. After 2 - 5 mins of searching for him I found him sitting down sleeping . “RAILEY RAILEY RAILEY WAKE UP WE ARE ABOUT TO CRASHHH

By Havea

Unwanted visitors

Goal Setting Sheet

reflection of zoo

Today we learnt about animals that roam under houses or backyard and also we learnt about how to investigate their footprints and traps. But the best part was touching the skins of the animals that roam in the backyard like. Possums were brought here by an Australian man, Frazer came from the Zoo and he showcased different traps and also Animal skin. One trap left footprints and another trap left bite marks. All of the possums are mammals. We talked about kaitiakitanga guardianship. He said it's kind of like guarding our school. The animals were hedgehogs, possums, rats and strats

corona virus

Pb4L in the offiie

Narritive

On June the 16th 2003 ,, a 21 year old named Havea wanted to celebrate his birthday by going to his homeland (Tonga). He only invited his best friend Isilelei because he accidently bought 2 tickets for his flight. Around 5 am Havea and Isi packed their bags and their belongings , and headed off to the airport in their Ford Mustang. Havea brought along his Mum so she could take his Ford mustang back to his house.

Isi and Havea caught their flight around 7 am , the airline took isi onto a seat that was 5 rows a head of Havea , Havea sat next to a stranger but after he looked at him a couple of times he noticed it was his friend Sosia, “ OMG IS THAT YOU SAIA“ Havea shouted with excitement, “ Oh Gosh you haven't lost your mood since primary “ Saia replied :)

2 hours in the flight trouble happened on the left engine and we were flying above a jungle ,, the plane flew down and down til it collapsed on the ground . Barely anybody survived, but luckily Havea , Isi and Saia survived the plane crash, Isi found a monkey in the jungle and Havea and Saia came across a Lion ,, Saia and Havea ran away far from Isi. We completely lost track of Isi and immediately realized that finding him wasn't easy, Since we couldn't walk properly and Starved. Havea and Saia heard crying as if it was a girl. We followed the crying for 30 minutes and it was Isi. We were shocked after we saw him, Havea and Saia Baldy Smacked Isi so he can toughen up and be a man. We firmly knew that we were stuck we immediately planned a way to get out of this death trap… to be continued  

All About me

Te wheke octopus paper

Bio Poem ;)

Talofa and greetings to you all, My name is Havea and I like Running. I am half Tongan and quarter Maori , I go to a very bright school called Tamaki Primary School also known as T.P.S ;) . I have a really funny and cool teacher named Miss Ashley,, I'm currently living in East Auckland in New Zealand. I am a very hard working student working at the best school I could ever ask for :) 

Pepeha :)