Japanese

Hi and welcome to my blog,  today we wrote in Japanese.  We wrote a little blurb about ourselves and I think that I did an okay job thinking that my handwriting in Japanese is not the best.  It was really fun having the chance to write some stuff about me in a different language.  Bye and thank you for reading.

Solar Energy - Hurumanu

Solar Energy

Aim: To find out which color attracts the suns heat.

Hypothesis: I think that black attracts heat because sunlight does not reflect off it

Materials:

1.  Tin Foil
2.  Black Paper
3.  White paper
4.  Heater
5. Water 
6. Thermometer
7. cup

Steps

1. Place the different materials evenly so the heat waves would be separated to heat all waters at once
2. Cover the cups with the different papers  (etc Tin foil, Black Paper, White Paper)
3.  On the heater to apply from that direction
4.  Keep the thermometer on so you know what the recordings

Findings:

Time	Cup 1 White	Cup 2 Black	Cup 3 Tinfoil
0	16	16	16
15	18	19	17
30	21	25	23
45	24	26	25

Conclusion

In conclusion, I would like to say that I was intrigued to know what colour attracts the sunlight the most.  As my Hypothesis states I was correct.  Today I have proven the fact that black does indeed attract more sunlight or heat.  

Change the Future - Hurumanu

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

How is sea-level rise going to affect us in NZ

What places will be affected?

Close to the edge, Close to the sea.

What else do we need to think about?

Think wisely about where we create new buildings.  Saltwater becoming our drinking water.

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Near the coast around New Zealand

What does this do to our drinking water?

It will be more sal water

What are the main concerns?

1. Salt Water  
2. Water level rising

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1.  Use public Transport
2.  Purchase an electric car
3.  Build a house that doesn't waste energy (Solar Panels)

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

There is no Silver Bullet

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.   Renewable energies more
2.   Using solar heating
3.   Transport that depends on fossil fuels

What are 3 others you can think of?

1.    Stop using vehicles and start walking
2.    Start reusing products
3.    Recycle what needs to be recycled

Activities:

Carbon Footprint: 

Carbon Footprint explained

Dwelling
Water
Recreation
Heating and cooling
Electricity
Transportation
Food
Waste
Air Travel
Consumption

Colour 1: for actions, they are already doing 

Colour 2: for actions that they pledge to undertake in the future

Ecological Handprint The Ecological handprint builds on the concepts from the Carbon Footprint. We will look at the positive actions of:

1. Transportation
2. Community
3. Consumption
4. Water
5. Food
6. Home
7. Waste

1 Colour: For each action, you are already doing 

2 Colour: For each action, you would like to do in the future

Fossil Fuels - Hurumanu

 

Mining Fossil Fuels

What Fossil Fuels are mined?

1. Oil  
2. Coal
3. Gas  

How are they mined?

1. There is a drill that digs into the ground,  it is called an Oil Rig
2. They use different kinds of tools to either mine on surface or underground
3. It is a thing that goes deep into the ground and brings back gas.  They are called Rig Drills
Where are they mined?

1. Oil - Underwater
2. Coal - Underground or on the surface
3. Gas - Land

Activity: Cookie Mining

Material:

1.  Toothpick
2.   Cookie (with choc chips)
3.   Plate

Steps:

1. Put the cookie on the plate
2. Start mining the choc chips without breaking the cookie in any way
3.   Collect as many as you can
4.   Whoever collects the most is the winner
5.   (Goal is to not break the cookie)

Findings: What did you find out as a result of your mining?

It is very hard to mine the cookie without breaking it. 

Conclusion: 

In conclusion, I have found out that we need to find more ways to gather valuable resources for our vehicles.  I think this because it is helping us but not the environment it may sound like nothing at the moment but in the future generations, it will get worse so we need to change now.  This is what I think thank you and bye.