My Observation Report 2012

Here is my information report on my science investigation experiment.

In week 4 term 3, Tamaki Primary School started learning about plants and how they grow. We decided to go further in our research about plants and how they can help us stay alive. So we created an amazing experiment of our own. My group was given two bottles of food colouring, one red and the other yellow. We also gathered a spoon, a bowl, some scissors, two cups(both half full of water),  a knife, and a flower. We had to think about what would happen if we cut a flower stem and put one side of the stem into one cup and the other into the other cup. This is what we had to do to make our hypothesis right.   

First we had to fill both cups up halfway with water, then we added 2 teaspoons of yellow food colouring into one cup and 2 teaspoons of red food colouring into the other cup. After that we gathered the scissors(while our teacher observed us) and began to cut the stem just about 20cm long. Then carefully slice through the stem vertically to leave a 10cm slit at the bottom. After that we had to arrange the carnation, so that half of the divided stem was in each glass. Then we let it sit for 3 days. We didn’t need to water our plant because the food colouring had water in it.


The next day we observed our plant to see if it had changed, and guess what? One side of the flower had yellow petals, and the other side had red and orange petals. On the first day of our experiment, the flower was still the same until we had noticed that the flowers had changed colour.
We observed it until the last day of our experiment and the colours got darker and lighter! Then we noticed that our plants were breathing in c02(carbon dioxide). C02 is what we breathe out. Our plant was breathing out and supplying  oxygen for us to stay alive.

Then on the last day of our experiment, I discovered that if you add a flower to two different containers of food colouring, then the petals and the inside of the stem would change colour. I also learnt that not all hypotheses can be wrong! Another thing I realised about this experiment was that everybody has to have a job at observing, because seven brains are better than one.

Please leave me a comment that is positive and some things that I need to work on next time. 

My Koromiko Presentation

Here is a short presentation about some information I have found and made my own about 'Koromiko.' The native NZ plant that the Maori people used to help heal sores, ulcers and more. I hope that you learn a lot. Please leave a positive comment on how good my work was!!!

The War Between Centipedes And Worms!!!

The War Between Centipedes And Worms!!!

ORIENTATION: 

As the wind blew softly, the rain crashed down onto the mud like a huge rock! It was as muddy as a baby playing in mud. Meanwhile as I slid out of the sticky mud, I the Ancient God went gulp, gulp, gulp and on it goes. Until he the annoying Centipede came along and ruined my life! “I the Ancient God should be allowed to punish this annoying Centipede, I mean COME ON!!!! WE SHOULD JUST FIGHT TO BE PUNISHED SHOULDN’T WE??” I the Ancient God whined. “Centi has 100 legs and I the Ancient God have none. Centi is useless and I hate him so much that I want to kill him!!!” I the Ancient God replied again! As the wind slapped my face, I rushed back down to my family and told them that they have to stay safe while I was at war to fight for my life and my family.
PROBLEM:

It was then one stormy good rainy night when I spoke “Centi, have your last gulps, before I kill you!” Centi answered “Pheeeew, why don’t you???” “Well less talking more fighting, lets go!!! NOW!!!” I yelled! ‘Boom, bang, crash’ as you could here the smashing of Centi onto the muddy ground. “Just give up, you know that I’m going to beat you!” Shouted Centi, but “I the Ancient God never gives up!!!” So I kept on fighting.

SOLUTION:

20 minutes later Centi was out of breath! When I the Ancient went to go and take the last hit on Centi he spoke”Please don’t kill me! I promise that I’ll never ever disturb you again! I just love my wife and kids! So please? How about we make a deal? We half the land and if one of my centipedes come onto your land, you get to kill them! Please?” I the Ancient God thought for a moment then hooted back “Okay, but on one condition!” “What’s that?” spoke Centi. “If one of YOUR centipedes come onto my land I get to give them 3 chances and one of your people come over more than 3 times, then I get to kill you! Deal?” “Deal!” said Centi and they both became best friends and once Centi’s child went over to my side and even though he went over everyday to play with my son, I never killed Centi, because we became best buddies and we shared the whole bin of compost and we all lived happily ever after with loving  family and emotional friends!

My Fractions Presentation T3W5 2012

Here is my presentation of how we can write fractions in different way! For example: 4/5 can also be written as four fifths. You see? Anyway please leave a positive comment on how I did in my work!!!

Term 3 Week 5 Current Events- Valerie Adams Wins Gold!!

Here is a presentation I created using Google Presentation. This is about Valerie Adams winning the gold medal. Valerie Adams had done us proud and represented NZ in a good way! Please read and please please leave a positive comment on how I did and please give me some feed forward and feed back for next time I do current events! 

Day One: Observation Term 3

Today we checked our plants. Our hypothesis was right, the stem and petals changed colour! Now...
I am wondering if we left the flowers in the food colouring for another 2 weeks, what will happen to the flowers?

What will happen to the flowers if the food colouring was toxic oil? Would the flowers die? Or will they stay alive?

What will happen if we put the flowers in sun but the food colouring would be toxic oil?

Will the flowers still change colour, if we change the food colouring to water?

Stain The Veins Experiment

Here is a picture of the science experiment our group did. My hypothese is that the petals will change colour! We added a lot of flowers to make it more effective. I hope that you like and please leave me a comment on how our group did! Our big question is WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE FLOWER?