I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 7 and in 2021 I will be a year 8. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Thursday, 18 March 2021
Washing machine timeline
Thursday, 11 March 2021
Science experiments
Aim: To demonstrate how to heat liquid inside a test tube.
Equipment:Bunsen burner,Heatproof mat,Lighter,Test tube,test tube tongs and safety glasses.
Method:
1 Light the Bunsen burner
2 Fill your test tube to approximately 5 ml water
3 Turn the collar at the Bunsen so it is a blue flame
4 Holding the test tube with the test tube tongs tilt the test tube on a 45 degree angle an and place the bottom of the test tube into the flame ensure that the mouth of the test tube is facing towards others.
5 Gently wave the test tube in and out of the flame remember you are trying to heat the liquid gently
6 Once the water starts to gently bubbly,take is away from the flame carefully pour the water into the sink.
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
The Wheel
The wheel has been around for a very long time here is is a time lap.
Uses for the Wheel Over the Centuries | Date |
First wheel used for pottery in Mesopotamia | 4200-4000-BC |
First wheeled vehicles,Europe,Asia | 3500-3350-BC |
First 2 wheeled vehicles,Europe | 3402-2800-BC |
First known wheel tracks Germany | 3420-3385-BC |
Wheel invented independently china | 2800-BC |
First spoked wheels,Turkey | 2000-BC |
First iron rims,Celtic chariots | 800-450-BC |
Wheels for spinning pottery and as water wheels,Nubia | 400-BC |
First wheelbarrows in China | 50-AD |
First spinning wheel,china | 1000-AD |
First wheelbarrows (outside of China)Europe | 1170-1250-AD |
Turn spit dog used to cook meat,Britain | 1500-1800 s-AD |
First pleasure wheels Bulgaria | 1600 s AD |
First roller skates | 1743 AD |
First bicycle and first kick scooter,Germany | 1817-AD |
First pneumatic tire, Scotland | 1847-AD |
First wire-spoked wheels,France | 1869-AD |
First motor car- motor bike,Germany | 1885-AD |
First gas,petrol powered Tractor | 2001-AD |
Monday, 8 March 2021
Invention
In hurmanu 3 we have been learning about inventions today task was to crate your own invention to help the planet in sort of way. I made a robot that plants trees in forest,park and empty grass area. This would help the planet to generate good clean air.
The purpose of this invention is to plant trees in empty spot in the forest.
It is made out of carbon fibre.
Operate from the city council
It last a week then when it gets low on charge it goes back to it charging dock
It would be used i a forest or in empty land marks
This is a quick making of the robot

Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Songs
Songs
Hello readers today we in our hurumanu we have been listing to music chose our favourite songs to blog about i really like music because it is calming and it realises stress so here are some songs i like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsVtms0cYY&list=RDDkJc5WIWq2E&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDWotPrIBEo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udra3Mfw2oo
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Hand on fire
Hands on fire
Aim:
I want to safely light my hands on fire
Before we this activity safely we need to be aware of the safety features.
Activity: In pairs you need to come up with a list of 5 safety items that to be included when doing this experiment.
- Put on safety glasses
- tie up long hair
- make sure you have a fire extinguisher near by
- Put some water into a tray
- squirt some detergent into the water
- wet your hands, wrists and arms
- Bubbles the gas into the water
- scoop the bubbles but not the water
- hold the bubbles in front of your face with your arms locked
- light the bubbles on fire with the lighter
- to get rid of the flame put your hands into an iron man pose