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=2014= media type="custom" key="26836668" My Video media type="youtube" key="CKENQF6n_zM" width="560" height="315" =Wellington Camp Learning= __** Weta workshop **__ We went to this workshop called Weta Workshop. It was a place where they made they made movie props. I saw this sheep head from a movie I know called 'Black sheep'. It had real wool on it. l also saw this armour from 'The Lord of the Rings'. It was gold and red. My favourite part about it was its sword. The iron on it was gold. Another interesting thing was the masks. I am not sure what they were for but our tour person told us about how it blends in with the person who is wearing it. They make it look like their faces. Weta Workshop has made a lot of films. I'd love to see more of them!

__** Making the school famous **__ 02/04/2014 At Capital E we made our school famous so people will come to our school. We didn't put on our school uniforms because our uniforms were green. It would make us invisible because our uniforms are green and we were using a green screen. So we had to dress up. We were wearing wigs and belts and colourful t-shirts. I dressed up as a cool guy because I found this black wig and decorated belt and a red shirt with shiny buttons.

For the show we all had a job. I was the camera operator at the end. I said on TV that I help keep the books in order.

At the end there was our school song ... but at the very end of the show we were dancing and we were put on YouTube.

= Apiti Show Learning = media type="custom" key="25281140" = = =2013= __ EOTC - Iron gates bush walk __ The deer tracks I saw deer tracks on the path that led to the forest. They were a stag's footprints because Jock told me. They looked like a sheep footprint. Did you know that a sheep and a deer's hooves looks the same. I know they are deer footprints but ... What kind of deer? There are 4 kinds of deer

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Corrosion Concoctions To find out which drink is the most corrosive To find out which drink is the most corrosive for when we have fizzy drinks. We need to know this because when our whanau group hosts the opening for our new library it will be good to know which is the healthiest. We think that the nail will discolour in the coke first, lemonade second and fruit juice third Orange juice Coca cola Sugarfree V Lemonade Ziplock bags Nails Box
 * Aim **
 * Reason **
 * Hypothesis **
 * Materials **
 * Method **
 * Gather your materials
 * Fill half a bag with the measured amount of each drink
 * Put the nail in the bag
 * Seal bags
 * Put the bags in a box
 * Place a nail out of the liquid beside the nails in liquid


 * Controlled Variables **
 * 1) Same bag
 * 2) Measure same amount of liquid
 * 3) Same amount of air in bag
 * 4) Same light and humidity conditions
 * 5) ** Same measuring scale **

The amount of discolouration on the nails. We divided each nails into regions. We will record the number of regions where the colour had changed on for each nail. After a week there was no change to most of the nails. We modified our plan.
 * Dependent Variable **
 * Results **
 * || Nail (Control) || Lemonade || Sugarless V || Cocacola || Orange juice ||
 * Day 1 || No change || No change || No change || No change || No change ||
 * Day 2 || No change || No change || No change || No change || No change ||
 * Day 3 || No change || No change || No change || No change || No change ||
 * Day 4 || No change || No change || No change || 10% || No change ||
 * Day 5 || No change || No change || No change || 15% || No change ||
 * Day 6 || No change || No change || No change || 25% || No change ||
 * Day 7 || No change || No change || No change || 25% || No change ||


 * Modified Method **
 * Gather your materials
 * Fill half the bag with the measured amount of each drink
 * Put the nail in the bag
 * Put the bag in a box with the tops undone to allow oxygen
 * Place a nail out of the liquid beside a nail with liquid

discoloured || 50% discoloured || No change || discoloured || No change || Our hypothesis was correct. Coca Cola did discolour the most, then lemonade, then sugarfree V. My prediction that orange juice would discolour was incorrect. We learnt that for something to rust it needs oxygen. Unfortunately we found this out after a week. We wondered why the nails weren’t discolouring so we did some research. We also found out that a galvanized nail doesn't rust. Also that sugar has nothing to do with discolouring as the sugar free V discoloured the nail. We wondered what was causing all of the discolouring so we looked at the labels on the back of the bottles. We found that they all had acid as an ingredient. It was acid 330 (Citric acid) and 331 (Sodium Citrates). Cococola also has 338 (Phosphoric acid). After some research we think this is the ingredient that is causing all of the discolouring. Phosphoric acid is used as an acidifying agent to give colas their tangy flavor. It is actually more acidic than lemon juice or vinegar. This acid is reacting with the metal on the nail. Next time I would start my investigation earlier so I could do more trials. This would make my results more reliable. [|__http://www.mbm.net.au/health/296-385.htm__]
 * Results (From modified method) **
 * || Nail (Control) || Lemonade || Sugarfree V || Coco cola || Orange juice ||
 * Day 1 || No change || 25% discoloured || 25%
 * Day 2 || No change || 100% discoloured || 100% discoloured || 100%
 * Day 3 || No change || 100% discoloured ||  || 100% discoloured || No change ||
 * Conclusion **
 * Evaluation and Discussion **
 * References **

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We decided to make a pinata as our teacher smashed a really cool one while she was away. We also wanted the chocolate and candy as I love lollies. To get our design we went on to Google images and, after a great deal of scrolling, we discovered the perfect pinata ... an OWL. It looked so awesome we immediately said, "let's do this one." After that we made a brainstorm to ensure that we had the skill level, resources and time available. We got the balloon and co-co leader, David and his deputy, Damian started the long job of paper mache-ing. They kept dipping paper into glue and sticking it on ... until the balloon, as it dried, started to combust and combust and combust ... until it shriveled up like a hedgehog. So we decided to modify our plan. It is now not an owl but its a hedgehog. We stuck pointy bits of cardboard on until it resembled a hedgehog. Zahn is proud of how he got the group working together well. Lacey is proud of how our pinata looks and how its kinda turning out. David is proud of how he and Damian worked together and got a lot done on the pinata. Now it's time to paint. =[|Click here to share my Current Events learning]= __** Camp story! **__ On camp I cleaned the dishes. When we finished our lunch, breakfast and dinner we had to go to the kitchen and wash everything. We put it in the sink and we scrubbed it with a cloth. I did more washing at camp than I do at home. After we had washed our dishes we went outside to get some fresh air. I liked playing on the chair that spun round and round.

= The Kakas have the intelligence of a human. Their brain works like a bike ... it keeps going. = = When the Army came they threw smoke grenades we had a lollie scramble! = = = =2012= media type="custom" key="21493762"
 * They have a small head but a gigantic brain! The Kaka lives on a little island called Kapiti. It's a bit like the Kea because it looks a bit like it. There is another bird called the Kakapo but it doesn't live on Kapiti. They are both funny because they are intelligent. While we were on camp they were landing on our shoulders and our heads. It felt like it was my pet parrot!**
 * School Production - 'The Lorax'**
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 * My Cameo Writing || My Photo ||
 * My Cameo Writing || My Photo ||

Apiti Show - Naturally Creative
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Lacey coloured in the heading. Everyone drew part of it ||

=2011= media type="custom" key="11308234" For the science expo I learnt all about scooters and my Dad helped me make one. Look at my powerpoint. media type="custom" key="10684396"

I made an animated movie called the Little Red Hen.

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= = =2010= =Ben and I wrote a story about going to Mars and we made this video.=
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 * I am talking on the old phone, at the Faraday Centre in Napier. ||  ||

= = =I went to Taupo on the school trip.= =I had fun.= =My parent was Katherine.= == =2009=

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