Science Fair

Science Fair was a fun experience in which I learnt lots here is a collage about it:

Exhibition Blog

This Session we set up a blog to keep a record of our work please view it and take time to contribute to our poll on the side (Answer the questions)
http://childabusenzexhibition.blogspot.co.nz/
Thank You

Child Abuse in New Zealand

Topic:

Child Abuse In New Zealand

Group:

Rachel, Renee, Brooklyn and I

So far we have finished Tuning in and have continued on to Finding out. We have found some good websites but not finished taking in all this information:

http://www.everychildcounts.org.nz/resources/child-abuse/

http://www.childmatters.org.nz/24/learn-about-child-abuse

http://www.3news.co.nz/topics/society/crime/child-abuse

https://womensrefuge.org.nz/WR/Domestic-violence/Child-abuse.htm

http://newzealandchildabuse.com/

This is a heavy topic and very sad.

Our mentor is Ms Mears we have not meet with her yet but will organise a date to do so.

CATS

I got home to day and was sitting on my floor reading when a cute cat came along and tried to love me...

I am allergic to cats so this is a problem. ALL the time I want to pick them up hug the or just pat them, but I can't.
Did you know that allergies are abnormal immune system reactions to things that are typically harmless to most people. When you're allergic to something, your immune system mistakenly believes that this substance is harmful to your body.

What are you allergic to?

Today I got a early birthday present (my birthday is on the 19th of August) the present was a laptop. Here is a few things about it: Make: Lenovo It is Windows 10 Screen size: 14 inch It was really cool to do a blog post on it but I am still getting used to the mousepad.... Hope you like it!

Dressage

On the weekend I rode in a dressage competition.

Here is the arena size I rode in:

I did test 0:C and 0:D. Check out this link to see them.

I had a caller that means I did not have memorise the test. The score is marked as a percentage:

Adequate - 50+%

Very Good - 60+%
Exceptional - 70+%

The score that the Judges give you are out of 10:

10 Excellent------ Very rarely given. It means as good as it gets.

9 Very Good------Not often awarded; you can be very proud when they appear on your score sheet.

8 Good------------ An appropriate level of engagement for the level.

7 Fairly Good------Still a good mark, maybe a minor inaccuracy prevented an 8 being given.

6 Satisfactory----The movement was obedient and accurate, marred by outline, perhaps.

5 Sufficient--------Horse did what he should, but maybe lacking engagement or on the forehand.

4 Insufficient-----A serious inaccuracy occurred; counter bent; rough transition; head tossing.

3 Fairly Bad-------A serious problem occurred; lack of control, very late or fluffed transitions.

2 Bad---------------Now we’re talking severe disobedience; bucking; rearing; napping.

1 Very Bad---------The horse must have bolted through the movement to receive this!

0 Not Performed---Self explanatory. Horse did not perform any of the required movement e.g. failing to strike off in left canter and continuing on in trot.

My scores where mostly 6s with a few 5s and 7s

I got 57% and 64%.

Science Fair

Water Water Everywhere....
But is there a drop to drink?

My science fair is going well so far, I have finished my testing and currently writing my conclusion/discussion.

Aim:

To investigate if I can drink the water from our drainage ditch? and if not what is the most effective way of purifying the water so it is safe to drink?

Background statement:

According to the United Nations, dirty water is killing more people than war or violence in general. In New Zealand we are lucky to have easy access to clean water, but what if a natural disaster happened? Earthquakes are devastating, this much is evident but the lack of clean water is just deadly. After the earthquake in Nepal Health workers said ‘they feared a major health crisis was unfolding among survivors of the quake who are living in the open or in overcrowded tents with no access to sanitation or clean water.’  Did you know that there recently has a fault line discovered under Hamilton? If an earthquake happened how would we get clean water? We have water in a drainage ditch on our land but is it safe to drink? and if not can I make it safe to drink? I also enjoy watching Bear Grylls and his adventures so I wondered if one of his methods could give us access to safe drinking water? I have decided to investigate the best method of purifying water so it is safe to drink.

My results show that the control water has Coliforms in it. So I filtered it through a Lifestraw, Boiled it, filtered through a sock and used an Aquatab.

If you want to see which is the best be at the Science fair on the 22nd of August.