Minecraft Dragon (DTE10)

 In this past term, DTE students were tasked with creating something creative. My group and I first settled on building a rocket that flopped hard. We then made a phat dragon on Minecraft which was successful, here are some images:

Social Studies: Treaty Essay

In 1830 there were 100,000 Māori and 200 Europeans living in New Zealand. The behavior of the Whalers, the Missionaries’ desire to help protect Māori rights, and the Musket Wars were reasons that a treaty was needed. The Declaration of Independence was another contributing factor to the need for a treaty. 

One reason that a treaty was needed was the lawless behavior of some of the British Settlers like whalers. This matters because the actions of the whalers were threatening and quite frankly sick toward the Maori. Whalers would stop ashore Russel, formerly known as Kororareka, to “blow off steam” galavanting around streets getting drunk; causing chaos.

Another reason that a treaty was needed was to protect Māori rights. One group that felt strongly about this was the missionaries. Missionaries had taken notice of the destruction and harm caused by the English during their docking, they would come ashore and do whatever they’d like because of the lack of laws on New Zealand land. Missionaries believed that this would cause a lot of strife toward the Maori and that the creation of new laws for our country would be a key part of stopping the inconsiderate actions of the whalers.

Another reason that a treaty was needed was the Musket Wars. Muskets had been on the rise and we’re now open for trading to the Maori, muskets would be traded for pig and other foods. Muskets would wreak havoc generating almost 20,000 deaths throughout a very short time. Muskets had been overly lethal and the reason was to defend or attack land all over New Zealand.

The final reason that a treaty was needed was the existence of the Declaration of Independence. The declaration of independence allowed New Zealand Maori to trade overseas, 34 Maori chiefs and leaders signed the declaration of independence on the 28th of October 1835, making trading open to all in our country.

This essay has clearly demonstrated that a treaty was needed to end the lawlessness and maliciousness of the British Settlers. The treaty had averted most damages the settlers had been inciting like the drunken sailors coming ashore, prostitution, muskets being regulated and gave Maori a say in things and they no longer had to sit back and watch their country be slowly destroyed. Out of all of the things discussed, I believe that the most crucial introduced legislation was the one that made it fair toward Maori to keep their owned land and for it not to just be taken by English Settlers and others and would stop the fighting for land, sparing many lives and contradicting tribes would come together to put their differences aside. I believe the right decision was made and we will strive!

Personalised Passion Projects

Hello, today I've been instructed to talk about our current passion project which is the creation of drum and bass music. I've been learning about the aspects around drum and bass and music as a whole and it's quite an exhilarating topic, there's much more to music that meets the eye and its very complex and hard to produce. My driving question is quite simple, What is drum and bass and how do you make it? basically, my group (hhsvinc.blogspot.com and hhsjackt.blogspot.com) and I are researching how to produce and hopefully making some of our own drum and bass music in the process. 0o

Social Science

We've been researching about Kristallnacht which took place during 1938 before the 2nd World War.

Kristallnacht Questions

1. What is meant by the term “Kristallnacht”? - Night of the broken glass

2. When did this event occur? - 1938 November 9th-10th

3. How many synagogues did the program claim were burned? - 267

4. How many Jews were claimed to have died as a result of this event? - At least 91

5. How many were said to have been sent to concentration camps? -  30,000

6. What was the reaction of the German people to this event? - They are being converted to believe Jews were bad people

Live Aid Blogpost | Social Studies YR10

Choose a song from live aid

and explain why you think the artist used this song for their performance. 

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - I think this song was most likely used to energize and keep the crowd going seeing as it was and still is a very popular song.

Is this a form of Protest? - Explain

It's more of a fundraiser than protest although it moved many people and helped many people which means it could come under a peaceful protest

Do you think one person could start a similar concert in 2021? Explain your reasoning. (Live Aid took 10 weeks to organise)

I don’t think this could be possible because of the Covid-19 Coronavirus and it would be very difficult to work around different countries' rules towards the virus.

Include a video link to your favourite song from either Wembley or Philadelphia.

Phil Collins - Against All Odds, Live Aid Philadelphia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HViuTMd0ouA 

How significant is music and musicians today in affecting change in the world? (include examples)

Music is a big part of life and especially now with Covid-19. It’s being streamed and listened to all over the world every second of the day. Music has a big impact on the world today and influence’s many people, it's also a very good stress reliever and with the stuff going on around the world, I think it's much needed that you listen to music.

Making Salt II - Science Yr10.

 Making Salt 2

Aim:  To produce copper sulfate salt by reacting to copper oxide with an acid.

Equipment: Copper oxide powder, dilute (0.5 mol L-1) sulfuric acid, 50ml measure cylinder, two 100 mL beakers, Bunsen burner (Electronic Plate/Stove), tripod, gauze mat, funnel, filter paper, thermometer, spatula, evaporating basin, stirring rod.

Method: 1. Add 20 mL of sulfuric acid to a 100 mL beaker. Heat the acid until it reaches 70c. Turn off your Bunsen burner.  

2. Once heated, use a spatula to add pea-sized portions of copper oxide to the beaker. Stir the mixture for 30 seconds

3. Repeat step 2 until no more will dissolve. Allow the beaker to cool.

4. Fold the filter paper and place it in the funnel, Place the filter funnel into the second beaker.

5. Make sure the beaker is cool enough to hold at the top. The contents should still be hot. You may need a teacher to complete this step.

6. Gently swirl the contents of the beaker to mix, and then pour into the filter paper in the funnel. Allow it to filter through. 

7. Rinse the beaker you used to heat the mixture previously, and place it back on top of your tripod filled with 50-60 mL of water.

8. Place the evaporating basin on top of the beaker and carefully pour some of the solution from the beaker into the evaporating basin.

9. Gently heat the beaker until the solution in the evaporating basin has reduced by half.

10. Leave the evaporating basin to cool. Once cool, move the evaporating basin to a warm place where it will not be distributed and observe over the next few days. Blue copper sulfate crystals should form.

DO NOT EAT AFTER PROCESS, ITS STILL TOXIC

The Beatles: Here Comes The Sun.

Today I was instructed to listen to a piece made by The Beatles in Social Science,  I chose "Here Comes The Sun". The song is a very happy and enthusiastic-sounding piece. The song was inspired by the long winters in the United Kingdom which Harrison thought went on forever. I think that the song is a great production. It is timeless, It is accessible and bright and, It has universal appeal.