Ella West | Night Vision Book Review

Kia Ora, my name is Kody and i'm doing a book report on Night Vision.
Night Vision is a fiction book set in the Canterbury Pine Forest on a farm
with a family of 3 struggling to pay their rent/mortgage. The twist is The
main character finds a bag and witnesses something that can potentially
change her family's life  

The main character of the book is a girl named Viola. Viola was named after
her mum’s favorite instrument. Viola has XP it’s a genetic disorder that
makes the body unable to repair damage (DNA Damage, Skin Damage) from
UV and it creates small growths that can turn out to be cancers and
mutations. Viola is a sweet but insecure girl that stays inside all day and
goes out at night. Her family consists of 3 people her, her dad and her mum
they live out in the pine forest by themselves with the closest city an hour
away. Viola’s mum is a musician and Viola’s dad is a farmer. They struggle to
keep up with money until Viola witnesses something that changes her life.
Viola has just watched a murder scene and has follow the man who has done
the crime, It's lucky she does follow him beacuase what she see’s him do
next is life changing.

The book itself is compellingly enjoyable and is great for people around the
11 - 17 mark. I found it  is very pleasant to read during cold winter day when
you can't go outside and want to stay warm. 

I would give this book a 4.5 out of 5 because the ending wasn't as thrilling as
I thought it would be but the rest of the book was really hooking and i was
drawn to reading the book and i really enjoyed it. 

Here's A Preveiw To The Book - Click Here

Science (The Water Cycle)

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE WATER CYCLE AND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING IT.

Definition:

Scientific words:

• Evaporation. When water is heated by radiant energy it turns into water vapor.
• Transpiration. Evaporation from plants.
• Condensation. When water vapor cools, molecules join together and form clouds.
• Precipitation. When clouds get heavy the waters falls as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
• Acidification: the action or process of making or becoming acidic.

We will be conducting an experiment that looks at the different ways that climate change is affecting the water cycle.

THE WATER CYCLE EXPERIMENT

Bag 1: Normal Water cycle

Bag 2: Water cycle with CO2 added: like Oceans in climate change

Bag 3: Water cycle with ice added: like Antarctica in climate change

Material:

1.  Plastic Bag 
2.  Vivid Marker
3.  1 Cup Of Water
4.  2 Drops Of Food Colouring

Steps:

1.  Draw Clouds, Rain, Island, Trees And Sun 
2.  Add The Scientific Names Of The Steps In The Water Cycle
3.  Add Water And Food Colouring Together (Fill 2/10 Of The Bag)
4.  Leave On A Wall (Tape On) And Dont Touch It For A Week
5.  Watch The Condensation Grow Slowly Check Every Week (Make Sure You Dont Touch The Bag)

Findings:

	The Water Cycle: Bag 1	CO2 Water Cycle: Bag 2 Acid	Desert Water Cycle Bag 3
Does it cycle?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Amount of Water	2	2	2
Acidity	1	2	1

Key: Water and acidity amount: 1 = none 

2 = small drips

3 = large drips

Comments:

Bag 1: Had A Good Cycle With Little Drops Of Water And It Had No Acidity 

Bag 2: Had A Great Water Cycle With Drops Bigger Than Bag 1 But The Drops Were Still Small      (Bag 2 Had Acidity)

Bag 3: Had An Average Cycle With Small Drops And No Acidity BUT... It Had Sand At The Bottom Bring Water Out Of The Sand Making The Sand Dryer

Charlesworth Reserve Trip (C.I.P)

Yesterday we went on a trip to Charlesworth Reserve to plant some native plants and shrubs.

 We started by digging holes for plants to go into and we used the techniques we were tought like how to get the roots out without damaging them and how to put the plants in perfectly.

 We found crabs and snails while digging up the clay and sand.

Charlesworth Reserve

Science ~ Week 3

DTE

For the past few weeks we have been making games revolving around community issues of choice, Callum (Callum's Blog) and I made a game together because i didn't have a Chromebook for some time as i am writing this i now do. We made a game were you had to vs the pests in an arena and the pest were trying to take over New Zealand and we had to get rid of them there were diffrent doors to unlock with hidden and not so hidden keys, there is also spots that you can get into called Secret Areas. I helped callum on his computer do some coding, traps, ideas for battles, boss battle glitch fixing (bug repair) and backdrop ideas. here are some pictures of the character and game.





<- Game |
          | Character ->







The game isn't finished yet but we tried really hard to get it done.

Reflection:

What i found hardest was to stay on task and keep on track.
I could change that by keeping more control of myself and working well with the people around me.

I  used the website Gamefroot (Click To Go To Website

Science - Chromatography

Chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture. The mixture is dissolved in a fluid called the mobile phase, which carries it through a structure holding another material called the stationary phase. The various constituents of the mixture travel at different speeds, causing them to separate.