Carrot cake cupcake (Food)

Last we for Cooking we made Carrot cake cupcakes.
The ingredients for this is...
- The key ingredient - Carrot

- Sugar (White)
- Flour
- Salt
- Carrot
- Cinnamon
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- oil
- Egg

Overall the texture of the end result looked good, it looked a bit smooth
The smell was soft but strong
The taste of it overall was really good, I'm not a fan of carrot but having it in a cupcake made it a lot better. The tase was very exceeding that you couldn't taste the carrot but that was the important part as the carrot was the secret ingredient.

I overall enjoyed the making of this and would defiantly make it again.

Astronomy & Astrology differences (Science)

It's almost the end of the term which means the end of the school year... till next year, we have 2 weeks left, and during this time were doing Astronomy for our science topic. One of our pages in the scipad Page 228 is called Astronomy and Astrology which talks about the difference between the two.

So I'm going to bring that page to you but in my own words.
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While Astronomy and Astrology may sound similar to each other in words and sound meaning, they both are very different topics.
Astrology is what most scientists would call a Pseudoscience (Pseudoscience meaning False or Fraudulent or rather false science) And while is a real science as it deals with facts and evidence.

Astrology is a system of predicting the future, but this lacks any evidence that it really works.

An Astrologer also believes that the positions of the planets and stars at the moment of a person birth has an effect on their personality and some of the major events that happen to them.

While they believe that

Astronomy is based on the laws of physics and aims to describe what is happening to our universe based on what they see.

The differences are very well known, Astrology is about the constellations or the zodiac signs and how people believe that they change a person attitude and how their life works, while Astronomy is based about our stars and our planets that live in the milk way.

Astrology is known as a false science.
While
Astronomy is known as a real science as it uses the laws of physics and mathematics to find out what they need to know.

Term 4 Research assignment (Social studies)

CONCLUSION

I learnt that were horrible people because were killing trees to make buildings when we could use other materials. Were also horrible because those trees help us, they give us air that we can consume to being with.

I even learnt that our rainforests only cover 6% of our worlds surface. That's not a lot when you think about it, and when you stop and think about the recent fire disasters, that's just getting that 6% down to 5 or 4% leaving us soon with barely any trees left that could harbour us the air we need.

I also found out that most deforestation isn't caused by disasters but by humans ourselves because we use them to build buildings and to make a single piece of paper when we could find any other material to make buildings and we could also use scrapped paper to make new paper instead of cutting down more trees.

By learning this I also learnt that if we don't stop this and plant more trees then 100 years from now the new generation will have to suffer with the loss of trees and fresh air. Because we were too stubborn to plant trees.
There are so many things we could do to resolve this problem but we don't we just stick around and wait out as the years go by and our trees are slowly dying and getting cut down by people or fires.

Act Three Scene 1,2,3,4,5

Act Three Scene one

1. Why does Shylock Assume Solanio and Salerio know of Jessica's flight?
2. What is the second suggestion of misfortune for Antonio- find a quote.
3. Who had been looking for Lorenzo and Jessica, how do we know.
4. Where do Shylock and Tubal arrange to meet and with what purpose?
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1. Because their friends of Lorenzo

2. The second suggestion of misfortune for Antonio is that he lost his ships - quote: What are you saying? Well, the point is, he's lost a ship.

3. Shylock because Lorenzo has Jessica's daughter who has his jewels and ducats

4. Shylock and Tubal meet up at the Cynical a church for jews. where they meet up to talk about a way to find Jessica

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Act Three Scene Two

1. Why does Portia want Bassanio to delay his choice?
2. What makes Bassanio choose lead over the silver and gold caskets?, find the quotes in the text to support your thinking.
3. What does Portia's speech A3S2 L166-174 reveal about the expected roles of a woman in marriage
4. What did Gratiano's and Nerissa's wish to marry depend on?
5. How does Portia know that the letter contains bad news?
6. What help does Portia offer straightaway?
7. Why do we not expect this help to be successful?
8. Do you think Portia would still be in love with Bassanio if she knew he had lied about his wealth?
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1. She wants Bassanio to delay his choice as Portia doesn't want to lose the chance to marry Bassanio or lose his company

2. Bassanio doesn't want anything to do with the gold as there is a tale of a man named Midas who wished that everything he touches turns to gold not knowing it would kill the ones he cared most about, he didn't touch Silver because it was the same metal that common coins were made of.
(Quote - Nowadays, everyone's fooled by appearances. So I'll have nothing to do with the gaudy gold box--IT's like the gold that Midas couldn't eat. And I'll have nothing to do with the pale silver either, the metal that common coins are made of.)

3. That once their married everything that belonged to them like money and servants now belonged to the husband that they married. And to get anything or use anything they would have to ask.

4. Portia and Bassanio had to get married first

5. Because Bassanio's face lost the colour from his checks indicating to Portia that something bad must have happened.

6. She offers to pay off Antonio's debt by paying double the amount that was needed

7. Because Shylock wanted his pound of flesh

8. Portia liked Bassanio even before she knew he didn't have the money

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Act Three Scene three

1. Antonio is now convinced that he knows the reason for shylock's insistence on claiming his bond. What is it, use quotes from the text to support your answer
2. Why can the Duke not 'deny the course of law' according to Antonio?
3. What does Antonio seem resigned to his fate? What two important realisations is this based on? Use lines 8, 21-24, 26-31 to help you
4. Do you think Antonio's feelings towards Bassanio have changed since the beginning, why?
5. Shylock refuses to consider the idea of Mercy but demands justice. Consider the following ideas:

• Is mercy the same as forgiveness
• Is it easier to show mercy or look for revenge?
• Is justice the same as fairness?
• Is true justice possible in this case?    

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1. Antonio knows the reason why because he'd given money to people that owed Shylock so they could pay Shylock off (Quote - Leave him alone. I won't follow him around with useless pleas anymore. He wants me dead. I know the real reason. I've often given money to people who were unable to pay back their loans to him. That's why he hates me)

2. The Duke cannot deny the law because if he did then that would be threatening the security of all foreign merchants in Venice, and thats how the city made it's money

3. Antonio realizes his fate due to the two things he's done and said.
1. He's called Shylock a Dog and Shylock obviously didn't like that as he called Shylock a dog before he had any reason two.
2. The second one is that Antonio gave money to people that owed Shylock so the people could pay back Shylock as to what they owed him.

4. Not really, as even though Antonio's life is on the line due to Bassanio asking for money to marry Portia, Antonio doesn't care and the only thing he wants from Bassanio is for him to be there at his death.

5. Mercy can be known to be the same as forgiveness. Due to the fact that you had forgiven them for what they did to you or someone else you know by giving them the mercy of forgetting what they did and putting it behind you. (Also known as you not killing them for what they did)

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Act Three Scene Four

1. What is Lorenzo's opinion of Antonio?
2. What does Portia tell Lorenzo she intends to do?
3. What does she ask Lorenzo and Jessica to do for her and why?
4. Why does Portia think Antonio and Bassanio must be alike?
5. Why do Portia and Nerissa intend to travel dressed as men?
6. In A3S4 L 60-78, how does Portia describe the behaviour and attitudes of young men?
7. Does it seem likely that Portia is going to follow the expected behaviour of a wife?

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1. Lorenzo thinks of Antonio as a faithful man who cares a lot about Bassanio and would likely do anything to help out Bassanio.
2. She tells Lorenzo that she'll give him and Jessica the master rights of the house whiles she's gone to save Antonio.

3. She asks of the two to take the place of her and Bassanio as the masters of the house till the resolve the problem and get back with Bassanio.

4. She thinks Bassanio and Antonio must be alike due to a line she says saying - "I've never regretted doing good, and I don't now. Friends who spend a lot of time together and really care equally for each other must have many traits in common. Since Antonio's my husband's best friend, they must be very similar men. In that case, the money I've sent is a small price to pay to rescue someone who resembles my Bassanio, who's like my own soul."

5. Back then women were not allowed in courts. So the only way for Nerissa and Portia to save Antonio is to go dressed as men so they can enter the court to save him from the bond. Also so they won't be recognised by anybody

6. Portia describes the behaviour of young men as immature teenagers who haven't yet reached puberty and have only really care about women and style and showing off about what they can manage to do to impress others.

7. Yes and No, Yes for Towards Bassanio and some of his friends as Portia cares a lot about Bassanio and is willing to give a big amount of money to save one of his friends and No towards some other people as she has a bit of a feisty attitude towards some people but overall means well towards them and that she also has the mind and strength of her own to go out of the house dressed as a man into a court where women are not allowed.

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Act Three Scene Five

1. In his jokey conversation with Jessica, why is Launcelot against the conversation of Jews to Christianity?
2. What is Jessica's opinion of Portia?

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1. Because if there is more Christianity then the pork price would rise.

2. Jessica says Portia is like a blessing and that if he doesn't enjoy having Porta on eath then he doesn't deserve her in heaven and that if two gods made a bet and one used Portia as their stake then the other god would have a hard time coming up with a better woman who could beat Portia.

Self learning goals (English)

Well, last weeks went okay I guess despite moving down one level on our choices. so basically we have like Ranks like Learners is the bottom one and Expert is the top. I've been at expert for half of the whole year but went down one due to not having what I needed up. But I really don't mind, this week I hope to get the work I needed up done and on my blog.

ACT 2 Scene 6,7,8,9

Act Two Scene Six

1. How does Launcelot manage to tell Jessica that Lorenzo will be there that evening?
2. What does Jessica throw down to Lorenzo?
3. Why is Antonio looking for Gratiano?
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1. Lorenzo got a note from Launcelot which gave him the time and place to be.

2. Jessica throws down a casket/box

3.  Antonio was looking for Gratiano to tell him that there was no masquerade & due to the wind blowing right Bassanio is going aboard on the ship to set sail.
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Act Two Scene Seven

1. Which Casket does the Prince of Morocco think is worthy to contain Portia's portrait. Use evidence of the text to justify your answer.
2. How is Portia feeling in A2S7 -at the beginning, -while the prince is making his choice, at the end
3. What was Portia's father trying to achieve by the use of the caskets? Does this seem to be working?
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1. Prince Morocco thinks the gold one is worthy to have Portia's portrait. "He who chooses me will get what many men want.” That’s Portia! The whole world wants her. They come from the four corners of the earth to kiss this shrine and see this living, breathing saint. Princes travel across deserts and the vast wilderness of Arabia to come see the beautiful Portia. The wide ocean doesn’t prevent them from coming to see her—they travel across it as if it were a little stream." Morocco thinks Portia's photo would be in the Gold casket because Morocco thinks it would be a sin for her photo to be in a poor man's box full of lead, as to where he is wrong as it is in the lead.
2. Portia is feeling rather annoyed at the start as she doesn't want to marry the prince also because she has no choice but to marry him if he gets it right, and she's feeling relieved at the end that he got it wrong because she doesn't have to marry him, and he loses everything because of a single mistake

3. To see who is worthy of Portia, and is not really working as Portia doesn't like any of the men and his kind of annoyed
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Act Two Scene Eight

1. What double disaster had struck Shylock?
2. Where did Shylock think Lorenzo and Jessica might be
3. How did Bassanio and Antonio part?
4. What is the first suggestion of trouble for Antonio? Find a quote that tells you this.
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1. First Disaster is that his daughter ran away with a Christian, the second disaster is that she ran away with his ducats and jewels

2. Shylock thought that Lorenzo and his daughter was on Bassanios ship as he got a judge to search his ship but were too late as the ship had already set sailed. as then when they got there the duke learned that Lorenzo and his lover Jessica were together in gondola

3. They parted on a boat???

4. That a ship in Venetian has sunk while Salario hopes and prays that it's not one of Antonios ships
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Act Two Scene Nine

1. What is the purpose of the rhymes in the caskets
2. Why does the prince of Arragon discard the golden caskets? What does his interpretation of the inscription tell us about this character?
3. What is Portia's reaction to Bassanio's arrival?
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1. To make fun of the suitors

2. because he doesn't want to be like the people who only look at people on the outside and not the inside so he discarded it so he wouldn't be involved in the crude population. This tells us that he looks for personality and not just their beauty

3.  She doesn't want to know because she thinks that its one of Nerissa relatives.

Spring rolls (Food)

Last week for our practical we made Spring rolls with rice crackers???
First, we had to gather our ingredients and then a bowl and fill it up with water, then we set the Rice cracker in the bowl and waited for 1 minute for it to soak before taking it out and making our roll.

When you tried folding the roll with the food it felt kinda weird...
and once it dried up it felt like skin
But the oddest thing was trying it when you bite down on it, it feels like your eating a thin piece of fish skin.

The texture though looked good, like a little see/through present
The smell, I couldn't really smell it at the time... sadly.
Though the making of the food was super easy to make, which made life a lot easier.

Learning goal (English)

Well didn't get much down in English last week expect for comprehension boxes since we had tests for the whole week, meaning no Shakespeare sadly, but we do have it to this week so I'm glad

This time I hope to get my work done on time as usual so when I read my line I won't have to worry about lacking behind on acts and scenes.

Case Study: Rotorua Lake (Social studies)

Comprehension box (English)

The adventure of the tin soldier

1. How did the amount of tin that the toymaker had left affect the tin soldier? He was constructed with only one leg.
2. Which sentence includes both similarities and differences between the tin soldier and the paper dancer? The soldier decided that the dancer who also stood on one leg and, unlike him, lived in a castle, was destined to be his wife
3. Immediately after the soldier went under the bridge, he Was Pursued by the rat.
4. You can conclude the boy like the soldier in the beginning because he Looked diligently for him
5. What would the water rat most probably have done with the tin soldier Attacked him
6. It can be 9inferred that because the cook is jolly and rotund she Enjoys her own cooking
7. the pronoun it in paragraph 3 refers to the Boat
8. It is a fact, not an opinion, that fire can Melt come metals
9. The boy most probably threw the tin soldier into the fire because The toy was faded
10. How could the soldier's attitude during his adventures best be summarised Strong and steady
11. The main idea of the fairytale is that: Love endures forever
12. The fairytale is often called the constant tin soldier or the steadfast tin soldier. The words constant and steadfast are: Pronouns
13. What is the writer's purpose for using the old-fashioned word beloved in both paragraph 6 and 7? To relate the depth of the toys' feelings for each other
14. The writer who retold this Hans Christian Andersen fairytale wanted to: Relate a lesser-known fairytale with a sad ending.

Comprehension box (English)

Life's a scream with Zinbah

1. The word custodian in paragraph 1 means someone who: Is responsible for the care of something or someone
2. The cracks Zinbah saw on the librarian's face were probably: Wrinkles
3. The main idea of paragraph 4 is that Zinbah though the lady: Had eaten a baby

4. What happened before Zinbah told the librarian she had a cracked face?: Michael used the photocopier
5. Michael and Zinbah are alike because they are both: Living on earth
6. The next time Michael goes to the library to do research, he is most likely to: Go Without Zinbah
7. You can conclude Zinbah would be scared of thunder because: He is scared by many things
8. The main idea of paragraph 1 is How Michael came to care for Zinbah
9. Which of these words best summaries Michaels character?: Patient
10. What caused Zinbah to stare at the pregnant lady?: Confusion and curiosity
11. Which sentence contains a fact and an opinion?: Zinbah's Spacecraft came to earth in a meteor storm
12. From whose viewpoint is this text written?: Michaels's
13. Initially, Zinbah thought the sewage plant was: A person
14. The pronoun it in paragraph 1 refers to: Zinbah's spaceship

Smoothies (Food)

Last week Thursday was our practical, the day where we enter the kitchen and make food. While last week we made Smoothies or rather Fruit shakes.
We were all put into groups of what our Smoothies would be, one was a dairy-free Smoothie, another one was a strawberry Smoothie, a Banna Smoothies & my group a rainbow Smoothie, And each group had a named their Smoothies after what they were making. Our group's name was Rainbow Blend.

And after each group made their Smoothies we went and tested them all. Though I couldn't really drink them due to my gag reflex when it comes to some foods. But even though I couldn't drink it we still got some good feedback from the other students and from the teachers.

(Feedback from teachers)
-  Love I can taste the blueberries
- Would be really yum cold!
- Amazing! loved how sweet it was without any Sugar/Honey, Lots of different fruit that worked well together!!
- Darn that's good <-- (Nice feedback)
- Amazing absolutely delicious.

In the end, I'm pleased with the feedback we got from the teachers because in the end even though I couldn't drink it, I felt like I made a big achievement.
And next Practical I hope to be able to eat or drink what we make so I can give feedback of my own

Comprehension Box - Coral 2 (English) - PART 2

Sleepless Sleepover PT2

9. You can conclude at the end of the story the writer:
(a) Wasn't so sure anymore if there was a ghost or not
(b) Was convinced that there were ghosts
(c) Still didn't believe in ghosts.

Answer -  A

10. Which answer best summarises Grace?
(a) A girl who loves cats
(b) A typical girl
(c) A fruitcake

Answer - C

11. It's a fact, not an opinion, that the two girls:
(a)  Saw a scary ghost in Grace's room
(b) Hid under the covers
(c) Were extremely scared

Answer - B

12. Which emotion caused the writer to avoid more sleepovers at Grace's house?
(a) Anticipation
(b) Optimim
(c) Fear

Answer - C

13. The writer thinks the cat items in Grace's house are:
(a) Nice
(b) Unappealing
(c) Revolting

Answer - C

14. The pronoun us in paragraph 10 refers to:
(a) Grace and the ghost
(b) Grace and the writer
(c) The writer and the ghost

Answer -B

Comprehension Box - Coral 2 (English) - PART 1

Sleepless Sleepover

1. In Paragraph 3, the item collected for use in a hobby or activity is called:
(a) Photo's
(b) Paintings
(c) Paraphernalia

Answer - C

2. When your conscious mind is having a well-earned rest, you are:
(a) Not awake
(b) Not dreaming
(c) Seeing things

Answer - A

3. What was the reason Grace's cat was called Charky?
(a) The colour of its fur
(b) The colour of its eyes
(c) It's personality

Answer - A

4. The writer's previous belief about ghosts is the main idea of:
(a) Paragraph 11.
(b) Paragraph 1
(c) Paragraph 8

Answer - B

5. Which event happened first?
(a) The writer jumped out of her bed
(b) Grace dived under the covers
(c) The yellow eyes blinked

Answer - C

6. Grace was different from the writer because she:
(a) Liked cats and cat images
(b) Was scared of ghosts
(c) Enjoyed junk food.

Answer - C

7. How did the writer probably feel like the day after the sleepover
(a) Happy
(b) Horrified
(c) Tired

Answer - B

8. The next time the writer goes to a sleepover, she will probably:
(a) See a ghost
(b) Sleep with the light on
(c) Take a teddy bear

Answer - B

Plastic (Social studies)

In Social studies we've been learning about Sustainability and whats its effects are on us and the earth. For this, we had to make either a speech or pamphlet, I picked Pamphlet and decided to do it on Piktochart

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