Filter

Today we are focusing on filtering, filtering is separating different sized particles out of a mixture. Not all mixtures can be filtered. only insoluble particles, only things that are different sizes. 

Our aim is to separate a solution from a precipitate. I think what will happen is that we will be able to separate the liquid. 

Method: 

1. Pour approximately 50mL of copper sulfate solution into a beaker.

2. Add the same volume of sodium carbonate solution. A reaction will happen, you should see a cloudy blue precipitate form. Called copper carbonate. 

3. Watch demo then fold filter paper to fit inside the funnel

4. Place the funnel with the filter paper inside of it, into the mouth of a conical flask. 

5. Stir the mixture in the beaker, then carefully pour it into the funnel. 

6. Observe what happened.

Observations and Discussion: the solution is a darker blue than before but when it went through the filter it is clear with a slight tint of blue. what's left in the filter paper is some blue sludge. I think the blue is left behind because of the filter paper.

Equipment:

Sodium carbonate

Copper sulfate

Conical flask

Stirring Rod

200mL Beaker

Funnel

Filter paper

9Hur 1 essay: Why Jacinda Ardern is an influential NZ Leader

 Why jacinda Ardern is an infuential NZ Leader  

I chose Jacinda Ardern as an influential NZ Leader, one of the reasons is that she is NZ’s youngest head of government in the last 150 years. She joined the Labour party at the age of 17 and has become the head of the party in 2017.  She is influential to many people because of the things she has done throughout her time being in the Labour Party.

She is the second in the world to become a mother while still in office. Usually, mothers take longer than a few months after they give birth to their child, sometimes even a year but not Jacinda, she went back to the office 6 weeks after giving birth.  The majority of women in office already had their kid(s) before becoming a leader but balancing being a mother to an infant and leading an entire country can be very difficult, that just shows how devoted she is to her job. 

Jacinda Ardern got global praise because of how she handled covid-19 and being crowned “best responder”.  Her having a strict lockdown resulted in New Zealand being a covid free place despite the two waves that accrued. She handled it so well she even shared some tactics with Joe Biden on how to deal with covid.  As you can see she has done so much to keep us safe and covid free. 

A lot of people supported her even more because of what she did during one of New Zealand’s Darkest day’s which was the mosque attack. She empathises with people not just sympathise with them, she showed she cared about everyone, not just the people who were born here but different nationalities and beliefs, Jacinda didn’t just say “thoughts and prayers'' like any other leader or person but she hugged the people who were affected and wore black clothing when she came to meet the people who were affected and even wore a headscarf. I think that’s why she is such a great leader, she is not only compassionate about others but also shows that she cares and she finds common ground with diverse groups of people. She tells everyone is welcome here in New Zealand. 

Overall you can tell Jacinda Ardern isn’t the type of leader to sit around and say “thoughts and prayers ' when something is happening, she is not only empathetic but compassionate.  Her taking action quickly lets us go back to “normal” but those aren’t the only things she’s done and accomplished, she is the world's youngest female head of government. She became the second woman to be elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth which is the world's largest international political youth organisation and At 28 years old she joined The House of Representatives as the youngest member. These are the types of things that I think make a good leader and it so happens that Jacinda Ardern has done these things and has proven that no matter the age you can be an influential leader. 

100 word challenge

Last  Tuesday we wrote about a topic and only using 100 words. The topic that I chose to write about is my friends, here is mine:

I first met Lorraine when I was 6 years old when we were in primary school then came Faye a few months later. I met Anica a few years later and after that I met Liyah and Eunize. In 2017 I met Zoe and we were in the same class. That was a few years ago, some friends come and go. Kristlle and I met in April 2019 when Faye and I started going to Hornby High. I Think it was 3 years ago when I might Kl. In 2020 I met Stephanie when  she started Hornby then the following August or September I met Alexis. 

Shark infested custard

 The aim of the game is to get across the court with the whole team but only using 3 hula hoops without dragging it across. the things that made it easier was the team size (6 per team but some are only 5), not throwing the hoop too far and helping the other team members get across to the other hoop. We finished second though the other team only had 5 and they were dragging it across. 

Cup Challenge

For health, we used our interpersonal skills to complete a challenge which was to get a set of cups over the table one by one by only using 4 strings and one elastic band. There are four people that have to hold the strings and if not all of the people are holding the string then they would be disqualified. 

The Teacher will time us then the team with the fastest time and fewer cups that dropped wins but if you have a fast time but dropped 1 cup out of the 5 then you don't win because you didn't get all the cups across. Our time is 20 secs and got all the cups to the other table, out of everyone we came second place. 

Types of Government

 Types of Government 

Democracy 

It is a government where people vote who their leader will be, for example, in New Zealand, we get to choose who will run the country.

Monarchy 

It is a system of government where a family of royals/ the king or queen lead a country or countries and if they abdicate the next member in line will lead the country/countries.

Dictatorship

Dictatorship is when one or more people have all the power to lead the country. 

Communism 

Communism is where it’s led by no one but the whole communism itself. 

Totalitarianism 

It is where a government has total control of its citizens including Their personal lives. 

Oligarchy 

A small group of privileged and wealthy people, for corrupted and selfish purposes. 

Anarchy 

It is where no one is in charge of a country and everyone has the freedom to do anything they want. 

My opinion 

Democracy, Monarchy and Communism 

I think it works better than the other coming from how we live and how it runs. I personally think It’s my favourite type of government. I think it works well because people are heard and they include their opinions and it comes to who is running the place. 

Totalitarianism, Dictatorship and Anarchy

It just seems really chaotic and when it comes to dictatorship and totalitarianism, I feel like people are just being bossed around but anarchy just seems like there are gonna be a lot of problems. 

Maths

This year I am in Mrs Costello's math class, I first thing we did this year was a reflected name art. Here is mine: