Year 9 Hurumanu - Chaos Rats *Kiore

    Rats/Mice can cause so much chaos!
Questions - Mice Video 

1. Where did this happen?
   Australia - western Australia
2. How did this happen
   Heaps of rain had made more crops grow meaning more mice could eat
3. How much offspring (Babies) can 2 mice parents make?
   Two thousands
4. How much wheat did the mice eat?
   5 thousands
5. How did they get rid of the mice and how many dead mice were there?
   Poison wheat- 1080, more than 1mil - 100 million dead mice

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Rat temple - video

1. Where is this happening?
   Northern India
2. Why is this happening?
   They consider rats as gods, they worship them, sign of family member reborn,relatives. 
3. What special treatment do the rats get?
   Served, treated like celebrities, eat with them, taste testers, They are worshiped, rats in the kitchen = Good Luck
   - If you treat them wrong you will anger Gods. 

Hurumanu Science - Climate change and the future

Hurumanu: Climate Change and the future

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

How is sea level rise going to effect us in NZ

What places will be effected?

     Pacific Islands

Different places in New Zealand

What else do we need to think about?

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Timaru, Gisborne, Whangarei, Nelson, Whanganui and Invercargill are

other cities likely to feel the effect of rising waters. 

What does this do to our drinking water?

What are the main concerns?

People will be drinking salt water more

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1.   Try not to use electric cars
2.  Use public transport   
3.     When you're building a house try not to use more energy

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

There is no silver bullet

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.   Using solar heating to design building
2.   transport, getting away from cars 
3. Getting to be able to use renewable and electricity, things like using energy.

What are 3 others you can think of?

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2. 
   
3.   

Activities:

Carbon Footprint: 

Carbon Footprint explained

Dwelling
Water
Recreation
Heating and cooling
Electricity
Transportation
Food
Waste
Air Travel
Consumption

Colour 1: for actions they are already doing 

Colour 2: for actions that they pledge to undertake in the future

Ecological Handprint The Ecological handprint builds on the concepts from the Carbon Footprint. We will look at the positive actions of:

1. Transportation
2. Community
3. Consumption
4. Water
5. Food
6. Home
7. Waste

1 Colour: For each action you are already doing 

2 Colour: For each action you would like to do in the future

Science Hurumanu 3rd September 2019

Climate Change Issues
 Aim: To learn about the different emissions of climate change.

• Cows: Cows create a greenhouse gas called methane when they burp or fart. Methane i a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. With about 1.5 billion cows around the world, methane is having a big effect on climate Change.
• Factories: Making clothes,cars , electronics, and processed food creates a lot of pollution. When materials like plastic, cardboard, metal, and cement are made, harmful gases are released in the air and water. 
• Transportation: Most cars need gas or diesel to work. These come from oil, which is a fossil fuel. The carbon dioxide in oil goes in the atmosphere when the car is running.
• landfill: Our landfills are growing and using up more healthy land. When waste breaks down in landfills, greenhouse gases are created, including methane and carbon dioxide. These gases contribute to climate change.
• Electricity: Electricity is a form of energy used to power almost everything in our homes. Electricity can come from renewable sources water, wind, sun) and non-renewable sources like fossil fuels (oil and gas). Fossil fuels release Co2 into the atmosphere. 

Digital Technology 18/06/19

My issue: Plastic (litter) pollution

• Game:
• Who: As for game it is going to be aimed at Intermediate and High school students. 
• What: I want to inform audience how many rubbish there is
• How: By adding rubbish to the game, and everytime you collect rubbish you earn coins or points, it could also be a challenge where you verse other students by who has the most points. 
• App:
• Who: As for the app, It's going to be for children like us and adults
• What: i want to inform people the main reason why pollution was caused, and what we could do to solve this issue
• How: By adding videos and images of litter (rubbish) covering our ocean and earth. 

Hurumanu P.E Blogging.

Last week for Hurumanu P.E we participated in the Beep Test, it was one of the challenging fitness tests I've done. After the beep test we had a game of bench ball, we had two games playing at the same time while one team supports teams playing. In our game Bench Ball we were needed to play in our groups and we really needed teamwork!

What makes a good team player? Skills and attributes do you need?

• To become a good team player we need to cooperate with each other to make a good team.
• All member must contribute to their team in some way.
• Communication Skills. To become a good team player we need to communicate with our team members especially when we are playing a game. 
• To become a good team player you will always need to stay focus and on task, and always be a helping hand to your team. 

What is your role within your team?
My role within my team is Coach for Attack. I have the responsibility to teach team members (those who are scoring) skills, such as, passing the ball, strong passes, running skills, warm ups and overall being fit. 

How could you be a better team player?
To be a better team player we need to listen to each others ideas and opinions which will help the team become better
Making sure that you are doing the same thing as your team, but not off-task
Always being active and ready, and keen on what our team's doing, and completing tasks, activities by my personal best.