I am a Year 8 learner in Room 5 at Pt England School in Auckland, NZ. My teacher is Mrs Ilaoa.
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Sunday, 25 October 2020
What can we do to keep our brains healthy?
- Eat well - healthy food provides nutrients to help the brain work at its best. Good foods to eat include fish, fruits, and fresh vegetables.
- Exercise - when we exercise our bodies, we increase circulation and blood flow, providing more oxygen to our brain cells!
- Rest - when we sleep, scientists believe that our brains process and organise the events and experiences that we have had during the day.
- Think - thinking exercises our brain. Good things to do include puzzles, art, making music, and reading. Doing these things make connections that strengthen our brains and help them to work better.
- Take care - to protect our brains. Wear a helmet when doing activities where we might fall or hit our heads (cycling or horse riding, for example), and always use a seat belt in a car.
- Don’t use alcohol or drugs, which can damage the brain.
- Socialise, and enjoy being with other people.
What can we do to keep our brains healthy?
Saturday, 24 October 2020
Plastic
In the health sector, plastic is a reliable material used for a whole host of purposes such as catheters, protective gloves and lifesaving valves, meaning plastic provides world-class healthcare that is hygienic and prevents infection. At face value, plastic is bad and there is no denying that. plastics and their ingredients are pervading our oceans and waterways, invading the bodies of humans and wildlife, and filling landfills (with new and once recycled plastic) the Ecology Center recommends eliminating plastics from your life, as much as possible. Plastic is durable and provides protection from contaminants and the elements. ... It reduces food waste by preserving food and increasing its shelf life. It protects food against pests, microbes and humidity.
Friday, 23 October 2020
Plastic Pollution
Point 3 - we can reuse plastic bags making cloth and shoes. | ||
Point 4 - We can Reuse Coffee Creamer Containers for Snack Storage. | ||
Point 5 - Make a DIY of Plastic Bottle Planter. |
Over 1 million marine animals (including mammals, fish, sharks, turtles, and birds) are killed each year due to plastic debris in the ocean. Currently, it is estimated that there are 100 million tons of plastic in oceans around the world. That is up from about 300 billion only a decade ago. About one trillion single-use plastic bags are used annually across the globe. That's nearly 2 million every minute. More than half a billion plastic straws are used every day around the world.
Plastic pollution on land poses a threat to the plants and animals – including humans who are based on the land. ... Chlorinated plastic can release harmful chemicals into the surrounding soil, which can then seep into groundwater or other surrounding water sources and also the ecosystem of the world.
Plastic makes our lives easier in many ways, but some plastic products contain chemicals that can harm our health – such as bisphenol A or some phthalates.
Chemicals in plastic products.
Bis phenol A – a key ingredient in plastic and resin manufacture.
Phthalates – plastic softeners.
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
He aha te taima
Niuen facts
Fact 1. Niue’s highest point is part of the inland plateau. It is near the settlement of Mutalau. It is 223 feet (about 68 meters) above sea level.
Fact 2
Niue is a large coral island ten miles by seven miles (16 kilometres by 11 kilometres). Some 350 miles (600 kilometres) southeast of Samoa.
Fact 3
Niue has no strategic trade significance and was not annexed by one of the European powers until 1900, long after most other Pacific islands.
Fact 4
Niue was formed by volcanic upheavals; the island sits atop 100-foot (30-meter) cliffs rising straight out of deep ocean. That is why it is sometimes called “the Rock.”
Fact 5
More Niueans live in New Zealand than in Niue.
6. There Used to Be an Elephant on the Island
Yes, in 2015 it was possible to see an elephant on the island when an Asian elephant called Anjalee was flown in to Niue to be quarantined on the island before making her way to the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand.
7. Niue is One of the Last Countries in the World to See the Sunset Each Day
Due to Niue’s position on the International Date Line, Niue is one of the last countries in the world to see the end of the day. In fact, because New Zealand and Niue are on opposite sides of the International Date Line, the Tuesday morning flight from Auckland arrives in Niue on Monday afternoon despite being a three-hour flight.