The Whakaari Eruption

 Predictions -

What do I think I know about this disaster?

It was a volcano eruption at Whakaari

What do I think I will find out about this disaster?

How much people died and how much people survived

1. What is the name of the cruise ship that sent

guests to visit Whakaari/White Island?

The cruise ship was called " Ovation of the seas "

2. Why does Whakaari/White Island have two

names?

Captain Cook named it White Island, while the local iwi called her Te Puia o Whakaari, their angry ancestor, so the official name is Whakaari/White Island.

3. What time on December 9th did the volcano

erupt?

It happened at 2 : 11 PM

4. How many people lost their lives in the eruption?

22 people died from the eruption

5. Why was a rahui placed on the island?

A rahui was placed on the island and sea,

as it was now considered to be a grave.

6. What is an example of heroism from this passage?.

Pilots flew three helicopters to the still-erupting island. They were able to

airlift 12 critically injured survivors directly to

Whakatane Hospital.

Video -

Venngage -

How To Make Ginger Beer

Aim :

How to make ginger beer

Research :

Experiment Video

Method :

Equipment

• Yeast
• Sugar
• Tea spoon
• Spoon
• Popsicle stick
• Warm water
• Cup
• Table spoon
• Ginger
• Lemon juice

Instructions :

1. Get your equipment
2. Put the yeast inside the cup
3. Put a tea spoon of sugar in the cup
4. Then pour the warm water
5. Mix the concoction
6. Then squirt lemon juice
7. Put 2 tea spoons of sugar
8. Mix it again
9. Wait for 24 hours
10. Taste and describe the drink

Results :

It was salty, bitter and spicy. 

What is a Base

- Acid has hydrogen

- The strength of acid is measured at the PH scale

- It goes from 0 to 14

 01        23        45         6 7 8  9 10  11 12    13 14

Red  Orange  Yellow  Green  Blue  Indigo  Violet

- A base is the opposite chemical to an acid

- A base contains hydroxide (OH)

- An acid and a base NEUTRALIZE each other and make water

What is an Acid

Names of Acids :

Hydrochloride Acid

Sulfuric Acid

Nitric Acid

Phosphoric Acid

Acetic Acid

Citric Acid

Formic Acid

Tartaric Acid

Formulae of Acid :

HCL

H2SO4

HNO3

H3PO4

CH3COOH

Where do you find Acids?

• Plaque Acid on your teeth
• Stomach Acid is Hydrochloride Acid
• Battery Acid is Sulfuric Acid
• Lemons and Oranges have Citric Acid
• Vinegar contains Acetic Acid
• Bee-sting have Formic Acid
• Coca-Cola has Carbonic Acid

What is Acid?

• An acid is contain s Hydrogen atoms that break off to react with a substance

The Pike River Mine Explosion

 Predictions -

What do I think I know about this disaster?

It was a disaster that happened in the Pike River mine.

What do I think I will find out about this disaster?

How much people died and what caused it.

1. Where is the Pike River mine? Northeast of Greymouth in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island

2. When did mining at the Pike River mine begin? The mining began at 2008

3. How many men were inside the mine when the explosion occurred? There was 31 men were inside the mine

4. How many men escaped? Only Daniel Rockhouse and Russell Smith survived

5. Why were robots sent into the mine? It was too dangerous to human rescuers

6. What decision did Jacinda Ardern make and announce in 2019?

In 2019, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised to unseal and re-enter the mine.

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Video 2 -

Venngage -

Red Cabbage Indicator

 Aim :

I want to find out how to tell if somethings is a acid

Method :

Equipment

• Beaker
• Red cabbage
• Test tubes
• Hot water
• Acid
• Hydroxide
• Dropper 

Instructions :

1. Get your equipment
2. Shred the cabbage
3. Put the shredded cabbage inside the beaker
4. Then put the hot water inside the beaker
5. Then put 2 cm of hydroxide in the right tube
6. Then put 2 cm of acid inside the left tube
7. Then use the dropper to suck up the cabbage water
8. Then drop the tinted water into the left tube
9. Then drop the tinted water into the right tube

Result :

The left tube turned in to pink then the right one turned in to yellow

The Erebus Plane Crash

 Predictions- 

What do I think I know about this disaster?

It was plane crash and it happened Nov 28th, 1979

What do I think I will find out about this disaster?

What caused it, where it landed and where was it going.

1. Where was Flight 901 heading, and where was it planning to land? Air New Zealand Flight 901 left Auckland for a trip to Antarctica with 257 people on board. They were to fly over several islands, see McMurdo Station and Scott Base, and land in Christchurch after covering over 8,600 kilometres and flying for 11 hours.

2. What were the names of the pilot and co-pilot of Flight 901? Their names were Captain Jim Collins and co-pilot Greg Cassin

3. Why did the pilot ask to descend to 450 metres? The captain gained permission to descend to 450 metres, so his passengers could have a better view of the surroundings.

4. What reasons are given in the passage for why the crash occurred? At 12:49 PM, the 200-tonne plane crashed into the lower slopes of Mt Erebus and immediately burst into flames, killing all on board.

5. What time did the crash occur?

It happened at 12 : 49 PM

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Venngage 

The Wahine

Predictions :

What do I think I know about this disaster?

51 people died and it was a boat disaster.

What do I think I will find out about this disaster?

How much people were on board and where they were going.

1. What weather conditions caused the Wahine disaster?           

The disaster was caused by a big storm

2. Where was the Wahine travelling?

It was travelling to Wellington harbour

3. How many lifeboats were able to reach land?

So only three life boats reached land

4. What were passengers forced to do once the

lifeboats were full?

The rest of the passengers had to jump off

5. Why were rescuers unable to get to the shore?

The rescue teams couldn't get through slips that blocked the roads so some people died on the shore

6. How many people died in the Wahine Disaster?

51 people have died from the Wahine disaster

Notes :

Video 1 : 

-566 passengers and 110 crew were safe

-Forty six bodies have been found and only six were missing

-Searching for missing bodies is to continue for the next 2 days at least, and mountain  clubs been asked to help tomorrow and on Saturday and possibly Sunday too

Video 2 :

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Venngage :

The Christchurch Earthquakes

 Predictions :

What do I think I know about this disaster?

It was a big earthquake and it happened at 22th of Feb 2011

What do I think I will find out about this disaster?

How much people died, how much people lived and how they survived

1. Why do you think there was no loss of life in the September earthquake?

People got into a safe place before the earthquake 2. How many people were injured in the February earthquake?

164 people were injured from the earthquake 3. Explain liquefaction in your own words.

Something that is processing a thing, especially gas or liquid

4. How many people died when the CTV building

collapsed?

115 people died from the incident 5. List three words that are synonyms of the word ’huge’.

Enormous, big, vast.

Venngage :

Making Sherbet

 Aim :

I want to find out how to make sherbet.

Research :
Video about how to make it 

Method :

Equipment

• Cup
• Baking powder
• Citric acid
• Sugar ( Raro )
• Popsicle stick
• Tea spoon

Instructions : 

1. Get your equipment
2. Add a tea spoon of Raro into the cup 
3. Add half of a tea spoon baking powder into the cup
4. Add half of a tea spoon of citric acid into the cup
5. Mix the powder with the Popsicle stick
6. Taste the sherbet and adjust the flavour as necessary

Results :

The powder was sour, sweet, salty and it was foamy.

Discussion :

What is the chemical reaction?

Citric acid  + sodium bicarbonate = carbon dioxide