New Zealand Musician

Stan Walker: Stan Walker. ... Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian-New Zealand recording artist, actor, and television personality. In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh and last season of Australian Idol. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. 

Music from Stan Walker: Aotearoa, stand by me, thank you, Bulletproof and more.

The Imploding Can

Aim: To observe contraction in gasses.

Equipment: Aluminum can, scissor tongs, bunsen burner, heatproof mat, tripod, gauze mat, an open container of water.

Method: 1. Set up a Bunsen burner underneath a tripod and gauze mat.

2. Pour approximately 50-60 mL of water into your can. It should be no more than 1/4 full.

3. Heat the can of water until steam is seen escaping from the top.

Carefully grip the can with the scissor tongs. Ensure you have a firm hold of the can before lifting it off the gauze mat. 

4. Quickly, but very carefully, invert the can as you plunge it into a container of water.  

Observation: What in saw was there was steam going up on the can.

Explanation: There was 1/4 of water in the can. We heated it up so steam is coming out. The particles are zooming around and when we put it in cold water it instantly cools down. 

Convection

Aim: To observe convection in a liquid

Equipment: 200 ml beaker, water, tweezers, a crystal of potassium permanganate, a drinking straw, Bunsen burner, heat mat, tripod and gauze mat.

Method: 1. Set up a bunsen burner on a heatproof mat. Put the gauze mat on the tripod but leave it just to one side of the Bunsen burner.
2. Fill a 200 mL beaker with 150 ml cold water.
3. Place the beaker on top of the tripod and gauze and allow it to settle for a few minutes.
4. Carefully insert a drinking straw down one side of the beaker, ensuring the straw is touching the bottom of the beaker. Be careful as you do not want to disturb the water too much.
5. Using tweezers, drop a crystal of potassium permanganate down the inside of the straw. Wait for the crystal to settle on the bottom of the beaker.
6. Very gentle, so not to disturb the water, remove the straw.
7. Light the Bunsen and slide it under the tripod so that you are only heating the outside of the beaker where the crystal is. Observe.

Observation: The potassium rose up and scattered across the top and turned the water purple.

Explanation: What I saw was the potassium permanganate rose up to the top and fille the water purple at the top and the bottom.

Merchant of Venice Act 4 Scene 1 and 2

Act 4 Scene 1 and 2

What does the Duke believe Shylock intends to do? To take the pound of flesh Antonio own him 

What does Shylock intend to do, and what reasons does he give for his decision? He has sworn to the holy sabbath that he will seek the penalty that is due to their contract.

Why must the law be allowed to stand (why can’t the judge dismiss this case) If he dismisses the case will set an example for everyone else that they can break a contract with no penalty's

Shylock is very clear about the restrictions in the wording of the deed, how does Portia use these loopholes? In the contract, he is not allowed to spill blood so if he bleeds or dies Shylock will get executed.

What penalties does Shylock now have to pay? Are they fair? Why/why not. All of his belongings will get taken away otherwise if he disagrees he will get executed.

How do Lorenzo and Jessica gain the result? Jessica and Lorenzo get's half of Shylocks belongings.

What reward has Portia claimed and why is this significant? Portia's reward was Bassanio's ring. Bassanio has made an oath to his husband not to take off the ring that Portia gave him. Portia has managed to make Bassanio take off his ring

Portia tells Shylock ‘The quality of mercy is not strained’. How does she try to persuade Shylock to show mercy, how much mercy is she willing to show him (line 345-362) Shylock was not showing mercy at all. So Portia became ruthless and showed no mercy when she got the upper hand.

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A4S1 L 70-80. Antonio gives us three short images of how useless any attempt by Bassanio to save his life will be

What are they?

What do they tell us about one of Shakespeare's interests

Do you think this is an effective way of demonstrating the problem?

Each example is an extreme and impossible, what influence does this have on how you expect the rest of the scene to develop.

A4S1 L90-100, Shylock uses vivid comparisons when he wants to make a point.

What example does he use to illustrate the fact that the pound of flesh is his: ‘tis mine and I will have it’

It is much longer comparison than the three used by Antonio but does you think it is more striking/effective/convincing?

Matariki

What does Matariki: Matariki means a cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades and it also means the eye of God.

Task Two: ~What is Maori music?

Traditional Māori music or Te Pūoro Māori is composed or performed by Māori, the native people of New Zealand, and includes a wide variety of folk music styles, often integrated with poetry and dance. 

What I liked about it was it sound like the songs in the olden days. 

Term 1 Reflection

What does the word reflection mean? To think back to a past experience and ask yourself questions or think deeply about it.
 
In term 1 I have already learned those kills that we were learning but I wasn't that good at it. What I wished I could've done better was get better at writing and also get better using techniques like S.E.E.L and S, E, X, Y.
 What I will do next is practice those techniques and also practice getting better at writing.
My goal is to get better at writing and using techniques for writing