Testing for Protein - the Biuret test

Aim: To test if a sample of food contains protein.

Equipment: Test Tube, sodium hydroxide (NaOH0, copper sulfate (CuSO), food sample.

Method:
1. Place about 2 mL of the sample into a test tube and add 5 drops of sodium hydroxide.
2. Add 5 drops of copper sulfate
3. Shake the test tube gently from side to side.

Results:




Conclusion: The solution went from blue to purple because the protein was present.

Testing for Simple Sugars - The Benedict's Test

Aim: To test a sample of food to determine whether it contains simple sugars.

Equipment: Bunsen burner, test tube tongs, Benedict's Solution, a sample of food.

Method:
1.Place about 2mL of the sample in a test tube.
2. Add 3-5 drops of iodine and mix.


Results: If complex sugars (i.e. starch) are present the iodine solution will change from a brown color to a blue/black color. If the iodine solution does not change color then no complex sugars are present.









When the benedict solution was added into the orange juice and heat was applied the orange color went from orange to green because the Benedicts turned from blue to red-brown but if you mix it with orange it turns into green.

Conclusion: It changed color because simple sugars were present.

Wonder Question Part 6 and 7

1. Explain why August doesn't like school events that include parents? Because there are already a lot of kids there staring at him and seeing his mum and dad will make it worse. He would start getting embarrassed more.

2. Maya left august a nice little note and August said, "Six months ago stuff like that would have never happened, but now it happens more and more " Explain the change that is occurring? Students have realized how dumb war is and other people have actually realized how normal August is.

3. Describe Augusts feeling about getting hearing aids. Were they justified? August thought that he would get made fun of even more from wearing the hearing aids and he thought that he would look like Lo bot.  

4. Why did via keep her part in the play secret from her parents? Why did via's mum say the play wasn't something that August would be interested in? Via's mom doesn't want August to come because Via doesn't want to be known to have a deformed brother at her new school so Via' s mum is looking out for her.

5. August says", I think should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives."Explain what this means and why he believes it. I think that this means that someone should feel appreciated once in their life and they should get to enjoy that moment.

6. What effect did Daisy's death have on the characters? When daisy that I noticed that the characters start getting more emotional as they used to before.

Part 7 

7.  Why did Miranda claim 'sickness' before the play?  Because she knew that Miranda's parents were there and she wanted via to stand out.

8. After reading Miranda's, how did your perception of her change and why? I felt sorry for her at her point of view because she was lonely but at the end, I was happy for her because she got back with her best friend Via.

How to make speeches better

You can start your speech with a rhetorical question of creating interest. And you can put pictures in aswell to make it more presentable. You can also have alliteration and what that means is like rhyming. It is when letters sounding the same and kind of having the same meaning. You can also use onomatopoeia like bam, zap or zoom to describe the sound of what happened.

Wonder Question 5

1. Why was Justin nervous when he was going to meet Olivia's parents? How did it show?
He was scared because Olivia's parents might not like him but in the end, it turned out pretty good and Olivia's parents actually like him.

2. Why does Justin greet the different members of the family in four different ways? Explain each greeting. When Justin met Olivia's parents he acted kind and friendly to let Olivia's parents that he won't treat Olivia bad. And when he met August he acted cool to let him know that Olivia's boyfriend is cool. And for Olivia, he kisses her.

3. In the bus stop chapter, Justin told Julian and his friends to leave Jack alone. Was this a good thing to do? No, Because Julian and his friends might start making fun of jack for needing a teenager to stand up for him.

4. In the chapter titled bird, Via states that she is 'an awful person'. Why do you think she feels this way? Is she right? She felt bad because she didn't tell her parents about the play because she doesn't want people to see August's face and she doesn't want to be known at her school to have a deformed brother. I don't think she's an awful person because she spent most of her life people knowing as having a deformed brother. Imagine everyday people making fun of you or knowing you as having a deformed brother.

5. In what ways is Part five different from the other Parts in the book? It is Justin's perspective. And his this guys punctuation is really bad.