Canterbury Flooding (Reading and Reflection)

Canterbury Flooding

Recently in Canturbury, there have been many storms going on, and Ashburton, Timaru, and Selwyn have all declared a civil defense emergency.

In Ashburton, the river has been rising a lot and the army has been sent in case anyone needs help to evacuate. Christchurch has been preparing for major flooding as they are unsure whether it will worsen (but it most likely will).   

In conclusion, the weather has been pretty crazy around Canterbury so stay safe and try to stay dry!

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The great pacific garbage patch is a gyre that spreads around the world and picks up plastic and rubbish that has been dumped around the world, this is a big issue because at this rate in our generation we could see the ocean become 50% plastic 50% fish.

What do you think?

I think that this is a big issue and if we don't fix it, it could grow into an even bigger problem. We should start being more conscious about what we are putting into our world and the effects it has.

What can we do?

We can lessen our use of plastics and other non-biodegradable materials and start taking care of our ocean and environment.

Social Studies: Keeping Our Environment Clean

Our class is studying our effects on the environment and how to keep it safe for our world.

Today in class we were sent to be eco-warriors and we had to pick up rubbish and litter from our school.

Here is some of the rubbish my group picked.

 

I hope this shows you that you should take care of your environment. 

DTE Reflection Blog Post

For the last few weeks in Digital Technology, we have been learning Cryptography and different encryption 

methods.

First off we played cryptography-based games and I mainly played discover crypt which was a game where you would be given encryption questions and given the formula to solve them.

Discover Crypt

Here is a slideshow on all the different encryption methods I have learned.

We were also tasked to make an infographic about cryptography and what it is about.

In conclusion, I have learned valuable information about cryptography, what encryption methods there are and how to keep your info safe.

The Happy Broadcast

The happy broadcast is a website that shows news about the world that lightens your day.

Here are three news articles I found about climate change.

Paris is replacing all of its concrete car parks with garden car parks filled with nature.

The world's only white giraffe has been attached with a GPS so poachers don't attack it.

In New Zealand, everyone who recycles gets a gold star on their bin for the whole neighborhood to see.

Thank you for reading my post.

Corrosion Experiment

Corrosion

Aim: To investigate the factors that cause rusting and how to prevent it.

Equipment: Eight test tubes, test tube rack, a bung, eight iron nails, boiled water, salt water, tap water, calcium chloride, cooking oil, vaseline, paint, zinc.