Fake facts

For this reading activity we had to describe misinformation, malinformation and disinformation in my own words.

 

Brain diseases

 

My reading group has been studying about Brain diseases. Here are examples of the brain diseases we've been researching.

The Deforestation Feedback Loop

 

Trees and other plants help clean the atmosphere. They ‘breathe’ in carbon dioxide and ‘breathe out’ oxygen. As parts of our world become hotter and drier, trees and plants get less of the water they need to survive. Our forests are shrinking and even dying, this is mainly happening to our rain forests. A hotter planet also means more trees burning in forest fires. The loss of forests on a large scale is called deforestation. Fewer trees on the planet means less carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere and rotting and dying trees that are unable to clean the air. This results in a lot more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means a warmer Earth. More warming means more deforestation.

The Permafrost Feedback Loop

Cold parts of the Earth such as the Arctic aren’t always covered in ice and snow, but they are cold enough to have ice all year round. This is called the Permafrost. Permafrost holds all of the unusual things that soil contains, including the remains of dead animals. Part of these animals are huge, like the frozen mammoths which were found in Russia. These ancient creatures have been preserved in the permafrost for over four thousand years. Because the Earth is warming, the permafrost is starting to melt. The animals preserved in the permafrost also thaw up as this happens. Their remains are broken down by sunlight and bacteria, a process that produces carbon dioxide and methane. This increase in greenhouse gasses which warms the Earth even further, causing more permafrost to thaw. More thawing permafrost leads to more thawing remains and more carbon dioxide and methane being released.

The Ice Albedo Feedback Loop

 

The coldest parts of our planet are covered in ice all year. Because ice is a light colour, it reflects the sun’s heat energy back into space, which helps keep the Earth cooler. But when the temperature rises, the ice starts to melt, exposing water or land underneath. The surfaces colour is darker than ice, causing it to absorb heat instead of reflecting it, making the Earth hotter rather than cooler. The amount of light a surface reflects is called its albedo. As Earth’s temperature continues to rise, more ice melts. With less ice to reflect the sun’s heat, while surfaces and sea absorb it, Earth’s temperature continues to warm it even further. Scientists say by 2040, the North Pole could be completely ice-free each summer. This feedback loop operates more slowly at the South Pole because there is more ice over Antarctica.

The Water Vapour Feedback Loop

When the temperature is at a specific level of heat energy, water evaporates and becomes water vapour. While the temperature increases its warmth, the faster the process can happen. On hot days, you’ll often notice that the laundry dries quicker or the days are stickier in the summer. This occurs because warm air can hold lots of moisture. Water Vapour is one of Earth’s most powerful greenhouse gasses. Note that most of the water vapour originate from the ocean, and because of climate change, the days get warmer and warmer. As the temperature rises, more water evaporates, and because warm air can hold more moisture than cold air, more water vapour stays in the atmosphere. By doing this, it absorbs more of Earth’s heat, causing further warming. While the days get even warmer, the course continues to repeat.

The Great Wall Of China

The Emperor of Peka Peka Beach

Happy Feet is the name of the Emperor Penguin who was washed upon the shores of New Zealand at Peka Peka Beach, A.K.A The Emperor of Peka Peka Beach. Our task was to write whether or not we think if we should've saved the penguin.

The Steamer

In the story, "The Steamer," the main character, Robert, describes where he used to live and where he lives now. My task was to find out where the locations are based on the information he has given us, take screenshots of the area, and post them on my blog.

Cataracts

Would you prefer the Maori way of education?

Maps of New Zealand

For this reading activity, I had to get two maps of New Zealand, compare them, and list the differences about the two. The one on the left is a sketch drawn by James Cook, similar to the image in my journal and was found online. The image on the right was also found online.

Do you have the guts to walk around the entire coastline of New Zealand?

Brando "Wild boy" Yelavich is the first person to travel New Zealand's entire coastline. For our reading activity, we had to make a list of the food Brando ate while trying to achieve his dream.

A Covid-19 slogan that can hopefully cheer you up during this lock-down :)

I know some of you hate staying at home most of the time (I know I do), but we'll just have to cope with it a little longer :)

Can you solve my Morse code?

A clue - A famous quote by Hans Christian Andersen.



Sorry I made my message a bit harder to read, the first word is (warning) and the last word is see. Have fun:

fiuwhqoifadskjhbjsdf(Warning)Onlydothiswhenyouhavetriedde-codemymessageonceat leasttwice.foasjfdkdafsnalsdnfanslkfnksafsoadfmlasmdfGotothissite(https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html)andcopythecodeintothefirsttextboxyouseefjaiskdfhkl.


Fun fact:
It was Jet Li's Birthday yesterday (April 26th). Jet Li is a champion martial artist and Chinese film actor. My little sister, dad and I enjoy watching martial art movies that also include Bruce Lee and Ip-man. They are also Chinese martial artists.

Mata I Pusi - Eyes of a cat

This was an activity arranged for me in my reading slide. As it says above in the screenshot, I had to make a list of all the cultures that made me. Although my parents are of the same culture, there is not much I can say. 

Rangi Mclean - Ta Moko!

When Rangi Mclean was 18, he had dreamt about a moko. He could still picture the moko in his head and decided to draw it. He didn’t know what it meant so his parents suggested to take the drawing back to the elders. They had a big meeting at the marae and the elders asked what the moko meant to him. All Rangi could say was that it came to him in a dream. Rangi wanted to get their blessings so he could get his moko done but they said he wasn’t ready. 20 years passed and the elders continued to mentor him whenever he got home. Then one day the elders told him he was ready to get his moko done. They said because the moko came to him in a dream, the wairua (spirit) should dictate who would do it. Rangi visited seven ta moko artists. Six of them were his own people, but the wairua didn’t feel right. The seventh was a ta moko artist in Papakura. He was a Pakeha. After Rangi shared his story to him he was honored to complete his journey. It took 9 hours straight to do the moko and something in the tattoo artist encouraged him to keep on going no matter how tired he was. After his ta moko was done, he felt relieved and blessed.

Reading Activity! - Red-Hot Racers!

This is my design of a dragster race car. I have chosen these specific features because these are the colours of my cultural flag, Samoa. I was inspired by some of the dragster race cars I searched and found online and then added my own features. I enjoyed creating my own design for a dragster race car!

Reading Activity! - Welcome to Lullo Marnoo!

😲😲The Goldilocks Zone...?!🙀🙀

This is the Goldilocks zone. It is meant that we, planet earth, is in the right position in the entire universe to help and produce living things (Like humans, animals, plants etc). It's name comes from the story of 'Goldilocks and three bears' where Goldilocks tries three bowls of porridge. The first one was too hot, the second was too cold, but the last one was just right. It is exactly like the universe. Mercury is too close to the sun, which makes it too hot for any human being to live in. Neptune is too far away from the sun, making the planet icy cold and, like Mercury, still not good for anything to live in, but Earth is just right. Having lots of water, trees, land, animals and sun light to help us continue our journey through life.

What the colors mean:
RED = Too hot
GREEN = Just right
BLUE = Too cold