Science Experiment

Today we did an experiment to investigate the effect of contamination from fertiliser on ground  water supplies. We used red jelly crystals to represent the fertiliser; gravel and sand to represent the soil; and tap water to represent rain water. We found that the fertiliser leached quickly into the ground water supply in the aquifer (plastic container).

1. Adding "fertiliser"

 2. Adding "rain water".

 3. Fertiliser has leached through the "soil" into the ground water.

Carers Expo

On Friday we went to the carers expo at Horncastle arena and this was the Canterbury university and this is a logging artificially intelligent robot that cuts down trees but the artificially intelligent stops the robot from cutting down all the trees around it and be stuck in the middle and best of all for me my uncle owns a logging company. So this robot will benefit my uncles company.

Plant And Food Research Trip

Today we went to plant and food research to learn a bit more about potatoes, which is the vegetable we have been learning about in class recently and our teachers thought it was a good idea to organise a trip to plant and food research. Today we learnt about how they measure calcium in a vegetable, how they run tests, what pests are a big problem and what types of potatoes there are and what the consumer wants in today's market.

Tech Team

It's a sad day at Springston School because Carol (the teacher who runs the tech team) has broken her ankle and might not be at school for the next fortnight.

Science

Balloon and tray experiment
If we drop a balloon and tray at the same time what happens?
-the balloon drops slower than the tray.
And if we put the balloon on top of the tray and drop it what will happen?
-the balloon drops at the same speed as the tray!

I think the reason for this is that the tray is stopping the wind resistants from reaching the balloon so there is nothing to stop the balloon from falling at the same speed.

My 2016 bio-poem

Isaac

Involved, Interesting, Intelligent, Instinctive

Son of Adrian and Tracey

Lover of Watties tomato sauce, cricket and rugby

Owner of a cool Apple Ipad air, lot’s of awesome Lego and  a dog

Who admires Brendon McCullum, Richie McCaw, and Dan Carter

Who plays cricket in the summer, rugby in the winter and indoor cricket in the winter

Who would like to visit Switzerland, The Isle of Man and the USA

Who has been to England, Italy and Switzerland

Who was born in Christchurch, and lives in Selwyn District.

Who loves the phrase: “If plan A doesn't work there's still 25 letters in the alphabet”

My 2016 bio-poem (in Maori)

Ihaka
Whai wāhi, Interesting, Intelligent, parapara

tama o Adrian a Tracey

Lover o: Watties tōmato kīnaki, kirikiti a whutupōro

Kaipupuri o: he matao Apple iPad rangi, rota o o whakamataku Lego a   he kuri

Ko wai admires: Brendon McCullum, Richie McCaw, a Rana Carter

Ko wai nui: kirikiti i roto i te raumati, whutupōro i roto i te hotoke a roto kirikiti i roto i te hotoke rite pai

Ko wai pai rite ki toro: Germany, te Isle o tangata a te USA

Ko wai he kua ki: Ingarangi, Italy a Switzerland

Ko wai ko matamua i roto i: Ōtautahi, a oraraa i roto i Selwyn District.

Kowai aroha te kīanga: "Ki te mahere He kāore 't mahi 's reira tonu 25 reta i roto i te pū "