Genetics and evolution (2025)

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the molecule that carries genetic instructions for the development and functioning of organisms, passed down from parents to offspring.  A Bit like DNA Gene is passed from parents down to offspring. DNA diving and multiplying Into millions of cells, creating you.  Allele is each of two or more alternate forms of Gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.  Inheritance, you inherit genes in pairs, with one copy from each parent.   The Punnet square is a diagram used in genetics to predict the possible phenotype and genotypes of offspring in a cross, based on the genotype of the parents.

 

Historic Events (Social Studies)

In Social Studies we have been learning about the New Zealand Historic events over the past few weeks.   For example the Northern wars, where the British had tried overruling locations in the North island Of New Zealand.

 

Where we had finished our Eastlle Writting Providing facts and truths on what we believe could of effected the New Zealand Wars.  Finding and Pin pointing the Locations all around the Map, Also creating activities like blookets or a Kahoot for some fun.  Anyways Ka kite.

Consequences of the NZ Wars


Actual fighting may have ended in 1872. But the legacy of the New Zealand Wars continues to be felt today in multiple ways…The New Zealand Wars help explain why Auckland is our largest city today, for example, or why the North Island came to be more powerful than the south when for so much of the earlier nineteenth century, the reverse was true. So, what were some of the other legacies and consequences of the New Zealand Wars?

 

Most obviously, the wars left many people killed or injured. Incomplete records mean we will never know the exact numbers. Although our numbers of British casualties are likely to be accurate, any numbers given for Māori are no more than estimates. The British often counted the bodies of those they found, but they did not know how many others killed in battle were taken away for burial or never discovered.  James Cowan’s best guess was 4,250 Maori casualties, consisting of…2,000 wounded…For the British troops, Cowan lists 560 killed and another 1,050 wounded. That gives a total of 5,860 casualties. 

There were other ways in which the wars were felt. The Māori economy was booming through most of the 1840s and 1850s, despite a                                                 

 

V. What does ‘legacy’ mean?

Power or greatness left behind for the others to carry on biggest, better, or the best

C. When did the NZ Wars officially end?

1872

C. How did the NZ Wars change Auckland?

Changing a major shift in the Land’s landscape in the demographics and power dynamics

V. What does ‘casualties’ mean?

A Soldier killed or injured in a war or accident   

V. What does ‘estimate’ mean?

Calculate, or judge in results

A. Why do you think more Māori were killed and injured in the NZ Wars than British?

The maori’s showed heartyness during the british war, plus the british were using guerilla tactics 

C. How many Māori were killed during the New Zealand Wars?

560 besides the 5,860 casualties

C. Describe what the Māori economy was like before the NZ Wars, using your own words.

Peaceful and a working together economy using the land and waters to hunt catch and cook their food only using natures gifts

Drawing in pairs

Last week in health we had done a experiment called drawing in pairs. where the rules are simple we had a target to draw but our partner were not allowed to look at the drawings but getting a key idea by the guidance of our voice.  This game focused on our Taha Whanau (Social well-being)  and Taha hineangro (Self confidence) and affected me positively being talking to our partners and leading them the right way.

 

The game was very competitive but everyone had obeyed the rules and stuck to the concept of the game so I would say this was a good game and fairness was overall shown throughout the game.   I participated in the game by being the drawer and voice guider through out the game.

Thank you and ka kite

Features of The Pedestrian

  1. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story.

 

Simile definition:

 

Example from The Pedestrian:

The light held him fixed, like a museum specimen

 

Metaphor definition: 

 

Example from The Pedestrian:

 

walking through a graveyard where only the faintest glimmers of firefly light appeared

 

Setting definition:

 

What is the setting of the story?

 

Setting, is the streets and includes the mental institution 

 

Protagonist definition: 

 

Who is the protagonist of this story?

 

Leonard Mead

 

Antagonist definition:

Who is the antagonist of this story?

 

The police car/man 

 

Theme definition?

What is the theme of the story?

 

 

 

  1. UTOPIA VS. DYSTOPIA:  Fill in the following chart with specific examples from the story.

 

  • In the LEFT SIDE of chart below, list three qualities of the society described in “the Pedestrian” which are ideal or utopian and briefly explain why these qualities are positive.
  • On the RIGHT SIDE of the chart below, list three qualities of the society described in “the Pedestrian” which are scary/negative or dystopian & explain why these qualities are negative.

 

Utopian Qualities Dystopian Qualities
 

In the pedestrian, there are no utopian qualities.  It isn’t happy 

 

 

  

Dystopian Qualities in the text are cop cars and there is only one cop car in a city full of millions of people, houses that control themselves, and wandering around the streets lost
 

 

 

 

  
 

 

 

 

  

 

The Pedestrian was written in 1951, and is based in 2053 AD (28 years from now). 

 

Do you think the text could be an accurate representation of where our society is going? Why or why not? (1 paragraph).

Post on your blog when completed

 

Our society cannot keep up with the technology they have in 2053 with robotic cars, lighthouse houses, etc.  We haven’t reached that state of the world yet where buildings are everywhere and where nature has perished. 

 

Year 10 Health

 

Last week Friday we did a game in a group, the game is called the chocolate game. where you have a dice and a group of people and roll the dice.  If you roll a six you go in the middle and get changed into clothes as fast as you can. With a fork and knife cutting the chocolate and eating it, but you have to swallow the chocolate so you can get another.

We tried this as a class and the game was Fun, and I recommend it for other classes to try.  I got 3 pieces of chocolate and we all got one more piece at the end of the day.

 

Year 10 Health

1) Izzy comes from a broken home.

What Factors influence Izzy to steal from a shop. Izzy is 12.    This is personal

Personal – Personal are things that affect or belonging to one particular person rather than anyone else, Like making your bed because it’s yours not anyone else’s.   Making you something to eat because Your hungry,  Doing workouts because it helps you get fitter and healthier

Interpersonal – Interpersonal is a relationship or communication between people, Like girlfriends because you Communicate and have a romantic relationship, and parents because you have a Special Relationship with them, and friends, as you spend time with them building Relationships with them

Societal – Societal is something that includes not only you but everyone else like the law because they affect everyone to keep them in line, team meetings also involve the team not only you, meetings either it’s you and the staff same as the last example

P,I,S

 

Landlady Diary

27, Feb 1858

 

Today I met a young gentleman today, like the others I met a wee while ago.  He says he’s a businessman I say, I would agree.    Briskly walk and a Briskly Tone for an ideal businessman.   The sign caught his attention “Bed and Breakfast” A hot plate of food and a cosy room.

 

He fell suspicious of me, seeing my dear statues of my pets.  As they passed a long while ago wanting to have company being so lonely.  Not all the time . The gentleman sometimes come down but usually for a cup of tea or biscuits a family we call each other.

Proud of this family I have built,  Hoping He can join us…….

Science (Zombie blog post)

In science we are creating a punnet square creating our own zombie.  Splitting DNA between the parents creating our own zombie with our own punnet square and drawing the results when finished.  The alleles create our zombie either he has Smooth or blotchy skin, straight or bent limbs.

My results:

An Allele is a alternative version of DNA the opposite of the DNA it carries a Genotype is the same thing but it also constitution of an individual and a phenotype is the set of observable characteristics by an individual as well.   My conclusion to what I would do differently is probably draw the zombie better.

Health 2025 Water Pong

Questions and tasks    
  • Describe what the activity was that you participated in

We had done a game called water pong where we have a ping pong ball and aiming into plastic cups some of the rules were not reaching over the table because it would be to easy
  • Which two areas of hauora were affected when you participated in the game?

Taha Tinana and taha hinengaro 

  
  • How were these two areas of hauora affected?

MyTaha tinana was affected positively for physically which we had been moving our bodies and staying in the game and  My Taha hinengaro was also affected positively for focus and participation 

  

 
  • Do you think fairness OR inclusiveness were shown today? How?  

Fairness was shown because someone would watch closely making sure there wasn’t anyone cheating during the game and everyone was enjoying the game

  
  • How well do you feel that you participated in today’s activity? Why is that?

I did somewhat participate in the activity by helping the team and sharing the turns for us to be able to win both matches