How to Light a Bunsen Burner ⚗️

 Hello everyone today in science we are trying to learn how to light a bunsen burner.

Aim:

I want to find out how to SAFELY light a bunsen burner.

Method: 

Equipment:

• Lighter / Matches
• Heat mat
• Bunsen Burner
• Safety glasses

Instruction:

1. Get the all the equipments.
2. Put on your safety glasses. (If hair is long, tie hair up)
3. Place the heating mat underneath the bunsen burner.
4. Connect the hose to the gas tap.
5. Turn the collar to close the air hole.
6. Light your match/lighter over the bunsen burner and then turn the gas on. (Make sure you arm is not over the bunsen burner)
7. If finished using the bunsen burner turn it off by turning the gas off.

Results: 

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Shaping up - What I know so far 📚📐📏

 Hello everyone.

For the past few week in maths we have been learning about geometry. Our class got formed into 4 groups. The groups are called, pizza, nacho, waffle and chocolate. These groups were named like this because of the shapes they normally form. For example a pizza is a circle. 

My group, chocolate has been learning about 2d shapes, 3d shapes and names of shapes. When talking about 2d shapes we have been figuring out why they are 2 dimensionals. 2d shapes must include width and height. For example a 2d shape could be a circle, a square, a rectangle, a triangle, etc. We also have been describing some shapes. For example: a square has 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles.

A 3d shape has 3 dimensionals, height, width and length. On 3d shapes our group has been currently working finding the same relationships between two shapes. 

Here is an example some of our groups' work:

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🔥Hand on Fire!🔥

Hello everyone today in science, chemistry we are learning to set our hand on fire safely. Here are what we are what we are talking about:

 Aim:

I want to find out how to set my hand on fire - SAFELY.

Method:

Equipment:

• Large container of water
• Detergent (Liquid Soap)
• Hose
• Gas
• Lighter
• Glasses

Instructions:

1. Collect all needed equipment
2. Fill in the container with water until 2 cm deep.
3. Pour some detergent in the water and gently mix.
4. Connect the hose to the gas tap.
5. Turn on the gas tap and bubble it to the water. 
6. If hair is long tie your hair up
7. Wear safety glasses
8. roll up sleeves pass your elbow or take your jacket off.
9. Wet hands and arms with water.
10. With both hands, scoop the bubbles on the water, but not the water.
11. Take two steps forward away from the container of water.
12. Light the bubbles
13. To get rid of the fire hands must imitate of a high five.

Before

Results:

 

My experience:

I saw a big fireball like the explosions in movies but it was smaller.

I felt nervous at first but I ended it really quickly so I ended up being calm after the fire.

I didn't smell anything when it was my turn but with other I smelt a burning wood kind of smell.

I heard the 'wows' of the class and the comments. I also heard the lighter turning on and starting the fire.

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Reading, Inferring📚🤓

Good day everyone. This week we have been currently working on improving our reading skills with Mr Mitchell. 

Our class was separated into groups and 3 groups have were created. The group i'm in is called 'Ice'. Both the groups Ice and Cheese have been working on Inferring. Inferring means you are guessing what the statements mean from the text you have read. Its basically making a statement from the info you have collected from the text.

Here is an example: "Jordan walked up the stage and started to clench up and felt like a tight knot was in her throat as she looked down at the ground."

From the clues I found in this text i can see that 'Jordan' I afraid to speak and feeling nervous or shy.

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Safety in the Lab

Rules

1. You must follow the instructions given by the teacher
2. You must NOT enter the lab without supervision/permission.
3. Report any breakages.
4. Shoes must be worn at all times.
5. Do not eat or drink in the lab.
6. If you spill something, tell the teacher then clean it up.
7. Wash your hands after doing experiments
8. A heatproof mat should always be used when heating.
9. If in doubt,ask the teacher.
10. NEVER taste or smell chemicals.

1. Liquids do not go into the bins, because they go in the sink

2. Solids do not go down the sink because it can block the sink.

3. Wear safety glasses when you do experiments,

because experiments can explode and damage the eyes.

4. Put your chair under the desk, and stand at the bench

when you do experiments, because it harms people around you due to them might falling over.

5. Bags do not go on the desks, because there isn't any space to do experiments and chemicals might spill.

6. Long hair should be tied back, because it can catch on fire.

7. Do not smell the chemicals, because you can pass out/faint over tables or the floor.

8. Walk, don’t run around the room, because you can trip over and harm yourself

9. Do not eat or drink in the lab, because you may have chemicals on your hands and may cause vomiting.