Antarctica - Discovery & Animals - 2018

Antarctica

How well do you think this work has gone?

I think my group was successful in completing this assessment and presenting it. I think we researched well and done better than we expected. Overall we got a good result. 

What was the best section of your work?

I think the best section of our work was the discovery part of the video, which explained who and when Antarctica was discovered by. 

Where did you go wrong in completing the assessment?

I think we should have put more sources and websites on where we got the information from in our presentation to get a higher mark.

How might you improve your outcome in the future?

I would improve by perhaps focusing on one idea than tossing around with two or three ideas and making the presentation confusing. Also next time I would do presumably make a model to show a better picture.

What did I find interesting about the topic I completed my presentation on?

Something interesting I found out was when and who discovered Antarctica because they were many people. I also found out there are many countries who have much ownership over Antarctica.

What did I struggle with during the assessment?

I struggled with finding the key and interesting information about the topic. I also struggled with my group as they would slightly get off task.

Link to my presentation:  Click Here

Social Studies - Ta Moko

In Social Studies we have been learning about Ta Moko and its importance in the Maori Culture. This is an example of one I illustrated of a female Ta Moko. >

Explain What I Have Learnt About Ta Moko?

 - Before receiving the Ta Moko the person would have to fast.

- The Maori men were only allowed to undergo their first tattoo upon approaching adolescence.   

- Ancestry is shown on each side of the face.

- Only very significant situations in a person's life allowed for additions to be made to their original Moko.

- The left side commonly symbolized the farther side and the right side indicated the mother side.

What Does My Design Mean?

The design I drew designates a female and females are only entitled to wear their Moko under the chin and around their eyebrows.

Social Studies - Maramataka - Research Project - 2018

In Social Studies we are supposed to choose a topic on the Maori culture prior to Europeans.
I chose the Months Of The Maori Calendar.

Learning Intention:

To understand the life of Maori prior to Europeans arriving it's connection to today's society.

What My Research Is About?
My research was about the Months Of The Maori Calendar. Maramataka - Moon.

2 Things I Found Interesting?

- Each month was represented by a star or stars.
- The original Maramataka was a tradition.

2 Things I Thought I Done Well?
- I think the layout of my presentation is great.
- I think my researching is good and I finished on time.

Something I Want To Do Differently Next Time?
Probably something different I would do next time would have been add more research, color and use a larger paper to do my presentation on.

Saddam Hussein - Social Studies

In Social Studies Miss Eastwick asked us to do a presentation on a dictator a socialist or a communist. My group and I chose to do Saddam Hussein a former leader of Iraq, in these slides it explains his life, presidency and more on Iraq. 

What Am I Learning?
I am learning to create a presentation on a dictator, socialist or a communist.

How Does This Work Show My Learning?
This shows what I have learned because over the past few weeks we were learning about the government.

What Am I Wondering?

I am wondering that why did Saddam Hussien have 3 wives, was he bad at keeping a relationship?

Dictators - Social Studies - Yr 9

In this passage, I will be clarifying what the characteristics of a dictator. Usually, dictators are selfish, rude, greedy, hostile and mostly think of themselves rather than the country. Examples: Pol Pot, Adolf Hitler, Kim Jong Un, Bashar Al-Assad, Benito Mussolini, Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi and there are many more. These are usually what dictators have in common but you will rarely see a nice dictator.

Social Studies - Paragraph - National Party

Democracy is a system that New Zealand use's, where the citizens of the country vote who they think can lead the country successfully. New Zealand's citizens have two votes. The first vote is for the local representative, who can represent the local community. Then the second vote is for the national representative, where citizens vote who can lead the country successfully. Last year using the voting system New Zealand citizens voted for the Labour party. 

National Party - Social Studies.

The National Party is a form of government in New Zealand. The leader of the party is Simon Goodfellow, Deputy is Paula Bennett and the president is Peter Goodfellow. Overall they have 55 MP's in the government. The National party was discovered on May 13 and 14th on 1936. Their values include:

• Loyalty to our country, its democratic principles, and our Sovereign as Head of State
• National and personal security
• Equal citizenship and equal opportunity
• Individual freedom and choice
• Personal Responsibility
• Competitive enterprise and reward for achievement
• Limited government
• Strong families and caring communities
• Sustainable development of our environment

There Ideology:

Their main focuses are on

Conservation, Liberalism, Economical & Liberal Conservatism

National Goals:

• To increase support first home buyers.
• Young farming families able to buy land corp farms
• Invest in the east coast future.
• Invest in Whanganui velodrome
• More PPPs to boost infrastructure spending. 

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Monarchy - Social Studies.

In Social Studies we have been learning about the government and this presentation is on monarchy. For people who don't know: Monarchy is when there is no president or prime minister because it is run by the king or queen so instead they rule the country & a good example of monarchy is Vatican city run by the pope.

9/11 Attack - Social Studies

What am I learning?
In Social Studies we were given a task to search up a human disaster in a partner or by yourself. I and Alliah decided to do the 9/11 September attack that happened in New York, USA. 

How does this show my learning?
Because everything that I have learnt from books and websites is in
this short slide explaining what happened briefly and other questions.

Social Studies - Cultural Work Presentation

   

What have I done or have been working on?
I have been working on creating a presentation to show to the class about my culture. This slide shows what I have done.

What have I learned about my or others cultural group?
I have learned that Laos has a new year that lasts for 3 to 4 days or at least a week.
I also learned that the Philippines have different languages in their country. I have also learned how to count in Laotian.

Family Crest / Social Studies.

    My Family Crest :

The Fiji flag represents were I'm from.

The New Zealand flag represents where I have migrated to

The to hands shaking means my ancestors tavelled from India to Fiji and how we came to New Zealand.

The trident represents the god we pray to. 
( Lord Shiva )

The 7 represents the sports we are into which is the world rugby 7's.

The word written there in hindu represents my name is hindu ( My Religon )