For this weeks literacy I did a writing task about thallium I did writing. I like this writing task because it had lots of  research I could do.

This week in my maths focus group I learned about factors. I learned what they are and how to find them. For example the number 15, factors would be numbers that can be multiplied to equal 15, the factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5, 15. How to identify is  take 3525, for example if your thinking 3 is a factor check that by adding all the digits together like 3 + 5 + 2 + 5=15, and that can be divided by 3 so 3 is a factor of 3525.

For the last few weeks I have been doing food inquiry with Sharon. We learn what  sugar does to our teeth and how to learn how to see the calories in food. here is what I did

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For the last 4 weeks I have written and performed a speech about lab grown meat. The things I did well were doing lots of research, organising the facts  and putting visuals in with it. The things I need to work on are practicing before I actually do the speech and making sure the speech makes sense.

Down below is my speech and slide.

Do you like meat? Because there is a way to eat meat and not have an animal killed? 

It is called lab grown meat or cultivated meat. In this speech I will be talking about why cultivated meat is better for the environment, how it is made and why it is better than farming animals for their meat and products. Therefore let’s get into it.

 

First lab made meat requires only a small sample of tissue, it does not require an animal to be killed. The cells can be taken from a living animal. Some of the nutrient baths used to grow the cells contain blood from slaughtered animals, but others do not require the blood from a dead animal. A slaughterhouse is a facility designed to kill and sometimes the first cut does not work so it puts the animal in extreme pain. The conditions of the slaughterhouse are revolting; some animals are killed and the meat is not eaten. 

 

Under the same scenario, researchers found that cultured meat is more environmentally friendly , but with a wider range. Cultured meat’s global warming potential could be between 80% lower to 26% above that beef production at the moment. Raising livestock for human consumption generates nearly 15% of total global greenhouse gas emissions, which is greater than all the transportation emissions combined. It also uses nearly 70% of agricultural land, contributing to deforestation, biodiversity loss and water pollution. Cows contribute more than double the greenhouse gas emissions than the next highest contributor, lambs, due to how long it takes the former to reproduce and grow until ready for slaughter.

 

The production process can be broken down into four steps:

1. A sample of stem cells is taken from a live animal. Stem cells are cells that can develop into other specialised types of cells found in the body, for example, blood, liver or muscle cells.
2. The stem cells are put in large tanks called bioreactors, containing culture media that recreate a similar environment to that which the cells would find in the animal’s body and it provides them with the nutrients they need to multiply.
3. The culture media is changed so that stem cells can differentiate into the three main components of meat: muscle, fat, and connective tissue.
4. These cells are separated and arranged to “build” the type of meat that is being produced. This is called scaffolding. A scaffold is an edible material that supports the organisation of meat cells into the desired shape, for example, a steak, or mincemeat. The scaffold does more than just hold cells together. It also carries nutrients and helps them differentiate even further. In general, complex structures like steaks are more challenging to reproduce than burgers.

The process is expected to take between 2-8 weeks, depending on what kind of meat is being cultivated. Then it is harvested, processed like conventional meat products, and then packaged, cooked or otherwise prepared for consumption. 

I have gone through A lot of points so far just like why cultivated meat is better for the environment, how it is made and why it is better than farming animals for their meat and products and how it is made. So as I am coming to the end, what do you think of Lab grown meat?

This week for Cyber smart I made pic collage of some of my favorite things.here is how you make one of your own

Make a copy of this slide

and follow the instructions and you will turn out with some thing like this

To take a screen shot follow these instructions

Press shift,Ctrl and the view desktop

There is a lot of blue please tell me what you think.

for Tech Can be many things like robotics, plastic work, cooking and wood work.                                                 For this I’m talking about wood work It started by just making a spatula then making a whole drawer or shelf  my shelf is I am nearly finished all I need to do is sand it down, add vinyl stickers and finish making my fake base.

Today we did a quick 100. I got 95% right and 5% wrong. I need to work on my speed and accuracy by  memorizing some of the problems.

The last couple of weeks we have been working on persuasive writing. I have improved on organizing my writing and putting it into paragraphs. I have learned to put in rhetorical questions to engage the reader and  to put in groups of three.

here is my writing please tell me what you think.

What do you think about ファインティング? It can cause injuries and can even put people in comas. Fighting doesn’t solve problems, it makes them worse. Trying to talk things out can solve problems better than having a fight over it.

 Did you know that boxers have a bigger chance of head injuries than people who fight at places like karate clubs with gear like kicking guards and gloves on and can learn to defend themselves. Fighting can cause injuries but it can also put people in comas and even kill people.

Fighting or ファインティング can make problems worse and destroy relationships try to talk your problem out if the other person doesn’t want to talk give them time to be on their own and always  喧嘩しないで話しましょう (talk do not fight)  

Now you know that ファインティング  hurts people and can cause comas and death. To sum it up, try to talk it out, don’t fight it out.

We are learning about persuasive writing in this paragraph I have used statistics and rhetorical questions

Have You ever heard of deforestation trees absorb billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide in their lifetime and by cutting down those trees you release all that carbon dioxide that those trees have sucked up and it takes around 450 mature trees to offset the annual emissions of one person there are 3.04 trillion trees and 7.888 billion people. One tree produces nearly 260 pounds of oxygen each year. One acre of trees removes up to 2.6 tons of carbon dioxide each year and that is why we should save trees!

On Tuesday the 13th of February we are going to walk or bike to  Spencer Park camp. That is 8 kilometers we will stop along the way to do activities . We are going to set up our own tent and cook our own food. In my tent group I have my dad and Hugo for dinner. We are going to have noodles and salad for dinner. The next day we are going to do outdoor activities.

I am going to do adventure park. I am going to show integrity by turning my light out when we are told.                             I am going to show empathy by not talking once our light is out. I am going to show success by doing the highest course on the adventure park. I am going to show resilience by stopping only when we need to on the bike.