Changes In Adolescent - Digital Booklet

🌲🌸 ~A Spring Haiku~ 🌲🌸

Spring Haiku

Cool breeze is blowing,

Bare branches full of colour-

Spring is finally here.

By Chloe, Jade, Chyna, and Jaime.

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Get out of work free writing!

This week, as part of our persuasive writing, Mr Mitchell gave the Lantern Writing Group the task of persuading him for a 'get out of work free card'. Our writing had to be one paragraph, use a different range of sentence lengths, suitable/clear vocabulary, and be persuasive! This week's writing was a little different from previous weeks, however. We had no drafts - whatever you put in the box, you were assessed on.

Here is my writing!

On the side, you can see the assessments. 
For sentence structure, I believe I used different lengths of sentences, however I need to add more shorter, "power" sentences. I gave myself an R6.
For vocabulary, I believe I used cool, persuasive words that attracted my readers, as well as being clear in what I wanted. I gave myself an R6. Next time, I will focus on using more onomatopoeia and metaphors.
For punctuation, I believe I used a wide variety - for example, question marks, semi colons, em dashes, exclamation marks, commas, and full stops. 

I was proud of my writing this week; both my peer and I had the same assessment marks. It was a cool task that I was excited to complete! 
Thank you for reading, feel free to leave feedback in the comments below! :) 

Tendons, Muscles, & Ligaments

Tendons connect muscles to bone.
Ligaments connect bone to bone. 
Muscles allow our bodies to move. 

There are three kinds of muscles.
1. The Skeletal Muscle - connected to bones.
2.  Smooth muscle - found in the bladder, blood vessels, and lines your asophagus. 
3. Cardiac muscle - the heart muscle

A hamstring is a muscle located behind your leg, and is very easy to pull; creating a loud rifle sound when pulled.
Achilles is a tendon that connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. 

Cartilage

Cartilage

Cartilage is a firm, flexible tissue found at the ends of bones. 

It is also found in your nostrils, the rib cage, throat, and in between joints. It is what your ear, and what sharks are made of. 

It is responsible to prevent bones from rubbing together and creating friction. Cartilage acts as a shock absorber. 

Cartilage is tough, smooth, and strong. 

What are the main causes of damaged/split/worn-down cartilage?

- If the joint receives a heavy impact or injury (e.g in a car crash or or in a bad fall).

- If the joint has not been used/moved for a long period of time - lack of movement.

- If the joint is overused, or is stressed for a long period of time (e.g in sports). Many athletes suffer from this! 

Damage to your cartilage may result in your bones grinding together, possibly leading to conditions such as joint pain (arthritis).

Arthritis

Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis)

This is when the cartilage at the ends of bones wear away, causing the bones to rub together. Degenerative arthritis causes stiffness in the joints, as well as severe pain. 

Rheumatoid arthritis

This is when the body's enzymes destroy the joint tissue lining. This causes reduced movement, pain, lack of function, and inflames the joints. 

8Mt's Fabulous Fudge Fundraiser!

As part of our Hauora Kete, we had to do a community service project as a class.
We thought to ourselves, what could we do around the community as philathrapists?
Then Mr Mitchell had an idea.
Around our school, we are visited, coached, and befriended by 24/7 Youth Workers. They are employed by the Youth Church at our Technology site; they offer many cool activities such as the after-school hangouts. 
Well, Mr Mitchell decided it would be great to hold a fundraiser, to raise money to give to the Hope Church, as thanks for all of their support over the years.
What fundraiser did he have in mind?

FUDGE MAKING.

It was on! 8Mt quickly got to work, creating posters, making fudge, and planning for the fundraiser. My role was to create some posters to advertise the fudge stall! Here is my poster.




As you can see, the fudge stall will be named The Fudge and The Furious! In fact, I came up with it myself. 
However, there are more activities than just a fudge stall.
Mr Mitchell challenged us to a fudge making competition.
Here's how it goes - each student submits one piece of their fudge, whether it be chocolate, russian, or just a Brownie or slice. Judges are blindfolded, eat the fudge, and pick the best. 
Mr Mitchell thinks he will win the competition, but I have my doubts. After all, my little sister is a baker!

Come down and buy some fudge and help raise money! 
The fudge stall will be open at Thursday lunchtime, in J6 - Mr Mitchell's class.
#thefudgeandthefurious 

Centring Exercises & Yoga

Centring exericises/yoga 
Centring exercises and yoga is good for posture, releasing tension and stress, develop focus, concentration, and belief.
You use stillness, controlled movement, and isolate body parts. Examples include spine roll, pendulum, and zen rock garden.

Laughing Yoga

Laughing Yoga is a form of Yoga that initiates laughter. Laughter is good for you, it promotes happiness, releases dopamine in your brain, and gets air into your lungs. 

Visualisation

Visualisation is using the power of imagination in your everyday life. You may have a picture of how something may look, taste, feel or smell. People use visualisation to forget things, and replace them with good memories, and to help release stress and pressure from work/school/relationships. 

Improvisation

Improvisation is making something up on the spot. Commonly used in drama, some examples include actors being given a prompt, and then having to act in a play around that prompt immediately. 

Orana Park Thank You Letter!

Hornby High School

180 Waterloo Rd

Hornby

Christchurch 8042

17.07.17

Hornby High School Year ⅞ Visit

Dear staff at Orana Wildlife Park,

I am writing today to express my thankful and gratitude, for the incredible experience I had last Monday, at the park.

We all had a massively entertaining time walking (or, in my case, hobbling) around the park, learning many, fascinating new things on the journey.

Some things I learned included the lifestyles of many animals there, such as the giraffes, gorillas, tigers and lions, plus many more. I learnt how cheetahs don’t roar, but whistle, and the adorable white tigers are in fact, not a separate breed from ordinary, orange and black striped tigers.

It definitely surprised me to see how many animals in the world are endangered! Getting the opportunity to see what the park is doing to help the animals is really inspiring.

My favourite part of the park was definitely either seeing the white tigers, as they were so beautifully majestic, or the gorillas, as they were hilarious to watch. I never wanted to leave!

Once again, I am very thankful for the experience I got the opportunity to receive. Orana Wildlife Park was an incredibly inspiring, massively enjoyable place that I am looking forward to visit again!

Sending thanks,

Jaime Burns

Study of The Bones

If you took away your muscles, organs, and skin, this would what would remain of your body; your bones, also known as the skeleton. 

Common names of the bones

Skull - Cranium

Spinal Cord - N/A

Shoulder Blade - Scapula

Rib Cage - Thoracic Cage

Fingers & Toes - Phalanges

Lower Jaw - Mandible

Knee Cap - Patella

Leg - Femur & tibial

Tail Bone - Coccyx

Collarbone - Clavicle 

Wrist - Carpal

Breastbone - Sternum 

Palm - Metacarpal

Upper Jaw - Maxilla

Forehead - Frontal bone

Heel bone - Calcareous

How many bones has a baby got?
300

How many bones do adults have?
206
The bones, are you develop, fuse together. That is why adults have less bones than babies.

Describe the structure of the long bone, e.g femur. 

Above is the structure of a long bone. There are many 'long bones' in the body including the phalanges (fingers) femur (leg bone) and arms. Long bones are hard, have a shaft, and have two ends. 

What are the different types of joints?

There is the hinge joint (leg) ball/socket joint (shoulder) pivot joint (neck) saddle joint (thumb) and planar joint (fingers).

What is at the end of moving joints?

Articular cartilage. The purpose of this is to smooth, and prevent the joints from rubbing together. 

What are the functions of the bones?

Bones provide a frame to attach and support muscles and other tissues. They also store essential vitamins and minerals, and generate blood cells. 

Visting Orana Wildlife Park!

Visting Orana Park

Last Monday, Hornby High School was very kindly given the opportunity by the Warehouse's Zoofari programme, to visit and experience the Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch!
After a short bus ride to the park in our classes, we gathered in the gravel carpark to be organised into groups - from 1E to 4W.

 I was lucky enough to injure myself the day before, so I was hobbling around in crutches for half the day!

Orana Park was full of surprises. From seeing the long tongues of giraffes, to the strange lifestyles of the gorillas, everyone in my group sure enjoyed the day! 
Some animals we saw included the lions and tigers, gorillas, giraffes, meerkats, water buffaloes, cheetahs, and many native New Zealand birds such as the Kea and the Kiwi. 

However, seeing the cool animals wasn't the only thing we got to experience! Along the way, our tour guide Paula also taught us some awesome facts about the animals. For example, I learned that a giraffe's tongue is roughly the same length as your forearm! Also, the Kiwi, a New Zealand native, flightless bird, is nocturnal, which means it sleeps during the day and is active during the night. 

My favourite part of Orana Park had to be the gorillas. They have such a fascinating lifestyle! Viewing the Gorilla area was truly magical. There were three creatures in there, living in cozy treehouses and nature area just a walk away from the park. Of course, their enclosure was adorned with many things to make it feel like a proper jungle. For example, the floor was sawdust, grass and soil, and there was also a treehouses joined together by ropes, to imitate vines and trees. In the enclosure, there was also an entrance to a proper "jungle area". This area was difficult to see, but it included many ropes and tree structures, and lots of grass and wildlife to give the gorillas a sense of fun, adventure, and home. 

I would like to thank the Warehouse for sponsoring Hornby High's trip to Orana Park, and Orana Park for hosting such a fun day out! I look forward to returning to the park!

These are some photos from the trip.

Help me fight bullying!

This is my digital anti-bullying poster I created on Google Drawing. It displays what bullying actually means and how to detect if someone, or you, are being bullied. I hope people take my poster into consideration. 

Tubular Organ Disease (HSP)

The HSP Disease

Organ it affects: Tubular organs (blood vessel) 

Henoch schonlein purpura is a short-term disease that inflames the blood cells in your body, however in rare cases it can spread to the organs such as the kidney. 

This disease, on the body, appears as many red spots on the skin, in areas such as the buttocks, thighs, legs, and arms. 

Other symptoms include joint pain, vomiting/diarrhoea/nausea, and in rare cases, arthritis in the hand. This disease is most common in children under the age of 10, and is more likely to effect boys.

Above is what HSP appears to look like on the skin's surface. In the body, it is the inflammation of blood vessels (tubular organs) that is causing the red spots/blotches all over the skin. 

HSP is currently not curable, however it requires little to no treatment in common cases. The treatment simply includes minor symptom control. 

However, HSP can occasionally lead to cases of irreversible, incurable kidney diseases.

Persuading my teacher for food!

Persuasive Writing Week 3 

This week we were given the task on writing a letter, persuading our teacher Mr Mitchell to shout us food on Friday. The most perusasive letter from each writing group would win a $5 tuckshop voucher. I have written and self-assessed my writing, I am glad to share it with you. 

As you definitely already know, being the most cleverest teacher there is, food is an essential, crucial area of my life. From breakfast, lunch, and dinner, every human, plant, or animal, I require food to live happy and healthily. However, is nutrition everything food is great for? The answer is simply, absolutely not.

When an individual such as you or me consume food, it increases their energy levels enormously! There is no reason at all for you to be forced to have to deal with a disrespectful, lifeless, unfocused and hungry student -- like me. Without just a quick snack at interval or lunchtime, my concentration and focus levels would decrease at staggering levels! Poor concentration leads to a lack of learning, listening, and brain function - undoubtedly leading to poorly uneducated students that you will just be forced to reteach, next year. What kind of reputation would that pose on yourself as a teacher? It’s not only essential to kindly shout me food, but it is simply plain stupid to put that kind of stress and guilt on yourself!

As a busy, hard-working teacher, stress is a terrible, self-degrading, mental tension that I’m confident you will be familiar with. You know the feeling; high anxiety, tension in the muscles, all different types of terrible, unideal symptoms, the list goes on. Well, wouldn’t it be absolutely appalling if your unkindness, unwillingness, and lack of qualities as a good human towards a student lead them to become extremely-stressed and fatigued? You would cause nothing but widely-reduced academic levels on your own, typically-brilliant student -- not only that, but terrible, long-lasting mental health problems.

On edge about your own stress levels? Well, giving me, and me only, food, would be a simple yet extremely beneficial act of kindness and passion. Scientifical research proves that this one-time-only act will definitely increase your happiness; and decrease stress levels majorly.

In conclusion, and to put it in the simplest form; shouting me, an amazing student, a free lunch for one day only, would lead to a happy, respectful, concentrated, well-educated student, and a happy, stress-free day for yourself.

Plus, I’m currently horribly crippled, so you’re really just helping me out.

For my sentence structure, I gave myself an R6. I believe my writing consists of a unique range of sentence lengths; varying from short sentences, to compound sentences, to more complex sentences. In my final draft, I am striving to strengthen my long sentences without rambling.

For my vocabulary, I have given myself an R6. I believe my words express clear, precise information to really persuade Mr Mitchell. Next time I could work on including some onomatopoeia or metaphors, to really draw my readers in.  

So what do you think of my writing? Feel free to write your comments and feedback down below, I love receiving them! What would you give me for my vocab and sentence structure, and would you buy me lunch?

The Anatomy of The Spleen

The Spleen

The spleen is an organ located underneath the heart. It's main responsibility is to fight infections, therefore keeping the body and it's blood cells healthy and strong. It does this by cleaning out the old blood cells and recycling them. The spleen also holds a supply of extra blood in case it needs some, and is part of the circulatory system. 

The Anatomy of the Pancreas

Pancreas

The Pancreas is an organ that belongs to the digestive system of the body. It is connected to the stomach, and can break down many substances such as carbs, fats, and protein. The pancreas releases hormones, as well -- it releases insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin. 

The Anatomy of The Kidneys

The Kidneys

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs of the human body, located in the abdomen. They are the organ responsible for creating urine, and therefore are a part of the urinary system. The kidney is also responsible for making hormones, which are responsible for the body going through puberty. Unlike many other organs such as the heart, lung, liver and brain, a human can live with only one kidney. Personally, I only have one kidney as I lost it to a disease back in 2012. 

The Anatomy of The Rectum and Anus

The Rectum and Anus

Anus

The anus is an opening of the body, located inbetween the buttocks and at the end of the digestive system. This is where faeces or stool exits the body. 

Rectum

The rectum is a part of the large intestine, and ends at the anus. It is one of the last organs of the human body digestive system. This is the part of the large intestines where faeces of stool is stored before being removed. 

The rectum and anus are located at the bottom of the diagram. 

The Anatomy of the Large Intestines

The Large Intestines

The large intestine is a bowel commonly titled as the large bowel, connecting the small intestine to both the rectum and anus. The large intestine is much shorter than the small intestine, being only 1.5 metres long. The main priority of the large intestines is to absorb water and store faeces (poop) before being removed. 

The Anatomy of The Small Intestines

The Small Intestines

The small intestines are a large organ located between the stomach and large intestine. They can be as long as 5 to 6 metres. Their main priority is to digest and absorb the food from the stomach.

My Goals for Hauora!

My Goals For Hauora

This term we have started a new Kete. It is the study of Maori philosophy, named Hauora. This revolves around four dimensions, or walls,named Taha Tinana (physical wellbeing) Taha Hinengaro (mental wellbeing) Taha Wairua (spiritual wellbeing) and Taha Whanau (social wellbeing). 

We were given the task to write four goals to try and achieve by the end of the Kete, one for each of the dimensions. Our goals had to be specific to what I willed to achieve, measurable, attainable and realistic, relevant to my current life, and time-suitable. 

These are the goals I have created.

This is my goal for my Taha Tinana, as it is related to my physical and sport wellbeing. I have decided to improve my overall basketball skills by the end of the Kete. I believe my goal has reached all of the requirements needed.

This is my goal for the Taha Hinengaro dimension, as it relates to my mental health. I have chosen to attend a support group once a week for the rest of the Kete. This goal, I believe, has reached the requirements.

This is my goal for my Taha Whanau dimension, as it relates to my relationship with my little sister. I believe this goal relates to the dimension well and meets the requirements.

This is my final goal for the Taha Wairua dimension. This is based around my personal identity as an artist. I have chosen to reactivate my old art accounts and post work, to reastablish my online identity as an artist. I believe this goal
has met the requirements.

These have been my goals for this term's Kete. I hope you enjoyed reading them and you have been inspired to create and write your own. Feel free to leave your feedback in the comments below, I love receiving them! 

A Model of Anatomy

A Model of Anatomy

Today we were shown a model of the entire human body and it's anatomy. The model displayed every organ in the body. 

Here are some pictures of the model. 

This photo shows what the model looked like with the organs all in place. Noticeable organs shown include the lungs, heart, intestines, liver, and pharynx. 

These pictures show the human body with the organs removed. Noticeable features shown include the spleen, appendix, pharynx, and many veins and arteries throughout the chest and stomach. 

Hauora: Taha Whanau

Taha Whanau

What is Taha Whanau?

Taha Whanau is the fourth dimension of the Maori philosophy Hauora. In English, it translates to: Social Wellbeing. It involves the social relationships between you and your whanau, friends, and classmates. 

What can I do to have a balanced Taha Whanau?

For an individual to have a balanced Taha Whanau, they must have good relationships between their friends, family (whanau) teachers, and classmates. A person with a bad relationship with their brothers and sisters - i.e fighting, bullying, not communicating, would not have a balanced Taha Tinana. It is the same for your peers and teachers at school, and friends. A person with a a balanced Taha Whanau would be social and talk to new people, and not be isolated in their room, not talking to anyone. However, a social person can have bad relationships with people, therefore having an unbalanced Taha Whanau. 

How is having a balanced Taha Whanau demonstrated in real life?

We all work together in groups, everyday of the week. Having a bad relationship with your teacher, such as disliking one another, may lead to decreased grades at school, as you would be communicating, listening, and learning less. It may be the same with your friends and whanau, as bad relationships can distract you from concentrating on your work. A person with a balanced Taha Whanau would work well in groups, with teachers, and be confident and focused at school, or in the workplace. 

This is my digital learning object I created on Google Drawing demonstrating the importance of having a balanced Taha Whanau. On the left, you can see a pair of sisters fighting and obviously upset with one another. These girls have an unbalanced Taha Whanau because they have a bad relationship. On the right, however, the pair of sisters are happy and smiling, signalling a good relationship with one another. These girls have a balanced Taha Whanau, as they have a good relationship with one another.

The Anatomy of The Liver & Gallbladder

The Liver

What are the livers main functions?

The liver is an essential, small organ located in the upper right abdomen, on the side of your body. The liver does a number of different things for your body, including converting protein and fat into glucose. The liver also breaks down your blood, stores glucose, and creates bile to help the small intestines to digest food. It appears as a smooth, crimson-brown coloured organ, and many people eat the liver of sheep, cows, and other animals.

This is where the liver is located in the body. As you can see, it is connected to the intestines. 

The gallbladder, which appears as a small green area, is what creates bile - a yellow-green, bitter substance that you may experience after vomiting. 

The Anatomy of The Heart

The Heart

An essential organ of the human body, located in the left side of the chest, partially behind the lung.

What is the main function of the heart?

The heart's main function is to flow blood through the body, through its complicated system of arteries and veins. With every pulse, the heart sends blood to circulate through the body's blood vessels. It is located in the chest, partially behind the left lung. The heart is essential because the entire body's limbs and organs requires blood circulation to be able to move, feel and touch. If the heart stopped beating, we would be killed immediately. 

This is what the heart looks like. The pale pink and yellow pipes are called arteries, the veins which blood pumps through. Consuming too much sugar can clog your arteries and cause heart attacks or heart disease. 

This has been my anatomy of the heart. 

The Anatomy of The Oesophagus

The Oesophagus

An organ in the human body, connecting the throat to the stomach.

What is the function of the oesophagus?

The oesophagus is a 25-mm pipe or digestive organ, which connects the nose and mouth (also known as the pharynx) to the stomach, to digest food. The oesophagus is lined with a layer of muscle, which is able to peristalsis and push the food down into the stomach. The oesophagus is also able to become smaller (contract) or largen (expand) to allow food to come through. 

Where the esophagus is located in the digestive system.

The Anatomy of The Eyes

The Eyes

An organ located in the head, which allows the body to see.

What are the eyes main functions?

The eyes allow the human body to see, by sending signals from the retina, through to the brain via the optic nerve. Eyes are extremely complex organs, however there are certain frequencies of light it cannot see, such as ultraviolet light. Many people across the globe have eye problems, and wear glasses to assist the eyes with these. 

What the eyes look like, inside and out.

What are the eyes made of?

The eyes are made of thousands of tiny nerves, muscles, and discs. 

The pupil is the small black hole in the centre of the eye. It is surrounded by the iris; which is either a blue, green, or brown colour. The anterior chamber, located at the bottom of the iris, is a fluid-filled space. When you blink, the eyes are moistened with this fluid, and if you don't blink for a long time, your eyes will dry out. Luckily, the brain's neurons allow the eyes to blink automatically. 

The optic disc is at the back of the eyes. If you look a certain way, you are able to see the blindspot that this causes. The optic disc has no debris, such as cones or rods, covering it, so this is what causes it.

This will help you find your blindspot in the eye. It appears as a small, colourless dot, and is a cool trick to impress your friends.

The retina is where the optic nerve sends the brain information from. The optic nerve is of course, connected to the optic disc. 

This has been my anatomy of the eyes.

The Anatomy of the Lungs

The Lungs

A respiratory organ in the human chest. 

What are the lungs main functions?

Where the lungs are located in the chest

The lungs are two large organs in the human body, located in the chest, protected by the rib cage; which allows the body to breathe. The lungs give the blood in the body oxygen from the air, and takes away carbon dioxide. When breathing out, we exhale carbon from the food we eat. The lungs are the primary function of the body's respiratory system.

What the lungs look like, during inhalation and exhalation.