Science Fair assesment

Music Selling

My song that I will be selling is called Tighten Up by the Black Keys. The Black Keys is a two Piece made out of Dan Aeurbatch who does lead guitar and vocals, and Patrick Carney who does drums and percussion. The band formed in the early 2000’s when the dropped out of school to do what they love. That is preforming live. They went on many small tours at the same time making a unknown fan base until they signed with a major record label called Nonesuch Records. This made them shoo towards fame and they started releasing many albums and climbed up charts and hit fame with there album El Camieno and there single Lonely Boy. This song is from the album Brothers. 

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Tecnicraft Evaluation

Math Test Results

Buddies

My Handwriting Sample

Carbon Cycle V2

Carbon it is in every living thing and is all around us. You will probably want to know. What it is? How does it affect us? Is it important? Well, this piece of writing will explain what Carbon is. Plus how the Carbon Cycle keeps everything on this Earth functioning.

One part of the Carbon Cycle is called Decomposition. This is where the plants and animals that have stored carbon inside themselves die and eventually start to decompose. Then they break down into smaller matter. This causes the release of all the stored carbon inside its self. Into the atmostsphere.

Another part of this cycle is called respiration, this is a big part for humans. It is also known  as breathing. Respiration can be from plants, aquatic animals and humans. When we inhale we are taking in oxygen and letting out Carbon Dioxide. All living matter does this, and will release Carbon Dioxide out of there bodies and into the air.

When trees and other Carbon things fall into a lake, river or the sea the Carbon inside will move with it. So when it falls underwater it either biodegrades while it’s sinking. Otherwise it will degrade and become part of the underwater soil for plant life.

Photosynthesis  is when a plant takes in the Carbon around it and it gets stored inside itself. That is when the plant uses sunlight to transform the carbon into oxygen.

Compaction is the stage when all the Carbon inside things like fossils and dead trees have sunk underground and are compacted to precious minerals like Oil and Coal. These minerals are being taken above ground to be used by humans to power homes, run cars and for other cheap manufacturing goods. When we do all of these things we are releasing Carbon into the atmostsphere. 

Humans are releasing Carbon Dioxide into the air much faster than when we were not around. The cycle may become unbalanced if we keep using our carbon resources like this, our planet will not function properly.

My Self Report 2012

Cross Country Form

NYLD//12

On Monday 1400 students from all around the north island came to the National Young leaders Day at the Michell Fowler centre. Young Leaders Day is an organization were inspirational people from New Zealand come to tell people how any one can become something big. All you have to do is just ignite the spark inside of you.

The first inspirational person who spoke to us was a man called Nick Tuitasi who had to take responsibility at a early stage in his life. When his mother died he had to look after his father and let the man live with him. He later went on to join the police academy were he experienced a near death experience with some good friends on a training camp. Were he became a true leader and help every one get through the freezing nights. That is what sparked his true potential of leadership.

Secondly a young man called Jamie Fitzgerald had a real spark for what he loved. Jamie accomplished many things in his life from winning a inter Tasman rowing compition to walking into the middle of the south pole. He said that when ever life gets hard, keep rowing. But never let performance get in the way of safety.

Afterwards a woman called Cassandra Treadwell came on who went to Africa saw the poverty and illness that had stricken the land and decided to take action by building orphanages, schools and small land crops to help the children of Africa on by one. She said that if you believe in your self others  will to

Then Cam Calkoen went on. Cam is an extraordinary man who decided to dream big and achieve even bigger. From birth he has been stricken with cerebral palsey which put him on the autism spectrum. but that didn’t slow him down the tiniest bit. he joined the school sprinting team and started to excel at the entire sporting area. He later on became an Olympic champion and started winning medals. Thats when he decided to overcome his biggest fear. Public speaking. Cal speaks in front of hundreds of people to show that your true potential is some were inside of you 

Dave Atkinson went on stage not as a man who achieved great things in his life but just a normal man who was a graphic designer, but thew away all of it so he could speak to children about how to make you become a leader. Dave’s childhood shaped what he does now he learnt things that he could carry on through his life and share to other people. He knew to stick up for what it right, because of what he saw people do to each other. Chose good friends. This is because the friends he hung out with when he was young got involved in doing the wrong things he slowly noticed himself doing them to.


I personally think that what makes a good leader is defiantly lighting the spark of potential inside of us. it brings out the best of what anyone can do. All you would need is to to live life to the fullest. Follow these things, have some one to look up to will make a goal for being the best that you can be. Finally just go with the wind grab as many opportunities as possible, be a great friend, do the right things. Then maybe some day you will be a hero to another kid.


The thing I would do if I could do anything and couldn’t fail I would start another music revolution Because if music has gone from classical to blues to rock and roll then grunge and so on, who knows what would be next.

What Is The Carbon Cycle

Did you know that we breathe the same air that there was from the start of the earth? The reason why is all because of the Carbon Cycle. It keeps us alive, it makes us breathe and keeps life functioning.

Carbon is an element (scientifically known as Carbon Dioxide or CO2). Like Hydrogen and Oxygen. When you inhale the air around you  are also breathing in Oxygen while you are breathing in the Carbon, which you are exhaling afterwards. Carbon follows a cycle that is called the Carbon Cycle. This keeps plants alive and helps us live our lives to the fullest.

The cycle all begins when either a plant or any other living thing dies and starts decomposing. Otherwise it will start from trees or plant life that are burning. Lastly it will be from a life form of some sort breathing in air. This is releasing carbon into the air.

The next stage of this cycle is when the Carbon is emitted into the atmosphere. Meaning that it will float around. Soon after it will be either absorbed into the water were it will dissolve at the bottom of the sea, or otherwise it will be absorbed inside a plant. The way this is happening is from the plants going through an important stage for its life called photosynthesis.  This is  where it takes in; sunlight, water, minerals in the soil and other things it needs to grow to its full height and survive.

Finally last stage of this cycle is when the Carbon is set free from a plant  that has fallen or been burnt. Therefore all the Carbon will be extracted from the plant and at that stage the cycle starts all over again. 

This process can go on from anywhere between days, months or even years. If we ever needed a new planet you will need the Carbon cycle or else life in its self couldn’t exist there.

By Tom.w and Oscar.M

What Is The Water Cycle

Do you ever wonder why the water never runs out? The reason why is because the Water Cycle keeps it all flowing. It gives us life, it helps trees and other life thrive. This is what keeps life running at its best.

The first stage of the Water Cycle is where water from the seas and the lakes evaporates and transforms into vapor. This makes it a gas. Once it is a gas it rises upwards towards the sky. Meanwhile the vapor is cooling and collecting with more of the condensation turning the water into clouds.

When weather like: snow, rain hail etc  fall from the clouds water is evaporates off trees and other plant life at the same rate as the other  sources of water. Following the same pattern of the cycle as lakes, rivers and streams.

When all this condensation is built up, it starts to form a cloud. The clouds starts to become heavier. Eventually they have to release all the water that it has stored. Clouds do this by releasing all its storage making precipitation (Also known as rain).

The mountains and valleys gather all the water that has fallen from the clouds forming streams and rivers. This water flows back down to the sea. Another way that the water gets to the sea is from something called subsurface (underground) runoff which happens when the water is absorbed underground and goes through channels to the sea.

The Water Cycle has always happened. It is vital that the water cycle continues how it is going now, otherwise life will cease to exist and humans will come to a slow end. So be greatful for what you have and hope that the cycle will live on forever.