Mary - Asexual Reproduction

Asexual Reproduction:

What is asexual reproduction? Asexual reproduction is when only one organism(parent) or part is required and new organism is produced like unicellular organisms.

How it occurs/happens? Asexual reproduction only needs one parent, so the offspring are clones of the parent.

What are different types of Asexual reproduction in plants and in animals? Some examples of an asexual reproduction in plants and animals include, Vegetative, Propagation, Starfish and the Spider Plant.

What are the benefits of asexual reproduction for plants and animals? Some benefits of Asexual Reproduction include, A better chance of survival will be hand(more species), Just a little time and resources are used and It is a much more simpler procedure.

Mary - Health: Fonofale

Fonofale:

What is the fonofale? The Fonofale is used to describe a Pacific view of important parts in healthy development. The Fonofale model was created by Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann as a Pacific Island model of health.

What is different about it compared to Hāuora? There is no walls just posts, there is roof and a foundation. Also their is two different values, Culture which represent the cultural values and beliefs and also ‘other’ which relates to gender, sexual orientation, age, social class, employment and education. Another thing that is different about the Fonofale compared to Hauora is it is encased in a shell, with three dimension.

These dimensions are:
Environment: This dimension shows the relationships and uniqueness of Pacific people to their physical environment.

Time: This dimension relates to the actual or specific time in history that impacts on Pacific people.

Context: This dimension relates to the where, how, what and the meaning it has for that particular person or people.

What is similar compared to Hāuora? Some of the values of the Fonofale are similar to the Hauora values such as, physical well-being, mental and spiritual well-being.

Do you like the Hāuora model or the fonofale model more? Why? I like the Fonofale model more because I can relate to it more with the traditional Pacific Island values.

Mary - Cells

For science this year, 10KLE learnt about Living and Non-Living things, A Cell Structure and also Functions of Cell Parts(Organelles).

Living & Non-living Things:

I have learnt that the study of living things is called Biology. There are seven characteristics that a Living thing show, Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. Some non-living things show one or two of the seven characteristics of living things, such as Machines like washing machines. They can move, but only if it has some type of energy resource to get it moving.

Non-living things can be divided into two groups:

First come those which were never part of a living thing, such as stone and gold.

The second group are those which were once part of living things, such as coal. Coal was formed when trees died and sank into the soft ground. Paper is also another example of a non-living thing that was once living, because it was made from trees. Jam is another example of a non-living thing that was once part of a living thing, this is because it was made from the fruit of a plant.

A table showing what Living and Non-living things can do:

Living Things	Non-living Things
They can grow	They can’t Reproduce
They can reproduce	They can’t Grow
They can Move on their Own	They can’t move, only if a energy resource helps it to.
They can Sense	They can’t Excrete.
They can Respire	They can’t Sense

Labelled Cell - Animal Cell & Plant Cell:

Cell Parts & Their Function:

Cell Membrane: Very thin transparent sheet. Holds everything inside and controls what comes in and out..

Cell Wall: Made of cellulose and only found in plants, also thick and strong. Provides strength for the plants.

Nucleus: Small dark circular spot. The control center for the cell and contains genes.

Cytoplasm: Watery jelly like substance which fills most of the cell. It holds the cell organelles and contains nutrients and chemicals.

Vacuole: Water filled bubble. Helps keep the cell firm.

Chloroplasts: Small green structure found only in the green part of plants. They make sugar for the plant.

Mitochondria: Squiggly green thing. The part of the cell that does respiration to give the cell energy.

Photosynthesis:

What is Photosynthesis? Photosynthesis is a process in which Carbon Dioxide and water are used by the plants to produce carbohydrate and oxygen in the presence of sunlight.

What are the substances required? The substances that are required for photosynthesis are, Water from the soil, carbon dioxide from the air, energy from the sunlight which is then absorbed by the chlorophyll in the chloroplasts of leaf cells.

Mary - English: Change Your Ways

For English we were given this task where we had to listen to the song, Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson. We had to identify what this song is about and how we can use it for ourselves to change our ways to make our World a better and brighter place.

What is the song about? It is about making a change and realising that it has to start with you.

Find 3 quotes from the song that talk about change? Explain what each quote means.

1. “I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat, who am I, To be blind, pretending not to see their needs...” It means that their are kids out there who are starving and poor, yet when it comes to seeing the homeless or poor, we act like there’s nothing wrong, we act like their not there.
2. “I’m starting with the Man in the Mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways…” It means that we need to realise that if we want this World to be brighter and better than it has to start with ourselves/you.
3. “It’s time that I realise that , that there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan, could it be, really me, pretending that they're not alone…” Just like the other quotes it means that we need to realise what’s really going on in this World, and what we can do to make it a better place.

What can people learn from this song? 4 sentences.

That we need to start realising the little and big things that are destroying this World. We need to change our ways to make the future brighter. Also that we should always be grateful for the things we get or lucky to have, even the little things count.

Who do you think the audience of this song is targeted to? To everyone around the World, especially those who turn a blind eye when it comes to the less fortunate and also to those who look down on people.

Find some background information about the artist - early life etc.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29th, 1958 in Gary Indiana. He has Five Brothers(Tito, Jermaine, Randy, Jackie and Marlon) and three sisters(La Toya, Janet and Rebbie). His father, Joe Jackson was a crane operator at a Steel Mill and his Mother, Katherine Jackson took care of the family and took part time Jobs. When Michael Jackson was Five he belonged to a group called, The Jackson 5 with his brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon. They started off playing at Bars and clubs in the Midwest and also talent shows. As time went by they became more successful and also gained popularity, and because of this Michael couldn’t go to school, well he didn’t have a normal childhood. In 1978 Michael met music producer, Quincy Jones. He broke away from the Family band and worked on his first “grown up” album, Off the Wall. Which became a huge hit. After Off the Wall he wanted to make an even bigger album, he worked with Quincy Jones again and released the Album, Thriller, which was an even bigger success. It won eight Grammy Awards and is still to this day The best selling album of all time with an estimated 51 to 60(and still counting) million copies sold worldwide. Michael had now become the biggest star in the Music Industry. He is also known as the “King of Pop”.

Michael also supported a lot of charities, he was even listed in the 2000 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for breaking the World record for Most Charities Supported by a Pop Star. Another fact about Michael Jackson is that he had a skin condition called, Vitiligo and that is why his skin colour went from Dark to White.

Michael Jackson sadly passed away on June 25th, 2009 from Cardiac Arrest.

Choose ONE quote from the song that best expresses the idea of ‘change’ and create a picmonkey collage with the quote on it. Please insert the image onto this document.

Mary - Reproduction

1. What is reproduction? Reproduction is a process in which organisms produce their offspring.
2. What is Sexual & Asexual reproduction?

Asexual reproduction is when only one organism(parent) or part is required and new organism is produced like unicellular organisms.

Sexual reproduction is when two organisms(male+female) takes part and new organisms are formed like in all multi cellular organisms.

3. 3. Give examples of asexual reproduction in plants & animals. Some examples of an asexual reproduction in plants & animals include, Vegetative Propagation, Starfish, the Spider Plant

4. Give examples of sexual reproduction in plants & animals. Some examples of an sexual reproduction in plants & animals include, most animals like Humans, Monkeys and Giraffes..
5. What are advantages & disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

Advantages:	Disadvantages:
Better chance of survival will be at hand(more species).	But then again, It makes species prone to extinction, because of parasites and predators.
Just a little time and resources are used.	There might be problems with crowding.
It is a much more simpler procedure.	Lack of genetic Diversity.

1. What are advantages & disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

Advantages:	Disadvantages:
It removes bad genes from the population.	It requires two parents.
It promotes survival.	It takes time and energy.
More unique individuals added to the population.	There is only a limited amount of offspring.

Us & Them - Sexual & Asexual

Task 1: You will encounter the terms listed below in this lesson. Find their meanings

1. Asexual reproduction - Formation of a new individual from the cell of a single parent.
2. Sexual reproduction - Involves the fusing of the gametes from 2 parents to form offspring. Produces offspring that are not genetically identical. A lot of variation is possible.
3. Clones - Every new organism produced is genetically identical to the parent.
4. Stolons or runners - Horizontal above-ground stems from which roots can grow to start off a new plant, Eg strawberry, spider plants.
5. Rhizomes - An underground runner that gives rise to new plants eg ginger, iris, lilies.
6. Bulbs - Underground stems that divide by mitosis allowing many new plants to form new bulbs eg onion, garlic.
7. Tubers - Underground storage stem from which new plants can grow after a dormant season eg dahlia, potato.
8. Corm - A bulb-like but solid, fleshy underground stem eg dahlia, taro, crocus.
9. Budding - Offspring develop as a growth on the body of the parent. Eg jellyfishes, echinoderms, tapeworms. In corals the buds remain attached to the parent resulting in the formation of colonies.
10. Fragmentation - Parts of a plant break off and grow into a new plant. May include vegetative propagation in which part of the plant now specialised for reproduction breaks off and grows into a new plant.
11. Regeneration - If a piece of parent is detached, it can grow and develop into a completely new individual eg starfish.
12. Artificial propagation - Artificial reproduction/propagation is the creation of new life by other than natural means available to an organism. Examples include artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, cloning and embryonic splitting, or cleavage.

Mary - Outcomes Attributes and Feauture

For ICT we have been learning and developing the skills of creating a game, using the software 'Scratch'. Our main focus for our games is "Sustainability'. The audience I am aiming for for my game is the Youth of the Tamaki Community. This is one of the tasks that we were assigned to do. We had to find examples of games from Scratch and explain the List of outcome features of that game.

Mary - Well Being

For Health we learnt about the four walls of self also known as Hauora.
The four walls of self include:
- Taha Tinana - Physical Well Being
- Taha Wairua - Spiritual Well Being
- Taha Whanau - Social Well Being
- Taha Hinengaro - Mental/Emotional Well Being.
We learnt about the different effects it can have on us if we don't have one wall working. I created a Powtoon to show what I like to do that effects each wall of my Hauora.