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Aim: To test the pH of a range of household chemicals.
Equipment: A variety of household chemicals, spotting title, red litmus paper, blue litmus paper,Universal indicator solution, safety glasses.
Method: Add a few drops of each chemical to a spot on your tile. If a substance is solid or powered you will need to mix it with a few drops of water before testing it.
Test the chemicals with litmus papers.
Test each chemical with a few drops of universal indicator.
The aim of this experiment was to test different household chemicals to find out whether they were acidic, neutral, or basic. We used Universal Indicator and litmus paper to see how the chemicals changed colour and determine their pH.
Why did different household chemicals change different colours?
Different household chemicals contain different types and amounts of ions. Acids have more hydrogen ions (H⁺), while bases have more hydroxide ions (OH⁻). These ions cause the Universal Indicator to change different colours depending on the pH of the chemical.
How did you know if the chemicals were acidic or basic using Universal Indicator?
I compared the colour of each chemical to the Universal Indicator pH scale. Red, orange and yellow showed that the chemical was acidic, green showed it was neutral, and blue or purple showed that it was basic.
How did you know using litmus paper?
Blue litmus paper turns red when it is placed in an acid, while red litmus paper turns blue when it is placed in a base. This allowed us to identify whether a chemical was acidic or basic.
Why might Universal Indicator be more useful than litmus paper?
Universal Indicator can be more useful because it gives an approximate pH, while litmus only tells us if something is acidic or basic. This means we can compare how acidic or basic different chemicals are.
Most of my experiments worked because the Universal Indicator and litmus paper changed colour as expected. If some results did not work, it could have been because the chemicals were contaminated or I used different amounts of indicator.
Next time, I could improve my experiment by using the same amount of each chemical and indicator each time. I could also repeat each test several times to make my results more reliable and check that I get similar results each time.
Locklan Testing pH Blog Template – Ace/Roimata
We did this experiment to show how you can use blue and red litmus paper to test the pH of different household items .
Different household chemicals changed different colours in litmus paper and universal indicator depending on if they were an acid, base, or neutral.
Acids turned litmus paper: red/blue (select one)
Bases turned litmus paper: red/blue (select one)
Acids turned Universal indicator: red/blue (select one)
Bases turned Universal indicator: red/blue (select one)
Gaming console:
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Infalation
If suger goes up then everything will go up because basicially everything has suger in it even if it says “0 suger” it still has a little bit of suger in it.
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Hello today we made fairy bread and a paper tower.
What are five Interpersonal skills that can help with working other people/groups
How did the people in your group help you
They said where something was and how much to cut or spread or grab
The paper tower was really hard to do because we had to use paper clips
How did we find out how to make a paper tower we talked to each other and made a plan and then we made it and it holded small books
with the fairy bread we decided that one person had there eyes closed and one of the other person told them where the stuff was and when to stop and it really helped some of us messed up a little but it was still really good.
it was yum
Hello, welcome back to my blog! Lately in Health we’ve been going through a unit called DDA, which is basically Death, Dying, Afterlife. We’ve been looking into how different cultures and religions view death, plus all the different ideas people have about what happens after we die.
It’s actually been pretty interesting because we didn’t just talk about the spiritual side, we also looked at the actually science behind it. We learned about what happens to someone’s body right before they pass away, like how their heart rate slows down and their breathing changes, and then what happens to the body.
For this unit as well, I’m going to cover the theory that your brain can stay active for around seven minutes after your heart stops beating, Some people think it might be like your brain playing a quick recap or movie of your life before it fully shuts off.
My Three Work Evidence
Dealing with loss/grief site –
Stage of Grief – Bargaining
Showing Respect and Hauora
During this unit, I demonstrated respect towards cultural beliefs different from my own by keeping an open mind and actively listening without judging or making jokes. Because death and the afterlife are personal and spiritual topics, people in my class had a lot of different views based on their religions or what they were told to believe in. instead of thinking that a belief was “weird” just because it was different from mine, I focused on trying to understand. I made sure to use respectful language during group discussions, gave my classmates my attention, and avoided interrupting.
Showing respect like this definitely enhances other people’s Hauora.
Taha Hinengaro: It makes people feel safe and valuable instead of anxious or judged. They feel way more confident to speak up when they know no one is going to laugh at them
Taha Whānau: It builds trust and helps us get along better. When everyone feels included, it creates a much better vibe in the classroom and makes us closer as a group.
Taha Wairua: Beliefs about the afterlife are a massive part of who people are. Respecting their beliefs validates their identity and makes them feel secure in their faith and culture.
Taha Tinana: When you feel judged, your body gets stressed, tense, or uncomfortable. A respectful classroom keeps the environment relaxed and stress free so every can actually focus.
Why is it important and how can you support it?
It is so important to look after all areas of your Hauora when you are going through change, loss or grief because everything is connected. Te Whare Tapa Whā compares our well-being to four walls. If one wall gets damaged or knocked down by a hard time, the whole house becomes unstable and can collapse. Grief isn’t just about feeling sad, it messes with your whole life, your body, and your friendships.
Tana Tinana: Grief completely drained you energy. When you are going through a big change or loss, you might struggle to sleep, get random headaches or lose your appetite.
Taha Hinengaro: This wall takes a massive hit. Your emotions can be all over the place, one minute you feel totally numb. the next you’re angry, or just feel completely overwhelmed.
Taha Whānau: When you’re grieving, it’s really easy to shut everyone out, lock yourself in your room, and push your friends away because you just don’t have the energy to talk to anybody.
Taha Wairua: Loss can make you feel completely lost or empty inside. You might start questioning your beliefs, feeling like things aren’t fair, or losing your sense of purpose and direction.
My Topic for this unit.
For my investigation topic, I picked the seven minute brain theory, which was honestly the best pick in my opinion.
Basically, this theory is all about what actually happens inside our head right at the very end. Most people think that once your heart stops beating and you stop breathing, you just die straight away and that’s it, like flicking a light switch off. But scientists have found out that it doesn’t really work like that at all, Instead, your brain can actually stay alive and keep firing off signals for up to seven minutes after your heart has completely stopped beating.
During those seven minutes, there’s this massive burst of brain activity, especially in the areas that control things like memory, emotion, and dreaming. Because those specific parts of the brain are lighting up a lot of researches think you might experience a crazy, dream-like state where you see your whole life flash before your eyes, It;s almost like your mind has a movie reel of all your favourite memories, key minutes, and feelings before it fully shuts down for good.
Interesting Pieces of Information.
1. An Accidental Brain Scan: One of the coolest things i read about was this event from 2022. Doctors in Canada were running a brain scan on an 87 year old patient to check on his health, but while the machine was running, his heart suddenly stopped. Because the scanner was turned on, it accidentally recorded a human brain dying for the first time.
The Scan showed that right after his heart stopped, his brain had a huge surge of waves. The waves are the exact brain signals we use when we’re dreaming, remembering stuff, or meditating. This proved that even when your heart stops, your brain doesn’t just instantly stop. It keeps signing off thoughts just like when you’re having a dream.
My source: The Accidental Brain Scan
2. Why 7 Minutes?
I also looked into why everyone keeps saying seven minutes. Basically, when your heart stops beating, that’s called a clinical death, but your brain cells can actually survive for about 3 minutes to 7 minutes without oxygen before it completely shuts off. In those last few minutes, the brain dumps out all its leftover energy in one big final burst, which is why people think you get that seven minute movie reel of your life.
How does this link to Hauora?
Looking into this theory actually connects to different sides of our Hauora.
Short Term and Long Term impacts.
Short term:
Long Term:
This term, we have been learning about Death, Dying, and The Afterlife. Earlier this term, we have watched the movie Coco to see how death is processed in Mexican culture. We have covered through tasks of death, dying, and The Afterlife topics and activities.
How I demonstrated showing respect to another culture is learning from them, asking help, and doing it the right way. I have some friends that are Muslim, and even though we have different beliefs, we still show respect to one another because that’s how friendships work. Showing kindness and valuing their point of view is a good way to maintain a healthy relationship with them. There are different varieties of cultures and beliefs, so when they are showed to us, we have to be respectful. Being mindful of how others see this part of life is important, because in our society, people tend to see it in a way where cultural identity isn’t important; making others feel separated and isolated from what they believe in. To show respect is to be supportive, mindful, and value how they move on with the process of loss and grief, we are all human. It can strengthen their hauora, because they would feel understood and validated. Acknowledging how they feel is the best way to help, because acting like you know what they’re going through can make them feel unseen or even ignored. Not all grievances are experienced the same way, it’s all different due to how we cope with it. To help them, we must first try and understand their perspective. (improve this)
It’s important to know all aspects of Hauora, especially when someone is going through tough time in life like grief. Showing up matters, even if they want to be alone. Taha Tinana – Simple tasks can become a challenge for someone who is going through grief and loss. They may be in a state where they’re far from reality, that they just wanna stay still like the time isn’t moving at all. How we can help them is physically moving them gently, helping them eat, bathe, or take a walk. Being there for them is great, but helping them is even better because we never know how they really feel and what stages they might go through next. Taha Wairua – I think for this part of the hauora is that making sure that their cultural beliefs can strengthen to through support and encouragement. Because this is where they try to figure out who they are and what they’re going through. To help someone with going through loss and they feel that they are from reality, we can try to bring them back by doing the things they love. Taha Whanau – When they are feeling separated and alone from everybody, we can help them socialize. We can gather others who are going through the same thing, help them feel connected and make them feel that they are not alone in this. Taha Hinengaro – I think Taha Hinengaro is crucially important when it comes to loss and grief, this is because of their mental well-being. People can hide what they feel, and the worst part is that we can’t imagine what’s going on in their head. Ways to help them is being able to be there for them, even when they want to be alone. I think it’s best if we are there, because they might need a hug or a talk.
A topic that I picked is How to Cope With a Person Passing Away.
Some interesting details I have found in my topic is that there is no right or wrong way to grieve. It may not seem surprising but it’s very true. We show and offer support to everyone who’s loved one has passed away, even if they aren’t showing it. Because those people find comfort in busying themselves, focusing on other things to cope with the loss. There is also spending time with people who also knew the one that has passed away, finding them and talking about the deceased one is a good way to connect and share all the memories who guys have experienced.
Here is a link I used to research about my topic! Link
1. Hello bloggers, welcome back to another blog post! In Health, we have been learning about death, dying and the after life. We explored how different cultures and religions believe and the traditions they do after someone’s passing. The things we learnt include watching the coco movie (what happens if someone dies), 5 stages of grief, how to support someone going through grief, and the process of death.
2. I have shown respect towards other peoples’ cultural beliefs during this unit by actually paying attention instead of judging, to learn about others’perspectives of death, dying and the after life, because we all view things differently. Showing respect enhances both your hauora and the other’s hauora. Their Taha Hinengaro (Mental and Emotional Well being) boosts their self-esteem in a much positive way, and helps them reduce stress especially if it is a very sensitive topic for them.
3. If you ever go through the phase “change, loss and grief”, it is always important to take care of your well being, because if one of your well being is neglected, then it is unbalanced and unstable. There are various ways to cope with times like this.
Taha Whānau (Social Well being)
Seek support and accept help from someone who you can trust and understand your loss, so you can let go of the emotional weight on you. You can openly talk about the person who passed away, like sharing memories and stories. Recounting meaningful moments helps process the loss together.
Taha Tinana (Physical Well being)
You may start to lack energy, strength and slowly get lazy, which can affect the things you do on a daily basis. Set a positive goal, taking small steps slowly. Perform meditations to feel less guilty and more calm, such as deep belly breathing, gentle stretching, etc. Eat simple foods like soups, stews, and many more. For something creative, create a memory box filled with photos, their belongings or important things to them.
Taha Wairua (Spiritual Well being)
Grief may shatter your routine and worldview… Restoring it can help your health, by connecting with nature (taking a walk outdoors, near the ocean, etc), or engaging in traditions such as a prayer to seek peace and calmness without feeling guilty.
Taha Hinengaro (Mental and Emotional Well being)
Taking care of your taha hinengaro during grief is important because it helps you process heavy emotions and supports your spirit and body over time. Grief often brings a wave of sadness, guilt or anger. Managing your thoughts like starting a journal to express your feelings. A clear calm mind helps you heal.
5. The chosen topic for this investigation is about 7 minutes after death. It is a theory about what happens to a person’s brain at the moment of death that has been talked about by philosophers, doctors, and even ordinary people for centuries. Myths and religious traditions believe that at the final moments of your life is where your past flashes before your eyes. Science has studied that it could not just be folklore.
6. Researchers have set up recordings of brain activity of people near death. It often included patterns of memories, dreaming, or awareness. These discoveries have strengthened the concept that the brain doesn’t shut down immediately.
In health, we have been learning about Death, Dying, and the Afterlife. We have learned about different cultural beliefs and traditions and how to cope when things happen.
1- What do you do when change happens?
Embrace the change by accepting your new reality exactly as it stands. Give yourself permission to acknowledge and process your feelings completely. Shift your perspective away from the things you cannot influence. Finally, channel your energy entirely into the choices and actions you can actually control.
2- What do you do when your upset?
When waves of distress or frustration begin to take over, make a conscious decision to pause immediately This deliberate break stops your racing thoughts and prevents an automatic, stress reaction.
3- what do you do when you lose someone/something important to you?
What did you learn about in the video?
What were the different experiments you completed?
1) Hydrogen Pop Test
2) Metal Oxide Experiment
3) Carbon Dioxide Experiment
What observations did you make in each experiment?
Hydrogen Pop Test:
Metal Oxide Experiment:
Carbon Dioxide Experiment: As the carbonate and acid had been combined in the tube, the results that were expected to see during the observation was a colourless gas being created. And then slowly turning into a cloudy liquid.
How can reactants from your experiment be used to predict products?
To identify a prediction products, from the reactants that we have is by using the formula M A S H and C A S H C O. These formulas can help us predict quick on what our products will be as a result.
What was each experiment testing for?
28.08.2026
Yesterday, we did 3 experiment to see the reaction of Metals.
What were the different experiments you completed?
We did the experiment for :
What observations did you make in each experiment?
How can reactants from your experiment be used to predict products?
Metal + Acid —> Metal Salt + Hydrogen
Metal carbonate+ acid —> Salt + water + carbon dioxide
Metal + Oxygen —> Metal oxide
What was each experiment testing for?
To see the reaction of the reactants ( metal and another element) and products.
Hello, today I am going to be talking about religion around death. Some of the things I have already learnt is that some countries treat death differently like some people have food out for the people that have passed to come collect like putting their favourite food out. I’m here to talk about why and how it is important to care for the ones that have passed on. It is important because they are your loved ones and friends. It is important to care for the ones who are very sad and down its important because they maybe haven’t been or felt this way before but you have so in this kinda situation it is important to look after your friends or family members because they will need it.
(For the DDA Doc I Have chosen pro)
(This is something that you could make if you have lost a loved one and turn it into a calander so you will never forget them)
(This is something I have done about my culture and maybe you could do it if you lost a loved one and you could talk about there culture and where they are from)
This is about Practices around death and dying. This is something that will help you more when someone passes away and you can’t handle it well. so this helps by telling you how to feel about it. Some interesting facts I have learnt in this topic is that in some places like the UK they become less traditional and religious about their family or friends dying. I have also learnt there are more cramshins over burial. At the same time, in the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic, conversations about death are becoming more normalised yet there is no corresponding increase in death.
Some questions people ask is
1.why do people die?
2. How old do you get before you die?
3. why do we have to be religious about it?
Well first is that dying is just a part of the life curriculum, and second it doesn’t matter how old you are you can die at any age, and third is that some countries are religious because it’s a part of their culture so it up to you if you wanna be religious about it but its mostly for country’s that have the religion for it. This would impact your spiritual well being.
Shared concerns around what makes a good death including no pain/suffering, being surrounded by family at home. These all lead to a good way of relieving stress about someone who just died because you have your family and friends there to support you, make you feel better they might even gift you with stuff to relieve stress and it also shows a sign of respect. And this would impact your Social/whanua and mental emotional well-being.
This is just basically saying that when someone dies that was really close to you there are always people there to care and look after you no matter the surcumstances they will be there to provide for you.
Thanks for reading
26 August Wednesday 2026 : Titan
Photos: Plague
Thank you for reading my blog.
Hey viewers, today i’m gonna be talking about Death, Dying and the Afterlife
1st. We have learnt about the black death/ The plague that killed everyone in 1338 or 1339. Link for the Black plague for more information The Plague
2nd. We’ve also learned and worked about how different cultures do their funerals and we learnt this by watching Coco. Coco taught us how in Coco, they show that when people die they have their own other world and on the day of the dead they come and cross over a bridge to see their living family.
3rd. There are 4 ways that losing someone can affect you.
NO.1: Taha hinengaro which is Emotional and mental. Losing someone is definently gonna affect your emotional and make you go mental on yourself and sometimes others.
NO.2 Taha Tinana, which is physical. This can also affect you in some ways like, helping you lose stress and to also start processing grief.
NO.3 Taha Whanau, Which is Social. Social is definently affecting you when someone dies by you just wanting to be lonely and live in your grief and depression instead of talking to someone which social affects you to not be social, but other people just deal with it knowing that it’s human nature, one of the saddest ones ever
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NO.4 And last of all Taha Wairua, which is spiritual, this one affects everything towards you when someone leaves everything behind, because your spirit is who you are, so your spirit getting affected by grief, depression, acceptance, bargaining and denying, will let all that go in your spirit cause it’s human nature.
In heath we have been learning about death dying in the after life and we learned what other culture do when a family member has passed.
How can you take care of your hauora when you go through upsetting things such as death?
i can take care with my hauroa if something upsets me i just go for a walk or listin to music or i will just talk to someone.
What happens in your culture when someone passes away?
When someone in my culture passes away we the them to a marae and then they will stay there for 3 or 4 nights and there always has to be someone next to the passed person if everyone leaves the marae and your the only in there u will have to stay there till someone else comes cause it bad if u leave the passed person only and after a couple nights they will get barried then after they get buried people will stay or just pack up and then leave.
. What is one thing that you learned about someone else’s culture when a person passes away?
some culture do not do hakas.
. How were you respectful to others during this unit?
show my manners
how people around if they need help
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