Trees

Plants

AIM: TO LEARN ABOUT THE NATURE OF PLANTS

Plants fall into two categories:

1. Evergreen

2. Deciduous

Deciduous

Evergreen

Find three examples of each:

Evergreen: 

1. Kauri

2. Titoki

3. Pohutukawa

4. Rimu

5. Kahikatea

6. Totara

7. Kohuhu

8. Kowhai

Deciduous;

1. Japanese maple 

2. Silver birch

3. Fraxinus angustifolia

4. Sweet Gum 

5. Eastern red bud

6. Tulip tree

7. Persian silk tree

8. Himalayan Birch

LEAVES

Simple                                 Compound   

Example: 
Plant type: Deciduous / Evergreen

Leaf type: Simple / Compound
Leaf colour: Green
Photo of leaf: 

Plant drawing:

MY LEAF COLLECTION

1.

Plant type: Deciduous / Evergreen

Leaf type: Simple / Compound
Leaf colour: Green

Photo of leaf:

 
Plant drawing:

2. 

Plant type: Deciduous / Evergreen

Leaf type: Simple / Compound

Photo of leaf: 

Plant drawing:

3.  

Plant type: Deciduous / Evergreen

Leaf type: Simple / Compound

Photo of leaf:

Plant drawing:

4. 

Plant type: Deciduous / Evergreen

Leaf type: Simple / Compound

Photo of leaf:

Plant drawing:

5.  

Plant type: Deciduous / Evergreen

Leaf type: Simple / Compound

Photo of leaf:

Plant drawing:

RESEARCH 4 TYPES OF PLANTS

Carnivorous plants

Venus flytrap

California pitcher plant

Round-leaved sundew

Drosera capensis

Pine trees 

Stone pine

Eastern white pine

Mountain pine

Lodgepole pine

Fruit trees

Peach Tree

Pomegranate Tree

Coconut Tree

Nectarine Tree

NZ Natives

Makamaka

Kauri

Titoki

Hutu

Tawa
Example

Title: NZ Natives
Examples: 
1.

 

Pouhakawa

Climate: Hot areas/ Like the beach

Place: New Zealand2.

Ti Kouka

Climate swamps and lakeside in the sunlight

Place : New Zealand

3.

Rimu

Climate : Warm Places

Place: New Zealand

4.

Kauri

Climate:Forests

Place: Far north of New Zealand

Is it a Scone ?

By Talia,Shontae,Makaea.

Aim: To look at different kitchen ingredients in scones and their effects.

In groups of 4 you will:

• Make 4 types of scone.
• Normal plus 3 others

1. No butter,
2. No Baking Powder
3. No milk
4. With Lemonade
5. With Baking Soda

• Draw up a chart to record your findings
• Make 4 recipes using the following quantities

Recipe:

• 1/2 cup Edmonds standard flour
• 1 tsp Edmonds baking powder  or 1 tsp baking soda                                            
• 2 tsp butter
• 1/4 cup milk, approximately or 1/4 cup lemonade

Lemonade scone Recipe:

• 1/2 cup Edmonds standard flour
• 1 tsp baking powder                                                
• 2 tsp butter
• 1/4 cup lemonade

No butter Recipe:

• 1/2 cup Edmonds standard flour
• 1 tsp Edmonds baking powder  or 1 tsp baking soda                                            
• 1/4 cup milk

Baking soda Recipe:

• 1/2 cup Edmonds standard flour
• 1 tsp baking soda                                                     
• 2 tsp butter
• 1/4 cup milk,

Materials:

1. Plate

2. Spoon

3. Measuring cup

4. Milk

5. Butter

6. Flour

Process

Step 1: Get your ingredients

Step 2: Measure ¼ cup of flour and place in your bowl.

Step 3: Get two tsp of butter and put it in your bowl.

Step 4: Then pour ¼ of a cup of milk in to your bowl.

Step 5:  With your final ingredient get 1 tsp of baking powder and place it in your bow.

Step 6: Then mix it all together until it looks and feels like dough.

Step 7: Then make it into twos and place it on the tray.Then put it into the oven.

Findings:

TRIAL NUMBER:	COLOUR	TASTE	HEIGHT (CM)
1. NORMAL	golden	dry	47 mm
2. WITH BAKING SODA	Dark brown	Very bitter	34 mm
3. NO BUTTER	white	dry	48 mm
4. WITH LEMONADE	brown	bitter	33 mm

Conclusion:

Materials

1. Lemonade
2. Baking soda
3. Flour
4. Bowl
5. Spoon
6. Butter

1. All of the scones were baked at 200 celcius.
2. The scones were all bake for 10 minutes.But some of them were burnt.
3. Our no butter scone was dryer even tho they were cooked for the same time.

Rainbow Paper

Aim: To separate colours by using the process of chromatography.

Definition: A technique for separating the different parts of a mixture / solid using liquid.

Rainbow paper

Materials;

1. Felt Pens

2. Ruler

3. Pencil

4. Liquid

5. Container

6. Tissue Paper

Process:

Step 1:Rule the tissue paper. 2 cm from the top and 1 cm from the bottom

Step 2:Pencil line the marks.

Step 3:Add dots out of the 3 felt colors on the pencil line of 1 cm  

Step 4:Then fold the Tissue paper on the 2 cm line.

Step 5:Then place the tissue on the side of the container

Step 6:Pour a little bit of liquid in.

Findings: Write about what happened.

Reflection: What have I learnt from this experiment? That black has blue yellow and red inside of it.

Talia and Shontae

Skittles

Aim: To separate colors by using the process of chromatography.

Materials;

1. Petrie dish  

2. Water

3. Skittles

4. Petrie Tray

5. Jug

6. Container

Process

Step 1: Grab your petrie dish and place it on a flat surface

Step 2: Get your skittles and place them in your petrie dish.In 5 equal parts.

Step 3:Get your water and pour it over your skittles so its just covering them.

Step 4:Wait until the skittles are dissolved

Step 5:

Step 6:

Findings: Write about what happened. The colors and how they fade into each other.

Reflection: What have I learnt from this experiment? That the colors do not join straight away.

What did the colors do?

Did the colors mix together?

Why or why not?