Fish Waste - Hurumanu 1

This week in Hurumanu 1 we were tasked to do research about our own interest topic that revolves around sustainability. I was working in a group and our chosen topic were Fish waste. On the slide below, it will give you a better understanding of what's it about. We also had to statistics about the data we collected from internet. It is also included on the slides below. Have a nice day and I hoped you like it. Bye~

Levinthal Emulations - ART

 In our Art lesson, we are focusing on David Levinthal's way of photography. David Levinthal is a photographer that uses mini figures to represent an idea like war scenes for example. We were tasked to make an emulation of his photographs. Emulation is kinda like imitating something but not exactly copying, just either making it better from the original or creating a piece that is kinda similar to it but with our own props. We took the time to do some photograph session outside using our mini figures. Here are the photographs I took. I didn a little bit of editing in it. I hope you like it.

It is 3 photographs of mini figures that looked like some couples. There's not really any special idea meaning behind it. We also needed to evaluate one of our photographs and check if we have included like rule of thirds, assymetry/symettry, focal points, and leading lines.  View my other post to know the definitions of those and what it is. Have a nice day! Bye!

Blood - Hurumanu 2 - Science

In Science, we began learning about human blood. We looked at what are the main types of blood, it's purpose, functions, and how it benefits our body. The study of blood is also known as "Hematology" in a scientific way. There are four main types of blood cells. They are the Red blood cells, White blood cells, Plasma, and Platelets. Before we look at the definitions and the functions of those blood, let's look at what are the important jobs of blood in the body.

Blood has many functions:

It carries oxygen from your lungs to your cells.

It carries carbon dioxide from your cells to your lungs.

It carries hormones from the glands around your body.

It regulates your temperature by moving heat around your body.

Definitions + Functions of types of blood:

• Red Blood Cells - Also known as RBC's or Erythrocyte. Red blood cells make up about 45% of your blood. It contains a chemical called "Hemoglobin". Hemoglobin is responsible for transporting oxygen around your body. 

• White Blood Cells - Also known as Leukocytes. It is responsible for fighting infection and disease around your body. It only increases if one individual person is fighting through infection or disease. Then it decreases when a person is perfectly healthy. 

• Plasma - Plasma is rather a straw-colored liquid. It transports carbon dioxide from your cells to your lungs, nutrients from the small intestine to your cells, and chemical messengers (called hormones) to your cells. It makes up about 54% of our blood.

• Platelets - Platelets are tiny fragments (pieces) of cells. It is responsible for making blood clot when you get a cut from your skin. That way, you don't lose a lot of blood.

Your blood is red, so why are your veins blue?

How wounds heal itself?

How does your immune system work?

Environmental Sustainability Keywords

Hello today in our Hurumanu 1 lesson, we looked at environmental sustainability keywords that relate to environmental sustainability. We were tasked to drag and match the words to its definition. Also to color code it red, orange, or green. Green: Improving environmental sustainability. Orange: Environmental sustainability is balanced (no better, no worse). Red: Environmental sustainability is getting worse. 

Making our own hand demo

Hi. This week we began making our own hand demo in Hurumanu 1 (Science + English). Our main learning topic in Science is the human body and its structures and how it works. Such as bones, muscles, organs, and so on. This week we focus on the hands. Firstly, let's learn how to do our hands work?

Our hands can move because there are lots of parts that work together to make it move. They are Bones, Joints, Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments. 

• Bones in the hand - There are 3 bones in each finger and two in the thumb There are 5 bones in the palm- leading to each finger. Bones provide structure and support.

• Joints in the hand - It's where two bones meet is called a "joint". Joints allow movement between bones.

• Ligaments in the hand - Ligaments attach bones together. They allow movement in certain directions only.

• Tendons in the hand - Tendons attach bone to muscle. Long tendons run from the tip of our fingers down to our muscles.

• Muscles in the hand - There are NO muscles in our fingers. Only in our palm and forearm. The muscles then move our fingers by contracting and relaxing. As the muscle contracts, it pulls on the Tendon, making our finger curl down.

Three Aspects of Sustainability

This week in Hurumanu 1 we are learning the three aspects of sustainability. The three aspects of sustainability are Social, Environmental, and Economical sustainability. Here is the definition of the three aspects of sustainability and as well as sustainable development.

The three aspects of sustainability

• Environmental Sustainability - ensuring the future generation's needs are are accessible when it comes to natural recourses that can be found in the environment. We can, by using renewable resources instead of non-renewable ones.

• Social Sustainability - Creating equality of access to resources regardless of who they are between social groups. Knowing the impacts of business and knowing how to manage it. As well as identifying the positive and negative effects on people and the economy.

• Economic Sustainability - Is all about using and taking recourses wisely that we need in a sensible amount that would be still accessible in the future with future generations. 

• Sustainable Development - the ability to meet the needs of future generations without compromising. In order to do that, we shouldn't take advantage of the available resources on this planet and only take the necessary.

Camera Shots, Angles and Movements Techniques

This week in English film studies, we began learning different types of camera techniques in shots, angles, and movements that are used in films. Proceed down below to view what are those different types of techniques.

English Film Language

Hi, in one of my new hurumanu subjects which is English, we are learning about films and all the other aspects that have to do with it such as visual & sound techniques and so on. For the first week of this subject, we were tasked to make our own language of film dictionary. Here's the link to our task.

English Language Film 

Body Language

It is used in the film to show communication between characters through their movements, pose, and facial expressions to give an understanding of what is happening in the film. It could be as simple as smiling which shows the character is feeling happy.

Costumes

It is used to describe the characteristics of a character in the story or what their roles are or the weather in the show. For example, the characters might wear some warm slacks or jackets to show that the weather is cold and chilly.

Hairstyles

It is used to show the character’s traits and characteristics or could also represent what their roles are just like costumes. For example, a character might have some spiky dyed hair which often represents gangsters. 

Make-Up

It is also used to show or describe the character’s traits or characteristics. Make-up usually makes an actor’s visual appearance more appealing to others or to match up to their character’s attributes. Often, make-ups are often applied to women to show the typical “feminine” sides. 

Colour

It is used to set up the mood in the show. For example, a blue colour tends to set up the mood into sadness, or an emotional state.

Lighting

It’s used to set up the attention of the audience to a certain thing such as spotlights. It also sets the mood of the scene. It makes the scene better because it would have great lighting in it.

Props  

It’s used to make a scene more realistic or could show some traits of a character. For example, a character might be described as some sort of fairy. She would have some fairy wings as props. 

Settings

Settings is another word for background or surroundings. A setting might change based on the progress of the story. 

Dialogue

It’s a conversation or some sort of between two characters or more in a story. It is usually plotted in films and movies.

Sound Effects

Sound effects make a film more interesting. It creates a mood for the scene. It also creates suspense. 

Music  

Music is also used to create a mood in a scene and would probably make a better understanding for the audience. For example, the scene might be romantic, they could play romantic music in the background.

Silence

Silence is usually used to hook the audience’s attention and could also create some serious mood.

Symbols  

Symbols are usually used to create an idea of what’s happening in the story or like metaphors. For example, in a film, a man might give flowers to the woman as a symbol of his affection for her.

Special FX

Special effects are used in movies to make something artificial look realistic. With these, it makes the films believable and appealing to the audience, especially if it is some mythical creatures such as large wolves, vampires, and so on.

Bye! Have a nice day!