Term 2, Week1

Welcome back to my blog for term 2.
This week we have talked about science fair. We talked about the principals of fair testing, and variables. For fair testing you need to be able to do the experiment at least three times. For variables you need to think of all the things you've got to keep the same. For example say you were doing one on what does the effect of sunlight have on a plants growth? You would have to get the same plant, the same soil and the same amount of soil as well, the same amount of water, watered at the same time, and so on. So for variable you can see there's lots to think about, and that's for every project. In every experiment fair testing and variables are both important.

In tec arts this week I've gotten most of the bottom of my truck done. I had the middle of my wheels cut out to the correct size, so I could fit them on to the dowels that are stuck to the bottom of my truck. I had to mark out the places where holes had to be drilled out to put the dowel in. For this I had to mark 22 millimeters from the top, and for the back they had to be 55 millimeters apart. For the front 22 millimeters from the top, and placed in the middle.

On Tuesday we had a man named Mike King come in and talk to us about depression. He said that the number one sign of depression in men is anger. He talked about how he coped with depression with alcohol, drugs, and the most helpful thing counselling. In the end he was really funny and I think he left with a great impression on the entire school.