Lv 3 Biology - Courtship

  What is courtship? Courtships are behaviours and rituals done by individuals of a species during mating. This can include showing their feathers, colours and or movement. This is significant as it attracts potential mates of the opposite gender and communicates to potentially reproduce. If successful it increases the chances of successful reproduction. 

An example of this is a NZ native bird known as the piwakawaka in Maori or the NZ Fantail. During courtship, the male performs movements like flying in zig-zag motions and showcasing their tail feathers to show the hidden white underside. They also produce calls. This is to attract a female to get their attention. The female will watch his behaviours and rituals and if impressed may call out back to the male. This will eventually lead to mating and potential reproduction. This will strengthen the pair's bond which can be an advantage to caring for their offspring and in turn, increase the offspring's survival chances. 

The common good approach - Health Lv3

The common good - The common good approach is an ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of promoting the community's well-being as a whole, rather than just one's own self-interest.

The rights approach - The rights approach is an ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of respecting and protecting the fundamental rights of all individuals. It suggests that individuals and organizations should act in ways that respect all people's inherent dignity and worth and ensure that their basic rights are not violated.

Virtue approach -The virtue approach is an ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of developing and practising virtues such as honesty, integrity, compassion, and fairness. It suggests that individuals and organizations should strive to cultivate virtuous character traits and act in ways that promote the common good.

Utilitarian approach - The utilitarian approach is an ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of maximizing overall happiness or well-being. It is about weighing the costs and benefits of different actions and choosing the one that produces the most positive outcomes.

Fairness approach - The fairness approach is an ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of treating individuals fairly and impartially. It suggests that individuals and organizations should act in ways that promote fairness, equity, and justice.

This is our playdoh model.

Our superhero's name is "Mr common Hood". This shows the community otherwise known as "the hood" promoting each and everyone's well-being as a whole rather than just themselves.

Klara and the Sun post reading task.

Klara and the Sun post-reading task 

Website: The Atlantic  "The Radiant inner life of a Robot" 

Book: Klara and the Sun written by Kazuo Ishiguro 

New Vocabulary words: 

1) Personifies 

2) Pathos 

3) Disheveled 

4) Incandescently 

Definition: 

Personifies - Represent qualities of a human 

Pathos: A quality that evokes sadness 

Disheveled: Making something untidy

Connections between Klara and The Sun and Blade Runner 2049?

 They both have a way of showing discrimination against a certain group. In Klara and The Sun; those who are "lifted" has a better advantage than those who aren't lifted, thus non-lifted people are discriminated against. In blade runner; those who are replicants are more discriminated against as they are genetically edited to be 'better' than humans, which is why humans have a lot of hatred for replicants. 

Another connection between the texts is love. Klara has a lot of love for Josie despite the fact that she is a robot. The same goes for Officer K in blade runner. K loves his Artificial intelligent girlfriend, yet she is also a robot. 

Most important connection is personhood. 

Biology - Osmosis

OSMOSIS GUMMY BEAR EXPERIMENT

Osmosis Definition:  Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a region of high concentration to a low concentration. The water molecules move across a semi-permeable membrane. Osmosis is a special type of diffusion.

Hypothesis: I hypothesize that the gummy bear will grow bigger in the sugar water. This is because as the gummy bear is already packed with a lot of sugar, the sugar water will heighten the contents of sugar in total/reach equilibrium. The water gummy will stay in its shape and as for the salt gummy, it will shrink. 

Results: The results came out a little differently from what I hypothesized. In regular tap water; the gummy bear grew the biggest. In sugar water, the gummy bear grew, but not as big as the water gummy. In the alt water, the gummy shrunk. Both the sugar and water gummy had a squishy, slimy-like consistency while the salt was bouncy and rubbery. 

The science behind the growing gummy bears (in sugar and water solution) is that the gelatin in gummy bears is kind of like the cell membrane of human cells. When the gummy is placed in the solution, the gummy absorbs the water, water then moves into the gelatin as there are more sugar molecules in the gummy than the water, thus growing the gummy bear double its original size. For the shrinking gummy bear (in a salt solution) the water moves out of the gelatin because there are more salt molecules in the water than the gummy bear itself. 

Tonicity: The gummy bear in the water solution was Hypertonic compared to the salt and sugar solution, the gummy bear in the sugar solution was Hypertonic compared to the salt solution but Hypotonic compared to the water solution and lastly the gummy bear in the salt solution was Hypotonic compared to both sugar and salt solution. 

Practice Paragraph: Blade Runner 2024

 Camera shots/angles; a vital filming aspect were used effectively when paired with Lighting. A prime example of this is the scene of Joi experiencing rain for the first time. The director used an over-the-shoulder shot where the camera is facing Joi from a position right behind Officer K. You will also notice how the camera moves in the slightest way mimicking Joi when she stepped in closer to officer K. The camera angle then transitioned smoothly behind Joi so the camera faces Officer K. The purpose of this is to showcase how connected Joi and K are; it also creates intimacy within the moment. This can then lead to an effect on the audience as they are able to empathize with both characters on a more emotional and deeper level. Lighting is also used in this scene. It highlights the set as well as the actors which can create specific moods/effects. It further develops a deeper understanding of the audience towards the characters. In this scene, the director makes use of low-key lighting. There are moody, dark tones surrounding Joi and K during their intimate moment. Lowkey lighting helps to convey drama and mystery into the scene. This makes sense as they can not actually feel each other physically as Joi is a hologram. This helps the audience to understand that officer K didn't view Joi as just an object but a real person causing him to treat her like one too. This influenced Joi to develop her own emotional response hence allowing Joi to evolve as K was leading towards humanity. This can be related to a report done by Paris-based Havas, published to the Daily Mail Australia in December 2017. As robots are becoming part of our daily lives, reports have found that we humans may find love with machines. Reports suggest that 18-34-year-olds are more likely to form relationships with robots in the future generations to come instead of humans. Therefore the relationship between Officer K and Joi may seem off-putting to the generation we live in today; but in the future, AI and human relationships are completely normalized. 

Kylie Jenner says she and Travis Scott 'weren't aware' of Astroworld deaths until after concert: Reflection section

Text title: Kylie Jenner says she and Travis Scott 'weren't aware' of Astroworld deaths until after the concert

Text type: Article 

Text source: Stuff.com

Text Creator: Corrine Heller 

Text purpose: To give an update in regards to the Astroworld festival for the fans concerned about these situations 

On November 7 Travis Scott hosted an astroworld festival where many music artists performed to their fans. What was meant to be a fun and enjoyable moment ended in tragedy as 8 people died and at least 25 were injured. 8 of those deaths ranged from a 10-year-old to a 21-year-old. Both Travis and Kylie has gotten a lot of criticism for allegedly ignoring these situations to carry on performing and filming, however, Kylie has talked on behalf of the staff that they weren't aware of the situation going on even though it was made explicit. Kylie posted an Instagram story panning the festival and at the corner, you can see paramedics trying to help an injured fan. Regarding the families who have lost a loved one during the festival, Roddy rich (music artist) donated money. 

Critical literacy question:

In whose interest is this text? Those who would be interested in reading this text would be families of those who has attended the festival. 

Personalised Passion Project: Boba Tea and Digital Cafe

 

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Now that it's over, what are my first thoughts about this overall project? Are they mostly positive or negative? Overall, I thought that this project was really fun and a great opportunity to learn how to make another drink. I would definitely do this again

What were some of my most powerful learning moments and what made them so? Projects require a lot of time and energy put into them for them to be successful, however, if it isn't successful it's a good learning opportunity that can help you do better next time.

How well did I and my team communicate overall? Genica and I communicated well during this project. Both of our ideas were implemented into the making of boba tea and the Minecraft cafe.

What would I do differently if I were to approach the same problem again? Our problem was relying on one source for our project and that clearly didn't go well as our pearls were uncooked. Next time we will research more sources that are valid and have a realistic time frame.