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FIsher & Paykel – Extension P2 – WE GOT RESULTS GUYS

Author By pesmaraeaf
Publication date June 25, 2025
Categories: Ako | Learn, Tohatoha | Share
Categories: 2025, Fabric, Fisher & Paykel, Science, Textiles, Wool
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Today in extension, Jennifer from fisher & paykel came back for another session! This time, we were learning about fabrics from our clothing that relates to washing. We also found out the results from last time! There was a graph on the TV, and we found out that the ones with high chemical reaction were the cleanest, and the ones with no chemical action were the dirtiest. This is because even without the chemical action but high mechanical action, the cloth wasn’t actually getting washed. There was no detergent which meant the cloth was actually just sloshing back and forth, but wasn’t actually getting washed. The chemicals help add friction that clean the cloth.

After that we went on to learn about shrinkage and if we’ve ever experience our clothes shrinking before while washing. For me personally, I’ve never experienced it—or that I’m aware of. The only type of shrinking I’ve experienced was through growing bigger. Yeah, my clothes didn’t exactly shrink, but they got smaller. I guess it doesn’t count anyway. A common fibre that shrinks a lot is wool. Today I found out my uniform wasn’t only made out of polyester, but the dominating fibre was wool!

Then we got to see a loom, and found out more about it. A loom is a weaving machine, and you can also use it for wool as well to help weave the wool. There are warp threads and weft threads. Warp threads are the ones running lengthwise on the loom, while the weft threads are the ones moving widthwise (as in the textile).

The pattern for it is up and down. It’s like a wave, and the weft gets woven over and under the warp threads. This creates fabric. And then we all got to get a piece of cotton each since we were also learning about cotton and where it’s from. We learnt that the plant it grows from grows cotton so it can help spread it’s seeds, just like a dandelion. Super fascinating! The cotton was super soft, but it can not stretch. This is because of it’s fibres for it’s plant. So when I tried stretching the cotton, my cotton broke. 🙁

Next we got into a circle, and this time me and Kyaosi got to help. We had to measure the string and then compare it from when we stretch it to it’s normal length. There was actually a change! When the string was stretched out with tension, it got longer by 15 mm. Coolioo!!!!!! Since the original size was 715, and the end was 730.

So then Jennifer put it into a jar of water and it was about the same size, but when it dries it will shrink more. We got to feel 3 different pieces of cotton as well, and they were all different despite having the same fibre.

Thank you Jennifer for this lovely session we had today. I never thought that learning about clothes would be so interesting, but your passion and energy really got my attention. Everything was so fascinating to me! I like the whole part about the loom, and I’m even thinking that someday I might get into science. I had heaps of fun! And I hope you come visit again next time 🙂 Thank you again!!! I couldn’t thank you enough for this amazing session. And thank you once more for taking time out of your day to teach us all about your passions and interests.

Extension – Micro:bit CreateAI

Author By pesmaraeaf
Publication date June 18, 2025
Categories: Ako | Learn, Hanga | Create, Tohatoha | Share
Categories: 2025, AI, Artificial intelligence, Coding, G-Force, Gravity, Micro:bit, Science
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Hey everybody! So today at extension we got to have another go with the Microbits! I was put into a group with 3 others and this time we were using AI to code the Microbits. We were training it so it could tell the difference between shaking it and swinging it, since this term we were focusing on G-force. At first our group was doing spinning V swinging, but we soon later realised that it wouldn’t work because there wasn’t much difference in standing still and spinning since we had to keep the Microbit horizontal. We used one iMac for the AI software and connecting the Microbit for collecting data. We were using the accelerometer part of the Microbit to track data and movement. This part helped us create this.

I found this really fun and I liked testing them out. The live graphs were different and I learnt how they work. When you move the Microbit on a vertical axis it doesn’t do as much movement as it would on a horizontal axis. In the picture it also shows a bar graph besides our actions to show us how accurate they think it is, or what it thinks we’re doing. We can use this when we’re measuring speed and movement.

One thing that didn’t work out was when the Microbit kept disconnecting from the iMac. Also the spinning and swinging one.

I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THIS! And comment down some of your thoughts on this, I would appreciate it. Thank you, BYE!

Unexpected knock at the door – Writing T2 Wk6

Author By pesmaraeaf
Publication date June 6, 2025
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Categories: Literacy, Narrative writing, Writing
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Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog!!!! <3 So yesterday in literacy we had to write a narrative story and this is mine. Okay so please read it. Our prompt was that there was an unexpected knock at the door when home alone. I would appreciate it if you left a positive comment 🙂 And maybe gave me some feedback and tips to help improve my writing! Thank you <33

“Alright we’re off now!” My mum announces, “And remember.. Whatever you decide to do tonight, if you hear a knock at the door, DON’T open it.” “Yes yes, I already know mum.” I click my tongue in annoyance. My mum and dad were going out for dinner, and I was being left back.. alone. It wasn’t like this was my first time being home alone, and I am not complaining at ALL. I liked being home alone. I had all the freedom in the world, and tonight.. I knew what I was going to do.

The sounds of a man yelling emitted from the tv as I laughed. I was watching THE best youtuber—THAT DUDE—while lying down on the couch. The window was open, and the harsh breeze from outside soared through the house.. That was when I heard a faint knock at the door.

At first, I brushed it off as my imagination. It could’ve just been my mind playing tricks on me since I’m home alone. But then.. Tap tap tap.. It got louder, and that’s when I knew my head wasn’t just playing up. I was growing nervous and I paused the tv.

I walked to the door before stopping just in front of it. My head was telling me ‘STOP! DON’T OPEN THE DOOR. You know what your mother told you. And it could be ANYTHING out there!’ but my guts were telling me ‘Do it.. You know you want to know what’s out there. What’s the harm in just opening the door this once?’ So I decided to listen to my guts.

Reaching for the door knob, I peer through the peephole on the door. Unfortunately it was too dark for me to see, and my heart began racing. Squinting my eyes and holding onto my chest, I slowly creak open the door… And what I saw next was not what I was expecting.

A man with a bird head appeared, yelling, almost screeching, “Kkuekkuek sku kj!” I was flabbergasted. ABSOLUTELY STUNNED. Is this real? Am I dreaming?! I didn’t know what to do.. But for some reason I invited it inside.

The bird-man thing walked past me, and my brain was already hurting. The smell of burnt oak and cigarettes rushed past me, and I almost gagged. I didn’t want the thing sitting on the couch so I just made it stand.

“What are you? And why are you here?” I questioned. “HOW DID YOU FIND ME?!?!?” The man with the bird head walked over to the hat stand, taking my mum’s prized hat and wearing it. I almost strangled it right then and there.

“Okay,” I sighed, “you have to answer.” The thing shrieked something incomprehensible to my ears, and it sounded like suffering. I eventually came to my senses and realised what was actually happening. “GET OUT! BIRD THING” I shouted, glaring down the bird man thing. I know I invited it in, but now I’m kicking it out. The thing was still, refusing to respond to any of my orders, so I karate kicked it out the front door before slamming it shut.

Sighing, I went back to the couch before unpausing my show. I never want to experience this ever again. And my mum was right. I will never open the door when I’m home alone ever again. I’m lucky I kicked the thing out because what if it ate me and I turned into a bird woman?! I shook the thought out of my head before refocusing back onto the tv.

Distantly, I could hear a voice whispering “I am not a bird thing.” And I quickly jolted up, looking out my window. I could’ve sworn I saw something.

Wait a minute… My mum is going to be SO MAD that her prized hat is gone!

Y7 and 8 Extension Fisher and Paykel

Author By pesmaraeaf
Publication date June 4, 2025
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June 4th, 20205.

Today’s extension was a little different from our usual ones. This time, a lovely lady named Jennifer—who works at Fisher & Paykel—came in to teach us about washing machines! Now, I didn’t think it would be that exciting to be honest.. But after coming back, my thought on it has changed completely.

For starters, we learnt about how a washing machine actually works, and the different cycles of one. Did you know that certain soils affect the way you have to wash them, as in the different cycles? I didn’t. And there are certain foods that affect this too.

Next up, we got to look around in the machine from above—as it was clear—and started identifying different parts of the washing machine. The machine is on a horizontal axis with a motor in the back that spins when the machine turns. At the top, there is a block on cement that holds down the machine when it spins to help stabilize it.

Then we started listing down the different reactions that a washing machine needed to actually work. There are 4; Chemical action, Mechanical action, Thermal action, and time. For a washing machine, the chemical actions are the detergents that you put in. The mechanical action is elictricity, like the power and energy that the machine needs. The thermal action is the temperature, and in the back of a washing machine we have 2 holes that you attach a tube into. One is red and the other is blue, which is also known as hot and cold. Did you know that when you put hot water in it, it actually cools down inside, so it actually has a heating element that heats it up. This is the thermal action. Next is time, where you have to set up the machine to spin for as long as you want it to.

After we identified each of the elements that a washing machine needs, we moved on to a science experiment. This one had to have 4 people, and this time we were checking how you can tell that the machine is legit, and it actually washes the clothes properly. So, we made a 4×2 table for each of the 4 bottles, with the chemical and mechanical actions on the side. We first listed it out on like this; low low, low high, high low, high high. Then we put the swatches that the company uses to test how proper the machines are inside the bottles. After this, we made theories—which soon became a hypothesis—on which we thought would be the cleanest, cleaner, dirtier, and dirtiest.

So, we got split up into 2 groups where one team had the 2 we theorized to be the dirtiest, and the other team had the other 2 that we thought would be the cleanest. We got into a circle and each person had to shake the bottle before passing it onto the next person. We then did this twice with both bottles, and after that, I got to help with pressing the swatches.

To press the swatches, Jennifer sent me and one other person to bring them over to the sink where we place it on top of a paper towel and fold it before pressing down harshly. It was pretty easy. Then we had to go give it to our teacher, Mrs Burton, where she ironed them out on each side.

For the last thing we did, we looked at all 4 cloths we tested on and saw a difference between each. Turns out, our theories were wrong. The one we thought would be the cleanest, was actually one of the dirtiest! I was not expecting that.

But all in all the experience was great, and it had soon come to an end. Jaxon gave a speech on behalf of our group to Jennifer, and we thanked her in the end. The experience was truly unforgettable, and I even got a little into science too.

Thank you Jennifer for the amazing lesson you gave us! I hope the next time you come is just as fun.