B&E - Market day

For the past few weeks, we have been working on making our own businesses. We started off by learning a little about how people started their businesses and some more about how to keep to our budgets. We had to get into groups of 4 and assign our roles. 

My group consisted of Makenzie as the Finance Manager, Kahcair as the Marketing Manager, Lucy as the CEO, and me as the Production Manager. Our business was a success for we sold our's very quickly and had some people complementing our sherbert. We made around $40 profit for we had a $20 budget. 2 of the things I had learned were that sherbert was very easy to make or mess up. The other thing that I learned was that make boxes out of paper were very easy once you get the hand of it. 

Because my group was very indecisive we had changed our product many times causing us to have very little time to get the prices and prepare for the market day. We had a lot of trouble with time management because we were very slow with our jobs causing us to have to do a lot of things last minute. Next time I would definitely try to figure out our product quicker and try to keep to the budget better.

My highlight of the day was when my group sold out and we could all wander around together and look at everything everyone else had made. It was very interesting with the different ideas that people had but that is what made the market day better.

Muffin Testing - Cooking

Today in Home Economics, we made Mini Apple Sauce Muffins. It didn't take to long but it wasn't the fastest we could have been. Our lesson was a little different because each group's recipe was different from everyone else's, so our muffins all had different tastes and textures. Each group got to taste each other's muffins and have our opinion. I didn't try any of the muffins because I had to leave before I could eat them but I did get my group's opinions.

The Opinions:

Group 1: Original muffins - It was okay. It wasn't their favorite but they thought it still had a good taste.

Group 2: Butter & Wholemeal flour - It was okay. It was a little too soft kind of like it was undercooked.

My groups: Butter & Soy -  My group thought the muffins were okay. They thought the muffins could have been better if it had more flavor or sweetness. They also were undercooked making them not have the best texture.

Group 4: Canola & Wholemeal flour - It was okay. It was rough on the outside but the texture was soft on the inside. The muffins were nice.

Ingredients:

1 c Apple sauce

2 T Butter, melted & slightly cooled, or canola, a neutral oil

1 Egg, lightly beaten

1/2 c milk or soy milk

1 t vanilla essence

1 c wholemeal flour or white flour

1/2 c rolled oats

1/4 c sugar

1 t baking powder

1/2 t baking soda

1 t cinnamon

Cooking Method:

1. preheat oven to 180°C and grease mini muffin tins or line with paper cases.

2. In a small bowl, use a fork to whisk together the apple sauce, melted butter, milk, egg, and vanilla (liquid ingredients)

3. Add liquid ingredients to the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and sugar - gently fold together.

4. Fill the muffin tins/paper cases (mini ones) to 3/4 full.

5. Bake about 10 minutes or until cooked.

6. Remove from oven. Let cool for 2 minutes before removing from muffin tins.

Spaghetti Bolognese - Cooking

A few weeks ago for cooking, we had made some Spaghetti Bolognese. Our Spaghetti Bolognese had carrots, spaghetti, tomatoes, Mushroom, cheese, and more. My group didn't do too well, We have definitely improved since then. The taste results were okay because our spaghetti was a little over cooked but I still enjoyed it. Overall cooking was good once again, and I can't wait for the following more.

Ingredients:

- Olive Oil

- Onion

- Garlic

- Carrots

- Celery

- Mushrooms

- Basil

- Can of tomatoes

- Tomato puree

- Spaghetti Sticks

Cooking Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large pot and add the onion and garlic.

2. Cook for 2-3 minutes stirring frequently until onion is soft.

3. Stir in carrots celery and cook for another minute. 

4. Add mushrooms and cook until they are as your liking.

5. Add basil, tomatoes, and tomato puree.

6. Bring mixture to boil then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cover for 10-15 minutes.

7. Boil water and then add spaghetti sticks to cook for 10-12 minutes.

8. Drain spaghetti and toss with a little olive oil to avoid sticking.

9. Then arrange your plates dividing the mixture up evenly.

10. Serve and enjoy.

Photography - Tiny Soldiers

What do you see in the photograph?

A soft focus on the bark and the main part is the soldier.

Is your photograph in black and white or color? 

Colour.

How have you used focal points and leading lines? 

Nope.

What was your initial reaction to the photograph?

It looked bad.

Does the photograph include subject matter you don’t want? 

The fence.

Do your figures stand-out from their surroundings or are they hidden?

Stand out.

Do you use symmetry or asymmetry? Have you used the Rule of Thirds?

None.

Does your photography appear to be a real scene? 

Because of the fact that the camera is level with the soldier, it makes it seem like a P.O.V of someone with or against them.

What were your i-pad camera settings? 

Normal.

If you do have an unwanted subject matter, how would you change the next reshoot? 

Blur out the background to make it focus more on the soldier.

What is the direction of the light? Is the light strong or soft? Do you have cast shadows? 

The light is coming from the back and making the soldier glow.

Is there a shallow or deep space represented? s your camera angle low or high? 

It is eye level with the soldier.

Does the photograph express an idea? Explain

Nope.

Do you use close-ups or distant views?

It is kind of mid-range.

Scarlet Evergreen - Drama

Scarlet Evergreen - 

Gender: Female 
Age: 22 yr old
Date of Birth: 2/4/1798

Family:
Mother: Unknown
Siblings: Unkown
Father: Unknown

Personality: 
She is a follower. She loves hanging out with her friend Pracilla.
She hasn't got the brightest mind but she can still fight with her fists. 

Likes:
Cola, Cooking, Fighting, Writing, Most healthy food.

Dislikes: Losing, Sitting still, Peas.

Occupation: Sidekick, Cook.

Apple Crumble - Cooking

This week we made some delicious apple crumble. My team had 5 people for there were too many in the class to have groups of 4. Although the topping could have been better if it had browned in the oven for longer. Overall my team worked really well and the food tasted amazing. My group split the responsibility evenly and we got everything done on time. Would definitely make it again!

INGREDIENTS - 

1/2 cup of flour, 
1/2 a tsp of cinnamon, 
1/2 cup of brown sugar, 
75g of cold butter, 3/4 of rolled oats, 
2-3 medium-sized apples, 
1 dessert spoon of white sugar,
1 Tbsp of water. 

*Preheat the oven to 180 on fan bake.
1. put the flour, cinnamon, and brown sugar into a medium bowl.
2. Rub the butter lightly into the flour using the tips of the fingers.
3. Add rolled oats and mix with a fork.
4. Peel and quarter the apples. Cut the core out and slice each quarter into thin slices.
5. Divided evenly and place into 2 greased pie dishes.
6. Sprinkle with white sugar and water.
7. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until edges are going brown.

Mac And Cheese - Cooking

A few weeks ago in class, we made some Mac and Cheese. My group and I shared the workaround equally and all understood the process but we still had a few hiccups. I had a fun time making this and it is super easy as well as a great tasting dish to make. The pasta was a little overdone giving it a mushy feeling but it still worked well with the sauce. We had a few problems with the sauce but once we had started to get on track we went head first and completed everything else with no other mistakes. The flavor of the Mac and Cheese was very pronounced for it had quite a bit of cheese. The texture was a bit off but overall a lovely meal. I Don't have the recipe so I'm sorry about that.

Particles and Diffusion - Chemistry

Today in Chemistry, we are learning about Particle Theory and Diffusion. Particles are apart of our everyday life for particles are what makes everything. All of the particles are put into 3 groups of matter, Solid, Liquid, and Gas. Particles in each state of matter move differently and give matter a different property's. Diffusion is were you are mixing the particles of say a solid and a liquid so they move from a high concentration to a low concentration.

AIM: To investigate the effect of temperature on rate of diffusion.

Hypothesis - I think that the warm water will diffuse faster than colder because hot water is easier to devolve things with.

Method - 

Dish 1 has cold water 

Dish 2 has warm water 

We put the same amount of Potassium Peregrinate in each of them.

Conclusion - 

The warm water spread faster than the cold when they went in. This happened because the hot water had more energy than the cold water making the particles move faster than the colder ones. It is like how when you put hot chocolate powder in your warm water and it dissolves vs when you put it in the cold water and you have to mix it thoroughly before it dissolves completely.