One thing I really enjoyed making at Food TECH was Pancakes. Here's the recipe:
Pancakes
Ingredients
1/2 c flour
Pinch salt
1/1 t baking powder
1 egg
150 ml milk
Butter
Method
1. Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Make a well .
2. Drop egg into well-add milk. Mix to a thin batter .
3. Pour into a jug .
4. Heat 1/2 t butter in a fry pan .
5. Pour in just enough batter to cover bottom of the fry pan.
6. The the batter begins to bubble and look yellow, turn and cook the other side .
7. Serve hot with golden syrup, maple syrup, lemon juice and sugar, or sugar and cinnamon.
Enjoy!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Who killed the Electric car?
What problems does the use of the electric car solve?
The electric car solves the problem of not having to use gas because it makes our air polluted and you can go home to charge it instead of going to the petrol station. Cars that use gas also create fumes that cause global warming.
Who will benefit from the electric car?
Mostly people who don't want to spend money on gas or want fast quiet cars that help prevent global warming.
What problems are caused by the electric car?
Some people would like bigger cars and only looked at the price and features instead of looking at them as enviro-friendly cars, plus they were more expensive than cars that use fuel.
Review
Who killed the electric car is a documentary about the inventors and how they were helpful. In 1996 the electric car was invented to help solve some problems in countries like California. The biggest problem was that the fumes coming out of the cars using gas was polluting the air which meant some children weren't even allowed to go outside to play. Some people aged between 15-20 years old had lung disease caused by the cars we use today. The electric car is fast, quiet and you can plug it in at night and then take it out in when you want to drive it but some people still didn't want the electric car because they didn't know anything about it and it was more expensive than normal cars. The goverment was against electric cars and it got taken down because it could only be used by 90% of the population. The goverment also made a new hydrogen type of their own and crushed all the EV1's. The people who had already bought the electric cars had to give them back or be charged with robbery. Alot of people got really mad because they didn't know why it was taken off the road. The electric car was fast, quiet, environmentally friendly and easier to use, and I think they should have never been taken off the road.
The electric car solves the problem of not having to use gas because it makes our air polluted and you can go home to charge it instead of going to the petrol station. Cars that use gas also create fumes that cause global warming.
Who will benefit from the electric car?
Mostly people who don't want to spend money on gas or want fast quiet cars that help prevent global warming.
What problems are caused by the electric car?
Some people would like bigger cars and only looked at the price and features instead of looking at them as enviro-friendly cars, plus they were more expensive than cars that use fuel.
Review
Who killed the electric car is a documentary about the inventors and how they were helpful. In 1996 the electric car was invented to help solve some problems in countries like California. The biggest problem was that the fumes coming out of the cars using gas was polluting the air which meant some children weren't even allowed to go outside to play. Some people aged between 15-20 years old had lung disease caused by the cars we use today. The electric car is fast, quiet and you can plug it in at night and then take it out in when you want to drive it but some people still didn't want the electric car because they didn't know anything about it and it was more expensive than normal cars. The goverment was against electric cars and it got taken down because it could only be used by 90% of the population. The goverment also made a new hydrogen type of their own and crushed all the EV1's. The people who had already bought the electric cars had to give them back or be charged with robbery. Alot of people got really mad because they didn't know why it was taken off the road. The electric car was fast, quiet, environmentally friendly and easier to use, and I think they should have never been taken off the road.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Camp Motutapu
On the 3rd of May, syndicate D and Room 28 met at Half Moon Bay marina to go to Motutapu Island for a week. We went to Moec camp and it took us 1 hour and 30 minutes to walk from Rangitoto Island to our camp.
Firstly, we found out which dorms we were in, and got straight on to our first activity which was sailing. I was partners with Kim and Ally and one person was working the tiller and the other was working the main sheet. It was quite hard to sail the boat and I was freezing.
Straight after, we had raft building and we were competing against Group A. When we finished building our raft, we had to carry it down to the beach and everyone had to get on and start paddling. Everyone stayed on our raft longer than the other team, so we won!
The next day, my first activity was rock climbing and I only completed the first one, which was called The Slab. There were four walls there but no one did the fourth one.
After morning tea, we had the Confidence Course and we had four things to do, two balance beams, one where you had to go up hill with three boards and going through a net without touching it which was really fun.
Next, we had kayaking, which was very tiring and we played canoe soccer, which was exactly like soccer but we used our hands to move the ball around and the goal was the instructors kayak.
Our last activity for Tuesday was high ropes, at first I was really scared but it was actually really fun and not that high once you get up there. The net was fun too but really tiring and Kim timed me, and I took 3 minutes.
The next day, after breakfast our group started the gun walk. We had to watch a video first about the guns in war, and then we walked around to look at the army bases and dark tunnels
After that, we had archery and it was my favourite activity even though I only scored four. Troll showed us how to use the bows and arrows and then we started.
Straight after lunch, we had survivor, and we had to go through a lot of obstacles like the tires, which made me very muddy and disgusting. We were team red and we got to our flag first, so we won!
Next, we had orienteering which was a bit uncomfortable because we couldn’t take a shower after survivor to wash the mud off. I was partners with Kim and we found eight out of twelve things in the treasure hunt.
We had electives today and my first elective was Frisbee golf. We had to walk up a hill and try to hit the next pole until, we got to the end.
After Frisbee golf, I had beach bum, which was basically doing whatever you wanted to do on the beach. Me, Kim and Krishna built a sand turtle and played in the water.
Lastly, we had a movie and we watched Ratatouille. I had already watched it but it was still pretty cool. The movie took two hours and I felt really sleepy when the movie finished.
Finally, it was Friday, and we had breakfast and then took all our luggage out to the basketball courts. We had to clean our dorms and then we started the walk which was six kilometres and it took one and a half hours. We got onto the ferry and headed back to Half Moon Bay marina.
I was really glad to be back home to see my family, take longer showers and be in my own bed. I was really tired after camp but I thought it was really fun and I’m really happy that I tried everything even though I was a little nervous about some things.
By Karen
Firstly, we found out which dorms we were in, and got straight on to our first activity which was sailing. I was partners with Kim and Ally and one person was working the tiller and the other was working the main sheet. It was quite hard to sail the boat and I was freezing.
Straight after, we had raft building and we were competing against Group A. When we finished building our raft, we had to carry it down to the beach and everyone had to get on and start paddling. Everyone stayed on our raft longer than the other team, so we won!
The next day, my first activity was rock climbing and I only completed the first one, which was called The Slab. There were four walls there but no one did the fourth one.
After morning tea, we had the Confidence Course and we had four things to do, two balance beams, one where you had to go up hill with three boards and going through a net without touching it which was really fun.
Next, we had kayaking, which was very tiring and we played canoe soccer, which was exactly like soccer but we used our hands to move the ball around and the goal was the instructors kayak.
Our last activity for Tuesday was high ropes, at first I was really scared but it was actually really fun and not that high once you get up there. The net was fun too but really tiring and Kim timed me, and I took 3 minutes.
The next day, after breakfast our group started the gun walk. We had to watch a video first about the guns in war, and then we walked around to look at the army bases and dark tunnels
After that, we had archery and it was my favourite activity even though I only scored four. Troll showed us how to use the bows and arrows and then we started.
Straight after lunch, we had survivor, and we had to go through a lot of obstacles like the tires, which made me very muddy and disgusting. We were team red and we got to our flag first, so we won!
Next, we had orienteering which was a bit uncomfortable because we couldn’t take a shower after survivor to wash the mud off. I was partners with Kim and we found eight out of twelve things in the treasure hunt.
We had electives today and my first elective was Frisbee golf. We had to walk up a hill and try to hit the next pole until, we got to the end.
After Frisbee golf, I had beach bum, which was basically doing whatever you wanted to do on the beach. Me, Kim and Krishna built a sand turtle and played in the water.
Lastly, we had a movie and we watched Ratatouille. I had already watched it but it was still pretty cool. The movie took two hours and I felt really sleepy when the movie finished.
Finally, it was Friday, and we had breakfast and then took all our luggage out to the basketball courts. We had to clean our dorms and then we started the walk which was six kilometres and it took one and a half hours. We got onto the ferry and headed back to Half Moon Bay marina.
I was really glad to be back home to see my family, take longer showers and be in my own bed. I was really tired after camp but I thought it was really fun and I’m really happy that I tried everything even though I was a little nervous about some things.
By Karen
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Recipe
I’m doing Food TECH right now and one of my favorite things to make was Chocolate chip cookies because they tasted so good. Here’s the recipe:
Chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients
60g butter
1/3 c sugar
¼ t vanilla essence
½ egg
¾ c flour
½ t baking powder
2 t cocoa (optional)
¼ c of chocolate chips
Method
1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in vanilla.
2. Add beaten egg.
3. Mix in dry ingredients.
4. Add chocolate chips.
5. Roll into balls.
6. Flatten slightly with a fork.
7. Bake at 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Enjoy!
Chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients
60g butter
1/3 c sugar
¼ t vanilla essence
½ egg
¾ c flour
½ t baking powder
2 t cocoa (optional)
¼ c of chocolate chips
Method
1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in vanilla.
2. Add beaten egg.
3. Mix in dry ingredients.
4. Add chocolate chips.
5. Roll into balls.
6. Flatten slightly with a fork.
7. Bake at 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Enjoy!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Cellphones
Cellphones are portable communication devices. In the beginning they were known as mobile rigs and were used in vehicles and ambulances. Cellphones are also known as two-way radios.
The first rig installed was in 1910, in Mr Ericsson’s car. You could not dial your phone in the car, you had to stop at a place where a phone line was accessible. Mr Ericsson’s phone was first released in Sweden in 1956. Cellphones have improved a lot over the years and now you can call anyone at anytime or place.
Now most people have cellphones and you can also listen to music, take pictures and play games on them as well. We are very lucky that we can use cellphones for a lot of things and not have to stop at a place where phone lines are accessible.
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