Yesterday when we were dissecting a heart, we observed for different parts of the heart like the left ventricle, right ventricle, left atrium, right atrium and the septum. One thing we could identify by observing the heart was that the left ventricle was bigger than the right ventricle. The left ventricle is bigger than the right ventricle because the left ventricle pumps blood at a higher pressure than the right ventricle. 

From this experiment, I learnt how the heart operates and and how to dissect a heart (although I think I still need a little more practise). Some things I want to be able to know next time we dissect something is how to dissect a heart CORRECTLY.

During this experiment, I really enjoyed cutting the heart open and using different tools to do so. But something I really despised about dissecting the heart was the smell and how you would randomly get the stench.

Today, we watched a short film and then wrote a dialogue about it. It was a little bit hard for me but I got it finished in the end. Here is the link to the short film we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWLlDIzi8SU

In English, we have recently been reading a book called See Ya Simon, and this is what I think about it.

See Ya Simon is a story about a boy named Simon who has muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is a rare illness passed on by genetics that currently has no cure.

In my opinion, See Ya Simon is a really good book, and it teaches you a lot about reality and how the world works. It’s also a funny book, which really intrigued me to read it. Overall, I would 100% recommend this book to others.

Every time we finished a chapter, we would move on to a slideshow to answer some questions about the book. Here is the link to my slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d

Hello, my name is Zion, and this is my blog about our English 9W mushroom project. A while ago in English class, Whaea Jamie brought in some mushroom kits for us all. At first, we were all confused about what they were until she explained that they were, in fact, mushroom kits.

We were divided into groups, and each group was provided with a mushroom kit. We were then assigned to give our mushroom kit a name. Our group brainstormed different names to write on a piece of paper, which we then put into a hat. After some deliberation, we chose the name “Billy Bob,” and that’s what we called our mushroom.

We all had to take care of our mushrooms by watering them and nurturing them during every English lesson. After a while, our mushroom had grown, and we discovered that it was a pink oyster mushroom—except it wasn’t pink at all. We were all very confused, but we didn’t think much of it at the time.

Next, we were assigned to create a slideshow about our mushroom, explaining what it was and how long it took to grow, among other details. However, the last lesson we had with our mushrooms turned out to be a disaster. Our mushroom had shrivelled up and was dead. We didn’t know what to say, but we just dealt with it anyway.

And now, our mushrooms have been moved to the garden. I still haven’t seen how it is doing, but I’m sure it’s doing just fine.

Overall, the mushroom project was really fun, and I would definitely do it again.

Here is the link to the slideshow we made: https://docs.google.com/presentation