3 Recalls

1. One person’s family came to the goldfield because her father wasn’t getting paid enough and because of the potato famine 2.Life on the gold field was difficult and dangerous 3.The miners (or diggers) lived under colonial

2 Insights

1. I didn’t know that lots of kids died at early ages at the mine field because there family couldn’t afford food 2.I didn’t know the punishment of not having a license to mine, I did now you needed one but not the punishment of mining without one

1 Question

1. Who thought that a mining license was a good idea and why did the miners result to violence instead of protest?

3 Recalls

1. There is a part of your brain that acts like a clock for your body 2. You get tired because of a chemical called Melatonin which is released when your brain clock gives the signal 3. Not enough sleep can affect your concentration, memory and learning which can cause problems at school.

2 Insights

1. Sleep is very important I knew that sleep was important but never how important I just learnt 2. I didn’t now using electronic devices can effect before bed can cause damage I knew that it was bad for your eyes but I never knew how bad it really is.

1 Question

1. Why and how do we sleep and how and why did we develop sleep?

3 Recalls

1. Asbestos is fireproof, waterpro0f and strong so in the past people decided that asbestos would be perfect in several building materials 2. Asbestos in the past was used to make water pipes, wall and roof coverings, roof insulation, paint and more 3. When asbestos gets broken apart dust fibres get into the air when breathed deeply the fibres go deep into the lungs and then gets lodged, over time they can cause cancers to start growing there and they are hard stop.

2 Insights

1. I never knew asbestos could be that lethal. It can cause cancer and lead to you dying a very painful death 2. Asbestos is still found in one of three homes which is a lot of homes with asbestos and because how harmful it is, I wouldn’t want to be living in one with asbestos.

1 Question

1. Did the asbestos companies know about how dangerous it was if they did why did they not tell about and why sell it?

Link to video: http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3784927.htm

3 Recalls

1. Popcorn isn’t made from normal corn and it isn’t made from normal corn because it doesn’t completely pop 2. Popcorn pops because water inside the shell gets heated to around 230 degrees the water turns into steam and forces the kernel to turn inside out 3. There are two types of popcorn the butterfly and the mushroom, the butterfly ones are what you usually find in the movies and they are meant to feel a lot better in your mouth, the mushroom popcorn is commonly found in packaged popcorn because they are a lot tougher so they don’t get squished.

Butterfly Popcorn

Link: http://popcornmakersreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Butterfly.jpg

Mushroom Popcorn

Link: http://popcornmakersreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Butterfly.jpg

2 Insights

1. Popcorn is much deeper than I thought and there is a lot to go to just make popcorn 2. Popcorn has many stages before it is packaged and now I know what they are.

1 Question

1. When, why and who invented popcorn

3 Recalls

1. The government can shut down when the two parties decide not to agree and not budge 2. When the government shuts down things like national landmarks become closed some are forced to take a no pay holiday 3.Before the U.S can pay for anything the two parties must agree on an annual budget.

2 Insights

1. The government can close down that easily when two parties disagree and back down the government will shutdown 2.The government plays a much more important role then I thought if it shuts down war museums, zoos, national parks and much more close and stay closed until the government turns back on.

1 Question

1. Why would parties disagree and not back down to a point of shutting down the government?

3 Recalls

1. Chocolate doesn’t begin with a smooth feel it actually begins with a gritty feel. 2. The Aztecs invented a bitter drink which was made from coco beans and later a Spanish explorer introduced the drink the chocolate drink to Spain after a while a Dutch chocolate maker invented chocolate we can eat by mixing the coco butter on top of the drink with sugar and ground coco beans. 3. Coco beans come from the Cacao tree and where used by the Aztecs as offerings to the gods and where used as a form of money.

2 Insights

1. Aztecs used coco beans as offerings to the gods I already knew coco beans where used as a form of money but as a gift I never knew. 2. I know now how chocolate is fully made in the past I only knew partially how it was made but now I know how and I also learned what the perfect chocolate is.

1 Question

1. Why did the drink that the Aztecs invented (Xocolatl) become so popular in Europe?

Why does this interest me? I just like things that are mechanical it just interests me I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because it is so fun to me all the complex machineries and other stuff is just so much fun to figure out its fun as well. How did I become interested? To be honest I don’t know it’s just a mystery to me I don’t even know how I got interested. Do I recommend giving it a try? Yes. Why? It might not be for everyone but give it a try it could be fun it could be boring depends on who you are well this applies for everything give everything a try maybe don’t do some things but give them a try don’t do the something again and again don’t be afraid to experiment.

3 Recalls

1. Some energy drinks can do more harm than good 2. Energy drinks will make your blood very sticky and sticky blood means a higher chance of veins and arteries being blocked 3. Australia has some of the toughest rules on energy drinks in the world on of them is packaging needs to be clearly labelled. A comparison is in Australia energy drinks can’t have more caffeine then an instant coffee however in America there is no limit

2 Insights

1. I never knew how harmful energy drinks could be until now 2. I never knew energy drinks made your blood sticky

1 Question

1. Why do energy drinks make your blood sticky?

Tests always make you worry and most of the time studying is done before the test but when you get the question it makes you very nervous because most of the time the results could do something like getting a job those that determine something came makes you very nervous. Now my second topic interviews they are sometimes hard sometimes easy but you know if you say something wrong you could lose the chance. Interviews can be getting into a school, a program and there is more than this list.