November 14

My AMAZING WORK!! ~ Science

Hey everyone! I am here to talk about, in my opinion, my best work that I have done in science.  We had to build a paper rocket that we could launch.  We had an investigative question that we needed to answer after all of our tests were done.  We also had to come up with a hypothesis.  We had to insert a straw into the rocket and blow to launch it.

Investigative Question

What effect does weight have on our strawket?

 

Hypothesis (If….then…because…)

 

If we put the paperclip on the tip, then it will go further than the clip at the bottom because the weight is more forward.

 

Materials (Single Column List)

 

Paper Rocket

Paperclip

Straw

Tape Measure

 

Procedures (Numbered Steps)

 

  1. Put the clip in the middle of the head
  2. Insert the straw into the bottom of the rocket
  3. Put the straw in your mouth
  4. Point the rocket up
  5. Listen to your teacher say go
  6. Shoot the rocket
  7. Measure how far it goes
  8. Write the data down
  9. Repeat

 

Results (Date Table – Trials – Averages)

 

Trials Distance Comments
1 4.5 meters Ok
2 5.35 meters Getting better
3 4.75 meters Ok
Average ≈ 4.9 meters Ok

 

(Conclusion)

 

In my hypothesis, I said that the strawket would go further if the weight is at the tip.  I was wrong because a person that did put their weight at the back went 5.7 meters. There are many factors that could have affected how far the strawket went.  Some examples could be how well the strawket is built, wind, how hard you blow into the straw, and many other things. For the investigative question, weight does affect the strawket.  When I had no weight on the strawket, the average distance was about 3 meters. When we added weight to the tip, the average distance was 4.9 meters.

 

I chose this piece because I put a lot of effort into it.  I am really satisfied on how it turned out.

November 12

Getting To Know My Readers ~

Hey everyone! I am back with another post!!! 😀 I am here to ask you many questions that are super simple to answer.  Feel free to leave answers in the comments! I’ll leave my own answer under the question, so you get to know more about me as well 🙂 Let’s begin~

  • What is your favorite movie?

I have A LOT, but some of my top favorites is Venom, Searching, and A Quiet Place.

  • What is your favorite sport?

Golf 🙂 ⛳️

  • If you could visit one place in the world, where would it be?

Korea because I LOVE FOOD!! AND K-POP!!

  • Who is your favorite singer/band?

I have a lot of favorite k-pop bands right now.  My favorites are VIXX, NCT, and BTS.

  • Fruits or vegetables?

Fruits 😛 I can’t stand vegetables……….

  • Sweet or sour?

It honestly really depends on my mood, but most of the time, it is sweet.

  • Comedy or horror?

Horror >:3 I love horror movies so much.  Yes, the jump scares are scary, but that’s why you watch them! It gets your adrenaline pumping, and some horror movies have such good plots.  If you like horror movies, I HIGHLY recommend watching A Quiet Place.  It isn’t THAT horror-y, (That isn’t a word, but now it is) but it is so unique.  It’s considered a thriller, so it’s not THAT scary :3

  • What is your favorite song?

Currently, it is called Polaroid by Jonas Blue, Liam Payne, and Lennon Stella.  It is a 100/10 song!

  • What weird food combinations do you really enjoy?

I have eaten Wendy’s Chocolate Frosty with fries before, but I think that everyone has done that at one point 😛 OH! I remember that one time I ate animal crackers and drank Pog at the same time.  I’m not even joking…it tasted like li hing mui.

 

I have run out of questions in my mind. I hope you enjoyed answering these questions 🙂 I sure did.  Have a good week! Bye!

October 27

Using Pictures Legally

Hey everyone! Today, I am going to be answering a very important question. What pictures can you use legally?

On the internet, there are a lot of pictures, and I mean a lot. Which ones can you use legally? Many people just take photos that they find off of Google and put the link to the post where the picture is found.  That isn’t how you use a picture legally.  The easiest way to get photos you can use legally is to go onto websites such as Compfight, Creative Commons Search, Bing Images, and many others.

There are other ways to get photos, such as buying them, but in school, people normally don’t do that.

If you think that giving proper credit to the creator of the photo is a waste of time, imagine painting something really beautiful. A teacher thought it was nice, so they hung it somewhere in school, but they didn’t give credit to you but instead, another student. Wouldn’t feel good, right?

If you ever feel lazy, just get pictures legally. It’s better in the long run.  If you don’t, wait until an activity makes you clean up your posts and give proper credit.  That’s painful :|.

Thank you for reading! See you in the next post!

October 21

Commenting On My Posts

Hey everyone! Today, I will tell you how to comment on any of my posts. My theme is very simple, so I’m pretty sure everyone knows how to comment. Oh well…Better safe than sorry 😛

All you have to do is go to the bottom of one of my posts and press LEAVE A COMMENT.

Simple, right?

Now go leave some comments :D…I mean…if you want to…you don’t have to…but you can if you want :)))

Thanks for reading this verivery short post! (Sarah, I hope you get that joke) Enjoy your weeeeek!

Bai!

October 4

New Year! New Me!

Hey everyone!  It’s a new year of blogging, so time for a new post telling you all about me!  Let’s get into it!

My name is Raya!  I am a normal teenage girl with a very uninteresting life.  My interests, of course, involve K-Pop, K-Dramas, and Anime.

(This group is EXO, but they only have 9 members now ;-; We miss Kris, Tao, and Luhan)

I live on an island in the middle of the ocean called Oahu.  People say that Oahu is one of the most interesting places in the world, but when you’ve been on this island for 13 years, it can get a bit boring.

Things You May Want To Know About Me!

  • My favorite color is blue
  • My favorite food is juk
  • My hobbies are golfing, drawing, and coloring (Sarah will know what this is :P)
  • My favorite K-Pop groups are VIXX, BTS, Monsta X, and NCT
  • My favorite Animes are Haikyuu, Free, BNHA, Attack on Titan, and Yuri On Ice

My favorite moment in life is when I met Sarah, Reise, Ally, and Mari in preschool.  They have been my best friends ever since!  We are close as siblings!  It will be so sad when we graduate from eighth grade :'(.

My family members include my sister, mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, and dog! My dog’s name is Haku.  He is a purebred Golden Retriever, and he is ADORABLE!! I love him so much! He is a little over 2 years old.  He is very energetic and loves to play. Technically, in dog years he is 14. That makes him one year older than me haha! Do you have any pets? Leave a comment!

That is all I have for this post! Nothing really changed, but I feel like all of you should know the small changes! Thank you for reading! Peace out!

September 30

Back to Blogging!

A new school year has started! Do you know what that means? 🎊More EduBlog posts🎊 The theme for this year is going to be anime and k-pop because why not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.  In this post, I will be talking about anime because I feel like I haven’t talked about it in forever!

The anime I will be talking about is BNHA (Boku No Hero Academia). Yeah…don’t ask me what the correct pronunciation is because I don’t know either.  The main protagonist of this anime is a young boy named Izuku Midoriya or by his nickname, Deku.  Deku lives in a world where most of the population has abilities called Quirks. Quirks are superhuman abilities a person can possess. Quirks can be classified into different categories since they are unique to their user.  A kid’s quirk is either one of their parents quirk or a combination of both.  This changes when Deku is born without a quirk.

Normally, a quirk manifests when the kid is 4 years old.  Deku didn’t get his by four, but his parents just thought he was a “late-bloomer.”  Eventually, they took Deku to the doctor.  Research found that kids with one joint in their pinky toe will manifest a quirk, but those with two joint will not.  The doctors took a x-ray of Deku’s foot and found out that he had two joints.  The doctor told him the bad news, and he was devastated.  Deku always wanted a quirk so he could be like his favorite superhero, All Might.

All Might is the number 1 superhero who has earned the title Symbol of Peace.  Deku looked up to him ever since he was a child.  He never got to meet him until one fortunate day.

Deku was walking back from school to his house.  He walked under a bridge when a sludge villain attacked him.  The sludge villain tried to take over Deku’s body and almost succeeded until All Might came and saved Deku.  Luckily, Deku wasn’t hurt, but he did pass out.  When he woke up, Deku was stunned to see All Might right in front of him.  Then All Might DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE!

Ok…on that last sentence I was joking, but if you want to know what happened, I recommend reading the mange here! If you want to learn more about My Hero Academia, click here!

Thank you for reading! I’ll see you all in the next post! Bye!

May 18

Final Post of the School Year?!?

Hey everyone! The title of this post is “Final Post of the School Year?!?,” but I don’t think it is…let’s just pretend.

QUESTION 1! What have I enjoyed most this school year?

Well, one thing I really did enjoy was the book project. It was a small book reading project. My group did a review and summary on the book Home of the Brave. It is about a boy named, Kek who moved to America from Africa. He moved because his home and refugee camp was destroyed. His dad and brother were killed, and his mother was “missing.” I highly recommend you read this book because I really enjoyed it.

 

The final thing I really enjoyed doing was going to Camp Mokuleia. It was such a fun experience. I enjoyed staying up till 1 in the morning :).

QUESTION 2! What would you have changed if you could redo this school year?

…Not procrastinate. That is probably my biggest problem this year heheh. I have procrastinated so many time…it’s unhealthy for me. Even when I do procrastinate, I always finish on time…luckily. Ok I will go knock on wood now :D.

QUESTION 3! What you’re looking forward to next year?

I am looking forward to being an eighth grader. You are like the seniors of the school. I also like to visit the preschool classes and think that we used to be exactly like that as well. In all honesty though, we were probably crazier and more hectic…How do teachers deal with us haha. I WAS excited to go on the JST (Japan Study Tour), but i’m not going because of golf :D. Also it is kind of expensive, and I want to save moneyyy. HMS also had a ECST (East Coast Study Tour), but I didn’t go on that either hehe.

 

THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THIS POST! (It isn’t my last though) BAIIIIII!!!!

 

May 2

SBC Week 9 – Bucket O’ Wishes

Hey everyone! Today, I will be talking about my bucket list! Enjoy!

<Bucket List> – A number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime

The first thing I want to do is go to Korea! As many of you may know, I have been wanting to go to Korea for a long time. In the future, I hope to go there and visit many cities! I really want to go to Busan, Seoul, and Incheon. I want to try eat many different foods! (Btw…Mari I’m taking you with me hehehehe)

The next thing I want to do is go to a Vixx concert! It would be the highlight of my WHOLE life if I could just go to one of their concerts! I also would like to go to a Bts concert, but I would want to go to a Vixx one more :P. (Mari, I am also dragging you along if I ever go to one)

Another thing I would like to do is learn Korean 😀 I feel like it is such a cool language! In my opinion, it is easier to learn than Japanese. Japanese has too many characters for my poor brain ;-;. I can read Korean, but I can’t speak and understand the translation to English. I hope that second part made sense.

I realized that I need to put in links…Well…HERE ARE LINKS TO MY FAVORITE THINGS SINCE “FAVORITE” IS A TOPIC! (Also realized that everything in my bucket list is related to Korea 😂)

The first link is about Overwatch.  It is my favorite Xbox game currently! I am so addicted to it hehe. I may not be good and all, but I really enjoy playing the game with my friends when I have time! If you have a Xbox, I recommend you get the game and play 😀 (By the way, you need Xbox Live to play it)

My final link is about narwhals! Narwhals are my favorite animal :D. It is a weird favorite animal to have, but they are like swimming unicorns :P. My favorite animal before was a fox! I wanted to have one as a pet hehe.

Well that is all I have for this post!!!! I will see you later! Bai Bai!

April 26

SBC Week 8 – Flipboard Three

The first post I commented on is Lauren’s post about movies.  I commented on her post because I honestly relate to her so much hehe. I am a very emotional person :P.  Here is what I commented –

I cry a lot during movies to haha! I cried a lot when I watched Hachiko. It was so sad to me because I have a dog! I also love the pictures you used! Keep up the good work! Come visit my blog if you want! https://hmsraya.edublogs.org/ Keep up the good work!

The next blog I commented on is Maddie’s post about drawing. I commented because, honestly, I love drawing, and this post really piqued my interest! Here is what I commented –

Hi Maddie,
I love these tips so much! I don’t have much free time, but when I do, I LOVE to draw and sketch! I tried some of these out, and I love them :D! Thanks for the tips!
~Raya (https://hmsraya.edublogs.org/)

(If you are wondering why it is formatted differently, it is because I was trying new stuff :P)

Finally, the last blog I commented on is Camille’s post about lacrosse. I have heard about lacrosse before, but I have never seen anyone play before.  I commented because it is something that instantly caught my eye. I have never seen lacrosse before, so I thought it would be interesting to read about! Here is what I commented –

Hey Camille,
I live in Hawaii, and I have heard of lacrosse before, but no one plays it. This seems like an interesting sport though! I play golf! I started when I was 7 years old. I am in OJGA (Oahu Junior Golf Association) and HSJGA (Hawaii State Junior Golf Association)! I hope you keep on doing well!
~Raya (https://hmsraya.edublogs.org/)

That is all I have for this weeks challenge! I hope you enjoyed! See you guys later!