Kahikatea Tree at Papakura South School

Kahikatea Tree at Papakura South School
Martha-Lee and Madeline
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

What can we find out about milk?

a

Recording Sheet

Type of Milk What colour is it? How does it look? How does it pour? How does it taste?
Skim milk white, milky white liquid like regular milk pours very easily like water like regular milk but not as creamy because it has less fat
Flavoured milk chocolate colour like chocolate coloured milk pours quite easily like melted chocolate poured into whole milk
Evaporated milk cream colour like fresh cream but thin consistency easy to pour like unsweetened and runny fresh cream but with less fat
Condensed milk pale custard colour like custard but lighter colour pours slowly like golden syrup extremely sweet like golden syrup but nice and creamy

 b

We chose four types of milk for testing i.e. skim milk, flavoured milk, evaporated milk and condensed milk. We poured about three quarters of each type of milk into separate cups. We looked carefully at the appearance of the milk samples. We noticed that they were of different colours, some poured out easily like water while others poured slowly like golden syrup.

We tasted the samples of milk. Some tasted creamy and some tasted sweet. After recording our observations we mixed all the samples together and enjoyed our own creation of a delicious new milky creamy shake.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

What is Fenugreek









Fenugreek is a spice - the dried seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum, a member of the pea family, and also an herb - the leaves of the same plant. Fenugreek grows in Eurasia, from the eastern Mediterranean to China. It is one of the important exports of India.
History. Fenugreek was among the medicinal drugs recognized by Ancient Egyptians as long ago as the 16th century BCE, and it was used in mummification. The dried seeds were also used in ancient Indian, Greek, and Arabic medical practice.
Description. Fenugreek is an annual that grows to a height of 4 to 20 inches (10 to 41 cm). The fenugreek plant has pale yellow or off-white flowers that bloom from June to July, and the spice is the seed that grows in a pod about 4 inches (10 cm) in length. There are about 20 yellowish-brown seeds in each pod, which harden when dried.
Food and Other Uses. Fenugreek is cultivated for culinary and medicinal use. The seeds have a bitter taste and rank a two of ten on the hotness scale. Ground fenugreek seeds are a traditional ingredient in Indian curry, in curry powders and pastes, and in the Bengali “five spice” mixture. Fenugreek seeds are used in Egyptian bread, and a coffee substitute is made of fenugreek in northern Africa. Fenugreek is also used in pickling.

Source:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-fenugreek.htm

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Science Experiment - Volcanoes

A pot of boiling water...


...is like a volcano...


...because it blows its top off!

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Living World Classification


Q: How do you know if something is living?
A: Ask MRSGREN .
Living things show the following characteristics:

Movement
Reproduction

Sensitivity

Growth
Respiration
Excretion
Nutrition

Classification:
Kingdom -
Animals
Phylum -
Vertebrates
Class -
Mammals
Order - Carnivores
Family -
Cats
Genus - Panthera
Species - Pardus