Flynn @ Karoro School
Welcome to my blog. I am a student at Karoro School in Greymouth, New Zealand.
Thursday 9 December 2021
Friday 27 August 2021
Whatif Poem
As the nighttime sky crawls over my house I lay there thinking
Then they come…
The whatifs ooze into my brain and start their course
Whatif I lose in basketball
Whatif I don’t become even near tall
Whatif I never land a flip
Whatif I choke on a pip
Whatif I don’t catch a fish
Whatif I drop the dish
Whatif I sit down and the chair breaks
Whatif there's an Earthquake
Whatif I fall off my skateboard
Whatif I fall asleep because I’m bored
As everything was fine the Whatifs strike again...
Wednesday 25 August 2021
Friday 6 August 2021
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Wednesday 2 June 2021
Water temperature
Why Do Scientists Measure Water Temperatures?
Why do scientists measure water temperatures in the first place? Scientists measure water temperatures for different reasons like checking effects of climate change, and looking out for the effect of temperature for living organisms.
When you measure water temperature it means that you are trying to find out how cold/hot the water / liquid is. The equipment people /scientists use to measure the temperature of water is called colorimeters, photometers which are both portable devices but very dangerously delicate instruments (they are very expensive to operate)
This equipment scientists use is very helpful and saves thousands of lives. Scientists also go down rivers, creeks and tiny mystic waterways to test for pollution, nitrates, phosphate, bacteria, 1080(New Zealand) and too much cow/sheep manure by farms. Too much manure in our waterways is not good for local wildlife but also humans too.
On other occasions, like floods, scientists test water for any substances that have come down rivers from the mountains but also possibly from farms in the area, this might include mud and manure.
In conclusion we test water to find out if it's drinkable and to look after our waterways. Scientists measure water temperatures to check the effects of climate change, and to look out for the effect of temperature for living organisms.