Animal Therapy Blog – Assessment Health.

Questions and tasks Sentence starters (if needed ) Evidence 
1. Introduction: Write the sentence starter out and finish it or write your own introduction about this unit. In Health, we have been learning about service and therapy animals. We have learned how service animals can be really helpful in times of need. We have also learned what types of animals could be service animals and what is needed in a service animal. We have also looked at what conditions would need a service animal. My screenshot of what I did in Gigi and Nate
2. What is a service and therapy animal? A service animal is an animal to help you do tasks you normally would be able to do.

A therapy animal helps calm you down when you’re about to have a panic attack, etc.

The difference between them is that a service animal is there for you to help you with daily tasks you can’t do in your condition, and a therapy animal is there to calm you down when you are about to relapse or have a panic attack. 
3. State which conditions are eligible for a service or therapy animal in NZ There are many conditions that are eligible for a therapy or service animal in NZ such as epilepsy, narcolepsy, diabetes, paralysis, depression, schizophrenia, allergies causing anaphylaxis, Addisonian crisis, and heart conditions.
4. Describe how service and therapy animals support well being/hauora A service or therapy animal supports all 4 dimensions of wellbeing hauora for the individual by helping when their owner with daily tasks they can’t do anymore, (taha tinana). It could help them in situations of panic like when you are about to have a panic attack they would help calm you down, (taha hinengaro). If you have a wheelchair, the service animal say it was a dog, it would bark and get people to move out of the way for you to get past, (Taha whanau). If you have paralysis and you used to always read the bible or a book before bed you could get a service animal (preferably a monkey) to help you turn the pages, (taha wairua).

For Excellence- cover all 4 areas of wellbeing/hauora
5. List 4 interesting OR new things that you have learned from this unit of work The 4 most interesting/or new things that I have learned during this unit of work were finding out how service animals helped people, learning about how different service animals and therapy animals are, finding out that many different animals could be service/therapy animals, and learning about what kind of conditions would preferably need a service animal.

For Excellence- explain why you found these 4 things of interest

 

Service, Therapy and ES Animals.

Hi, In health we have been learning about therapy animals. Today we had to write on a doc about different service animals and what they help do/help with.

Here is what I wrote:

Questions I have/things I want to know Answers
Can Chickens be service animals? No, Chickens cant be service animals. But they can be ES animals or therapy animals.
What is the weirdest service animal? The weirdest ES animals are, Ducks, Kangaroos, Llamas, Peacocks, Pigeons, Pigs, Turkeys and Turtles.
Who has the longest time being a service animal? Dogs are known to be the oldest service animals.
What animal cant be a service animal? Only Dogs and Miniature horses can be service animals.

 

What are the positive impacts that service and therapy animals have?

  • Cover 2-3 areas of hauora
Some physical effects could be that theyre owner could have extra help on grabbing things and sensing when theyre about to have an episode/you might faint. They can also help you if you have social anxiety, for example if your in a crowd your service animal could help make space for you to walk through. They would also know what you need when your about to faint or your you need to take your medicine, so that would fit in mental and emotional.

 

Your thoughts….

  1. Which health conditions do you feel should be allowed to have service animals?
  2. Do you think service animals should be given for free to the person in need?
  3. Do you think animals should be allowed on the plane with the passengers? Why do you think this?
  1. You should be allowed service animals when you have social anxiety, it can help push people away from you and help you not feel like you’re in an enclosed space.
  2. Service animals should be free only if your condition is really bad and you need it really badly.
  3. Yes, because the person that has the condition could be helped more by their dog, than someone who doesnt even know what theyre meant to do, and who doesnt even know them.

 

Safety and Medicine.

This week, we have been learning about medicine. Today, I will write about a video I just watched about Medication safety. I’ll describe four key points from the clip and what I currently do to be safe with medicine.

Four key points.

  1. Don’t take too much, or too less. If you do you could get really sick and it could be life-threatening.
  2. Taking the wrong medicine. Taking the wrong medicine could lead to serious consequences, including death.
  3. Mixing up your dose. This could lead to long-term damage to your heart, liver, stomach, and kidneys.
  4. Not taking your medicine on time. your condition might get worse, hospitalization, or even death.

What do I do currently to be safe with medicine?

Currently, I’m not taking any type of medicine, but if I do take any ill only have one, and only one unless I’m in really bad shape I’ll take two. The medicines I’ve taken before are, ibuprofen, antihistamines, and paracetamol.

Physics – Blog assessment

Hello, This term, we have been learning about Electricity and magnetism. This blog post will discuss electricity, electron currents, voltage, and circuits.

So, What is it?

Electricity: It is a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles such as electrons or protons.

Electrons: Electrons are small particles with a negative charge that is found in all atoms.

Current: It is a flow of electricity that results in ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles.

Voltage: Voltage is a measure of how much energy the current is carrying.

Series Circuits: Series circuits mean in a line. The lights are connected in a line. If one light doesn’t go they all wont.

Parallel Circuits: Parallel means next to each other. They have many pathways and are way more reliable, meaning if one goes out the others will still go.

Circuits. What’s happening?

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What happens with the voltage in the circuits?

The voltage in the circuits is to help push the electrons through the circuit. Voltage can also show how much energy/electrons are going through the circuit, for eg if I had a 10-volt battery and I had 2 light bulbs the same size they would both have 5 volts.

What happens with the currents in the circuits?

Currents in circuits always go one way, so when I made my circuit the current moved clockwise. If the circuit has many different pathways, the electrons would split, eg. If the battery had 50 volts in all the pathways, let’s say 4 pathways, the volts in each would be 12.5 volts.

Ki o Rahi – PE

How does Kioma score points?

They have to touch pou with the ki. Run into pawero and touch down to score.

How does Taniwha score points?

Hit the pou

Field Layout

List 10 rules

  1. If someone gets ripped it’s a turnover.
  2. You can only hold the ball for 3 seconds.
  3. If the ball goes out of Te Ao it’s the other team’s ball.
  4. 2 teams (each team has 7 players).
  5. Double rip = hand over.
  6. You have to kick the ball from Te Marama for the game to start.
  7. You can’t stand still with the ball.
  8. No going out of bounds.
  9. 5 min breaks between games.
  10. You can’t snatch the ball out of someone’s hands.

Equipment:

  • Ki
  • Cones for marking the field
  • Tupu
  • Bibs
  • Ripper belts – 2 rips

Mad Cow Disease – Health Task

Hi! In Health, we have been studying about Death, Dying, and the Afterlife. We have learned about some different cultural beliefs and traditions. We have learned about how to cope with grief, the physical process of death, and what different cultures do when someone dies. 

Here is my questions doc on depression.

We now have an assessment on our own topic, I’ve chosen deadly diseases/Mad cow disease. Since Mad cow disease is made for ‘cows’ I found one that humans can get and it is called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (pronounced “kroits-felt-yah-cub”). Some interesting facts about Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is that it’s a really rare brain illness that messes up your brain super fast, causing big problems with your thinking, memory, and muscles. It’s pretty intense and kind of scary to think about how it affects the brain tissue so quickly. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is usually caused by an infectious protein called a prion. Prion is a type of protein that can trigger your normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally.

There were several ways that I demonstrated respect towards other cultural beliefs during this unit. I respected the other cultures by showing my full attention and not making fun of what other cultures do when people die. Showing respect to other cultures can enhance our Hauora (Taha Tinana/Physical, Taha Hinengaro/Mental and emotional, Taha Wairua/Spiritual and Taha whanau/Social) wellbeing. How? When you show respect to something it makes it clear that you accept them for what they believe in even if they’re completely different from you. This mostly affects Taha Wairua & Taha Whanau because you accept that cultures can be different and you accept what the people In that specific culture are different from others.

 

It is important that I take care of all areas of my hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief because it can be hard. Sudden changes or a sudden loss could change your life forever no matter if it’s good or bad, so that’s why taking care of your hauora is so important. It’s hard to accept what had happened, but no matter what you should always think positively and take care of everything. Keeping to yourself might feel good but it’s really not, you should at least have one person you trust a lot and tell them about it. Taking care of yourself during change, loss or grief should be the main thing on your mind.

 

I can take care of my hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief by having a close adult or friend with me so I’m not alone during my grief or the sudden change/loss. Having someone whos close to me and helpful during the time always makes me feel better, it helps me talk it out even if I don’t know what to say. The people close to me always help me figure out what I’m trying to say or how to help me.

Health – Death and The afterlife

Question Sentence starters Evidence 
What is your culture? My culture is Filipino
What happens in your culture when someone passes away? When a person passes away in my culture we mourn them and pray for nine days.
What are some important things that happen when a person passes away? A few important things about death in my culture are that Filipino funerals normally last from 3-5 days.
What is something important we could learn about your culture when someone passes away? Something important that I want to share about my culture when a person passes away we hang their coffin on a cliff.
What are 3 ways to help cope with losing someone? How will this help their hauora? The 3 ways to help get through losing an important person are to: Think about all of the positives, know that they’ll be in a happy place, and that they’ll always be with you.

 

Biology – Eyes

The eye is an organ for sensing light. About 97% of all known animals have some sort of eye. Not all eyes are like yours. Some animals have very simple eyes that do not form an image, but only sense light and dark Scientists have identified ten main types of eye, and classify our eyes as being “refractive corneal”

What happens:

1. Light enters the cornea.

2. The cornea refracts light into your pupil.

3. The iris expands and contracts to allow more/less light into the pupil.

4. Then the light enters the lens (bi-convex lens).

5. The lens then focuses light into the retina.

6. Retina is connected to the optic nerve (bundle of fibres).

7. The optic nerve then sends signals to the brain to be interpreted as an image.

 

Part Description Function
Cornea Front part of the eye. It is tough, transparent and convex. Reflects light into the pupil.
Pupil The black hole in the middle of the eye. Directs the light into the eyes.
Iris The colourful part around your pupil that contracts/expands. Doesn’t let too much/controls how much light goes into your eyes.
Lens Flexible disc attached by the suspensory ligaments to the ciliary muscles. focuses the light into the retina.
Retina A layer of cells at the back of your eye. Sends an image to your optic nerve.
Optic Nerve  

A bundle of nerve fibres connected to the brain.

 Carries the given image from the retina to the brain.

30/05/24

Today we dissected the eye, it looked gross smelt gross and felt gross. At first I didn’t want to touch it but soon after I held it. My group was Me, Alyxis and Chydale. When we started to cut open the eye it wasn’t very pleasant; it took maybe 7-8 tries before this gooey clear liquid that had some other thing in it that looked like dirt. As soon as we popped it we all saw the lens and I got to squeeze it out. I looked at it and automatically said “it looks like an egg” because it had the same shape as an egg but the only thing that was different was that it was fully clear, I was admiring how big the lens was it was almost as big as my palm when I put it in there. Then miss told us to flip the eye inside out, I didn’t know how to but we managed to figure it out because miss gave us a tip.

Sheep Heart Dissection

Sheep Heart Dissection.

Date: 23/05/24 & 24/05/24

Today we dissected a sheep heart. We decided to dissect the heart because we wanted to look at all the similar components it has to the human heart. Here is the steps involved in dissecting a sheep heart:

Main parts of the heart;

Arteries- Take blood AWAY from the Heart

Atriums- Entry ways where blood enters each side of the heart, from Veins

Veins- take blood BACK to the Heart

Valves- One way gates. Let blood only move in one direction. Helpful especially pushing against gravity

Ventricles- V shaped cavities which push the blood into arteries to take away from the heart

Heart Strings- Strong fibres that hold the valves in place

Septum- separates Left and Right Side of Heart

Muscled Walls- Strong to help squeeze and push blood around the body. Left side has more muscle 

Aim:

To identify all the parts of the different parts of the heart.

Hypothesis:

Is the heart really red? – No it was brown and red, but not as red as we thought it would be.

Method:

External Anatomy- 

1. Try and decide which side of the heart is the Left and Right- HOW CAN YOU TELL?

One side is more spongy and the other feels more firm.

2. Find the blood vessels- which are the arteries, which are the veins?

The Arteries are at the top of the heart and the veins are on the sides.

Internal Anatomy-

Right side: 

  1. From the superior vena cava, cut down the right side from the atrium to the ventricle.
  2. Identify the right atrium, ventricle and the valve.
  3. Follow from the ventricle up through the artery (pulmonary). Where does it go?

It leads to the right side where clumps of blood or most of the blood would be.

Left side: 

  1. From the Pulmonary vein, cut down the left side from the atrium to the ventricle.
  2. Identify the left atrium, ventricle and the valves.
  3. Follow from the ventricle up through the artery (aorta). Where does it go?

It leads to the Left side where most of the un-oxygenated blood goes to BE oxygenated.

Results:

The heart was harder than I thought. It had hard bits and soft bits. As I cut into it, the heart was squishy but stiff. The blade was a good help when I was cutting it open. I got told not to do scissor cuts and just long hard cuts, the left side of the heart was stiff and hard the other side was soft.

Conclusion:

In conclusion I really enjoyed the dissection, seeing what a heart looks like from inside of something that would replicate is seems cool to me. I enjoyed seeing the heart and its different features.

Hauora

What are the 5 areas of hauora? The 5 areas of hauora are:

  1.  Physical

2. Spiritual

3. Social

4. Mental and Emotional

5 Whenua

 Picture of our tower
Introduce today’s activity Today in Health we played marshmallow tower.

The rules of the game were we can only use the equipment given to us. (8 skewers and 12 marshmallows)

The best part of the game was when I could take all my anger out breaking thee sticks.
How was your taha whānau (social) and taha hinengaro (mental and emotional)  affected when you played the game today? My taha whānau was affected today when I talked to my group (Kaela, Angel and Chydale).

My taha hinengaro was affected when I broke thee sticks.
What can you improve on when participating in a game with others? What I could improve on is not trying to make the tower stand better.

This will have a positive impact on my hauora because I got to have some social time with my friends.