chocolate caramel slice ( Chelsea )

Ingredients

Base
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
125g melted butter

Filling
60g butter, extra
1/4 cup Chelsea Golden Syrup (Tin)
1 X 400g can sweetened condensed milk
70g macadamia nuts, roughly chopped

Chocolate Topping
270g dark cooking chocolate finely chopped
3 tsp vegetable oil

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C bake (160°C fan forced).  Grease and line a 28 x 18cm slice tin.  Combine flour, coconut, sugar and butter in a bowl, then press mixture into the tin to form the base.  Bake for 12 -15 minutes or until golden brown, then set aside.

Heat butter and syrup in a saucepan until butter has melted then simmer over low heat for 3 minutes until golden/tan and thickened. Add condensed milk and stir over a medium heat for 7 - 10 minutes until caramel is golden brown.  Spread over the base and gently press in nuts (optional). Refrigerate for 1 hour to set.

Melt chocolate and oil in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until smooth. Spread over the caramel and refrigerate to set before slicing.

Tip: Score the top before it sets hard to make cutting into squares easier.

Recipe doubles easily for large gatherings.

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Anzac biscuits

Anzac Biscuits

Ingredients:

100g butter
1 T golden syrup
1/2 cup sugar
¾ cup coconut
3/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup flour
1 t baking soda
1 T hot water

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Melt butter and golden syrup in a small pot.
Dissolve baking soda in the hot water and add to butter and golden syrup.
Mix together flour, sugar, coconut and rolled oats in a large mixing bowl
Stir butter mixture into the dry ingredients.
Place level tablespoonfuls of mixture onto lined trays.
Bake about 15 minutes or until golden.
Cool on a wire rack
Makes 20.

Plastic bags should be banned

I strongly believe that plastic bags should be banned from use. This means that they shouldn't be made or used anymore.

These are my reasons:
Plastic bags increase pollution and harm many types of animals.  Thousands of birds and marine animals, such as sea turtles, choke on plastic bags each year because they mistaken them for food. Plastic bags in water can look just like these animal's food supply.

Making plastic bags causes more pollution. Oil is used when making plastic bags. Using oil causes pollution which is harmful to humans and the environment. Banning plastic bags means less oil needed to produce them.

Did you know that plastic bags take hundreds of years to break down. Unlike other materials, like paper that breaks down relatively quickly, the plastic bags that we use today are here to stay!

Plastic bags should be banned for all the reasons listed.

History of art

History behind Art

The history of art is the history of any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes, expressing ideas, emotions or, in general, a worldview. Over time visual art has been classified in diverse ways, from the medieval distinction between liberal arts and mechanical arts, to the modern distinction between fine arts and applied arts, or to the many contemporary definitions, which define art as a manifestation of human creativity. The subsequent expansion of the list of principal arts in the 20th century reached to nine: architecture, dance, sculpture, music, painting, poetry (described broadly as a form of literature with aesthetic purpose or function, which also includes the distinct genres of theatre and narrative), film, photography and graphic arts. In addition to the old forms of artistic expression such as fashion and gastronomy, new modes of expression are being considered as arts such as video, computer art, performance, advertising, animation, television and videogames.

The history of music

The history of music

Music is found in every known culture, past and present, varying widely between times and places. Since all people of the world, including the most isolated tribal groups, have a form of music, it may be concluded that music is likely to have been present in the ancestral population prior to the dispersal of humans around the world. Consequently music may have been in existence for at least 55,000 years and the first music may have been invented in Africa and then evolved to become a fundamental constituent of human life.

A culture's music is influenced by all other aspects of that culture, including social and economic organization and experience, climate, and access to technology. The emotions and ideas that music expresses, the situations in which music is played and listened to, and the attitudes toward music players and composers all vary between regions and periods. "Music history" is the distinct subfield of musicology and history which studies music (particularly Western art music) from a chronological perspective.

Dolphin booklets

Booklet about Dolphins

Facts

Compared to other animals, dolphins are believed to be very intelligent.

Dolphins are carnivores (meat eaters).

The Killer Whale (also known as Orca) is actually a type of dolphin.

Bottlenose dolphins are the most common and well known type of dolphin.

Female dolphins are called cows, males are called bulls and young dolphins are called calves.

Dolphins live in schools or pods of up to 12 individuals.

Dolphins often display a playful attitude which makes them popular in human culture. They can be seen jumping out of the water, riding waves, play fighting and occasionally interacting with humans swimming in the water.

Dolphins use a blowhole on top of their heads to breathe.

Dolphins have excellent eyesight and hearing as well as the ability to use echolocation for finding the exact location of objects.

Dolphins communicate with each other by clicking, whistling and other sounds.

Some dolphin species face the threat of extinction, often directly as a result of human behavior. The Yangtze River Dolphin is an example of a dolphin species which may have recently become extinct.

Some fishing methods, such as the use of nets, kill a large number of dolphins every year.

Story

Compared to any other animals, dolphins are believed to be very intelligent.

The Killer Whale (also known as Orca) is actually a type of Dolphin. Bottlenose dolphin are the most common and well known type of dolphin. Dolphins use a blowhole on the top of there heads to breathe, Dolphins communicate with each other by clicking, whistling and other sounds. Dolphins often display a playful attitude which makes them popular in human culture. They can be seen jumping out of the water, riding waves , play fighting and occasionally interacting with humans swimming in the water. Dolphins have excellent eyesight and hearing as well as the ability to use echolocation for finding the exact location of objects. Females dolphins are called cows, male are called bulls and baby dolphins are called calves.Dolphins often display a playful attitude which makes them popular in human culture. They can be seen jumping out of the water, riding waves, play fighting and occasionally interacting with humans swimming in the water.

Dolphins live in schools or pods of up to 12 individuals. Some dolphin species face the threat of extinction, often directly as a result of human behavior. The Yangtze River Dolphin is an example of a dolphin species which may have recently become extinct.

Giant pandas

Giant Panda

Intro
Giant Pandas are a part of the bear family. They have evolved around 2-3 million years ago. There are only 1600 left in the world.
Appearance
Giant pandas have a distinctive appearance. Their thick black and white fur equips them for life in cool forests. Their white coat with black markings is unique, with black patches around the eyes and ears, black legs, and a black band around the shoulders.
- The Giant Panda has a black-and-white coat. Adults measure around 1.5 m long and around 75 cm tall, at the shoulder. Males are 10-20% larger than females. Males can weigh up to 115 kg (253 pounds). Females are generally smaller than males, and can occasionally weigh up to 100 kg (220 pounds).
Species
- 300 lbs (136 kg)
- 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m)
- endangered
- relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man
Life Cycle
- Giant pandas can live 20 years in the wild.
- Giant pandas can be born in spring between March and May
- A newborn panda cub weighs just 90-130 g.
- A pandas average life is 14 - 20 year.
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Classification
Giant pandas are mammals. Giant pandas are a type of bear, that is found in the mountains of central and western China.
the scientific name for a mammal is mammalia


Habitat
Giant pandas live in large bamboo forests on humid and relatively high mountains — about 1,200 to 3,100 meters (4,000 to 10,000 feet) above sea level. Currently about 1,600 giant pandas live in over 20,000 square kilometers (8,000 mi2) of habitat.
Giant pandas are an endangered species. A 2004 census found only about 1,600 wild giant pandas. They live in scattered populations in the mountains of central China, mostly in Sichuan Province, but also in Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces. Giant pandas eat almost nothing but bamboo.

The giant panda was once widespread throughout southern and eastern China, as well as neighbouring Myanmar and northern Vietnam.


Behaviour
The giant pandas spend as long as 14 hours in eating per day. One giant panda needs about 12 to 38 -kilogram food per day, which accounts for approximately 40% of its own weight. The giant pandas prefer eating tender stems, shoots and leaves of bamboo, all of which are richer in nutrition and lower in firkins.
Giant Pandas Behavior. Giant pandas spend their lives eating bamboo and walking around the forest floor. They are good climbers and can also swim. They don't build dens (except to put cubs in) or hibernate.

Diet
The giant panda has an insatiable appetite for bamboo. A typical animal eats half the day—a full 12 out of every 24 hours—and relieves itself dozens of times a day. It takes 28 pounds (12.5 kilograms) of bamboo to satisfy a giant panda's daily dietary needs, and it hungrily plucks the stalks with elongated wrist bones that function rather like thumbs. Pandas will sometimes eat birds or rodents as well.
- Obnivore
- Bamboo contains very little nutritional value so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet their energy needs.
Conclusion
Giant pandas are endangered species. Giant pandas love their bamboo and can consume 12-38 kg’s per day. Pandas love to live in bamboo forests, They can also be found in mountains. Giant pandas are mammals.

Intro

Giant Pandas are a part of the bear family. They have evolved around 2 to 3 million years ago. Giant pandas are native to China.


Classification
Giant pandas are mammals. They are a type of bear that is found in the mountains of central and western china. It is thought that the unique colouration of the Giant Panda may help them to blend into these misty forests when they are foraging for food.  Giant pandas are extremely good climbers.

Appearance
Giant pandas have a distinctive appearance. Their thick hair keeps them warm in the cool, wet mountain zones. Their white coat with black markings is unique, with black patches around the eyes and ears, black legs, and a black band around the shoulders. Adults measure around 1.5 m long and around 75 cm tall.   Males are 10-20% larger than females. Males can weigh up to 115 kg (253 pounds). Females are generally smaller than males, and can occasionally weigh up to 100 kg (220 pounds).

Endangered Species
Giant pandas are an endangered species. The giant panda is a rare cousin to the bear family and is a highly threatened species. There are only 1600 left in the world.


Life Cycle

Giant Pandas  are born between March and May and can live 20 years in the wild. A newborn panda cub weighs just 90 - 130 g. A pandas average life is 14- 20 years in a Zoo.






Habitat

Giant pandas live in large bamboo forests. They like to live 4,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level. Currently about 1,600 giant pandas live in over 20,000 square kilometers of habitat.





Behavior
The giant pandas spend as long as 14 hours eating per day.  Giant pandas spend their lives eating and walking around the forest floor. They are good climbers and can also swim. They build dens to put cubs in or to hibernate.

Diet
The giant panda has a massive appetite for bamboo. A typical animal eats for half a day and relieves itself dozens of times a day. It takes 12.5 kilograms of bamboo to satisfy a giant panda’s daily diet needs, and it hungrily plucks the stalks with stretched wrist bones that function rather like thumbs. Pandas will sometimes eat birds or rodents as well. Giant pandas are omnivores.  Bamboo has very little calories and so pandas must eat 12- 38kg every day to meet their energy needs. The giant pandas prefers eating tender stems, shoots and leaves of bamboo.

Conclusion
Giant Pandas are mammals who mainly eat bamboo.  They live in bamboo forests and mountains and are an endangered species.


By Lara Deans