The Great Marble Challenge

 In Te Ngahere we did a Marble Challenge. We did this Marble challenge because we were learning about a scientific method. Also we were getting ideas for our science fair project. My class divided themselves into  groups of three. I was with Ashlyn and Jade-O. My group did really well with the practice testing because we almost got the same numbers but the marble ramp wasn’t what we expected so if we get time later we could make it better. The whole class had to finish on Friday because we had a marble ramp test. We didn’t come first but at least we worked out what we did wrong. 

Here are some pictures of us enjoying our work: 

Have you ever made a marble ramp???

The Interesting Scientific Method

 We did an amazing process called the Scientific Method that scientist use for experimenting and investigating. We did an  Infographic using  Google drawing, Canva or Easelly. the scientific steps are :

1. Ask a Question 

2. .Gather information or data 

3. Make a hypothesis means make a guess

4.Experiment and test your guess

5. Inspect your test result 

6.Modify your hypothesis or guess, if necessary

7.  Present a conclusion 

8.Retest( often done by other scientists) 

 We are doing this Scientific Method because this week we will be doing a science fair project

Have you ever heard about the scientific method before????

Astonishing Mosaic Art

 Last week we learnt something very creative and innovation the Mosaic Art. A Mosaic Art is an image made of different size of coloured pieces of stone or glass covering a surface. First we have to choose a picture of our interest, then with the help of polyline tool we covered the picture with random shapes. Once the entire picture is covered with different sized shapes, we removed the picture from the background. Now we are ready with our colourful mosaic art.I really enjoyed doing this, as I am a creative person and always eager to learn new art forms. I made a Pikachu mosaic art. Next time I will make this art with a background of an animal picture and cover it with colourful shapes. The thing that found hard was that how we had to make the shapes again and again to fill which took a while because we did it on our chromebook .The easy part was that I choose an easy picture to start with cause I have never done this before.  

Do you know any famous Mosaic Artist.  

 

Smart Surfing and its Importance!!!

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about Smart Surfing. In this learning a video was shown to all of us where a girl made an unacceptable poster of her and post it publicly on her online account. After seeing such a poster one of her classmate bullied her and one stranger also wanted to take an undue advantage of the information she shared. We have to make a Dlo with are buddys or make a poster alone of our learning on this topic. Through this activity we got the awareness about using the online apps safely, so that we can protect ourselves from bullying and strangers can’t use our information for inappropriate purpose. I made an informative poster on this topic informing everyone that what can happen if we are not alert and ways to protect yourself while using any of the social media apps. Next time if given a chance I would like to do a role play on this topic with my classmates to spread more and more awareness about it. Do you know any other measure to protect your online account???

The Astonishing Trip Urupukapuka

In Te Ngahere the year six’s went on an amazing trip to Urupukapuka one of the islands in the Piperi. We went with the Project Island Song team and they showed us the islands and made us understand how to keep the pest away from these islands, because the animals living on the islands can get extinct by the pests like: rats, stoats, possums and red ants. These pest kill the birds and the insects that live on the islands. Before we began our journey by ferry, two people from biosecurity checked our bags and we had to scrub our shoes to prevent the entry of any ants or pest to pest free islands. It was so exciting to be on board for such an adventures trip, Ria our host gave us booklets and clipboards to find the islands on the map. After reaching the island we were divided into two groups to do two different tasks, one group built trapping for pest and the other went up to hills to plant trees. After lunch these tasks were swapped. When we were climbing up the hills we saw cute sniffing dogs to smell the pest in that area. We also got to learn about different types of trees, the two trees that i liked the most were “Hanuka” & “ Manuka”. I liked their rhyming names. Difference between the two is “Hanukkah” has spiky leaves but no flowers whereas “Manuka” has spiky leaves, flowers and seeds. The most amazing and surprising part of this trip was Dolphin watching when we were near the boundaries of Paihia.

Have you ever been on the Urupukapuka Island???

The Learning of the Ngahere

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about plants and animals in the ngahere. We learnt about what type of plants and animals we have in the ngahere. We were divided into a group of two. Me and my group member researched about a bird named “Kereru”. We had to find their habitat, what they eat, what they get eaten by (threats), their scientific name, how they look (physical features) and what job they do in Ngahere. Further we had to make a slideshow and screencastify our work to show the facts we found. Our first attempt to screencastify our work went wrong but further with the help of and pictures we successfully made the facts more interesting to read. With the help of picture slide show we tried to explain all facts that we learnt about this beautiful bird. Have you ever seen a Kereru???

Building a Bridge Challenge

In Te Ngahere the year six’s have been doing another epro8 challenge. We were divided in a group of three to build a bridge out of ice-cream sticks and circle shaped sticks. In this activity we watched a video about different types of bridges: Truss bridge, Suspension bridge and Cable- stayed bridge, their structure, their strength and their weakness. In my group, we were not able to make a bridge as we didn't do a proper discussion about what job everybody has to do and how to do it together and we all ended up with different ideas. From this activity I learnt the importance of clear communication among different group members, to complete the given task. Overall this was a fun challenging activity and I enjoyed working with them. Have you ever made a bridge before with ice-cream sticks???