Tahuna Torea

Here is my prezi about our trip to Tahuna Torea. The reason why we went on this trip was because it was linked to our topic flight and all senior classes had been looking at the Godwit / Kuaka. The view was really beautiful and we saw lots of interesting things. I also enjoyed playing on the park because there were lots of playground equitment to go on. I really enjoyed playing on the high ropes, the swings and the swirly thing. I really enjoyed my time here. 

God wit / Kuaka Facts

 

 For this week's inquiry we are looking at the god-wit bird. I had to complete a grid of the habitat, appearance, diet, and predator and use that information to create a popplet that shows us what a god-wit is. I really enjoyed doing some research about this because I have never heard of this bird before, and because I found out that they can fly all the way to alaska without stoping for weeks.

The Dodo bird

For the last week LS2 had to do there own little mini inquiry. We first had to pick a letter from the alphabet and had to choose some topics that fitted under that letter. My letter was D, I picked a Dodo bird which was a flightless extinct bird. I had to use the sites that we learnt from Mrs Ogilvy and use 3 different sources. I really enjoyed this task because we got to choose a topic that we are interested in.

Sketch - Note

This week we got introduced to sketch note. We did sketch note because it helps us understand the learning because we are writing it in our own words and writing it how we want to. When doing a sketch note, we can use anything including, bullet points, arrows, stick people, block writing, upper case letters mixed with lowercase and many more. For this, you can even use an actual bullet for the bullet points or use stars, circles, triangles, squares or anything. We first tried out sketch note on Monday and did our sketch note about question ( The one in the middle ).  I used picture and words to tell a story about question and why we ask them. Sketch note helps you tell a learning story that helps you understand the facts in your own way instead of writing facts about the subject and no understanding it. My second attempt of sketch note was on Rio De Janeiro .  My other attempt was on Olympic medals.

Hauora

For the past weeks we have been learning about what Hauora is and how it can relate to an athlete. I learnt that if one wall falls apart the whole house will fall apart which relates to an athlete. I also learnt that the 4 walls ( Whare tapa wha ) names are Taha Wairua, Taha Whanau, Taha Hinegnaro, Taha Tinana. Each of the walls stand for something which are Mental and emotional wellbeing, Physical well being, Social Wellbeing, and spiritual wellbeing.  In this challenge we also did our pulse rate to see how many pulse rates we have in one minute. 

Olympics Comparison

We have been learning to consider both sides of a provocation so that we can make an informed opinion. Mrs Anderson asked us to think about the two sides or the provocation and to think about the point of view for the the people who agree for it and the people who disagree with it. To make our informed opinion we had to think about both sides and do a little bit or research on this. My DLO shows a before and after picture of the swimming pool in 2008 and in 2016. I also included a point of view for the people who disagree with it and the people who agreed with it if they should spend so much money on the olympics venues. In the middle is a little explanation on my opinion for the provocation. I think they should not spend so much money on it because after the olympics are finished it is going to have no use. 

Ancient and Modern Olympics

For the past 2 weeks we have done our inquiry rotation. For our inquiry we are learning about the olympics. I was learning about the modern and ancient olympics. We first had to do our Prior knowledge and then had had to find some new information to create a new understanding. I learnt that in the ancient olympics the men would run naked and compete like that and women were not allowed to compete or watch the games. I learnt some really interesting facts for modern and ancient olympics. I hope you can learn some new facts too.

Rio Olympics

Today we learned how to attribute images. To attribute an image  you need to click on the search tools, click on the usage rights and then click on labeled for reuse. Then, you look for the license for that picture and who it was by and include it under the picture like the ones above.These images that we have used are labeled for reuse we have also have the permission slip to use it. When you are attributing your images it is like saying to the person, thank you for letting me use your picture. It is good to do this step because if you dont do it it is disrespectful and you dont have permission.    For this task I worked with Mia. 

Japan Learning Challenges

This presentation shows the different thing they do in Japan. You will find some of there cultural food compared to ours, some of there language and some facts about the Japan Flag.  I learnt that the capital of Japan is Tokyo. I also learnt that Japan is in the Northern and Eastern hemisphere  I learnt a lot while I was doing Japan. I worked collaboratively with my partners Avalon and Rachel. I hope you learn something off this presentation.

River Safety

This is a poster on how to stay safe around rivers or water. I chose to do this activity because we have a swimming pool at our school and to be allowed to swim we need to be safe. Some tips on how to stay safe around the water and rivers is to dont swim in restricted areas or if the water is looking dirty. 

China

This presentation tells you some facts about China like how to say some of the basic words and some of the seas that surround china. I was learning about the global neighbors of asia as it was our topic. I also learnt that China has a population of 21,150,000 people and that the capital city of China is Beijing.

Thailand Food Challenge

This presentation shows the food that are eaten in Thailand. Did you know that Thailand have 5 blending flavors which are sweet, salty, sour, bitter and hot. When the Thai people migrated to Thailand they migrated with them there traditional food. They came with rice, noodles, dumplings. soya sauce, and more soya products. Most of the Thai food was hot and spicy.

Virtual Tour of Thailand

Here is a collage of Thailand pictures. I learnt how to use a picture online the right way. If you just copy the picture without acknowledging your sources you will be breaking the law. To use a picture from online you need to go on the images and on the top it will say more tools. Click on it, and press labeled for reuse so any picture there you are allowed to use it. Click on the page where the picture was from and it will tell who the picture was from and the license. This is important to know because people get there pictures from copying and pasting it. Now you know how to do it proply.

India Poster

This week I have been learning about the country India. I learnt that in India they have 1650 languages. 30 of the languages are spoken. The most interesting facts about India is that they have a floating post office and that the Indians were the first one's to discover sugar. 

India

This is a presentation based on India. In this presentation you will find some interesting facts. I learnt that India is the seventh largest country in the world.

Experiment 2

On Wednesday we made oobleck. We got into groups of four. We got given a bowl, corn flower, food coloring and water. We mixed the water with the food coloring. Then we got the corn flower and tipped the water with the cornflower slowly. We mixed and mixed until we got the consistency we wanted. I was real proud with what we got. It was hard when we touched it and when we picked it up it was a liquid.

Expirement 1

On Tuesday we did a experiment with baking soda and vinegar. We had to get a bowl, baking soda, and vinegar. We first had to put the cup in a bowl and put baking soda in it. We then had to pour the vinegar into the baking soda. At the end we got a chemical reaction and it was a liquid.

Science Rules

This is a presentation showing the safety rules for a science experiment. We had to work collaboratively as a group and type down the safety rules. One safety rule I learnt was that nothing goes in your mouth. 

Jiwi's Machine

This is about Jiwi Machines. We had to name the machines that were used in the video and explain what that machine does. I learnt that all of his machines had a use and it made his life easier.

Linda Bove

This is my drawing about Linda Bove. She is a famous person who has been acting for years that has problems with hearing which makes her deaf. I hope you get the time to read it and learn something about her.