Science 😃

At the end of term two in Te Ngahere we started doing science project for the science fair. My science group was Imogen, Talashia and Kaitlin. Our science project is to try to find metallic iron in cereals. Before we could carry out our experiment we made a google form for student voice asked what there favourite cereal was. We picked the top five favourite cereal to test they were Nutrigrain, Weetbix, Coco pops and Milo cereal. Once we have got all the cereals we are going to crunch them up and put a magnet in to see if any the cereal moves. Our next step would be to add water to the cereals  and do the same thing as we did with the non watered cereals. If the cereal moves that means there is a trace of metallic iron in it. One we have done the test we are going to make a board explaining our science. I will post some photos of the experiment once we finish.😃

Paper rocket

In Te Ngahere we have been making paper rockets. We were learning about making paper rockets so we could learn more about the scientific method for the science fair we are doing. We were in buddies. You had to make the rocket from a video. Then you had to test it 10 times each and record your data. After you had recorded all the data then you need to make the rocket but with some sort of modification. Our modification was to give our rocket more fins. When you had modified the rocket you had to test your modified one 10 times each and record the data. Once you had recorded all your data, you had to use the data to make a graph for each set of data. Our hypothesis was that the modified one would fly better but we were wrong the one with no modifications flew better. My buddy and I have completed both our rockets and here are the photos and data.

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Science

In Te Ngahere we were learning about the steps for scientific method. We were
learning about the scientific method because we are doing science fair projects.
These are the steps to the method.

1. Ask a question (Which water is better to drink town supply or tank water?)
2. Gather information and observe (research)
3. Make a hypothesis (guess the answer)
4. Experiment and test your hypothesis
5. Analyse your test results
6. Present a conclusion

Te reo

In Te Ngahere we have been doing a animation about our Whanau in Te reo maori.
We have been learning how to talk about our family I Te Reo Maori.
We had to put our Mum, Dad, Grandparents, Siblings and Aunts and Uncles.
We have also been learning how to ask and answer questions about our Whanau in
Maori. Here is an example  Ko wai ma ratou witch in English means who are they.

STELLA

At our school on 31st of may a lady named Whaea Stella came to talk to us.  We were learning about what the pest in the bush were and what they did. She talked to us about Bay Bush Action. She told us about the pest she had trapped such as stoats, possums, rats, ferrets ect so that she could keep the kiwi in our bush safe. We got to touch possum fur. She explained to us that we were the problem, but now we can be the solution. Stella said that every single one of us in the room had the potential to be something great. What I could do better next time is sit still. After we came back to class we made something to show what we learnt I did three things but I am only going to show one here it is.

Writing

This week in Te Ngahere have been doing writing we have been trying to write a diary entry from somebody else's point of view. My writing was about people against immigrants and refugees. It was quite challenging because I didn't agree with their point of view. Here is my piece of writing.

(I do not agree on any of this I think refugees and immigrants should be able to stay in New Zealand as long as they live by our laws they should not have to give up their religion culture or how they dress)

Date: 28th may 2019

My Writing: Day 1

I can’t believe It! The government  have just announced they are taking in another 5000 new immigrants.
I am so Furious! Don’t they know there going to take our jobs there's not enough employment
in New Zealand any way. I am going  to lose my job because of those immigrants.
I won't have enough money to put food on the table for my family. They're going to run my pockets dry.

Day 2

I'm still seething about what I heard on the news last night. There going to take our house there is not enough
properties in New Zealand. There  is enough people living in the street here because they can't afford houses
and there's not enough property for them to buy or rent. It seems out it seems outrageous. Don’t the know
we have a problem with to many people and not enough food, money or house.

Marble reflection

In Te Ngahere we  did the great marble challenge we were learning about friction and how the marble moved on different surfaces. We made ramps and wrote out instructions for another group to make our ramp. Our ramp got 4 points  because our instructions were not clear enough.

The Great Marble Challenge reflection

What was something your group did well? Cooperating

What is something you could have done better? Make our instructions clear such as place the clear ruler just on the purple ruler instead of  Put the other clear ruler at the bottom of the purple ruler vertically.

How close did your marble get to 110 cm? NOT CLOSE!!

Did the marble go further than 110 cm? Yes!

Or shorter?  Further

Why do you think your ramp was or was not successful? I think our ramp was not successful

Why? Because our instructions were not  clear enough.

How clear were your instructions? Pretty clear

What was something you explained well?  Put the ice cream container facing with the bottom up

What was something that needed to be clearer? Put the other clear ruler at the bottom of the purple ruler vertically.

If you had an opportunity to design a new ramp.  What would you change? The angel of the ramp