BE BRIGHT EAT RIGHT

On Wednesday the 27th the year 6’s walked to the Whare to watch a guy show us magic tricks about healthy eating. We were learning what is healthy for our body’s and what’s not. I think that I listened well and I was a good audience. I enjoyed watching the magic tricks and the animal tricks he did with bunnies and birds. I think next time I won’t talk in between the tricks. It was really awesome when he used fire to make his bunny appear, he is really good at magic. I hope he comes back again. BE BRIGHT EAT RIGHT!

Marble Challenge

In Te Ngahere we have been building marble ramps. We were learning about variables and friction. A variable is something you change to improve something or make it worse in a scientific test. Friction is created from the surface, If you have a smooth surface your marble will go fast but if it is bumpy it will go slower. We had to try and get a marble to exactly 110 cm from the ramp. The first thing we did was get in to a group of three. Then we gathered things from around the classroom to use for our ramp. After that we assembled our ramps with the equipment. After we assembled our ramps we put a marble on the top of the ramp then released the marble to see how far it would go we did this 10 times. After we tested it 10 times we changed a variable Then we tested the modified ramp ten more times. We Kept doing this till we found the design that was closest to 110 cm. We then had to write precise instructions to give to another group so they can build the ramp on the testing day. Last Friday we had the testing day. Our names were drawn out of 2 boxes one group designed the ramp and the other had to follow the instructions to build it. We learned that it was really important to right clear and precise instructions. The winning was designed by Missy Emma and Cheyenne, their ramp was built by Isabella-paige and Mikaila.
(Here is our ramp)

Variables

In Te Ngahere we have created a marble run for STEAM. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. We are learning to create a ramp for our marble to go down but the marble has to stop at exactly 110 cm long. I enjoyed creating the ramp and changing variables to make the ramp better. A variable is something you would change in a scientific test. Next time I think that I could make a simpler ramp so it isn’t as confusing to set up. I think I was good at changing the variables to make the marble fall closer to 110 cm.

James Cook

In Te Ngahere we have been studying four important people to our country: Kupe, Nukutawhiti, Abel Tasman and James Cook, my group chose James Cook. We are learning to find out about people's journeys to Aotearoa and their significance to New Zealand. I think I was good at researching the facts about James’s journey. I enjoyed finding out different facts about the person we chose. I think next time I should not social talk to my learning buddies.