Mars Landing Facts | Inquiry Toys

 L.I to gain more knowledge about the rovers in the mars landing. 

Our focus this week in inquiry is Toys. Are goal for this week was to create a rubber-band powered rover. With this in mind, we were acqiured to learn and gain more knowledge about the mars landing rovers. In our groups, we needed to search 10 interesting facts. We used the Nasa Site to find out these interesting facts. 

The first mars landing took place in July 4 1997. This was the first successful landing ever since 50 odd failed missons. 

The fact I found most interesting was that each rover had a name(Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosty and Perserverence. 

Venn Diagram | Myths & Taonga

 LI: To find the differences and similarities within the different stories.

We watched a video about the maori creation story and we also read a text that was also about the maori creation story, when comparing them together there were some noticeable differences that were easy to spot. Our task was to write down the differents and the similarities of the video version and the written version. We compared and contrasted and we then looked the some of the simalarites that they both had. Our group enjoyed doing this because it helped us know the difference between the two different stories as some stories tend to chnage over time as stories are passed down

I enjoyed this task to because I found it easy to find the differences and the similarities between the video and text.  

Culture | Abstract Noun

Our focus this week in writing is to create a abstract noun poem. A abstract noun is something that you can feel emotionally and mentally, but not physically. In this poem we were required to pick a abstract noun and create a poem about it. in this poem, we needed to include the 5 senses, puncuation, complex sentences, metaphors, similies & abstract nouns. we also used DRAFT, to help us complete our poems.

 Liletina and I had worked collaborativly on creating a poem about Culture. We also used word-hippo to check if there was any other words we needed to change to make our writing more detailed. We also used inspiration fo the classroom to make it more descriptive, and create a more vivid image in our peers minds. 

I really enjoyed this weeks focus in writing because it allowed us to become more creative, and gain more knowledge about how to enhance poems and abstract nouns. 

Did this happen? | Taonga & myths

LI: To consider both perspectives 

 

 We are learning about the Taonga of Storytelling, the story that we learnt about was about Maori legend about the mountains. For this task we worked together to decide/negotiate whether or not we think that it had happened using evidence to help support our opinion. We used our smart searching skills to help us find evidence that it happened or didn't happen. We then negotiated whether or not we though if this actually happened and then said why we thought what we thought. 

I really enjoyed looking at how the other perspectives have different ways of thinking.

 

Rock Paper Scissors

 L.I : To learn how to code the microbot also by playing rock,paper and scissors. 

Link : Link DLO / Task

When I shake the microbit , It will choose a random number between I and 3 , I have to make varible called hand. If the number is one - The microbot wll show the symbol .If the number is two the symbol will show with a rock. If the number is three the microbot will show the symbol for scissors.  

Success | Using Abstract Nouns in Poems/Writing

LI: To write a abstract noun senses poem

Our task was to create a poem using metaphors and abstract nouns. A metaphor is a comparison of two things, saying one thing is the other without using ‘like’ or ‘as’. Abstract nouns are things the we can see but we can't physically touch it. The 5 senses are sight, hearing, taste, smell and feel. 

First, we chose a word from the list, our group picked success. After picking the word,we looked for the structure in the example given to us. Then, we created a poem with the structure. After writing the poem, we created a DLO about the poem. The word that my group decided on was Success. In our poem we express how it feels, looks, tastes, hears and smells like. We all worked collaborativly to complete and create this DLO. 

We really enjoyed this activity, because it taught us how to create metaphors and poems, using abstract nouns. 

Main Ideas | Myths & Legends

LI: To identify main ideas in the text.

Our group watched the video about the story of Rona and the moon and how the moon took rona away. Today we wrote about Rona and the moon it told us about how Rona was lazy and bossy and made her husband do everything for her. For this activity we wrote down the main ideas starting off with the important ideas than after that we then used our negotiation skills to pick out four very important ideas making sure that we all agree that they are very important ideas then after that we then pick out three vital ideas again making sure that we all agree that they are vital ideas.

I really enjoyed this activity because it strengthened our ability to negotiate with others.

Summarising | Myths & Legends

LI: To summarise the maori story of creation.

For inquiry we are learning about Taonga of storytelling or the treasure of storytelling cultural stories that have been passed down through our ancestors.  We learnt about the maori creation story and we also  summarised the story. We used this summarizing template to summarize the video that we watched of the maori creation story. The video told us about the story of papatuanuku and ranginui in the darkness and how they separated and how their son Tawhirimatea sent mighty storms and rain to show his rage. 

I really enjoyed this activity because I found it fun to learn about other cultures stories.

Flowcharts & Dice

 LI: To learn how to use flowcharts to plan coding. 

Our focus this week in Tech is to learn how to use flowcharts during planning coding. A flowchart shows the steps of a problem as boxes of various kinds, and their order is shown by connecting the boxes with arrows. In this DLO shown below, we have practiced creating a flow chart based on rolling dice. 

In this activity we used micro-bits to roll these dices. The flowcharts were based on these micro-bits activities. 

I really enjoyed this weeks Tech learning, because i'm starting to become more familiar and better at coding which will and can benifit my learning. I'm looking forward the the learning next week. 

Identify, Investigate & Evaluate

L.I to use technological practice process to design a toy.

Our focus for this week in inquiry is to create a summary on the following, Identity, Investigate & design. All of these technological practices will help us design our very own rover toy. In our groups we all contributed to summarise the following. Identifying, is finding what the problem is, and how it can be resolved. Investigate is to investigate the different variables that we can use to create a rover that can travel across the floor powered by rubber bands. Designing is using what we found out in the questions, and creating a diagram of our product. 

Our next goal is the Build, Test and Evaluate. 

Rover Mood Board | Toys

 LI: to create a board of ideas that can help us create our own rover

 

Our focus for inquiry this term is Toys and Machines. This also connects to the Mars landing, which was helped by these rovers seen above. The mars landing rovers were created to help investigate a planet that has not been searched. The first succesful mars landing was in December 2nd 1971. This was the first succesful landing out of 50 odd other missions. In this landing there were 4 rovers that were placed on mars, which goes by the name  Curiosity, Spirit, Opportunity, and Sojourner. 

This mood board is to help us have an idea of what we are making by looking at different pictures and putting them onto a mood board.

We enjoyed this task because it helped us to have a good understanding of what we are making and how  we can make them successful. 

Book Week

 LI: to share our learning with our families 

Today PBS celabrated Book week and Samoan Language week this week. PBS held a book week and samoan language week assembly. Our school also dressed up as a chracter from a book to raise the book week spirit. We also had a guest visitor, which actually turned out to be Spider-man. As a small gift of LS2 and LS1, the senior school, each paired up with a juniour school to read them a book.

I really enjoye dthis weeks book week, because the children were very happy with all of the activities that were set up by the senior school. 

Being a Jedi in Coding

 

LI: To become a coding jedi, by trying to control our mbot's directions. 

My robot will wait untiol I have pressed the onboard button before it does anything.

We used an "IF - THEN - ELSE" block, as this give the robot two choices of things to do.

We are using the ULTRASONIC SENSOR on the front of the robot and we need to sense if something is 10cm in front of it wil move backwards. IfF something is NOT less than 10 cm of the robot, it will move forward (ELSE). Thisis all put into a forever block so that the robot constantly senses what is in front of it. 

Pulleys | Simple Machines Inquiry

 L.I to learn how the system of a Pulley works, by creating a diagram.

Our focus this term for inquiry is Simple Machines. For LS2 to have a clear understanding; we were required to research how these simple machines manufacture and they're purpose. 

One of these Simple Machines are a Pulley. Pulleys are constructed by looping one or two wheels. They are sometimes used to move large weights by pressing down on one end of the rope, causing an upward tug at the other end. In this machine, there are 7 parts(Axle, wheel, rope/cable, laod, groove, hook and effort) for the machine to properly formulate. This can be seen in the Diagram shown above.