The Amazing Marble Challenge Take 2

 In Te Ngahere we have been doing the Great Marble Challenge take 2. We did a take 2 because after we did the first 1 we had to say what we would of done better if we did it again. My group was Marley and Poet. We could either make a new ramp or modify our old one. We were doing this to prepare for Science Fair because we needed to learn about the scientific method and the great marble challenge had a small bit of it. When we modified our ramp all we changed was the angle by flipping over the ramp. That made a huge difference because the angle was much different. We modified our ramp because we only got 6 points when our ramp got tested and the  highest you can get is 50 points. We did better this time because we got about 18 points and before we only got 6 and 18 is much bigger than 6. I enjoyed testing the most because it was fun to see who’s ramp I got to test and how many points their ramp would get. 

Have you ever made a ramp before?

A Fantastic Day Out of School

In Te Ngahere we went to the Science Roadshow. I learnt that honey from different flowers tasted different.  We had to go on a school bus or car to get to Bay of Islands College. I went by car and my mum drove. Ashlyn and Mahana came in the car with us.Be sure to check out their blogs too. When we were there we got a small show about oxygen, carbon dioxide and other things. Before we left we had another show.  For that one the scientists made a firenado. If you don't know what a firenado is it is spinning fire that looks like a tornado. When the scientists running the show created this they tried just spinning the fire but nothing happened. Then they tried to use a cone that you put on a dog to stop it from itching, but nothing happened. Then they tried to use a small rubbish bin with holes and the bottom taken out. That worked because a fire needs oxygen to stay alight.

My favorite exhibit was how the same discs reacted to different surfaces because it was very interesting to see if a plastic disc went further on carpet, lino, smooth wood or rubber.

In fair testing I learnt that if you change one variable at a time you will know what helped your creation.  This will help me with my science fair project because now I understand about fair testing.

Have you ever gone to Bay of Islands College before or a Science Roadshow?

Fun and Amazing Trip to Urupukapuka Island

In Te Ngahere the year six’s went to Urupukapuka island while the year 7 and 8s went to technology. A couple of days before we went on the trip we were choosing our jobs. The teacher told us the names and we need one girl and one boy. I was told nicely to let everybody get a job because I am the Paihia School bell ringer. As they were going through the names people had to paper, scissors, rock to see who got it because lots of people put their hands up. Once the teacher called out the last name of the job nobody put their hand up so I did. The jobs were biosecurity, construction, planting and health and safety. If you were biosecurity you would check people's bags and stand on a cleaning brush so the other year sixs could clean their shoes. If you were construction you would take the rat trap parts onto the boat. (We got split into 2 groups because we had to make rat traps and plant trees. For planting you would help your group plant trees at the end of the walk. For health and safety you would mark who got on the boat, give people hand sanitizer and hold a first aid kit. On the day we had to pack a nice lunch and lots of water. I really enjoyed this trip because I learnt how to plant trees and make rat traps. Before we left the school we had to grab our school hat and school t-shirt. As we were about to get on the boat we had to line up in 2 lines so bio security could check our bags and we could clean our shoes so we didn't bring pests onto the island. Once we got on the boat be met a lichenologist called Marley. He wanted to find a new species of lichen. He didn't find a new lichen species but he did find a rare species. After we got off the boat we went to a small place for morning tea. After that we got split into 2 groups and my group had to walk up a hill to a farm and we sat on a big Pohutukawa tree for a little while. We got off the tree and walked down a hill to the campgrounds. We had to jump over a fence to plant our tree. Once we got over the fence we watched our Project Island song teacher plant a tree. Once she had done I handed out gloves to everybody because my job was planting. My group and I planted our tree and the name is a beach tree. Once everybody had done planting there tree  we walked back up a hill and went to have lunch. After lunch my group was now doing making rat traps. We made a proper rat trap and decorated it. When we decorated the rat trap we had to put the date, our names and our School names before we could color and draw pictures. When we finished we had a little more time and we were going to go for a small walk in the bush. Before we went in the bush we saw 2 adorable dogs. Those dogs were trained to find pests that came onto the island. The owner said that there were no pests on the island but  they were just looking for pests if there was any. Then we walked into the bush turned around and walked back to the deck and the other group came back.we got back on the boat and came back to Paihia. On the terrific boat ride home we saw about 10 dolphins. Have you ever seen dolphins? Have you ever been to Urupukapuka Island for the project island song?

Fantastic Smart Relationships

In Te Ngahere we have been doing Smart Relationships. For Smart Relationships we had to watch a youtube video on how to stay safe when online. We made 2 google presentations one was a DLO on how to stay safe online and the other was answering a bunch of questions. We were learning to do this because it is really important to know how to stay safe. I will stay safe in the future by not sharing personal information when i am online or in general. This is bad because if you put a picture of your car and number plate someone could track you down. 

Has your class ever done something like this before? Have you ever put a picture of you, your car and your number plate online as a profile?

Fantastic Birthday

On Tuesday the 25th of May it was my birthday. I turned 10 years old and was allowed to stay home from school because 2 of my sisters were here and my niece. We opened presents and I got an Iphone 8+ from my sister Stella. My sister Stella’s boyfriend gave me a Pandora bracelet and a cat charm to put on it. I got lots of fun and amazing things. After I opened presents at my house I walked over to my Nanny and Pa`s house and opened presents from them. I got more fun and amazing things. I saw a giant rolled up present and I wanted to open that one. It was a times table sheet. I told her that I was on division but she said “you can hang it on your wall and every night before you go to sleep do one of these times tables.” I liked the sound of that. 

My uncle gave me a weird squishy that had fake bones in it and he sent a card that didn't arrive on my birthday. At about lunchtime we went to the park and played cheat and gang up. Then we went home and we played rubrics race. After that we played a game called spot it. We had lots of fun but then I asked Stella what time it was. She said it was 5:15, we had to get ready because we were going out for dinner. We went to a really nice restaurant called JFC. (Just fish and chips.) My Nanny and Pa came and we had a lovely dinner. When we went home it was 7:15. We all enjoyed this day and I hope next year will be the same. What did you do for your last birthday?

Fantastic EPro 8

In Te Ngahere we have been doing EPro 8 challenges. We had to split into groups of 4. My group was Jaelyn - Marie, Shivam and Mikaira. We had to build a bridge that could hold a toy car going across it. We started making a Cable Stayed bridge but then we looked at a Truss bridge. The truss bridge looked much easier because it was basically just triangles. I learnt about 3 different bridges. Truss, Suspension and Cable Stayed.  I think my group did really well because we all worked together and made quite a good bridge. None of us felt left out because we all did our part. First we all made triangles and then we all helped to put them together. Also me and Shivam sorted all of the sticks into color piles. My groups truss bridge was different to the picture of a truss bridge because ours was wonkey, the triangles were different because ours were the same size on each side and the pictures triangles were the same on both sides but the bottom triangle was a bit bigger and it wobbled a lot. Have you ever made a bridge before? If so what type did you make?

The Amazing Cyber Smart 7

In Te Ngahere we have been doing the Cyber Smart 7 Challenge.  We were learning how to use Google drawings more confidently.  In the future this should help me if I do this again because if I do a DLO and I need to draw a picture I know how. I made a fish, jellyfish, seaweed and coral. We had to make a fish or anything out of shapes. We could of made anything but I chose a fish because it didn't look very hard. I really enjoyed making this and I hope my class does this again this year. When we did this I felt so good and then I got stuck on what else to make. I think I made a pretty good fish because I like it. I think I could've added more but I couldn't think of anything I could draw that involved the sea. 

Has your class ever done the Cybersmart 7 Challenge?