Labyrinth

This was a movie we watched yesterday and today. We filled in these documents Ms. Kirkpatrick sent us. You can see our activities we worked on as a group of four here above. In my group was Jorja, Te Wai, and Latham. You can also see our DLO we made on 1 thing a narrative structure had to have, a character intro, and our comment on what part of the movie to our eyes was the best.

Storyboard - The connection between Maori and the Kauaka (Godwit)

Today for our last session of inquiry my partner Afu and I made a storyboard about the connection Maori people has with the Kauaka birds. Our learning intention for this task was to describe the importance of the kauaka to the Maori people. In this story it tells a fact of how the Kauaka came to be and some facts on how the Maori and the Kauaka are connected.

Popplet - Godwit

This is our popplet on Godwit/Kauaka. Have a look inside to learn about their appearance, habitat, migration, and diet.

Inquiry - How do birds fly?

Last week we made a DLO on "How do birds fly". This is one of our new inquiry tasks. In the text boxes I wrote about their figure, the wind that passes them, and how the wind lifts the bird. Plus much more. You can have a look at my DLO to learn more about how birds fly.

Cyber Smart - shorcuts

Today we played that Cyber Smart game again and landed on this task. Our question me and my partner Sa Kae and I had to think about was "What are the shortcut keys for cut, copy and paste?" and "Why would you use copy instead of cut before pasting?". We were quite confused at what the second question was saying but the we figured it out later. Here is our work.

Cyber Smart: Being Safe

Today my friend Sa Kae and I watched this video on the Cyber Smart game. This video was about a girl who posted all these things about herself on her blog. But sadly most of the things that she posted online was going to lead her to danger. After we watched what happened my friend and I answered these questions with a YES or NO. If you would like to watch this video you can look here.

Rockets and Newton's laws

     For inquiry we were talking about how rockets work. We also learnt about Newton's 3 laws. One of the things we talked about was how the gas inside the engine comes out of the exhaust and thrust the rocket out into space. In this DLO we also stated 3 facts about rockets and introduced a joke, it goes like this:
Me: Finish this sentence, may the force...
You: Be with you?
Me: Nope, may the force be mass times acceleration

How Does Water Help Us

Today for inquiry Afu, Mahdia, Jessie, and I have been learning about how our school is becoming a water only school. Above on our DLO we have the differences between hydration and dehydration, how water helps us, and why drinking water in schools is important. Did you know that drinking an energy drink is the same as eating 12 chocolate chip biscuits?

The Forces of Flight

Today for inquiry we learnt about the physics of flight. This is my DLO I have made on flight. Lift and thrust is what makes the plane go up and drag plus weight keeps the plane down. Gravity also keeps the plane from coming off the face of the earth. Like if a planes engine stopped working, it wouldn't float to the left or the right, it would crash straight into the ground. That it because gravity pulls thing to the earth. We also learnt Newton's first law ( which is on my DLO too ).

William Stedman - Paralympics

This week for inquiry we have been researching about the Paralympics. The person I did my research on was William Stedman. He is a track runner and a long jumper. he has achieved many things, which makes him a great role model. You can look him up online or read my DLO on how great of an athlete he is.

Diet

This is my third DLO for inquiry. My teacher for this topic was Mr. Wong. We talked about how an Olympian doesn't only run, but also eats according to a strict diet. In this DLO we compared the diets between a long distance runner and a weightlifter. We also looked at the six different nutrients. If you would like to find out more, have a look inside this slide.

Inquiry - ancient and modern Olympics

Last week and this week is our last week for inquiry. This slide is about comparing the ancient and modern Olympics and also their similarities. We have lots of attributed images, prior knowledge, Olympic words, and much more. Have a look inside our Olympic changing DLO.

Hauora

This is my second DLO I did for inquiry this term with Mrs Anderson. Hauora is the Maori belief of health and is very unique to New Zealand. In this DLO there were 4 challenges we did. Challenge 1 was attributing images, Challenge 2 was working in a group to build the Whare Tapu Wha and explain what would happen if one of these walls fell down. Challenge 3 was to take our heart rate, and lastly Challenge 4 was to make a Canva about Hauora. If you would like to see what my group and I, Nazanin, Haijera, and Troy did, look inside this slide.

Training

This is my first DLO for inquiry I made about Training with Mr. O. We learnt about how Olympic athletes train for the different sports they do. We also learnt about warming up for sports and attributing images. To see more, click here in this DLO.

Attributes and Images - Charlize and Jessie

Today we were learning how and why we attribute our photos. We attribute our photos to show thanks to the person who took the photo. Attributing photos is also quite easy to do, except when you have to get the authors name, license, and website.First we  clicked on search tools then went to Usage Rights then we clicked on labeled  for use. after did that we went to go and visit the site. When we finished on the site  we had to find the person who put it up on images and  the license.

India

For the past last few weeks of inquiry I have been learning about India, my last country I had to research about this term. In this DLO it has the map of India on the world map and where it is located, some famous landmarks in India, traditional clothes the Indians wear, and more. If you want to find out more about India, click on this slide.

My mapping challenges

For this past term in inquiry we have been learning about the countries in Asia (Thailand, China, Japan, India). In this DLO (Digital Learning Object) it has all the mapping challenges I have done in all my classes.  If you want to see more about these countries, click on this slide.

China

Last month I was learning about China for my inquiry with Mrs. Anderson. We learnt where was China compared to New Zealand, the languages they speak over there, Chinese New Year and much more. If you want to find out more, click on this slide.

Japan

For a couple of weeks I have been learning lots about Japan with Mr. Wong. We have been learning how to say hello, goodbye, thank you, and some colours in Japanese. In this slide we also hap a map of where Japan is on the world map. If you want to see more about Japan, click on this slide.

Water Safety

Last week or two weeks ago,  for my inquiry I made a DLO about water safety. This has stuff like why we need to know how to swim, how we might explain swimming to a little child, and lots more. This is my prior knowledge I have about water safety.