Maths Challenges

L.I: To find the most efficient strategy to solve the problem

This week for Maths we have been working with negative numbers; learning how to add and subtract them. Today we answered a few maths word problems using negative numbers to test how comfortable we are and our understanding. We worked collaboratively in a small group with Victoria, Haylee & Sakina.

10-5-7-10-10 Writing

L.I: To use 5-7-10 to write creatively.

“JUST A FEW MORE STEPS!” I try my best to control my breathing as I get higher and higher above the sky. I look over my shoulder to see the amazing view of the sunrise, “It's Beautiful” I say. The colors in the sky blending together is immaculate. I remember that I still have a long way to climb, but I tell myself that this is all going to be worth it in the end, as it also counts as a workout, I guess.

(10 minutes later) “I'm just a few steps away from the top, I can do this” I chant, I felt breath taken by the amount of time it took to climb the mountain.. (3 minutes later) “I MADE IT” I screamed, I lay on the top of the mountain with relief that I made it.

Today we did another 5-7-10 writing. We changed the title to "10-5-7-10-10". We did this because we wanted to have some time to plan out what we were going to write. My story is about a girl who climbed a mountain early in the morning in time to see the sunrise. 

Experimenting with UV light

L.I: To design an inquiry to test prediction on effective UV filters.

This week LS2 has been trialing the electronic sensors for the Kiwrious. Saranga, Sonia, Evan, Dawn and Xanne from the AHL at the Auckland University. They came to our class to talk about sensors, and UV Lights. We got little sensors to trial with. We got  challenged to test out different materials to see which one would protect Zally (Our little friend) the most. We tested out how much protection Zally would get with no roof, with a clear plastic roof, and with a red paper. We created a DLO using all the information we collected. The DLO shows me testing out each material, and I also included a small description that says what we were testing out, and what the highest number of sunlight was for the sensor.

5-7-10 Wrtiting

L.I: To use 5-7-10 to write creatively.

Lightning never strikes twice, does it?
That was the question that occupied their frightened minds as they crouched, huddling together, next the pile of dusty sacks in the base of the windmill.

Lightning Disaster:

Lightning never strikes twice, does it? We asked that question because we were afraid and scared that if the lightning struck again, it would be x10 worse than the first one. Sam and I (Cat) were the only ones that were inside of the windmill. A windmill was not the safest place for us to shelter in during a storm because the turbines are tall and lightning strikes the tallest thing around. We started to question if we should’ve visited this windmill or not. We made stupid decisions like not check the weather before leaving, and not bringing supplies to keep us warm. We were feeling really scared and frightened but we stayed calm. We had seen a thunderstorm before because we acted mature and didn't act stupid, but this storm was so enormous that we tried to keep our cool. The storm started to ease off so we started preparing to make a run for it to our campsite. THE END.

To start off Term 3 we started with writing. This week for writing we have taken a look at a picture with a little story starter, we used the information from the description to create a story, we also got some questions to help us write it. My story consist of the characters Sam & Cat. It is about them visiting a windmill that was near their camp site, a storm headed towards them, and they questioned if they had made the right choice. They didn't check the weather so they got a storm unexpectedly. 

Coding w/ Ms. Ferguson

L.I To code the M-bots to sensor the race track.

This week was the last tech session at Tamaki College for Term 2. Today we have been doing challenges to see if our M-bots were fast enough to win the race. The race was where the robots had to use their sensors to sensor the track. It was a race for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. THe prizes were chocolate eggs. We had a big track that the M-bot had to go around, Luckily I won the race with the time of 31.32 Seconds, Matthew came second with the time of 31.86 seconds, and Sakshi came 3rd with 32.38 seconds. I enjoyed tech this week because I was able to win the challenge.

Matariki Sory

L.I: To tell the story of the matariki stars.

Today we have completed our last activity for the Matariki activities. This activity is where we explain the different legends of the Matariki stars, stories about what each stars does, for each slide has a yellow circle that circles the star that we are talking about. Next we wrote how Matariki was celebrated today, and how it was celebrated in the past. I worked with Sakina, Sakshi, and Afatia. We worked collaboratively to get this DLO done. I really enjoyed this activity because I got to learn more about each star.

Optical Illusions

L.I: To explain what an optical illusion is.

This week, Mr Johnston came to LS2 to teach us more about optical illusions. Mr Johnston shows us some examples of optical illusions. One of them were two lines, where we decided which line was longer. Both lines were actually the same size. After learning about optical illusions, we learnt about Mc Escher and a piece of art he created. Then we created a DLO explaining, what an optical illusion is, who Mc Escher is and which line is longer.