Wacky Wednesday

 Kia ora bloggers, today on Wednesday at Paihia School it is “wacky Wednesday”. We dressed up and got all wacky. I got dressed in overalls and made them inside out and backwards, I also sprayed my hair with spray paint for hair. My favorite part was dressing up wacky and seeing everyone else dressed up. The person who I think dressed the best was Hudson or should I say Rahudzel because he dressed up as Rapunzel, it was funny and pretty. It was really fun and I liked seeing everyone dressed up wacky. 

Have you ever done wacky Wednesday at your school?    

               

Attributing Images

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about attributing images because it is breaking copyright laws when you take other peoples images but there are some that you can use for free. I learned how to get photos for free by using the creative commons usage rights on Google.  In the future I will use the photos for free using the creative commons usage rights on Google. I enjoyed learning about how to use images online because now I can use the creative commons licence type to use free images.

Do you use the creative commons usage rights on Google?

The Most Brilliant Science Ever

On Monday the 9th of August Nanogirl came to our school to share her science with everyone.

I liked the last one when she used a leaf blower and a toilet paper roll and the toilet paper went everywhere. I also liked the one when she lit a fire on her hand because the flame was really big and it was Incredible. 

After she finished the last experiment she told us to never give up and if something goes wrong during our science experiment ether start over or keep going forward and that is what I learnt. In the future I will always try to never give up and try my hardest at doing things that are difficult.

Have you ever met a scientist before?

Learning About Magnificent Science

In Te Ngahere we had been working on our science projects, we all did very well.

Our experiment was about which bread would last the longest and our aim was to find out which type of bread out of Vogel, Tip Top, Essentials and Molenberg stays the freshest the longest. 

I learnt that when you put bread in a dry atmosphere the bread goes stale and when you put the bread in a moist atmosphere the bread goes mouldy. I also learnt how to seat out the scientific method and I learnt what variables are too, the variable I learnt was an independent variable that is when you only change one thing in your experiment. The thing that I found difficult was that my group was not at school every day to help me but I did manage to complete it and that our bread only got very very stale not mouldy.

The thing that I might do differently next time is that I will be in a group that comes to school every day.

The hoe that I used while I was working on my science project were Tu Maia(Resilience) and Kaha(Being Strong) because even when it was really hard I never gave up.

Do you know what a controlled variables are?

Sharing my Learning About the Scientific Method

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about the scientific method. The scientific method is the steps to do in science, The first step is ask a question, step two gather information and observe, step three make a hypothesis(guess the answer),  experiment and test our hypothesis, analyze your test results, modify your hypothesis (if necessary), present a conclusion and Retest (often done by other scientists). This term we have been learning about science and in term three we will be doing a science experiment. When I do a science project in the future I will use the scientific method and my science project would be correct. In my scientific method I think the thing that I did well is I put the steps in the right order. Next time I think I could make my steps in the scientific method tidier and instead of Arrows pointing everywhere.

The Greatest Marble Challenge Ever

 

Kia ora, In Te Ngahere we had a Marble Challenge. We did this to prepare for our science fair and to follow the scientific method. We had to plan what our ramp would look like and what we would use to build it. My group was Mikaira and Amber we made a cardboard ramp with some small blocks that we stuck together. We had to get the marble to 110cm to get five points. I think what we could have done differently was made the instructions say how to put our ramp together or stick the blocks to our ramp. I think we could also make our angle higher so the marble could go further. The thing that I think we did well was that we used a glue gun to stick the cardboard together and that didn’t work so we looked around and every one was using tape so we used tape and that worked. We got eleven points. Our teacher made a measurement ruler and on it was one score, two score, three score, four score and the fifth score was the smallest. We had instructions that the other team had to follow our instruction said put the marble on the scribbles then gently let it go. 

Have you ever done a marble challenge before?

Building Extremely Hard Catapults

 In Te Ngahere we have been learning about kinetic energy and potential energy. Potential energy is when energy is stored up inside of something.  For Example: If you have a bowling ball and push it down a slide its called Potential energy. Kinetic energy is when something is moving, For Example if you have a slingshot and a ball and you let go of the slingshot the ball will fly and that is called kinetic energy. 

With kinetic energy and potential energy we built catapults. 

We did this challenge to see if we could follow instructions work together collaborate and communicate.

I found it challenging to communicate to my group and get ideas from my group to make our catapult better. I think we found it easy to build our catapult out of thin bamboo sticks and rubber bands the rubber bands tied the bamboo sticks together. Next time I think we will try to communicate to each other and make sure everyone has a job.

Have you ever made a catapult before?