Today Kea had awesome Experiment! Kea was so Excited to do this challenge. We had to make a newspaper article on the tornado that hit South Aukland in Papatoetoe. What I found easy was finding inspiration articles and what I found hard was putting all my information together.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to witness/ experience a tsunami? When kea got the chance to make this epic D.I.Y tsunami, we split into groups of 4-5. Kea made a D.I.Y tsunami with a large tray, Sand, Bark, and other optional decorations. First we filled the tray with sand and sooner the bark and rocks. Secondly, me and Sulia made paper houses to demonstrate how the tsunami would affect the buildings and towns. We made a total of 2 houses and put one of the houses on a higher ground, whilst the other one was on a lower ground.
Our bioshield was made of bark and of small rocks.
Me and Sefa were assigned to make a google drawing of all the things we did and are doing. We did this to see how the waves would affect both houses. Then we went out and got some leaves, more bark, and some more sand and shells. After, we went to demonstrate our tsunami dioramas to the class we were in.
Foki and Talitas group was first to demonstrate. Whaea ocea went and got a small clipboard to make the tsunami waves. She pushed the board back and forth until the wave got more force and pushed itself toward the structures. Water splashed out of the tray as we continued to create more pressure on the waves. She did the same to all the groups. There were only 3 groups inside the class I was in.
Then we all got back to the Fale and shared what we did, how we did it, and why it was fun. And that's the end of my tsunami experience.
Have you ever done a volcano experiment? Well on 21st of May, Kea had so much fun with their D.I.Y volcanoes. We got split into groups of approximately 6-5 people. Then we got a clipboard with instructions on how to make and construct our own volcanoes out of sand. We had to fill out an instructional form of all the ingredients, methods, and different ways to make a volcano. Once we were done we had to go outside and get assigned into a station.and start building.
Ingredients: Equipment:
Vinegar 1. Small cup
Dish soap/liquid. 2. Measuring spoons
Baking soda. 3. Container( to bring water in)
Food coloring 4. Measuring cup/s.
Here are the instructions of how we made a volcano:
Mold a volcano out of sand ( you might need some water to make it stand or hold its shape)
Once you have constructed your volcano you need to find a small cup and pour about 1 cup of vinegar into your solution. Then wait for a bit and add the next ingredient.
Then you need to add 2 tablespoons of baking soda into the solution.
Add in the dishwashing liquid and any food coloring of your choice.
Then you will slowly watch it explode. Some sides are lumpy, and some are smooth. The ooze will most likely go down the smooth side of the volcano.
Today we had an amazing experience that no other school in Auckland had! We went to Sky city and we had an experience called “ All Blacks Experience”. We went to a building near the sky Tower . As we went into the building, We saw a portrait of all Blacks players. We were so amazed and excited at the same time. We walked into the escalator and went into the 2nd level to meet our tourist. We saw hoiho near the reception on the 2nd floor.
As we waited we had many activities such as colouring and word searches. We were also allowed to explore the places but not too far from our teacher, Whaea Ocea.Then a man approaches us and tells us to go with our tourist, Taura. She explained the rules to us and the expectations. As she was done, we followed her into the first room. She told us all of the artifacts and how much it means to the All Blacks Team.
We went from room to room Until we went to one of my favourite rooms. But before we went into that room, we went into our very own cinema. We watched a movie on a very olden day tv. Then our tourist wanted a volunteer. She chose Yon to volunteer to change the Channel for the tv. But then she kinda broke it. But then Taura told Yon to give it a big slap at the side. She did and then something amazing happened.
As she slapped it, the tv went from old and small to new and big! It was so cool. When we finished the film, we went into the game room. There were 2 different teams. Team 1 and team 2. I was in team 1. We had a series of different challenges and we had to work together. After we were done playing games we went into my favourite room! It was a room in which the team players for All Blacks just relax and think of the best instructions for their team. And we got to experience that.
We had our own Stalls/Cubby’s to sit in and think or either relax. On the screen in the stalls, there was a little video of all the All Blacks Players and how they made it into the team. It was fun and relaxing. It was one of my favourite rooms.
After all of the tours in all of the rooms, we went back to school. We thanked them for having us and left. It was so much fun experiencing what its like to be and All Black player. And that’s the end of my All Blacks Experience.
Today I have created a Cybersmart pick a path. You can click on the slide and do the quizes. I will tell you the instructions and how to use it.
Instructions:
Click on the slide and read the opening. If you get the right answers you move on to the next question. If you don't you go back to the start.
What I found challenging was trying to embed it. What I found easy was putting it together.
Question: What did you enjoy about my pick a path, and how many times did you go back to the start?
Today I have made this slide showing you instructions for how to make a Vege Salad Dressing. We made this in GTT ( Garden To Table ) before lock-down happened. You can follow along with the recipe or try and create your own.
Today, the Kea students had an Activity. The activity was to design your own Food Truck. The Kea student were so eager to get started with this activity. Our teachers- Whaea Ocea, Whaea Bound, and Mr To'oala told us that we had to decide who would be in charge of :
