Paper chair challenge in S.T.E.M!

We are learning to problem solve as a team. We had to make a chair out of paper and tape. The chair had to be at least 10 cm. The chair had to support a soft toy. We worked together really well and we worked together to create our chair/stool even though it cold not hold a soft toy. We needed to work on the shapes because we only used cylinders and one square. We could of use triangles and rectangles but we didn't use them. Have you made a paper chair before?

There is a photo of our paper chair underneath this text.

Life-cycle of a Tuatara

We have been learning to write an explanation about animal life-cycle. We had to include a title, introduction, subtitles, conclusion, technical language, factual information, a topic and stages. We also learnt about pandas and frogs but I chose Tuataras. It went well because when I had my plan done I could just look at it and then write it down on the document. My next step is to maybe think about detail. What do you like about Tuataras? Have you written a life-cycle before?

Here is my writing on the life-cycle of a Tuatara.

The life-cycle of a Tuatara!

Today I am going to tell you about the life-cycle of a Tuatara!

Stage one: the egg.

A female Tuatara lay 10 to 19 eggs in a deep underground burrow.
A Tuataras eggs are soft and leathery.
An egg with a female inside is warm and an egg with a male inside is cold.

Stage two: the hatchling

A baby hatchling will come out of the egg. The hatchlings are left to defend themselves by their mother.
[It's kind of mean.] A hatchling has 3 eyes for some weird reason. [It is cool though.]

Stage three: the juvenile.

Juvenile Tuataras don't have babies or mate yet.
Eventually the juvenile Tuatara grow scales over their 3rd eye.
For the first 15 years of its life a Tuatara is called a juvenile.

Stage four: the adult.

Adult Tuataras are about 45 to 60 centimeters long.
A Tuatara has been alive before the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Tuataras have been alive for almost 200 million years. Tuataras lay eggs every 3 to 4 years. 

What did you learn about Tuataras? Do you have one as a pet? Do you even like Tuataras?

Saving Sand Dunes

We are learning about sand dunes and how to save them. We went down onto the sand to learn to be good stewards of the sand. The sand dunes protect us from the wind and the waves. The person that taught us about the plants and animals was named Cecilia.

The plants on the sand dunes are the ice plant, marran grass, pingao and the purple ground sea. The animals that live in the sand are the katipo, sand hopper and the skink. We also made mini sand dunes and decorated them with sticks and stuff. My group got about 3 beetles in our sand dune! After we built the sand dunes the groups did a show and tell and talked about the sand dunes. The sand dune that my group made had a parking lot, a beetle arena, some holes for the beetles to live in and our things to protect the sand dune.

Chromebook Tip/ screencastify

we were learning to show a chromebook tip on screencastify. Today we learnt about Chromebook tips and about screencastify. screencastify is a app thing where you record yourself and make videos. it is ideal for doing work and having fun while getting recorded. I liked using screencastify because i like being on film!! NOW I WILL SHOW YOU A VIDEO ABOUT A CHROMEBOOK TIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What would you do on screencastify?

How To Play Manhunt/Build Up Tag

We have been learning to write clear instructions. To write clear instructions you need a title, goal, materials and a method. Now I will tell you how to play Manhunt/Build up tag!!

Ninja escape room emotions

WARNING:you will be reading very ninja stuff. PASS WITH CAUTION.

on 6/9/2019 we did the escape room emotion challenge where we had to complete 7 emotion related challenges to become a NINJA WARRIOR! We were learning to work as a team to solve problems. The door was locked so we could not get out until we deciphered the secret code. DUN DUN DUN!! My group was well but we didn't complete all 7 challenges, we got to #6 before time was up. We had 30 minutes. DUN DUN DUN!! We needed to work on getting to the first challenge straight away. We worked well by finding most of the things. What kind of escape room would you make? [talking about the reader.] here is a pic of me in the escape room looking horrified.

DUN DUN DUN!!

Fox and Kalem drawing

Me and Kalem did a instruction manual on how to draw things. I found easy telling the instructions because my instruction was telling Kalem how to draw my smiley face. [showed later in photo.] The hard part was drawing because i`m bad at drawing and Kalems one was really hard. [Showed later in photo.] It`s important to write clear instructions because then the person that was following your instructions will know when, where, how and why those instructions are there. Here is a photo of me holding my drawing