Me – as a Leader ( Inquiry )

Task Description: This afternoon for inquiry I have been finishing off my ”Leaders in my communities” task. What we had to do was find a picture of ourselves or a silhouette image on goggle to add onto a new goggle drawing. What we had to do around the image was action statements about how I can lead and some practical things I can do? This task was honestly so much fun. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my poster as me as a leader. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

School Leaders in Action ( Inquiry )

Task Description: This week for inquiry we have been finishing off our ”leaders in my communities” task. For this task we had to create a mini profile of a leader in our school. These leaders can include the prefect, house captains, or the SMT squad. The person that I chose to do was Mr Jacobsen. The profile had to have their face, Role, actions they’ve taken, and how this person has helped others. I created my mini profile on goggle drawing. Doing this task was so much fun. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my mini profile of Mr Jacobsen. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

Leaders in My Communities ( Mr Burt )

Task Description: For our recent inquiry task, “Leaders in My Communities,” we were asked to explore what makes a great leader. As we thought about all the people who make a difference around us, one person stood out right away. That person was Mr Burt. In this task, Emzjull and I are going to be talking about the amazing things Mr Burt has done for us. We wanted to share our project and shine a spotlight on how his hard work and kindness have made our school community a much better place. Join us as we go through some of the many great things he has done and why we believe he is a true leader. I hope that you all enjoy it. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you. 

First Day At STEM!!

Walking to Tamaki, my fellow Year 7 classmates and I were excited for our first day of tech class for the term. We followed our teacher, clutching our Chromebooks. As we walked, the delicious smell of butter chicken filled the air.

As we approached our classroom, our new teacher, Mr. Moholtra, introduced himself and explained what we would be learning this term. The first thing he had us do was create a name tag for our desks. This would help him remember our names. Next, we created a new folder in our Google Drive for our STEM class. We’d use this folder to save pictures and other fun things we did in class.

After we finished that, we got to do an epic word search. But it wasn’t just any old word search—it was all about microscopes! It was challenging but so much fun for my friends and me.

For our final activity, we read a story about two boys acting silly in STEM class. We had to circle or underline the things that were not allowed in the classroom. It was such an amazing day, and I wish the fun never ended. 

       

My Place in My Communities (Inquiry)

Task Description: Last week for inquiry team five have been creating a poster based on ”My place in my communities. What it means by my place in my communities is the communities I belong too. Like for example my community that I belong to is my netball team because my team is a group of people. To do this task all we had to do was write down what our role is in each of our communities. To create my poster I used canva. Doing this task was so much fun. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my community poster. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

Microbit AI Training ( Extension )

Task Description: This morning in extension we have been learning how to train microbit on AI. For this task we had to get into a group of three or four. My group of YiYi and Emzjull. Before beginning this task we had to first watch a video of how to use a micro bit AI training app. This app was going to help us train the microbit to learn different types of moves in action. My group’s action moves were over and under arm throwing. Instead of just teaching the microbit to recognise hand movement we wanted to also teach it to recognise cultural dance moves. Like Tongan, Myanmar and Niue. We repeated the moves while the Micro:bit collected motion data, the AI model learned to recognize the patterns and respond to each action when it is needed too. It was such a creative way to combine technology with our cultures through dance. I really enjoyed doing this task. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my microbit AI Training task. If you would like to check out some of the data we collected then look down below. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you. 

 

Microbit Scenarios ( Extension )

Task Description: Three weeks ago for extension we have been researching and learning all about micro bit and ways it can help us in life. To do this task we had to get into a group of two or three. My group was YiYi and Emzjull. To begin this task we had to create a micro bit to remind us to drink water. An example of this is that we wanted our micro bit to be strapped onto our wrist like a watch. The micro bit will then start beeping when it detects the temperature and sunlight to see how hot it is so that we can drink water. Doing this task was so much especially working as a group to brainstorm all of our ideas. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my groups microbit scenarios. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you. 

Gravitational Force ( Extension Project )

Task Description: This term for inquiry we have been learning all about space, ”Beyond the Sky”. In Extension we have been researching all about gravitational force and ways it can affect us in life. To begin this project you would have to find a partner to work with. My partner was Emzjull. To start this project we had to first find a movie and video that shows G-Force. Then after doing that we had to then find a text and a news article that shows G-Force as well. To read our text and news article you would have to click on the link that says TEXT and NEWS ARTICLE. Doing this task was so much fun because I learnt lots of things about gravitational force and ways it can affect us in life. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my goggle Slides. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you. 

Washing Machine Experiment ( Extension )

Last week wednesday at around nine o clock we got to meet a lady named ”Jennifer”. Jennifer was a lady who came from a company named ”fisher & Paykel”. The company fisher and paykel creates washing machines. Jennifer’s job was a product development engineer. A Product Development Engineer develops new products for companies, and participates in all phases of product development including research, design, production and marketing. To begin this lesson Jennifer was asking us what kind of things we can wash in a washing machine. Many of us were saying clothes, towels and tea towels. But what we found out was that you can wash your shoes in a washing machine as well!!. But shoes made with materials like canvas, nylon, cotton and polyester are usually safe to wash in a washing machine. These materials are durable and shouldn’t be damaged by laundry detergent. But the kind of shoes you cannot wash is any shoes that are made from animal-based fabrics, like leather or suede because the agitator and high water pressure can damage the shoes and cause them to lose their shape. The next thing we got to do next was see what a washing looks like inside and how the things inside could help the motor move. This part was really fun because I learnt how it works inside and what things help the motor move to start the washing machine. After doing all of that we got to begin our science experiment which was finding out what type of washing machines can clean the cloth the most using plastic bottles. To do this experiment we had to first figure out how much detergent we were going to put into four separate bottles. Each bottle would have a way you would have to shake it. Like for example bottle one was high which means we had to shake the bottle really hard. Bottle two high and low which means to shake not as hard. Bottle three low and high which is not as hard. Lastly bottle four low and low which means you would have to shake the bottle really gently. To start this science experiment we had to split into two groups which would have two bottles each. Two people would shake the bottle a few times then pass it to the next person beside them. What was really interesting was that many people were shaking the bottle really differently, for example for the bottle high people were shaking it up and down and others were shaking it sideways. When we were finally finished doing that we got to dry our cloths to see which washing machine/bottles were the cleanest and the dirtiest. After drying everything we found out that bottle one was the cleanest because it was high and the dirtiest was bottle four which was low. Bottle two was dirtier and bottle three was cleaner. Doing this experiment and exploring all about washing machines was so much fun. I hope that you all enjoy checking out some of these pictures of how much we have got up to. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

Polyline Tool ( Cybersmart )

Task Description: This week for cybersmart we have been learning how to use the polyline tool and how we can create artwork with it.  To do this task we had to choose an animal that we would be drawing in geometric using the polyline tool. The animal that I chose was a fox. My fox turned out so well in the end. Doing this task was so much fun because I got to learn how to use the polyline tool. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my polyline animal. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.