steam challenge

The tallest newspaper tower!!!

Last Tuesday Te Ngahere did a steam challenge. We  had to make the tallest tower out of two sheets of newspaper and 30 cm of tape. We did this in our learning groups. Everyone had different towers and different designs. We made two towers per group and had half an hour to do each one. My groups first tower failed because our tower didn’t have enough balance. Our second one worked because we had a bigger base and it was more stable. Our tower was 1 meter and 27 centimeters tall. In my group was me, Dale and Akira. Have you ever done this challenge before? 

Turbo Touch

Turbo Touch
Last Friday te Ngahere played a game called turbo touch.  We had to get into groups of three to five. When we got into our groups the teacher picked two groups to play each other.  In my group was me, Pharell, Ondreous, Tahuri and Thea. The rules of turbo touch are to get into groups of three to five you will also need a rugby ball. When you’ve done that you tap and pass the ball to your teammate then your teammate runs to the try line but they can only hold the ball for two seconds or if someone touches you with two hands. You can pass forward backwards and sideways. If you get a trie your team wins.  I think my team has to work on  passing, catching and defence other than that i think we did a good job. We were really good at making strategies. Have you ever played turbo touch?

Plant animation

Kia ora I’m Archie and this is mine and Alexander’s animation about how plants grow.  I learnt how corn grows. Hope you enjoy.

Electricity

Today we did some experiments about electricity.  We played with static electricity when we rubbed the balloons on our heads and put it by a can it was like a magnet. We also made little brain box experiments we had to make a light turn on and a fan spin at the same time. We tried to turn on a light  using 4-5 lemons, 4 coins and some nails. We had to work as a team to complete all the activities my team was successful we managed to do all the activities.

Healthy cooking

Last Friday we had to design a healthy meal for our makerspace. We all had to use one or more of the vegetables from the garden. We were in groups of four and five my group decided to make a stuffed capsicum and a burrito. We used carrots, celery and parsley from the garden and in the burrito there was rice, smoked chicken, beans, tomatoes and cheese.
We put our celery in the ground as a seed then it grew to a plant it needs rich soil, plenty of water, and protection from hot sun and high temperatures to grow.

Geometry DLO

In our class we did some geometry. We were put into groups to do some activities about geometry. I learnt how to make a trapezoid using scratch.  I learnt about 2D and 3D shapes. I learnt a lot about geometry.

New Zealand Weather

Kia ora I’m Archie from Paihia School this is my  ad about weather around the world. I learnt that the Amazon Rainforest has no winter and in India it rains all summer.