Amazing Science Roadshow!

 Kia ora bloggers, last week in Te Ngahere we went on this amazing trip to the Bay of Islands college for a Science Roadshow. I learnt that in science it’s not just about experimenting it’s about having a hypothesis to (a hypothesis is to guess something). My most favourite exhibit at the Science Roadshow was the different types of honey tasting because one it was delicious and the learning part was figuring out what makes some of the honeys taste different. When I went to the Science Roadshow it gave me some ideas for what I should do with my project, the ideas it gave me was that I should maybe have something like the honey tasting but instead of honey maybe I could do something else. I think the reason why we went to the Science Roadshow was to learn more about science, and obviously to give us some ideas for what to do with our project. 

Have you ever been to a science roadshow (also known as science fair)?

Incredible Scientific Method!

 Kia ora bloggers, last week in Te Ngahere we made a DLO about the steps of the scientific method. We were learning this because we made an infographic of the steps of the scientific method and because the science fair is coming up. From what I have learnt I will ask questions and test before I do something that I’m not sure of. What I think I did well was making the DLO, like putting pictures and explaining the steps properly so people understand. What I think I could of done better is maybe add a few more pictures. 

Have you learnt the scientific method before?

My Amazing Mosaic Art!

 Hi bloggers, this week in Te Ngahere we made these awesome mosaic arts on a Google drawing. We had to use a tool called polyline to create our mosaic of an animal, plant or even an anime character. The polyline helps to create a shape to go over the thing you have chosen to do. We were doing this to create QR codes to put around our school to explain about lots of different plants and animals and why me need them. I really enjoyed doing this mosaic art because it teaches you something new like how to use the tool and it is really fun. For my mosaic art I chose to do a giraffe and it turned out really good. 

Have you ever made a mosaic?

Amazing Pick a Path!

Last week in Te Ngahere I made a Pick a Path. We did this to share what we had learnt from when we went to Urupukapuka with the Project Island Song Team (go check that post). The things that I learnt is not to leave rubbish on a pest free island. This is bad because you could kill the wildlife like the beautiful birds that live there. What I think I did well was think of very good questions for the people to answer like; if you saw a rat on one of the pest free islands would you tell someone to get rid of it. What I could do better next time is explain why the person is correct and incorrect. 

Have you ever made a Pick a Path?

 

Trip To Urupukapuka!

 This week in Te Ngahere the year six’s went on a trip to Urupukapuka one of the 7 islands in Ipipiri. We went there with the Project Island Song team because, they were showing our class how they keep the pests away from the islands the pests they were talking about was, rats, stoats, possums and red ants. They try to get rid of the rats, stoats and possums by setting up traps around the island with food inside to trap them when they walk in. Also I learnt that the difference between manuka and kanuka it that manuka is mean and kanuka is kind. Here is some things that we saw and did on the trip:  Once we got to Urupukapuka Island we ate morning tea. After morning tea we walked up a steep hill to a pohutukawa tree. Then we walked back down the other side of the hill to where people have planted things and we planted a tree called a beach tree. Then we walked back up the hill then we came back and had lunch. After lunch we got into a group of three and made rat traps for our school.  Have you ever been to Urupukapuka?