Fast Track Your Knowledge On Measuring Perimeter And Area

For the last few weeks here in Te Ngahere we were separated into groups of 2-3 and we have been doing different tasks every week. This week my group got to try out “Measuring Window” and in this task we had to measure the perimeter and area of different sized windows and then try to figure out why the windows each cost the amount of money they did (they were in pounds). When doing this task I found it really easy and interesting because we got to see the difference in prices when buying windows.

Have you ever tried finding the perimeter and area of different shapes?

Here is our DLO to show how we worked out the problem.

A Step By Step Guide To Chrome Music Lab

The past week in Te Ngahere we have been doing Chrome Music Lab which is a site where you can create your own beats, rhythms, melody's etc… When we started this  we had to create a rhythm using patterns and on Music Lab specifically we actually got to use little monsters to create our rhythms. Then we got to experiment a little bit and I made a replicated version of Bad Guy by Billie Eilish. When I first started Music Lab I didn’t really enjoy this but once I started getting the hang of the beats and rhythms it ended up being a lot of fun.

Have you ever been on Chrome Music Lab

Tips On Modifying And Launching A Bottle Rocket

The last few weeks in Te Ngahere we mostly focussed on modifying our rockets which we did after every launch we tried. With our first few flights one major thing we had to modify in our rocket was our wings because they kept falling off when we stuck them to our rocket with just glue so instead we tried a combo of glue and duct tape and it worked like a charm. Also our latest flight which was our flight that flew the farthest yet went 29.6 metres when we used 60 PSI and 350mls of water. We thought this flight went  really good because our fins were the most aerodynamically shaped which were elliptical fins . I had so much fun doing this because it was really fun to design our rockets and launch them.

Have you ever launched a bottle rocket before?

DLO

Constructing Castles

 Last week in Te Ngahere for maths we got to try out castle constructions which were based on measurements. When we tried out this task first we had to get into groups and then we had to use all the measurements provided to create our castle. We had to do this on a card and they were allowed to be any color we would like then we got started. We ended up starting with the wall of the castle, the measurements for them we're 15 by 8 plus a tab which was 1 centimeter and we had seven of these. Next we  cut and measured the rectangular and circular   towers and the measurements for thoses we're 20 by 11 for the circular ones and we needed 2 of those and 20 by 10 for the rectangular ones and we needed four of them. Then we needed circle cut outs with the circumference as 16.4 cm, we used a compass and a ruler to measure this. Once we had everything cut out we then started actually cutting them out and constructing our castle. I found this really hard at first because I had no idea what to do but then I started getting the hang of it and it got really fun and easy.

Have you ever constructed a castle before?

Beginners Guide To Our Treasure Hunt

A few weeks ago we got to participate in a treasure hunt around our school. This treasure hunt was hosted to raise money for the “I am hope” foundation which helps kiwi kids with mental health and provides counselling and support when they need it. Also instead of the prizes there were cards that were  the shape of a gumboot that had a number on the back which represents the prize you will  receive. For this treasure hunt we first were given all the rules, there were no prizes inside any buildings and as soon as you found a card you had to return that card to the teacher before you found another one. We were allowed as much time as we needed to find all the prizes. Once all the cards were found we then sat down and all the prizes were handed out. Even though I didn’t find any prizes I still really enjoyed this treasure hunt because it was for a good cause and I got to see lots of other people win fun prizes.Have you ever participated in a treasure hunt?

How I Created A Perfect Kawa Of Care

The past few weeks here in Te Ngahere we have been learning about kawa of care but for some students in our class it was just rewinding there learning. Kawa of care is something that teaches us how to take care of our chromebooks and things you should do/shouldn’t do when around your chromebook. After looking over the kawa of care we were then told to create a DLO to show what we learnt. Also we only had to put one thing from the kawa of care in our DLO. I decided to create a poster. I ended up making my DLO about the risk of having your chromebook charger somewhere where no one can see it and trip over it. I liked doing this because I can teach other people how to look after their chromebook as well as learning something new myself.

Have you ever learnt about kawa of care?

Here is my Poster.

A Guide To Learning All About Prime Numbers

This week in Te Ngahere we have been learning all about prime numbers and factors. When we tried out factors and prime numbers we were given an activity that involves both factors and prime numbers. With the activity we were given there was a shoelace factory that had one hundred machines. These machines are what they use to stretch out the shoe laces, each lace comes ten cm long and once it goes through a machine it’s multiplied by that number(eg: once a lace goes through the number 5 machine it becomes 50 cm). One day in the factory they were given an urgent order for a pair of shoes that required the laces to go through the number 6 machine but the machine was broken so they instead used the 2 and 3 machine to make six. After this day the boss of the company realised they did not need the number 6 machine. Our task was to figure out which other machines were unnecessary in the company. Here is my DLO I created to show how I worked this problem out. I personally found this easy but one difficult part of it was actually trying to find the prime numbers because we had to check that they had no other factors. Have you ever tried factors or prime numbers for maths before?