Eco-systems!

                        

             🌵Eco-systems!🌵
For the last two weeks, we have been working with Talei making Eco-systems and learning about keeping the planet healthy and safe. We have watched a few videos of places that the sea was rising, and about global warming. So we have all made our own Eco-systems.
An Eco-system has to include:
A producer.( plants/things that produce food)
A consumer.(something that eats)

A decomposer.(breaks down the old food such as worms and fungi)

For the ones that Skye, Anika and I made you will need:
1 plastic Re-usable container.
However many rocks.
Soil.
Worms.
Snails (Optional)

1 plant.
                 Making the Eco-systems.your container and make holes in the top and bottom.
Put about 5-6 holes in the top and 3 in the bottom just so the water can drain out and the snails can breath.
2.Put rocks at the bottom. Use approximately 10 small rocks to fill the bottom of the container.
3.Then fill half way with soil and put the worms in. Make sure to wear gloves while doing this.
4.Now you have to plant the seeds that you have chosen. We chose to use sweet pea and we put 4 seeds in.
5.Water the seeds. Dont put to much water otherwise it will drown the worms.
6. Finally, add your snails and give them some carrot and dandelion leaves (if you have any)

                                                ~Thanks for reading~

13.09.19                             Kitchen Science
From July 14th to August 8th, we had Science sessions. We grouped up in kiawhinas and learnt aout different types of Science. I was in Kathys kiawhina and we learnt about kitchen Science and solids to gases. We did lots of cool experiments like Elephant toothpaste, Homeade lemonade, Magic milk, Plastic milk,-which we couldn’t figure out right- and 4 others.
I really enjoyed working with kthy because she made everything so exciting when we were oing the experiments. My favourite experiment ws the Elephant toothpaste because it was amazing to see the chemichal change from the liquid to like a foamy toothpaste looking texture. I also ejoyed learning lots of different Science words that lots of real scientest would use. After our 9 sessions, we our rotating around and now, Kathys kiawhina is learning a different type of Science that is about eco systems and global warming/saving the planet.

I would love to learn more about Science, wouldn’t you?

The box

5.08.19 Movie

“The Box” I peep out from behind the musty clock. Food. I see food. I scuttle out further to see if the coast was clear. Yes it was. I run towards the kitchen bench, footsteps I run behind the big chair and wait till it was silent. I hear breathing I look up and see a face. An old but kind face. He sees me and ducks down. Now;s my chance. I sprint to the bench and look for some way to get to the treasure. Yes! There is a half open draw that I can jump up onto and climb to the top. Almost there and yes I made it. Oh no. He’s coming! I will have to hide behind the oats. He finds me. Suddenly, there is darkness. A box. Well i think it is. Then the box lifts up and I see the man. He is staring at me with his kind old face holding a crumb. He nibbles the crumb. He is showing me how to eat it. He stops and looks at me, then he hands me another crumb and he waits. I eat the crumb just as he did. And I am covered up again by the box. How rude is he. First he covers me up in a box, then he shows me how to eat a crum. Like i don't already know how to eat a crum. Anyway lets get back to the story. He takes me to a window. Meowwwww He quickly lifts the box inside and away from that noise. I am frightened and scared. He takes me back to the table with the big light. I wait in the darkness of the smelly cardboard box. Then he is gone. He comes back and then there is a noise of stabbing. Hes going to kill me! That;s what I think, hes not actually going to kill me he makes holes and there is light.  Then I am let out. I take the cums, and scuttle away to a hole by the fire place. I stay there. Later, I peep out and see the man on the couch. I go over and see what he is up to. He is asleep, with cums of a shortbread biscuit. Yum. I sneak up his arm to the crumbs, and I sit watch the TV. Mickey mouse, a great show.

29.07.19

Tane Mahuta Kids teach

Kids teach is where some people from a class get into groups of twos or threes and choose to teach something that they are good at. It could be a sport, crafts or even things on technology. Not everyone has to teach something.

I was with Isla and meg doing dance.
I really think it went well because the had everything planned well and set up nicely.

I enjoyed the end where we had almost had the dance done and there were lots of cool moves.

Next time maybe things shouldbe a bit more organised before we start teaching and to sort out the spaces and where we are working so we dont waist time for teaching.

I think we should do this again because it is a really good experience for kids to be the teachers and teach things they want to and to know how teachers do things.


                                                    ~Eden~

                   

                 Marble Roll Challenge

Today(Thursday) we made a marble roll.

We were in groups of twos or threes.

I was with Anika and Skye.We had to make a Marble run using: 6 pieces of brown paper, 2 pieces of white scrap paper,1 meter of sellotape and of course,a marble.

When we had all finished, we had a marble race.

We didn't come first but its not about winning its about the fun.

I really enjoyed working with Anika and Skye.