Research Links for Eco Houses

Homestar House Basics

Smarter Homes Design

Energy Efficient House Checklist

Homestar Test your House Quiz

Mean Green House Competition

Energywise Video Centre

Energywise Your Home

Making a Solar Oven

This experiment looks at the use of the sun to heat an enclosed space - passive solar heating!
Maybe you would like to have a go at building one at home... and cook your family some dinner!

Condensation Explained Videos

Postings to Totara Blog

Hi Guys,
Quite a few of our blogs are being put onto the Totara blog site while we consolidate our classes.
Please check out the blogs posted on there.

http://totaracqs.blogspot.co.nz/

Many of our students have been suggesting that we give our blended classes a new name - maybe even their own blog. I guess all we can say at the moment is watch this space!

Starting work on our task sheets.

It has been a  busy start to the day as we begin the process of trying a new system in the classroom.
Students have a range of tasks which they can complete at their own pace and in their own time, with instructions and success criteria to support them.

Learning about note taking

In Matai and Totara we are learning about how to take notes efficiently.