ECO house in progress!

In week 10 and 11, we started to build our ECO houses.

'' I enjoyed working in a team to build our house, you need at least 4 hands to build. I like agreeing and disagreeing with my group so I can get different ideas. "  Tara.

" You can put your walls and rooms anywhere you want and you don't have to put them in specific place." Tom

Virtual Incredible Science

Want to check out your science skills and build your knowledge?
Click on the link to explore the Incredible Science website and select an area of interest.
Lots of subjects to explore!

Wanting to practice Numeracy at home?

Here is a link that takes you through to a great blog.
Thinking of your next steps, what do you need to focus on from the available links in this blog?
Scroll down the page to find the stage and knowledge you would like to practice online...

Numeracy Knowledge

Dragon Boat Festival

According to the Lunar calendar,  it will be the Dragon Boat Festival this Saturday!
Today in class we watched a video about this special day.

Link to Girl Scouts Eco House

We discovered an eco house game that tells you how eco your house design can be.
You have to make choices of what to put in your house such as the type of furniture.
There is an eco meter that shows how the choices you make determine how much energy you save.
Even though it is a girls game it is not too girly!

by Ros and Liv

Here is the link:
http://forgirls.girlscouts.org/design-your-eco-dream-house/

Presentation to the Parent Community

Last night we had a great discussion around the learning that is going on in Matai and Totara.
A big thank you to all the parents who were able to attend. We really enjoyed the opportunity to share the changes in the classes and be able to discuss this further with you. Great questions and general discussion! Thank you.

If you would like further clarification or have any questions please contact us. Door is always open!

By the end of week 7.... on our MLe journey

It's been FOUR weeks since we changes our ways of learning. It has been a interesting journey!



By Fleur, Amy and Olivia

Collaborative Art - Here are some good examples!

Remember to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TWICE before you start!


Instructions here 


Good examples here


Tutorial here


Enjoy!

Insulation Experiment

This week we have been conducting experiments on insulation. To do this students have been wrapping cups in tin foil, wool and fabric then measuring their results over time.

A great bit of science is involved as they need to make sure that is fair testing involved.
How do you measure each cup the same?
What variables have changed? Which variables have stayed the same?
Did the results match my prediction and can I explain why?

All of this is linked to our inquiry on eco housing and the benefit of insulation in building.
After completing the experiment students then graphed their results on Google Sheet.

Links to explain Insulation

BBC Bitesize - how insulation works:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway_pre_2011/energy_home/1_keeping_homes_warm1.shtml