Angelic Angles - Maths 2019

WALT:  measure and recognise common angles


Task Description
We focussed on Volume, Triangles and Circles. The new thing we learnt is Angles! This week we have a test, so everything in this presentation plus a few other things is what we are doing!

Formula Posters - Maths 2019

Here are two posters I made to remind the class on how to find the Hypotenuse, Area and Perimeter of a Triangle.

I made a poster about finding the Perimeter and Area of a Isosceles Triangle.

I also made a Poster showing The formula for Area, Hypotenuse and Perimeter of an Right Angle Triangle. We also have a test on Friday, so if I try to remember the formula for Triangles then everything will go in a good direction!

My Favourite show - Writing 2019

Favourite Show - Dora the Explorer

Hola! My favourite show is Dora the Explorer.
It includes a spanish girl that likes to explore along with her little monkey.
What isn’t there to not like about the TV show?

Dora is spanish and if you watch the show you can learn a few phrases or
words in spanish! The show is kinda like a learning tool for kids. 

I also like the theme song!
“D-d-d-d-d-dora, D-d-d-d-d-dora, Dora, Dora, Dora the Explorer ( DORA!)”
It is very catchy,
It also has some spanish words that you or your child can learn!

Overall, the show is a good TV show for you child.
I know I enjoyed watching the episodes myself.
I even got my little sister to adore it.
So, maybe you can too?

Captivating Conversions - Maths 2019

WALT - Convert between different units of measurement


Task Description
Up above is a mixture of my learning in Maths. There are slides about converting units of measument, Fractions + Decimals, Area, Perimeter and Hypotenuse of Triangles, Circles and Volume of 3D shapes! Enjoy.

Textiles - Tech @ Tamaki 2019

This term, we have been doing Textiles for Tech and this is our end results. We learnt how to sew and thread a Sewing Machine. It was very fun! We had some ups and downs but it all lead to a beautiful results. We have been doing our  Tech at Tamaki College. It was a good experience. I can't wait till our next Rotation which is Hard Materials with Mr Grundy.

We made a cushion!

This is very helpful, I can use my skills I have learnt and use it when I become a Mother/Wife. I will give this to my little sibling.

Is bringing back Extinct Species worthwhile? - Writing 2019

WALT - Express and opinion on a topic

Is bringing back Extinct Species worthwhile? My response is no. I comprehend I'm no savant but I am a "prodigy" that has some genuine points and I want to bestow them to you. Having a child's POV and opinion is great so keep reading to find out what I think!

There is this article that my teacher has provided for us so we can have a clear insight for our side of the argument. Two Stanford researchers have extracted the essential Pros and Cons of De-extinction. I will be talking about three cons from the article and elaborate on that from my point of view.

Animal Welfare
Animal welfare is the health, happiness and fortune of an animal. Will the extinct species be happy and healthy? A reason why scientists are bringing them back is that there is a possible chance that extinct animals can restore our environment. From that, People (Scientists) are exploiting them for human purposes and in this case, it is for restoring our Earth's condition because the harm is from us. Exploiting them can anguish the individuals of the de-extinct species and that is bad. If we are bringing them back then we should treat them with special care because they were extinct and it could happen again if we don't stay attentive with how we're treating them.

Health
" Species could carry retroviruses or pathogens when brought back to life" Retroviruses are any RNA virus group that inserts a DNA copy of its genome into the host cell to replicate and Pathogens is a virus that can produce disease. This is a worry for us humans because if we bring them back to life and they are born or get a disease they're going to die earlier than they are supposed to and it's going to be a waste of time and money. What happens if they are born with new diseases that we can catch?

Environment
"De-extinct species would be alien and potentially invasive; their habitats and food sources have changed, so their roles in these changed ecosystems could be too" This statement is accurate especially if they use the cloning method because they are extracting the nucleus from a preserved cell of the extinct species and swapping it into an egg of the nearest relative. Using the cloning method will prove that this consequence will happen and is true. Their roles will change and so has the environment. Before we create them let's fix our planet by ourselves first!

I have only covered 3 cons and there are many more! Of course, this is just my opinion and if it changed any of your minds then great!, that was what I was going for. I know no scientist would read this and change their mind about if they support bringing back Extinct species but at least think about what could happen if the distant future. Think about us children who still want a future!

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Task Description
Last week we have been learning about De-extinction! Bringing back the extinct species. The statement was "Is bring back Extinct Species worthwhile?". I think that bringing back extinct animals is not worthwhile, my opinion and some facts are in the writing above. Enjoy!

A Capybara? - Inquiry 2019

Genomics about Zebrafish & Octopus - Inquiry 2019

Task Description

Today I have been doing Inquiry and in the slides above, there is my research on Zebrafish and Octopus. I have found some interesting facts about the two sea-animals and would love to share them with you. Enjoy!

Bringing back the dead - Reading 2019

WALT: Discuss And Justify An Opinion On A Topic

Why are scientists interested in de-extinction?

Scientists are interested in De-extinction because they could bring back extinct animals to life and those animals may be able to help our problems around the world.

The extinct animals such as dinosaurs are a part of History and if we bring them back we could make a huge impact on our surroundings and we can make new history with them.

Describe the three main categories of de-extinction.
Cloning: To make an identical copy of something

Synthesis: A combination of elements/compounds to create something wholly

Back Breeding: This method can recreate the traits of an extinct species, but the genome will differ from the original species. It is when you try to create an extinct species using an animal that looks similar to it. You do not know how it behaves but only an idea of how it looks because it's extinct!

Poster 

The poster below is showing one of the 3 main categories/methods that scientist use to bring extinct life back. I have chosen Back breeding or Breeding back. This was interesting to me so I decided why not research it and share my knowledge with you all! 

My task was to watch this video that describes the "Science behind De-extinction". I then had to research further and describe in my own words one of the 3 main methods. After researching, I had to create a Poster putting all the research and knowledge I have learnt on it. 

Here it is!

My thoughts on De-extinction

Lastly, I thought I should add my thoughts on De-extinction! I know I am not a Scientist but having a Childs Point of View or Opinion would be great. After all, Someday you all would be gone and I would still be standing. What I mean is that it's our future you have to think about. Is it going to have an impact on our environment, not just the Earth but in our Communities? 

I think that bringing back Extinct Species is a bad idea! For example, Bringing back the Passenger Pigeon Species is bad. Why?, Well, Humans don't even like Pigeons in the first place. So, if you think about Passenger Pigeons coming back to life, we're just gonna treat them as pigeons.

We don't know how these Extinct animals behave. So, why bring them back? They may help our diminished Ecosystem but what if it doesn't. There isn't much proof that makes me change how I feel about it.

These species were extinct for a reason, whether it was because of Colonization or from humans eating them, it is Extinct. It is all History and it will stay like that. The past is the past, the present is now and the future is the future.
Let's all leave the past behind, live in the Present and think ahead for our children's future!

Morse Code - Maths 2019

Math week has begun and Room 4 Maths is going to try to fix some questions this week, including Morse Code. A team of technicians and physicists developed the Morse Code in 1820. One of those who developed a signal code that was labeled after him was Samuel Morse.Mrs. Stone has placed us in five teams. Me, Pisirina, Marika and Trinity are in team four. Unfortunately Trinity was absent today and for this year's college manufacturing Marika was at rehearsals. A few pieces of paper with some issues on them were handed out, each issue was worth some cash. The team with the most money gets a prize on Friday. We also earn Virtual money!

Break out - 2019

This week is Maths week!
We did a Break out game today to even out the points that we have been earning this whole week of school. It was pretty hard because originally there was 4 people but due to some Absence and other stuff, we had only 2 . Eden and I tried our best but the difficulty was set to a high standard. We were the 3rd team to finish and that was good enough for us!

KPMG Term 3 - 2019 Extension

This term the Extension group and a few other students from Team 5 went to KPMG in the City. As you all know this term's topic is "Something in the Water" or "He mea i roto i te wai", so KPMG planned a whole event for us to do that ties in with our theme. We mainly learned about Sustainability. Sustainability of the Environment and Ocean.

We had a delicious Morning Tea and Lunch, made from KPMG's Kitchen Staff. We met Lucy and Susan who are aquatic ecologist. Ecology is a branch of Biology and studies how the plants and animals are connected to their environment and their surroundings. Overall, they make sure that the environment they are living in is healthy and safe for them. 

We later then walked a five minute stroll down to Sustainable Coastlines. The building was quite cozy and had nice, peaceful beach vibes. We looked at photos of some Ecosystems and Land that has been destroyed and is still healthy. We also talked about some products that hurt and help the environment!

We created our own robots from our Maori God we were assigned to. My group had Tangaroa; the God of Sea in Maori Mythology. In Tongan Mythology, he was recognised as the God of the Sky. We had a rubbish product we had to make our robot based around that. Our rubbish tool was Ghost nets. Ghost nets are Fishing Nets left by Fishermen. We made a robot that would swim and pick up any rubbish and most importantly the Ghost Nets. 

I would like to thank KPMG and the Sustainable Coastlines for letting us go there. I learnt many things today and I can't wait til the next trip which is next term! 

Measurement Madness -Maths 2019

WALT:  calculate area, perimeter and volume

Versatile Volume - Maths 2019

WALT - CALCULATE PERIMETER, AREA AND VOLUME

Task Description

This week we are continuing on learning about Measurement. This time we are focussing on Volume. For Level 1 Circles and Triangles were very easy for me as I know the formula of figuring out the Perimeter, Hypotenuse and Area! Level 2 was the Volume of Shapes and that was easy too. The Cylinder was easy aswell because I already know how to find the volume. Level 2 - 3 was kinda hard but easy at the same time. My working and answers are all up in the Presentation. Enjoy!

Smart Relationships - Cybersmart 2019

Task Description
Mrs Collins came to Room 3 Home Room to teach us about some Cybersmart things. We focussed on Smart Relationships. Here is my groups Brainstorm!

MRS GREN - Literacy 2019

Walt - Identify key information in a text


Question 1 - What is the key phrase to help you remember the 7 Life Processes?

MRS GREN is a way to remember the Seven Life Processes

Question 2 - Explain which life process each letter in the phrase represents.

M in MRS GREN stands for Movement. Organisms can move in different ways, pace or way it still moves by itself.

R is for Respiration. Cells release stored energy from food.

S is for Sensitivity. Organisms detect changes in the surrounding environment so they can survive.

G stands for Growth. Many organisms grow in height to a certain age. Some organisms have cells that get bigger while others get more cells.

R in GREN stands for Reproduction. There are two types of Reproduction. Asexual and Sexual. The capacity to reproduce and pass genetic data on their children is reproduction.

E is for Excretion. Excretion is not ONLY pooping, instead it is the process of getting rid of waste from chemical reactions.

N is Nutrition. You can get Nutrition from food. Some organism get their food in other places.

RATE YOUR WORK

Activity	Rating (Self)	Rating (Buddy from group)	Rating (Teacher)
Remembering	4	4
Note taking	3	4

1 = I had no idea what to do

2 =  I needed help to complete the task

3 = I completed the task independently

4 = I confidently completed the task independently; I could help someone else