Arts Kete

Konnichiwa! For the past few weeks, I have been working on some bird art. We first started it off with choosing a bird, we chose Tieke. We traced a picture of it on a large piece of paper. When that was all finished we got fake feathers and layered them on with double-sided tape. This was the end result, we still have a little bit more to do.

Fair Chocolate

Bula! Today I read a journal about a Chocolate factory here in Christchurch. For my reading task, I made a poster. I used Canva to make the poster.

Have you ever used Canva?

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Kia Ora and today I'll be showing you a biteable I made about Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It shows the timeline of what happened at the beginning of when the Polynesians arrived Aotearoa to 2018 when Jacinda Ardern spent a few days at Waitangi. It's also the longest visit of any prime minister so far!

What do you know about Waitangi Day? Let me know!

Te Tiriti o Waitangi on Biteable.

How long do year ⅞ students exercise for?

Bula! In class, we have been asking questions and making bar graphs in Maths. The question that would gather statistical information is "How long do year 7/8 students exercise for?"  

        

Is Sodium good for you?

Kamusta! In Health today we learnt about Sodium, aka, salt. It's in almost everything. We need it to live a healthy life but at the same time eating too much of it can be unhealthy. Today, we had to rate 13 packaged foods depending on how much salt we think they have in them. Something interesting I learnt today was that 2 Minute Noodles actually don't have a lot of sodium included.

How, much sodium do you think a teenager should consume daily?

Explorers on The Sunrise

Oi! I recently read a story about the Polynesians who came to New Zealand hundreds of years ago. They migrated to the North Island in the thirteenth century, aka in the year 1280. I've answered some questions below!

1. What challenges did travellers face when the only way to travel long

distances across the sea were by canoe?

Some of the many challenges the voyagers could face were starvation if they ended up having for little food for everyone to share amongst themselves and they have multiple days ahead of them.

Dehydration could also be a problem. As we all know sea salt is in most waters around the world and salt makes you even more dehydrated. If the voyagers ended up drinking all the rainwater and had to start drinking seawater in order to survive, there could be a risk of tired men and women having no energy.

Although both of those challenges can be unlikely since the leaders made sure no one made bad decisions that could harm the safety of others. 

2. Imagine being on a canoe with dozens of people for weeks. What would

make it hard? What would help make it easier?

In my opinion, there are quite a few pros and cons. Even though most people who go on the canoe are mature there can be times where one gets annoyed or tired of another. Or, there can be a person who doesn’t put as much effort in as the others. 

A pro is that all the voyagers are kind of like your family and while there’s a storm and everyone’s resting it could be the perfect time to go to the person you’re closest to and just talk with them. 

I have a feeling you wouldn’t get bored as easily and that would make the trip seem not too long if you’re basically always busy with a job and helping others.  

3. Do you know of other cultures where people have travelled long distances to settle in other places? What traditions and customs are evidence of that?

In the 1600s the British landed on Indian land. The first biggest strike from the British on India was the defeat of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daulah, at the hands of Robert Clive in the Battle of Plassey in 1757. They also drained India of its wealth and later on conquered the huge country.

4. Explain the difference between ancestors and descendants in your own words

Descendants are people or things that came from an ancestor, for example, “He’s a descendant of Queen Elizabeth”. 

While on the other hand, ancestor is a person who lived a long time ago, for example, “Her ancestors can be traced back to Queen Mary”

How the Moriori people came to be

Kia ora! In my hurumanu called "Who are we", we researched about the Moriori people came to be and how they created their own unique culture. Look through the DLO below to find out more information!

The Cons of Sugar

Hi guys! Today in Hurumanu, we saw a video about sugar. It's highly addictive and most people love it. In this blog post, I will be answering some questions that were asked throughout the video.

What is the maximum teaspoons of sugar we should have daily? 6 teaspoons are the maximum amount of sugar you should have on a daily basis in order to stay moderately healthy.

Is it healthier to eat a whole orange than to drink a glass of orange juice? It is healthier to eat an orange because the fruit has more fibres in it and fewer teaspoons of sugar compared to juice.

What are 3 ways we can avoid eating too much sugar? 

1. Don't drink fizzy drinks before eating since it makes you eat more.

2. Drink more water 

3. If you are craving some type of juice, sugar-free drinks are a  good alternative.

What are 3 bad things that can happen to our bodies if we eat too much sugar?

People who eat too much sugar are at

                                                                                                       risk of heart disease, liver disease and diabetes type 2.

Interview with Mark Watney

Interview with Mark The Martian

List 5 questions you would like to ask Mark….record his answers, then write a 

News Report based on his answers. Use the handout to help you remember the plot.

Questions and answers.

Did you think you were going to survive at all? “Well… yes, at the beginning I definitely thought I wasn’t going to make it. But since I’m so amazing and smart I found ways to grow my own food and survive.”

On a scale of 1 to 100 how happy were you when you finally saw humans again? “Oh my god! I was so happy that I finally got to see the crew again, I remember the moment like it was yesterday. Telling them about everything I did was hectic.”

Was using the bio-waste disgusting? “YES! It always smelt. I’d like to never do that again. Such a nightmare.”

When you pierced through your suit were you regretting anything? “I mean there was a moment where I was thinking everything was going to go wrong. “

Did being a botanist help in any way? Definitely. I wouldn’t have 

 

News Report:

e.g. Well known tennis player, Tony Rutene, landed in the wrong town for his latest tennis tournament. He was stuck there with no transport, no money, no food and no communications. His teammates had no idea where he was and after a week gave him up for dead because he was unable to access a phone or computer given that everyone in the town was in lockdown. Noone travelled out of their bubble and it was only by chance that a helicopter flew over and saw Tony’s message in a vacant plot. ‘HELP!’ The pilot landed on the plot and at a safe distance was able to sort Tony out and fly him back home to his relieved family and teammates.

Write your draft news report here:

Well known astronaut, Mark Watney, has been stranded on Mars. A huge sandstorm was planned to pass the area where the crew was going to be landing. As the hours grew the storm grew stronger and it was described to be no longer safe. Nasa is also trying their best in order for them to be able to communicate with Mark. People believe his death on Mars is inevitable.

The Martian

“The Martian” (2015)

 

Prior Knowledge: Before watching, what do you predict this movie might be about just from the title and the movie poster??????

I think The Martian is about a guy getting abandoned on the planet Mars and he has to grow food on a planet where nothing grows. He uses his spaceship and builds solar panels to collect energy.

10 minutes: Pause. What have you noticed so far? Fill in as many of these categories as you can: 

Characters: Martinez, Commander Lewis, Mark Watney, and 2 others

Setting: On Mars, mission area. 

What have you seen? Three details

  Mark survived the storm but the people at NASA have no clue. 

   The dust on Mars looks very different from the sand on Earth.

   Mark got hit by a satellite.  

What important events have happened? Record big moments as you watch.

Mark wakes up in Mars to discover a pole from an antenna is lodged into his lower abdomen. He creates a plan to grow food on a planet where nothing grows. He burned hydrogen to make water. He also used vacuum-packed human waste and mixed it with soil to make fertiliser. Radioactive waste from the spaceship they came in was made into a heater for the rover. NASA discovers that he’s alive but they’re not able to communicate.

Mark and NASA work together so they’re able to talk to each other. NASA decides to not tell the crew that Mark is alive for 2 whole months. 7 months pass and NASA communicated with Mark. The crew that was on the Hermes had to orbit the Earth in order

Mark travels in the MAV, the tarp on top of spaceship blows off. He’s forced to cut his suit so the oxygen in his suit makes him blow into space. Commander Lewis goes down in a chair to catch Mark. In the end, Mark Watney is brought into the spaceship.

Ending: what happened? Mark returns back to Earth with the crew. Years later, he gives advice to people and explains how to survive on Mars.

Did any of your predictions come true? Yes, we were correct!