Market day

This term our Project Based Learning (PBL) has been about design and the big question was; How can we use a Steam approach to make a marketable product?

First we learned what STEAM stood for.
S for Science
T for Technology
E for Engineering
A for the Arts
and M for Maths
Then we were given challenges. The first to make a chair using newspaper, string and straws that was able to hold a figure made out of multi-link blocks.
Then; make a table that was able to balance MnMs for the team. We were much better at the first challenge because our chair held up better and it looked better.

In Literacy we learned to write up science experiments and to write a technology report using the design process of ask, imagine, plan, create, improve and share.

Our next step was to form teams and ask ourselves the big question again.
How can we use a Steam approach to make a marketable product? Our aim was to create enough products or experiences and sell it to raise money for charity.

My team made sunflowers pot plants and we had some art around them

My highlight from this PBL was that we sold Most of the plants and that our team worked together.
Next time I would start decorating the plants earlier because we could of made the art look better.

STEAM

How can we use STEAM to make a marketable product

Science Technology Engineering Arts Math

For PBL this term we have been creating marketable products for market day to raise money for a charity.My group is making pot plants with bubble art cut into shapes and then stuck onto the plant pot. For The plants we are having sun flowers so far it has been really fun making them.The market is on the 4th of December at St Francis of Assisi school if you would like to come.
we used Science For the bubble art Technology for all the advertising Engineering for the bubble art and we used Math when we measured how much paint we put in the bubble art.
Have you ever grown a plant? 

Performance

This term our Project Based Learning (PBL) has been about cultural stories and the big question was:
What is the significance in the 21st Century of our Cultural stories?

First we brainstormed what culture is and came up with lots of ideas.Culture is where are we from,celebrations and Traditions 
Then we thought about our own culture and talked to our parents about our traditions and heritage. I wrote a post about my family and things we like to do.
In Literacy we read and discussed myths and legends from around the world then we concentrated on Maori legends. I read….The battle of the mountains Maui and the sun and heaps more  I retold the legend of Maui and the sun in my own words.

We made a performance about the story Battle of the Mountains. Some students wrote the script, some students took on the job of making all the artwork, some worked hard on organizing the music and others took on the role of bringing the story alive with dance and drama.

Photo:

Reflection:
For our production I contributed by dancing

I think the show might impact on others by the story.

What I learned about working with others was that everyone has their own talents. 

The spirit of the bird

This week are doing reading evidence I am doing a character web about a story called the spirit of the bird The spirit of the bird is about a girl named pai hope you enjoy my character web 

                                        

                                                         Thanks for reading

                                             do you have anything in common with pai?

My speech

My speech about why kids should be aloud to drive 

Hello this is my speech about why kids should be aloud to drive cars
I really enjoyed writing my speech hope you enjoy

do you think kids should be aloud to drive cars?

My maths animation

For maths we made an animation my is about Greg using a strategy to work out the question? My animation is made by using GIF's

Thanks for watching oh and what is your favourite maths strategy to use  

My culture

My culture

Today I will be telling you about my Irish culture.

Irish food

Tradition Irish food is Irish cuisine,champ and shepherds pie.

My favourite of the Irish food is shepherds pie.

Irish sports

There are a lot of fun sports in Ireland like Gaelic handball,Gaelic football,rounders and camogie

Irish traditions
In Ireland there are a lot of traditions like
Christmas in the winter,Gaelic(the Irish language),st Patrick day and the Gaelic games 

The Gaelic games
The Gaelic games  is in Ireland.It is called the Gaelic games because Gaelic is the Irish language.
The Gaelic games are a bunch of sports.

Thanks for reading about my culture hope you  learned something
Bye Slan( in Irish)