righto you lot- you perfomed better than any other class that i've seen - an excellent science fair with many extraordinary products. i am amazed at what you have achieved.
have your say here.
personally i thought the judging left a little to be desired in some instances, but we also have to be aware of what the judges were seeing that maybe we didn't. also, there are certain limits to how many entries can go in, etc.
be positve if you can, but constructive feedback is good too.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Skipper Bob
Skipper Bob's comment about her Sailing regatta challenge is re-posted here for you to read and comment...
"for a challenge i will be designing a tecnology challenge to build a boat (sail boat) i have not got far but...here are some rules for the boat challenge:you have to have a sailyou are not alowed a motor apart from one to turn the rudders (a long board at the back of the boat which turns from side to side for steering)you can not just buy a fancy modelit must be specified size (i will say size later)can be trimaran (a boat with 3 floating bits joined by a net)catamaran (same as trimaran but 2 bits) or monohull with keel (1 bit and a keel is a heavy wieght down in the water to stop the boat from tipping (like team new zealands buzzy bee)must not be made of papermust be propelled by the wind and inclued a mast and boomhelp!does this make sense?do i use to much sailing language?can you understand the rules????? "
- Skipper Bob
and Room5ians link to this website could be useful:
http://www.huntington.edu/education/lessonplanning/sailing.html
"for a challenge i will be designing a tecnology challenge to build a boat (sail boat) i have not got far but...here are some rules for the boat challenge:you have to have a sailyou are not alowed a motor apart from one to turn the rudders (a long board at the back of the boat which turns from side to side for steering)you can not just buy a fancy modelit must be specified size (i will say size later)can be trimaran (a boat with 3 floating bits joined by a net)catamaran (same as trimaran but 2 bits) or monohull with keel (1 bit and a keel is a heavy wieght down in the water to stop the boat from tipping (like team new zealands buzzy bee)must not be made of papermust be propelled by the wind and inclued a mast and boomhelp!does this make sense?do i use to much sailing language?can you understand the rules????? "
- Skipper Bob
and Room5ians link to this website could be useful:
http://www.huntington.edu/education/lessonplanning/sailing.html
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
pyramid maths and info
this site has the explanation of how the pyramids were built as well as some activities relating to the maths of pyramids.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/story/main.html
please do the activities and enjoy :-)
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/story/main.html
please do the activities and enjoy :-)
Monday, July 16, 2007
pOWerfUL people
who are some of the powerful people who have influenced our culture in ages past?
great philosophers like Plato and Aristotle, Socrates and Pythagorus.
powerful families like the Medicis.
city states and merchant empires.
the power of Popes and religion in Europe.
have you heard of The Renaissance?
The Man from Atlantis?
There used to be a silly show on tele called the man from atlantis. Someone mentioned Atlantis today as a mystery to investigate.
Atlantis was a supposed to be a fabulous city that disappeared into the sea.
More mysteries of ancient egypt:
and more...
and the man from atlantis himself!
;>)
There are also other comic book guys from Atlantis who were much cooler than Patrick Duffy:
science fair alert!!!
the other teachers in Kakepuku have decided to delay the science fair until next week.
You now have until Monday to get it done. EVERYONE must have a science fair project to go with their observational drawing. Either a wallchart, scientific photography, tecnological innovation or experimental investigation.
CONGRATULATIONS and my apologies to those who worked hard to get theirs done on time. However, you can now feel good that you did the right thing and can concentrate on your next assignment; The mighty inquiry assignment.
I loved the ideas some of you came up with. It is the best thing for a teacher to see kids thinking striving for excellence and becoming passionate about their work. The champions of the future are the people who will be creative, passionate, persistent and hard working.
Their are many such folk in Room5.
You now have until Monday to get it done. EVERYONE must have a science fair project to go with their observational drawing. Either a wallchart, scientific photography, tecnological innovation or experimental investigation.
CONGRATULATIONS and my apologies to those who worked hard to get theirs done on time. However, you can now feel good that you did the right thing and can concentrate on your next assignment; The mighty inquiry assignment.
I loved the ideas some of you came up with. It is the best thing for a teacher to see kids thinking striving for excellence and becoming passionate about their work. The champions of the future are the people who will be creative, passionate, persistent and hard working.
Their are many such folk in Room5.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Mammoths, Cyclists and Mental Toughness
See info on a baby mammoth that has been found...
Have you heard of Le Tour - the Tour de France ? It is cycling's greatest race and we have one Kiwi rider in it. The race has lessons we could learn from it about team work, mental toughness and not giving up.
Mental toughness? What is it? Why is it important and who do you know who exhibits it as a powerful personal trait for success?
I think it will be a key element in the Rugby World Cup - can we beat the Australians? They have such self belief!
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