Maths Angles

In room 12B we have been learning about geometry. I have created a show me of my learning.

Sustainable Art

This we are learning about sustainability. For art we are creating a sustainable structure using recycled materials. I am creating a plastic bottle water feature. Here is my plan:

I am using a pump to pump up water that will trickle through the plastic bottles, down into the container which will lead back to the pump.

Narrative Writing

This term in writing we are leaning about narrative writing. We watched a short video called Octapodi and had to pick a part in it and rewrite the story from there. I rewrote from 1:40

Oktapodi

The man grabbed the two Oktapodi and, well what do you know, Oktapodi have some common sense. They squirted him in the eye with their black ink. In surprise the man dropped them and Jake and Alice go flying and splat onto the road leaving the three wheeled truck speeding down the streets of Greece.

Needing water Jake and Alice hear the sound of running water. They follow the sound scrambling up the building wall and into the open window. Squelching across the floor they find the source of water. The Oktapodi open the curtain and swim into the small pool. “Aaaah!” Another figure is in the bath with them! Screeching with fright the big woman jumps out of her bath splashing half of the water out of the bath, including the Oktapodi! Alice and Jacob are swished out of the bath and with the force of the water sucked down a drain! Down there they pass a lot of other floating things which I won’t mention. They are pulled down with the water until they meet a pipe intersection. One pipe with a picture of a wave carved into it and the other with a toilet.

Maths, Reading & Visualisation

In reading we have been working on our comprehension strategies.  Last week we focused on visualisation - they way we can create mental images when we read to deepen our understanding of the text.  We read a short passage that explained how to measure a very tall object without having to climb it and we visualised how we would do this.

Yesterday we went out and put this knowledge into practice. Here is what to do:

You will need:

A pencil,

A tape measure,

A pole to measure 

and a Trusty friend.

Step 1: Ask your friend to stand at the base of the pole.

Step 2: Hold your pencil vertically at arms length in front of you. Carefully walk backward away from the pole until the top and bottom  of your pencil are lined up with the top and base of the pole.

Step 3: Keep the bottom of your pencil in line with the base of the telephone pole and rotate it so it is parallel to the ground.

Step 4: Ask your friend to step sideways away from the pole until they are in line with the other end of your pencil.

Step 5: Tell your friend to "FREEZE!" when they are lined up with the other end of your pencil. The more dramatic you sound, the more fun this will be. 

Step 6: Walk slowly towards them and remind them not to move. When you reach them, smile, and ask them politely to hold the end of your tape measure. Measure the distant between your friend and the pole. 
This will tell you the approximate height of the pole.
I really enjoyed this activity although there must have been something wrong with the tape measure because when we measure the actual height we could never get it right.

Economics

This term we are learning about Sustainability. Sustainability is like a stool with 3 legs holding it up, Environment, Society and Economics.

This week we have learnt about Economics. Here is my Infographic all about our learning of Economy.

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