Sails!

Measurements

You have a picture of a yacht or a catamaran.  There is one sail on the yacht.  Your challenge is to:

• Create a matching sail for your yacht.
• Explain how you would work out how much material would be required to make both sails.

First of all I got given a boat picture with a triangle shaped sail.  I had to measure the inside of my sail. Once I got the measurements I had to use them to create the exact same sail. Once I cut out my sail I had to match them up to make a rectangle and work out the area. The measurements I got were 5cm for the width and 11.6 cm for my height. To work out the area I knew that I have to multiply those two results together to recieve the area. So I went 5cm x 11.6cm which equals 58cm².

Steps

1. Take your boat and measure the inside of your sail

2. Once you have your measurements you then need to get a piece of paper and use your measurements to draw up that exact same sail on a different colour piece of paper

3. After your sail has been drawn up cut your sail out

4. Once you have cut your sail out then you are going to want to  place it so that your two sails (triangles) create a rectangle shape

5. Once you have a rectangle you are now going to work out the area by multiplying the width by the height, in my case 5 cm x 11.6 cm = 58 cm²

6. After that take your piece of coloured paper and glue it down so that it creates a sail and has the same reflection as the sail on the left.

D.L.O Statistics

Create - Mathematics. We are learning to plan and conduct investigations using the statistical enquiry cycle:
- determining appropriate variables and data collection methods;
- gathering, sorting, and displaying multivariate category, and time series data to detect patterns, variations, relationships and trends;
- comparing distributions visually;
- communicating findings, using appropriate displays.

We will have met the success criteria when we

• Develop an understanding of how to use a tally chart and a frequency table.
• Use a spreadsheet to record our tally / frequency data.
• Correctly develop a graph or chart using a spreadsheet programme. (Google Sheets)
• Develop a clear statement based on our graphed data and share our learning on our learning blogs.

 

In Room One we had to complete a task for our dragon maths. In dragon  maths we had to search through a newspaper and count how many articles were on each page, then write our findings down.

 

Looking at my data page 17-18 had the most articles with the result of seventeen articles. Most likely because the articles are smaller. The smaller the articles are the more articles can fit onto one page.

From the results of my data page 11-12 and 10-20 have the lease articles of the result of 1. Most likely this is because the articles are a lot bigger which mean they take up more space so other articles can’t fit onto the page.  

States Of Matter

Electricity

Electricity

What is electricity?

Electricity is a type of powerful energy. Like lighting electricity can go from one place to another. There are two types of electricity such as static electricity and current electricity. Static electricity is when electricity is gathered in one place. Current electricity is when the electricity moves from one place to another.

What are the two main types of electricity?

The two main types of electricity are static and current electricity. Objects that have current electricity often are powered by batteries or electricity from wires that are connected to a power station. Static electricity is created when materials are rubbed together which creates a shock. For example when you are on a trampoline and you are wearing socks the two materials rub together creating static electricity. Which then gives you a shock when you touch metal.

What is an electrical circuit?

An electrical circuit is basically a pathway created with wires. Batteries or power sources gives the strength to make the electrons move. Then when the electrons get to a device like your computer they give it the strength and power to make it work.  

West Coast Bush Weta

West Coast Bush Weta

Weta/Wetapunga/Deinacrida

Crawling, creeping, climbing amongst the leaves

On the bush floor

Creeps slowly up a kōwhai tree

Six armoured legs

Like a soldier going to war

Hard brown shell

Protecting every move

Dark chocolate eyes

Searching for food

Munching on a puha flower

Fallen from a puha stem up high

Hiding from the robin above

Escaping the human foot

Cowering in a kōwhai tree to escape threats

Tiny weta eggs laid in the ground

Baby weta hiding amongst dead leaves

Adult weta creeping all around

By Aleece & Summer

Cyber Smart

My Mihi

Kia Ora koutou

Ko Summer ingoa.

No Mawhera ahau.

Ko Aoraki tōku maunga.

Ko Mawheranui tōku awa.

Ko Endeava tōku waka.

Ko Pakeha tōku iwi.

Ko Troy tōku matua

Ko Barbara tōku whaea.

Ko Luke rawa Ko Kayden ōku tungange.

Ko Sasha ōku kuri.

ko Misty rātau ko Harry ko Peaches ōku ngēru.

He ako o te kura o Karoro.

Tena koutou katoa.

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