Scientific Method

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about the Scientific Method and how it works. We had to make a Google Drawing and show the 8 steps of the Scientific Method. First we had to read an article telling us about the scientific method and then we had to make our Scientific Method Infographic. The first step of the scientific method is that you have to ask yourself a question that you want to find out about and then the second step is that you need to collect data or info to show what you found. Then the next step is that you have to make a hypothesis which is what you think will happen in you experiment. Step 4 is that you need to test your hypothesis, and then step 5 you have to analyze your results and step 6 is that if your hypothesis didn’t work you can modify it to change it up. Step 7 is that you must present a conclusion or to rewind your learning and finally step 8 is that you can retest everything if you need to. So there is the 8 steps of the Scientific Method.

Have you ever done anything like this before.

The Science Roadshow

 In Te Ngahere we had a bit of a class trip. We had hopped on the bus and we headed over to Bay of Islands College to watch the Science Roadshow and to see all of the students’ science projects. I learnt about different chemicals and how things work and also about the scientific method. There were some really amazing projects and interesting ones like one that included a solar powered light to make a car drive; it was really cool. We were in groups of 3 and we had to stay together. There were some other amazing projects like a cool thing which made a beach ball float and stay still. I also liked something where you tasted the honey and you have to guess what flavour honey you got. It was very cool and then we watched one more show at the end then we went back onto the bus and went back to school. My favourite part was looking at the solar powered car because it was so cool how they put a solar powered light on a car and then when you hovered a torch over it it moved.

Wings Writing

 In Te Ngahere we have been learning to identify what we have done well in our writing like language features such as emotive language and vivid adjectives. We also tried to use some mood and atmosphere in our writing. First we watched a video and we had to pick a scene to write about it. The video was about a boy and some big black creatures and him wanting to fly again. I decided to right about a scene when he was going to launch himself into the air and fly. We did this to try and make our writing better every time we do this.

Have you ever done writing like this?

Here is my writing:

The sky was a hideous light orange colour when the boy made a brand new wing made of brown leather then he struggled to push his catapult out of his workshop but successfully did it and took a look at it, he was very proud of his invention. He sits on it nervously hoping that it will not malfunction.  Then he pulls the lever and WOOSH he goes flying  he then starts flying freely and happily he was so thrilled that he could fly again. until something disturbs him, his wing starts to wobble and come undone and then unfortunately he falls to the ground scared and frightened. 

He wakes up unconscious only to see big black monstrous creatures with big long pale fingers picking the boy up and putting him back on the ground. The black monsters turn around and see a girl playing a flute. The girl flies away. While the black monsters chase after her only to slash off her left wing leaving her on the ground helpless and sad.