So, what was your attempt at solving this problem?
Monday, 31 October 2016
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Week 3 Home-learning
Wow, wow and more wow! The quality of home learning tasks in Room 12 continues to rise each week. I was blown out of the water with the scrumptious fish dishes that were prepared in HNI students homes this week. Room 12, you are aspiring to great heights. Keep up the awesome effort.
WEEK 3 - SEAFOOD CELEBRITY CHEF
In NZ we have been actively encouraged to eat fish as a healthy source of protein. Find a simple fish recipe to share. For an extra challenge, arrange with your family to cook this dish for an evening meal or weekend lunch. Include feedback from your family on: The tastiness of the dish, your presentation skills, your tidying up skills. |
| Agyeiwaa's Fish, Chip and Salad meal prepared and served at home this week - restaurant quality by the looks of it! |
Celebrating Achievements!
Congratulations to Hattie, Rm 12's super talented artist who has won The Lions 'Celebrating Peace' competition. You will see in her artwork the thought, detail and vibrancy of colour that has gone into her creation. Hattie works artistically in many different mediums and this achievement is a true testament of her artistic ability. Have fun spending your $100 prize money Hattie!
Monday, 24 October 2016
Week 2's Home-learning
SPEECH MAKER
Sir Peter Blake once said Good water – good life, bad water — bad life, no water – no life. Prepare a 2 minute oral presentation about this statement. You can choose to agree or disagree with it. You need to give relevant and uptodate information. Include what you are learning in Wai Care if relevant. You can record yourself or present it to the class. You choose!Wow, what a pressure test this was with only 2 nights to prepare. It was wonderful to hear the speeches presented on Wednesday morning. Room 12, you did yourselves very proud!
Abbie/Blaise 1:07 You spoke about the Havelock North example and the water in your body which was interesting to listen to. Well done!
Abe 1:59 It was engaging to hear at the beginning of your speech you disagreed with Sir Peter Blake's quote. The countries around the world and the quality of their water challenged your thinking and the content of your speech was spot on the mark. Well done!
Agyeiwaa 1:46 You agreed with Sir Peter Blake and your research justified your stance. Water related diseases and deaths around the world were statistics you researched thoroughly. Well done!
Bryn 2:30 'Be grateful for what we have!' was a captivating part of your speech. The 11 million people in Madagascar that don't have access to safe water made everyone sit up and listen to what you had to say. Well done!
Erin 3:59 Your presentation to accompany your speech took the quality of your home-learning into another stratosphere. The charities you spoke of and that were in your presentation were eye opening. Well done!
Charlotte 2:15 Your googled research was actively sought and the content you chose to include was engaging. The longevity of the Swiss people was not something I was aware of. Well done!
Manasseh 2:40 The You Tube song was very catchy and got everyone in Rm 12 singing along. It was a very fitting song to hear. You ditched your notes and spoke freely which is what many great public speakers do. Your water facts such as hot water being heavier than cold water and plastic expiring not the water in bottled water was intriguing for your audience. Well done!
Blake 1:28 Your content about Antarctic personnel was interesting to listen to Blake. You always engage with your audience with eye contact and a clear voice. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to what you had to say.
Alix 4:44 Where does the Earths water come from. Your technical and scientific descriptions that answer this questions were very impressive Alix. Be very proud of what you presented, it was top class!
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Wai Care?
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| This terms inquiry is appropriately called 'Wa Care?' We are inquiring into water as a precious resource and how we ensure it is sustainable for all life force on planet earth. Photo credit goes to Manasseh for very cleverly capturing Room 12 who created this image with only themselves as a resource. |
We were extremely lucky to have Dr Stephen Swabey who is a water scientist at the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. As you can imagine, he is incredibly busy at the moment investigating what happened with the Havelock North water supply and the gastro outbreak. He was very detailed at drawing diagrams and sketches whilst describing to us; the Hawke's Bay water supply, aquifers, bottled water companies, how rocks filtrate, water treatment ponds and waste water destinations. We had formulated questions prior to his visit and practiced our note taking skills. He was a wealth of information and there is nothing like an expert visiting to share their knowledge and expertise. We were curious to unpack our two SHMACK water testing kits that arrived from Niwa this week. There are a lot of scientific and measuring tools that will assist us with learning how to carry out water monitoring tests.
This week we used the power of an 'analogy' to learn more about water as a resource for the worlds population. Here is Manasseh's google drawing explaining our 'bucket analogy.' 97% of all of the water on earth is salt water which represented our 10 litre bucket. We removed 250ml/one cup which reflected the fresh water that is available. However, only 1% of that water is easily accessible or in a liquid state. It is not as if we can drink a glacier! It was a powerful way to conceptualise the amount of water we really do have. So as the worlds population continues to rise, what is going to happen in generations to come with water as a sustainable resource?
What a busy week of learning we have had with plenty more to come!
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