5 Seconds!

One the first day of school for term one Te Ngahere had some fun and did a Taskmaster challenge. For this challenge we had to get into groups of 4 or 5. Each group had to get some newspaper. Before we started, we had some time to work on some strategies we thought would help us get to the next round. To do this challenge all of our group had to stand on the newspaper altogether at the same time and not touch the ground. Everytime we stood on the newspaper for five seconds and the teachers saw, then we passed that round but if we fall then we are out. If we didn’t pass the round then we would have to just sit and watch the other teams. When everybody had been tested then we fold our newspaper in half and all of your group has to stand on it for five seconds. The group who can get their newspaper the smallest wins. My group was Jade.R, Marley, Ana & I. The first round my group made it up to round 4 or 5. The teacher confirmed to my groups that we had won. Then the teachers decided to do another round but with 3 people. So basically everyone did the same thing just with 3 people in their group. My new group was Jade.R, Ana & I. Unfortunately my group did not make this round. People were saying it was hard for 3 people too make it to the round that my first group made it too when my group actually made it too the last round with 4 people. I like this challenge because it was very fun as you can see on the photo down below. I also like this because it made my group and I really think and work. Have you ever done a taskmaster challenge like this before?

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The Great Marble Ramp Challenge 2021

Kia ora, in Te Ngahere we have been making  Marble Ramps. We had to create a marble ramp for a marble to travel and stop exactly at 1.1 metres or 110cm from the end of our ramp. We were creating these ramps because we have a Science Fair coming up and we are preparing for the Science Fair. We were also creating these ramps to have a challenge to see what group can make the best ramp that can make the marble stop at exactly 1.1 metres. We were also using the scientific method to make sure we follow all of the steps so our ramp is successful.To make these ramps we worked in groups of two or three. My group was Jade.R and Ricky-May. On competition day we weren’t  allowed to touch our ramps. On competition day someone else was testing our ramp and we got to test someone else's ramp. I really enjoyed making these marble ramps because my group and I worked well together and we tried our best to make a creative and successful marble ramp. 

A variable that my group changed was the angle that the ramp was on. We changed the angle because we found out that when the angle is lower it goes faster and when the angle is higher it goes slower because it drops and bounces and sort of loses its momentum. Have you ever made a marble ramp before? 

Here is my marble ramp reflection:

Step by Step Scientific Method Infographic

Kia ora, Last week in Te Ngahere we have been doing science and to do the science we had to follow the scientific method. We have been doing this because we are learning how to make an infographic for the science fair coming up. We firstly made a google drawing and explained all of the scientific method steps so other people can learn how to do science correctly. In the future I will use this for our science fair coming up because I will need it. Something I did well was putting all of the steps into my own words in a way where I can understand the steps more. Something I could have done better making it more detailed and creative.

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