Jennae @ Greymouth High School
Welcome to my blog, I am a learner at Greymouth High School in Greymouth, New Zealand.
Friday 25 September 2020
Friday 10 January 2020
Summer Learning Journey | Week Four
Week Four- Day One | Rags and Riches
Activity 1
For this activity, design a book cover for your favourite book. You will need to think about what needs to be on the cover (the title, author, illustrator), pictures, colour, etc. Please create all of the images yourself (draw or photograph) rather than using images that you find online.
Activity 1
For this activity, design a book cover for your favourite book. You will need to think about what needs to be on the cover (the title, author, illustrator), pictures, colour, etc. Please create all of the images yourself (draw or photograph) rather than using images that you find online.
On your blog, share the book cover you have designed.
Week Four- Day One| Romeo and Juliet
Activity 2
Activity 2
For this activity, we would like you to learn more about ‘Shakespearean
English’ - the version of English that Shakespeare used to write his plays.
To do this, please write a short recount about what you did this morning
in regular (2019) English, and then use this translating tool to
turn it into Shakespearean English.
English version:
This morning I woke up to the sound of my Mum asking me to hang the washing. My eyes
open, rotating with my legs hanging heavily over the edge of the bed. I begin to walk down
to the lounge, going the long way through the kitchen. A note was on the dishwasher. ‘Clean’.
This means that the dishes inside the dishwasher are clean and that I can put them away.
Once I had put them away I began to rinse the dirty dishes and put them into the dishwasher.
After that, I then remembered its Monday and I have the three activities to do for the Summer
Learning Journey, so I begin to work.
Shakespearean version:
This morning I did wake up to the soundeth of mine own mum asking me to hangeth the washing. Mine own eyes open, rotating with mine own forks hanging heavily over the edge of the sleep chamber. I beginneth to walketh down to the lounge, going the longest way through the kitchen. A note wasted on the dishwasher. ‘clean’. This means yond the dishes inside the dishwasher art crisp and beyond i can putteth those folk hence. Once i hadst putteth those folk hence i beganeth to rinseth the filthy dishes and putteth those folk into the dishwasher. After yond, i then remember'r'd its monday and i has't the three activities to doth f'r the summer learning journey, so i beginneth to work
This morning I did wake up to the soundeth of mine own mum asking me to hangeth the washing. Mine own eyes open, rotating with mine own forks hanging heavily over the edge of the sleep chamber. I beginneth to walketh down to the lounge, going the longest way through the kitchen. A note wasted on the dishwasher. ‘clean’. This means yond the dishes inside the dishwasher art crisp and beyond i can putteth those folk hence. Once i hadst putteth those folk hence i beganeth to rinseth the filthy dishes and putteth those folk into the dishwasher. After yond, i then remember'r'd its monday and i has't the three activities to doth f'r the summer learning journey, so i beginneth to work
Week Four- Day One | The Diary Of Anne Frank
Activity 3
For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you have a diary. In your diary please write a story about your most extraordinary day. What happened? You can tell us about an actual event or you can make one up. It’s totally up to you! Please be as creative as you can.
Activity 3
For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you have a diary. In your diary please write a story about your most extraordinary day. What happened? You can tell us about an actual event or you can make one up. It’s totally up to you! Please be as creative as you can.
On your blog, post a diary entry about your extraordinary day. Please
start your post with the words “Dear Diary”.
Dear Diary,
Today I am scheduled to do something very scary and exciting at the same time. Can you
guess what it is? Yes, It’s bungee jumping. My diary sits in my lap with my pencil writing
these words along with the paper. My Mum puts the key in the ignition, and the engine roars.
The car begins to move, slowly then gradually getting faster.
I lifted up my head and had taken a deep breath. I had seen the sign. “ Bungee jumping is
open”. I walked past the sign and then up to the jumping spot. My mother and I walked
over to the workers and said we have a booking. They took me in and geared me up. I
stood on the edge of the platform, my heart beating out of my chest. Moving my right foot
forward, diving below. The cool breeze brushes against my skin, a wide grin come across
my face. The rope tightens, and I begin to be hoisted up. This wasn’t as bad as I thought,
in fact, it was terrific!
Week Four- Day Two | Getting Stronger
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, please give us a list of your ‘Top 5’ favourite artists
(singers or bands) and your ‘Top 5’ favourite songs. They can be from
any time period and any genre (type) of music.
On your blog, post lists of your Top 5 Artists and your Top 5 Songs.
There are several songs and artists I listen to that I could choose from. If I had to pick five of my favourite artists they would be …
On your blog, post lists of your Top 5 Artists and your Top 5 Songs.
There are several songs and artists I listen to that I could choose from. If I had to pick five of my favourite artists they would be …
- Noah Cyrus
- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
- Ruel
- Queen
- Shawn Mendes
My top five favorite songs are … - Bohemian Rhapsody ( Queen)
- Dazed and Confused ( Ruel)
- Same Love ( Macklemore and Ryan Lewis)
- July (Noah Cyrus)
- Painkiller ( Ruel)
Week Four- Day Two | K-pop heroes
Activity 2
Activity 2
On your blog, tell us your opinion on BTS. Please don’t just say
whether or not you like them, but tell us what it is that you like
(or don’t like) about them.
Watching this video of the K-pop group was pretty interesting. K-pop is a group of
seven men in their 20’s who write songs, and perform in front of people. This group
of people is actually the first Korean K-pop ever to release songs and that's what
like about them. These people are different, growing up they wanted to be song
artists so that is what they have done. K-pop is also known for them singing
songs in the Korean language as well as english.
Week Four- Day Two | Girl Power
Activity 3
Activity 3
For this activity, we would like to choose one role model and
tell us about them. What makes them a role model? They
can be people you know personally, people you have
seen on television or the internet, people you have heard
on the radio or people you have heard about from a friend
of family member. You do not have to know them personally.
On your blog, tell us about your chosen role model. Please be
sure to tell us why you think they are a role model.
If I had to choose one person who I believe is a role model I would choose my
older sister.
To me my older sister has always been a great role model. I believe my sister is
a great role model because she is naturally a nice person. My sister always
gives up her time to help others. Whether this means her own job or helping
out with little things around the house, she still is an amazing person. My sister
has just turned into an adult and finishing her last year of high school. Throughout
her high school years she has set so many goals. I always had seen her working
hard every night at the kitchen table asking me for help with things and my parents
too. My sister's hard work has paid off with many awards and soon off to university.
Recently my sister had not only finished high school, she had also just gotten
her restricted license. I am very proud of my sister and there are great things she
has done that prove that she is a great role model.
Week Four- Day Three | Talk Show Host
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, we would love to know more about your interests
(passions) and your future plans. What do you think that you would
like to do when you are older? Do you have a specific job in mind?
On your blog, please tell us about your future plans (i.e. what you
plan to do when you finish high school or college). Would you prefer to
start working right away or to continue with your studies?
After high school and college ( university), I have many things I could do in mind.
A couple weeks ago I had just finished my last year of primary school and soon I will be
starting high school. I have several passions such as music, writing, sports, and science.
I believe that I could do any of these, but I’m not certain what I want to do just yet. Going
through high school I assume, people would make their decision on what they want to do
with their future when they learn/ study different things and new experiences. I still
have five more years of school to start making my decisions on what I want to do. There
are a few things I want to study and along the years I would do little things that would
build on it as well as studying it in my free time.
Week Four- Day Three | Plot Points
Activity 2
Activity 2
For this activity, imagine that you had the chance to write your own
movie. What would it be about? Who would be your main characters?
What are the important events that would take place?
On your blog, provide a synopsis (overview) of your movie.
In particular, tell us the name of your movie, the main events
that take place in your movie and the names of the main
characters. If you wish, you could do this as a storyboard.
If I got the choice of writing my own movie I would have it to do with murder
and mystery. The movie would be about a group of girls who are getting
anonymous texts and weird things are happening. Like random people going
missing and different murders. The main characters in my movie would the
small group of highschool girls who are getting these messages. The important
events in the movie could be the texts, murders, fights and even betrayal. The
name of the movie could be ‘The Unfortunate’. Some names of characters could
be Bethany, Hanna, Sammi and Ali.
Week Four- Day Three |
Activity 3
Week Four- Day Three |
Activity 3
For this activity, we would like to know if you would consider
doing a 20 or 40 Hour Famine to raise money for charity.
On your blog, tell us whether, or not, you would participate in 20 or 40 Hour Famine. If you have already participated in a 20 or 40 Hour Famine, please share your experience, including why you decided to participate and some highlights and challenges of the experience. To get full points, please provide at least six sentences.
Reading what I have to do to complete this task has made me wonder if I actually would do this. Going 20-40 hours without food, for me, isn’t the end of the world and many people do this anyway and even longer. I can survive quite a long time without food so this challenge wouldn’t be hard for me at all. The longest I survived without food was a little more than two days when I was sick, but I still stayed hydrated. Not eating food for this long wouldn’t affect me because I usually don't eat much during the day, a little meal at breakfast sometimes but not much until dinner time. If I had the choice to participate in a 20 to 40 hour famine I probably most likely would. Would you give it a try?
On your blog, tell us whether, or not, you would participate in 20 or 40 Hour Famine. If you have already participated in a 20 or 40 Hour Famine, please share your experience, including why you decided to participate and some highlights and challenges of the experience. To get full points, please provide at least six sentences.
Reading what I have to do to complete this task has made me wonder if I actually would do this. Going 20-40 hours without food, for me, isn’t the end of the world and many people do this anyway and even longer. I can survive quite a long time without food so this challenge wouldn’t be hard for me at all. The longest I survived without food was a little more than two days when I was sick, but I still stayed hydrated. Not eating food for this long wouldn’t affect me because I usually don't eat much during the day, a little meal at breakfast sometimes but not much until dinner time. If I had the choice to participate in a 20 to 40 hour famine I probably most likely would. Would you give it a try?
Week Four- Day Four | Fashion forward
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, please read this article about where some famous
New Zealand brands got their names from. Brand names are very
important to companies as this is how they are known. On your
blog, tell us how Twenty Seven Names got their name. Looking at
their clothing brand, tell us whether you think this is a good name
for them, or if they should change it to something else! To find out where
this clothing
brand had got the name from I easily went onto their website. Searing through pages and
pages until I found a page called ‘ about’. The about page was talking about who first
got into the fashion industry and also about where they had got the name for the shop.
I kept reading searching for why they named the clothing shop ‘ Twenty Seven Names’,
and I found it. Inside the paragraph, it said, ‘the label name is a homage to the list of
27 people who helped to get their labels off the ground’. I actually quite like the idea
of the name and where they got it from. I believe this is quite a special name because,
without the 27 people who helped, no one would have heard about their shop.
Week Four - Day Four | Try Your Own Tapa
Activity 2
For this activity please create your own tapa cloth design. You can draw your design on paper or using a drawing app such as Google Draw.
Activity 2
For this activity please create your own tapa cloth design. You can draw your design on paper or using a drawing app such as Google Draw.
On your blog, post an image (photo or screenshot) or your tapa
design and describe what each part of your picture represents (means).
Above is a tara design I had made. As you can tell there is a turtle in the middle of the
design which represents a navigator. The patterned korus around the edge of the piece
of paper represents the waves in the ocean. I had to think about how the turtle and
the korus linked together, and I found out the meaning behind the tara design. This
design shows the turtle as the navigator showing the waka to New Zealand.
Week Four- Day Four | Top Secret Street Art
Activity 3
Activity 3
For this activity, take a look at the Christchurch street art website
and choose two different pieces of artwork. Look carefully at both
pieces of art, and identify similarities and differences between the two.
On your blog, post screenshots of the two different pieces of art
that you have chosen. Below the pictures tell us about the similarities
and differences that you see in the two pieces of street art.
Looking at these two artworks I can see many differences and similarities. The obvious
difference between the two is that one has lips with lettering and the other one is a group
of rabbits running through a field of grass. When I look at the pictures I also see the difference
| of colours that were used. Something that was similar between them both was the little detail.
I also realised by looking at the two that the artwork to the right has a happy feeling, but the
artwork to the left has a different feeling or story behind it.
Week Four- Day Five | The World of Hiphop
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, watch this video of their award winning performance.
What do you like about the performance? What did the dance crew
do well? What could they work on?
On your blog, write a review of The Royal Family performance. Please
talk about the dance, dancers, costumes, and the music. What did you
like? What didn’t you like as much? What do you think could have been improved?
I tried getting onto this video on youtube but it wouldn’t let me due to restricted mode.
Week Four- Day five | En pointe
Activity 2
Activity 2
For this activity, please choose your favourite inspirational quote from
this website. Create a text graphic using this quote.
This quote, created by Dr. Seuss has a pretty big meaning to me. There are people out
there in the world who are different than the rest and are being judged for it. Some people
are worried about what others might think of them if they aren’t the same as everyone
else so they try and fit it. This quote for me means, be different and don’t let anyone take
that away from you.
Week Four- Day five | Concluding the Journey
Activity 3
Week Four- Day five | Concluding the Journey
Activity 3
For this activity, please reflect on your experience with the Summer
Learning Journey programme this year.
On your blog please tell us:
- Which activity you enjoyed the most
- Which activity you enjoyed the least
- Three things that you learned while completing the programme
- What changes/improvements you would make to the programme for next year
The activity I enjoyed the most was probably the work I had done about my mum and her dream
job. I’m not quite sure why it was my favorite maybe because I got to learn more things about
my Mum and what she wants.
The activity I enjoyed the least; I don’t think they're actually was one. Some activities took
more time than the rest and some were more challenging but I easily enjoyed doing every task/
activity.
Three things that I learned from doing the Summer Learning Journey are probably to push myself
more, keep the standards of your work at my year level and in every activity, there was always
something new I had learned.
If I had to make any changes or improvements to the Summer Learning Journey for next year,
I probably wouldn’t. This is my second year participating in the SLJ and I have enjoyed a lot.
I believe that nothing needs to be changed, it was great!
Friday 3 January 2020
Summer Learning Journey | Week Three
Week Three- Day One |The Worldwide Web
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity please take screenshots of four different websites that you
find helpful for your learning. They can be websites that you use in class
or websites that you use on your own at home. Present the screenshots
as a poster or put them into a presentation.
Week Three- Day One|Influencers
Activity 2
For this activity please imagine that you had the chance to create your own YouTube channel. What would it be about? What kinds of videos would you create and post?
Activity 2
For this activity please imagine that you had the chance to create your own YouTube channel. What would it be about? What kinds of videos would you create and post?
On your blog, write a description of the YouTube channel you would
like to create.
Having the chance to be an influencer and posting videos online people would enjoy would
be amazing. In my previous years I have had two different youtube channels. When I was
around 10 years old, my friends and I would get together and do fun challenges and tutorials,
like bean boozled, gymnastics, guess what’s in my mouth, etc. My second channel I have
recently made was a music channel. Having this channel has boosted my confidence, and
gotten me out of my comfort zone because I post videos of my singing and playing the
keyboard. I really have a passion for music and it’s something I love to do as a hobby.
If I had a youtube channel I would have one almost like a vlogging channel. I know
it sounds cringy, but recording videos of friends and family, it would hold great memories
and we could watch them as we grow older
Week Three- Day One |Apple vs Microsoft
Activity 3
Activity 3
For this activity we would like you to use your best researching
skills to find three more examples of common rivalries. They can
be in the sports world or not - it’s totally up to you!
On your blog, describe the three rivalries that you have found. Who
is involved? To gain the full 6 points for this activity, please provide a
picture for each rivalry. The picture should represent the rivalry.
There are so many different rivalries that I can choose from to do this task. Things to do
with sports, meals, takeaways, teams, etc. Having to research about the different common
rivalries, is definitely something new for me and there are three examples of some that I want
to tell you about.
The first one I know is the All Blacks vs Wallabies. The All Blacks and the Wallabies are both
rugby teams. The All Blacks are a New Zealand rugby team and the Wallabies is an Australian
team. Why are the All Blacks and Wallabies rivals? These two rugby teams are known to be
rivals because New Zealand and Australia sit across the Tasman Sea from each other.
The people involved with this rival is definitely New Zealanders, Australians and
their rugby teams.
My second common rival I found by researching online is the boys vs girls. This is a really
common rival that is found mostly all round the world. The boys vs girls is a common rivalry
because these are the two different genders, and people wanting to know which one is better
than the other. The people involved with the rivalry is obviously the boys and girls in the world.
The last rival I found by researching online is coke vs pepsi. Coke and pepsi are known to
be almost exactly the same drink. Most people would say they taste the same, but others
would say they are different. Coke and pepsi are common rivals because of exactly that,
for them tasting very similar. Although these two drinks taste almost the exact same, one
is known to be better than the other. This war, I guess you could call it, has been going on
for a while and them both winning awards. Obviously, the coke and pepsi drinks are the two
things involved with this rivalry, as well as the companies who make these drinks.
Week Three- Day Two | Through Careful Observation
Activity 1
For this activity, we would like you to select one of the pictures
below and to study or observe it closely. What do you see?
On your blog, describe the painting in detail. What do you see
when you look at it? Please give us as much detail as you can!
Smooth strokes of blue weave their way around the night sky. Yellow stars
shine brightly tonight. Curvy mountains, flow up and down, like barriers, separating
the two towns. Houses placed one by one, with shadows moving past glass windows.
Dark green and brown plants move gracefully with the wind.
Week Three- Day Two | Overcoming Adversity
Activity 2
For this activity, we would like to hear about a time when you, or someone you know, experienced a challenge and overcame it.
Activity 2
For this activity, we would like to hear about a time when you, or someone you know, experienced a challenge and overcame it.
On your blog, recount a time when you or someone you
know experienced a challenge and overcame it.
There are so many things I could write down that were challenges for myself and others
around me. I am going to be doing this task about myself and learning the keyboard.
Music has always been a passion of mine, from singing lyrics to songs Mum printed
out for me when I was young, to creating my own songs and learning how to play the
keyboard. Me learning how to play the keyboard had some difficulties but also had
some easy parts within it. Things like what fingers to use on which keys, what the keys
were called and learning songs. I currently know how to play Ode De Joy ( small parts of it) ,
My Heart Will Go On, See You Again, beginning of Skinny Love and almost the first half of
Thousand Years. These songs were all different to learn and had their own challenges.
I enjoy playing the keyboard as well as many other things. My friends and family
support me a lot with it, especially my Dad. He is always listening to me play the
keyboard and even a couple times it has brought tears to his eyes.
To overcome this challenge I kept practising until I learned more of a song everyday.
Practise does help a lot with anything if you want to be better at something, so what
are you waiting for, start your challenge today!
Week Three- Day Two | Hidden Figures
Activity 3
Activity 3
For this activity we would like you to give coding a try. Click on the link
for the website: code.org. If you try an activity and it is too easy, try a
harder level!
On your blog, post a screenshot of your completed shape. Underneath
the shape tell us what you thought of the coding app. Is it good?
Why/why not?
Doing this task and learning how to use different coding apps is great. Doing these
things makes children, teenagers and adults think twice about what they are doing.
This kind of coding also shows people what happens behind the scenes on a computer,
and for them to know and learn how it works. This year in my classroom we used a website
called Scratch. This website was very similar but had its differences like using figures,
animals, pictures other than creating shapes. Using this app there was a little confusion
that I had to think about but I got the hang of it and it’s really easy.
Week Three- Day Three |Nanogirl
Activity 1
Activity 1
or this activity, please visit the ‘Build Tiny New Zealand’ website
and scroll to the bottom of the page where you will find a series of
Video Tours of tiny houses. Watch any three videos on the site.
On your blog, tell us whether, or not, you would like to live in a tiny
house one day. Please be sure to tell us why you feel the way that you do.
If I could choose whether I could live in a small house or not, I wouldn’t mind either. Living
in a small house for a little part of my life would be fine, then I can upgrade to a bigger
house along the way. When I first move out of my parents house, I wouldn’t mind living in a
tiny house because I would be by myself for the first part. Then as I grow up, getting my own
full-time job where I earn a good amount of money, I can then shift to a bigger house. I feel
this way because I think this is the right thing to do and it wouldn’t feel like I’m rushing into things
too quickly.
Week Three-Day Three | Printing Prosthetics
Activity 2
For this activity, we would like you to learn more about 3D printed prosthetics (artificial body parts, like hands or arms). Please watch this video about 3D printed prosthetics (artificial body parts, like hands or arms).
Activity 2
For this activity, we would like you to learn more about 3D printed prosthetics (artificial body parts, like hands or arms). Please watch this video about 3D printed prosthetics (artificial body parts, like hands or arms).
On your blog, tell your readers:
- One thing that you learned from watching this video
- One thing that surprised you when watching this video
By watching this video there are numerous things I had learned. Out of all the things I learned
the one I want to tell you about is that nothing is impossible if your think positive. These
incredible people design and build 3D printed hands that changes the lives of others.
When you hear someone say they are going to build hands for people, your reaction might
be “ how?”.
One thing that surprised me when watching this video was the kind of stuff humans are capable
of. Doing things like this is amazing and it’s surprising that any human can design and build this
kind of stuff.
Week Three- Day Three |Need for Speed
Activity 3
Speaking of fast, for this activity we would like you to design your own fast vehicle. It can be anything! Please draw your super-fast vehicle on paper or use an app to help you. If it was me, I would make my super-fast vehicle something that I could use to get to school and home again each day!
Activity 3
Speaking of fast, for this activity we would like you to design your own fast vehicle. It can be anything! Please draw your super-fast vehicle on paper or use an app to help you. If it was me, I would make my super-fast vehicle something that I could use to get to school and home again each day!
On your blog, post a picture of your speedy vehicle along with a written
description of how it works. Tell your readers what your vehicle is made of,
any special features, how fast it goes, and who might use your vehicle.
For this task I chose to use an online website to design a super-fast vehicle. On this website I
had to choose a car company, in this case it was Ferrari. I then modified it from its original state
to a completely different look of car.
The first thing I added to the car was the suspension. Having lower suspension ( car close
to the ground) when driving creates more speed. Next I added a spoiler. A spoiler is an aerodynamic
device that changes the flow of the air to also create more speed. I next added a carbon fibre
hood. You might not already know but carbon fibre is a material that is known to be very light,
so this will be great on a car because it makes the car lighter so then it can move faster and
more efficiently. The last thing I modified on the car was the mirrors. The shape the mirrors
are in is great for aerodynamics.
This car can get up to at least 300mph and anyone could use this car but in particular this would
be good for car races. There are any special features to this car just the usual car parts.
Week Three- Day Four | Medical Mavericks
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, please follow this link to view the list of Nobel Prize
winners, choose one, read about them and then share your learning on
your blog.
On your blog, tell your readers who you chose and then tell us
about them in five to ten sentences. Who were they? What did
they do that was so special? Feel free to include a picture of
your chosen Nobel Prize winner on your blog.
Looking through this link, seeing all the different nobel prize winners I could choose from is
pretty amazing. I was scrolling up and down trying to pick one that I wanted to write about but
there was just so many, so I chose to do Yoshinori Ohsumi.
Yoshinori is a Japanese cell biologist specializing in autophagy. Autophagy is the process of
cells that is used to destroy and recycle cellular components. From 2012 to 2017, Yoshinori
has received three awards for his work to do with autophagy. He was awarded the Kyoto
Prize for Basic Sciences in 2012, in 2016 the Nobel Prize in Physiology/ Medicine,
and in 2017, the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discoveries of mechanisms in
autophagy. Yoshinori was born in Fukuoka, Japan. Yoshinori went to many places to
build on his work along the years. These include ,Rockefeller University in New York City,
University of Tokyo and Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Week Three - Day Four | imoko
Activity 2
For this activity please think about your own health and well-being (hauora). What do you, or those in your family, do to stay healthy?
Activity 2
For this activity please think about your own health and well-being (hauora). What do you, or those in your family, do to stay healthy?
On your blog, share five things that you do to stay healthy and strong.
There are many activities and things I do to stay healthy and strong. Firstly I do a lot of sports.
I play sports like netball, basketball, hockey, touch, rugby 7’s, 15 a-side rugby and rugby
league. Along with these sports, I also trial and get into teams for these sports to represent
West Coast.
The second thing I do to stay healthy and strong is including fruits in my meals. Fruits contain
a lot of vitamins and minerals, folate, vitamin C and potassium. These are amazing source of
dietary fibre which maintains a healthy gut and can prevent constipation and other digestion
problems.
The third thing I do to stay healthy and strong is including vegetables in my meals. Vegetables
include the same things as fruits, along with vitamin A, and E. The potassium inside of
vegetables may help maintain healthy blood pressure.
The fourth thing I do to stay healthy and strong is regular exercise. Over the holidays
when I don’t have my sports on I tend to do a little exercise like running around a track,
going for bike rides and swimming All three of these activities are very good for your
health and can improve your fitness levels.
The last thing I do to stay healthy and strong is by always staying active. When it’s a
miserable day and there is nothing to do, most people would be relaxing and watching
movies and videos, but I’m always doing my paper run, helping my brother with his one,
and relieving for people who are away to do their paper runs. To keep active I always
help my mother with chores, and would you agree, most chores you have to be on your feet
being active?
Week Three- Day Four | Putting Our Heads Together
For this activity, we would like you to imagine that John Kirwan,
Mike King and/or the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge called you
up and asked you to design a new poster for their organisation.
You could use Google Draw to help design your poster.
On your blog, post a final copy of your poster and include a
description of the poster. What is on the poster? Why did you
include the pictures or words that you did? The more that you
can tell us about your design, the better!
For this poster I chose to do it for the duke and duchess of Cambridge for their
organisation. I had done my research about Kate and William and recently they
have launched the Earthshot prize, which aims to tackle climate change issues.
On this poster I included what climate change is and what is affected. I thought this
would be important for those readers who might not have a clue what these might mean.
Along with those I also included two questions to get the people reading the poster to think
about climate change and what they could do to help. I included the background photo of
Earth from the view of space because the Earth and everything inside is what is affected
and completely related to the topic of climate change.
Week Three- Day Five | Ministry Of Inspiration
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity please watch this video about the Pasifika Aquabots
competition that was held in Nelson. The students had to navigate
their Aquabots around a swimming pool, collecting things and
visiting different ‘islands.’
On your blog, tell us whether you would like to join an Underwater
Robotics team at your school. Why or why not?
Watching this video was definitely new learning for me and I had never seen anything like
this before. Looking at the robots picking up toys sharks and other objects by a control is
pretty cool. Doing this would cool to try out but I wouldn’t actually think I would join an
Underwater Robotics team myself. I wouldn’t join an Underwater Robotics team because
I feel like it wouldn’t really interest me and not doing this wouldn’t matter to me because
I would be participating in many other things anyway.
Week Three- Day Five |Caine’s Arcade
Activity 2
For this activity we would like to know about your favourite game. It can be a board game, a card game, a game that you play outside with friends (e.g., rugby) or a quiet game that you play by yourself.
Activity 2
For this activity we would like to know about your favourite game. It can be a board game, a card game, a game that you play outside with friends (e.g., rugby) or a quiet game that you play by yourself.
On your blog, tell us about your favourite game. What is it called?
How do you play it?
There are many games that I enjoy playing with my friends as well as family. The game
I always play with my friends is K’s and A’s ( kings and assholes).
This is a card game where you can play with as many people as you want. First you
shuffle the pack of cards and deal all the cards evenly to everyone. The three of
diamonds always starts. The order of the cards goes, 3, 4 ,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, J, Q, K, A, 2.
Make sure you take the two jokers out of the pile. This game is really simple to play,
when the person puts down the 3 of diamonds if they have any other 3’s in their pile
they can choose to leave it as singles or change it to doubles, triples and quads.
This goes for everyone with any of the 12 different cards. When the next person goes
they have to put a card (s) higher than the one that was placed before them. Since
the two is the highest card you can end a round by putting a two down, pushing the piles
to the side and starting a new one. Eventually your cards are going to run out. The first
person out with no cards left is the king and the last one that still has their cards is
the asshole. In the next game the asshole gives the king two of their best cards and
the king gives the asshole two of their worst cards. Then this continues.
Week Three - Day Five | Choose Your Own
Activity 3
Activity 3
For this activity, choose one person and read all about them.
On your blog, provide us with:
- The name of the person
- A description of the work they do/have done 3. An explanation of how they/their work has had an impact on the lives of others
Looking through a list of scientists, technologists and inventors, there are many different
people I could choose to write about. I thought about who I could choose, searching online
and ending up finding out about a man called Karl (Carl) Benz.
Do you know what he was most famous for? Karl Benz was famous for building his first
automobile in 1885. In fact, Karl was famous for inventing automobiles. Before he was
mostly known for his invention, he was a German engineer. A year later after Karl’s invention,
he was given a patent from the government for his invention. A patent is an authority or
license from the government for a right or title for a set period. This also meant that no one could
make, use and take credit for his invention.
Karl’s invention impacts millions of people worldwide. How? Having an invention that saves
people time and effort is very useful. Just knowing you always have a quicker option than
walking, or biking is great. Although his invention isn’t all good. Even though this invention
helps a lot of people, this has also resulted in people being not as active and lazier than they
used to be.
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