Room 6 Class Blog: May 2016

Monday, 16 May 2016

Photo collage of our balloon-powered car experiment

Science Week - Balloon-powered cars with our buddy class

Here is a compilation of videos filmed of Room 22 and our buddy class, Room 6, as we built, and trialed, our balloon-powered racing cars. Just like many scientists we had some mixed results but much learning was had. We worked with great cooperation and developed great problem solving skills.
Looking forward to the next scientific adventure!

Bullying-Free Week - The Kindness Challenge

Recently it was Bullying-Free week (maybe this should be every week?!?) where people were asked to really think about the power of their words and what affect they have on others. We all know how good it feels to hear nice things from people so should keep this in mind when speaking to, or about, others...

Take on the Kindness Challenge...See if you can tick off all these actions this term.

Rm 22 NZ sign language videos

Students in Room 22 learnt some basic NZ sign language including the alphabet, greetings and some simple sayings.
In the videos below students are are asking each others' names, introducing themselves and some are signing "nice to meet you".

Brooke, Amber and Janice used Animoto to present their sign language video. At the end they do the sign for New Zealand sign language.
https://animoto.com/play/7zDwdj70KQcr3PG1DCxhUQ

Abdalla and Juelz used Wevideo to present their sign language conversation.

https://www.wevideo.com/view/660056157

Science week!

This week Owairaka District School is having Science week. We will be becoming scientists through predicting, observing, reflecting, and explaining. Students are in small groups and will conduct their chosen experiment and present their findings.

Watch this space...

Until then try watching these awesome science links:
(if you know of any great science vids or experiments please comment below and let us know!)

Walking on custard Can’t walk on water but can you walk on custard? Oobleck	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxd_LJr0BWg
10 amazing science tricks using water	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQx5Be9g16U
15 cool facts about bugs (picture and text)	http://www.ngkids.co.nz/animals/15-facts-about-bugs
Exploding toothpaste - elephant’s toothpaste (1.16m)	http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/exploding-toothpaste-elephants-toothpaste/
Rainbow water Create a rainbow water effect using paper towels and dyed water.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EUfVIon6t8
Dancing red man (traffic lights)	http://www.ngkids.co.nz/science-and-nature/dancing-red-man
Amazing facts to blow your mind Part 1	https://youtu.be/6Ni5HOdGtzM
David Attenborough - wonderful world	https://youtu.be/B8WHKRzkCOY