Making A Mars Rover

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In Hurumanu 3 science we tried making a Mars Rover using pastas and Round mints. So what we had to do first was to plan what would the mars rover would look like before we actually make it we draw it on a piece of paper and draw some ideas for the rover. After a few minutes we started making the rover then we put the parts together with my group. We used glues to put the parts together and stick it the challenge to us was to make the wheels move it took us a lot of time to think of how the wheels is going to move. The last part that we had done was do the challenge was trying the car and putting it on the 1m down ramp it didn't work quite right because the wheels broke here is some of the photos that was taken during the making of the rover.

 

Earthquake

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In Hurumanu 1 we searched about the 2011 Earthquake that happened in Christchurch. What we have to do is pick some places in Christchurch and research about the earthquake and what is looked like before and what it looks like after. We did this activity in a site called Book Creator we have to choose 3 places that we wanted to research about here is what I have done.

Making a Compass

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In Hurumanu 3 we made our own compass using water and an ice cream container, a small leaf and a tiny pin. We use those things to make a compass so we started of with stroking the tiny pin on the side of the magnet to about 3 minutes and it would be sticking on the magnet. After that we have to put a water on our ice cream container about 2 cm high from the container then put the small leaf at the top of the water and let it float on top. Then put the pin at the top of the leaf and wait for it to stop moving and you find which way is North that is how we made a compass using simple things here is a photo of the experiment.

 

The First Compass Invented

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In Hurumanu 3 we are learning about navigation the first thing we did was to watch video clip about how to use a compass. Then we have to search up who made the compass and where they made it here is the activity that we did.

The first person to make a compass was a British man named William Thomson he was a mathematical physicist and an engineer. He made the first compass in china he made the first compass with lodestone a natural magnetized of ore iron.

The compass is also used in a sport like the Orienteering sport the sport is a navigation sport that requires maps and compasses. Hunting also uses compass so they don't get lost in the woods and also sailing sailors also uses compass because there wouldn't be any signs on the middle of the ocean so they would have to use compass.

The Military, Pilot and miners uses compass because they need to find their way through so they don't get lose on their way.

Science

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In Science we are learning about navigation without using any maps but using the sky. So we learned about the southern cross on the sky and use it as a guide so we can know the way to find home. Here is the science writing the we have done.

Early Polynesian

How do you find your way around? The Polynesian people find their way through the pacific ocean

using the sun because when the sun rises that means it is East so they would know the way to the

east. The Polynesian people use the sun set for the West so they know that they are going west and

don’t get lost in the middle of the ocean.

The Polynesian people also use stars so there is a star that they call is Hokupa’a and it is a fixed star

and does know move even when the earth rotates. They use that star as a North so they would know

that that is the way to the north.

The Polynesian people also use clouds to know if there is an Island closed by looking at the clouds

upside down. Because you can see the Islands reflection up in the clouds and also when there is a group

of big clouds bunching up together. They also know when they are very close to the Island by seeing

birds flying up in the sky because the birds can’t fly that far away from land because they would need

to rest.

The Polynesian people look under the sea because they can see the vegetation under the sea and they

would know that there is an Island closed by. They will know when they are close by seeing the

vegetation under the water.

The fish is also a sign that there is an Island close by. It is kind of similar to vegetation because when

you see a bunch of fish there is an Island that you are close to because fish goes close to Islands.

Debris the debris is also a sign that you are close to the Island because you can see the debris

floating over the water. Because the people are throwing some rubbish on the ocean and floating away

from the Island and polluting the ocean.

The water swells is also a way to get to an Island because the water swells pushes the things

that are floating in the middle of the ocean and pushes it to a shore. That is also a way to get away

from the middle of the ocean and get to a shore.

In conclusion, the early Polynesian people did not use maps at that time but they used the Stars,

Water Swells, Debris, Vegetation, Sun and Moon, Clouds and Fish. They use this to guide them to their

way through the pacific ocean without using any maps.

Schools in WW1

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In Hurumanu 1 we have to draw what the schools looks like. We had a choice of what we are going to use to make a school drawing so there is a google drawing and drawing on paper what I did was draw on a paper because it's much easier here is the school in WW1 that I have draw.

Women in Wolrd War one

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In Hurumanu 1 we are learning about the womens in WW1 and why were they in the war so I created a DLO using slides of what we learned about women in WW1 here is the DLO that I have made.

War Memorial

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In Hurumanu 1 we are making a soldier memorial using google drawing and paper but I did my one in a google drawing what we did was to design our own one using are imagination. So here is the google drawing that I have made.

Anzac's in the face of war

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In Hurumanu 1 we made a DLO of what we have learned about WW1 so I put all of the things that I have learned in google drawing so here is the google drawing that I have made. I hope you learned something on the DLO that I have made.

Navigation

Aim:

I want to walk in a straight line with no senses.

Hypothesis:

I predict that I wouldn't be able to walk in a straight line and walk in circles.

Method:

Equipment:

• Bucket
• Blindfold
• Cotton Wool

Instruction:

1. Using the blind cover your eyes
2. Then out some cotton wool in your ears
3. Put the bucket on your head
4. Then spin 3 times in a circle
5. Then get your partner to line you up in the right direction 
6. Begin walking in a straight line

Safety:

• Stop walking when you hear the whistle stop walking 
• Stop walking when your partner says stop 
• Do not walk into objects, Trees, Bushes,Fences and people

Results: 

The result is that I walked in circles and almost crush into a bush it was impossible to walk into a straight line I was walking in zigzag and circles.

Conclusion: On this experiment it was hard to walk in a straight line and it was scary that I imagine that I am close to crushing the bush.

Find a satellite picture of the field

Words to do with directions

• Left/Right
• Straight/Curve/ZigZag
• Backwards/Forwards
• Diagonal
• Up/Down
• North/East/South/West
• Nor'East
• North Westerly 
• North North East
• East North East
• Bogey at 6 o'clock
• 360 Degrees

Communication Challenge

Hi,In Hurumanu 3 we did a communication challenge so me and my partner created a sign language. Then we practice that sign language that we made up after a few minutes we went outside and my partner went 100 metres away from me and do the sign language. Then the teacher told my buddy a word and me buddy has to tell me the word using sign language then I have to write it down in a piece of paper. The first time we did it it wasn't going well but the second time me and my partner work hard and keep practising and we manage to get the word right and the last time we did it we did not get the words maybe me and my partner could do better next time by being more specific of what were trying to say. The communication challenge we did was fun I hope you try it and make your own sign language. 

Quality Blog Comment

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In wananga we are learning about quality blog comment so here is a google drawing that has been shared with us. Then we have to put thumbs up and down to each comment so we put thumbs up for the good quality comment and the thumbs down is not a quality blog comment. Here is what we have done.

Parihaka

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In Hurumanu 3 we learned about Parihaka so I created a DLO of what I learned about Parihaka. I also learned something that I haven't known before like the 2 leaders of parihaka and were they lived here is the DLO that I have done.

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Make Beliefs

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In wannaga we are learning about cyber smart and this is lesson 1 which is how to learn create and share we learnt how to make comic so we tried using a site called Make Beliefs and you can make a short comics. Like what we did so here is what I did in the Make Beliefs site it is so good try it and you can also put words beside the characters that you put and edit it here is what I have done. Here is the link to the website try it. https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/