Eggsitting

During term 2 Room 6 have been doing the KOS (Keeping Ourselves Safe) programme. With the programme we had to take care of eggs. We got the eggs on Monday afternoon and had to take care of them until the end of the week. We also had to bring our eggs everywhere we went and make beds for them. My egg's name was Margret. On all the school mornings we put our eggs into the daycare ( a egg carton) until the end of the school day. I really enjoyed this experiment and would definitely do it again.

Here is a picture of me with my egg:

My Sunsmart Brochure

This term in writing we have been doing brochures. We all did our first ones on being sunsmart. I think that being sunsmart is very important because if you are not a sunsmart person then you have a likely chance of getting skin cancer. In my brochure you can find information like all the six skin types and lots more. Here are some pictures from my brochure: 

My Sunsmart Poster

In inquiry we got put in pairs and made a poster about one of the key sunsmart features. My partner was Dean and we did a poster about Wrap. Wrap means to wrap on some sunglasses to protect your eyes from the harmful UV rays. I had fun doing this poster and I also learned that all pairs of sunglasses in New Zealand give you some protection. 

A to Z of NZ artists

For my inquiry passport I did this list of NZ artists starting from Aaradhna all the way to Ivan Zagini. I had lots of fun learning about some NZ artists that I didn't even know existed! I got 20 points for doing this activity. Overall I really liked doing this project and would recomend it for other people to do.

Headless Chickens Old Band Ticket

In inquiry we are doing a passport. The topic is New Zealand music, this is one of the activities I did. The activity was to make a band ticket for a band\singer from the past. I did mine for the Headless Chickens. I ripped it a bit and coloured it a bit to make it look like it was old. I had lots of fun doing this and it was interesting to learn about the band Headless Chickens. And I think they have a cool name.

My Diorama

Last term in inquiry we all made dioramas, this is mine, it is a coral reef. A coral reef is a place where there is probably every colour fish you can imagine!  It is a very colourful place and I would love to go diving and see a coral reef it would be a dream come true! Every thing is made out of paper, washi tape and string. I had lots of fun making this diorama and learnt some facts about coral reefs that I didn't know.

Bonus: In the middle is Ollie the Octopus with seven legs ( this was because I lost one before sticking them on and didn't realise) and he is the king of his coral reef. All the fish are his friends and he is very kind to them.

Plant and Animal Adaptations

Yesterday we did work on plant and animal adaptations.  In groups of three we got a animal and had to describe what it had that helped it survive in their environment. My group got a polar bear as you can see. We did lots of examples and most of them were right. I had fun during this lesson because we got to learn about different environments and what the animals who live their have to survive. 

Animal Classification

Today we learned about how animals are classified into groups. Animals are either vertebrates (which means they a spine) or invertebrates ( which means they don't have spines). Invertebrates are animals like jellyfish, crabs, insects and octopus.

Vertebrates are put into five groups. There are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Mammals have fur or hair and give birth to live young. Birds have feathers and lay hard eggs. Fish breathe through gills and have fins. Reptiles are cold blooded and lay soft eggs. Amphibians breathe through their skin and need to keep their skin moist.

Five examples of each type:

Mammals: Elephants, Monkeys, bears, dogs and cats.

Birds: Robins, bluebirds, tuis, hummingbirds and sparrows.

Fish: Angel fish, gold fish, sea horses, parrot fish and x-ray fish.

Reptiles: Crocodiles, snakes, turtles, lizards and tuataras.

Amphibians: Frogs, salamanders, newts, caecilians and toads.

Evolution

We have been learning about evolution. Everyone did a title page and a page listing the vertebrates and invertebrates, so this is mine. Some the categories in vertebrates are fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Some of the categories in invertebrates are insects, spiders, octopuses, squid and snails/slugs.