LI: To interview Samuel Marsden using Adobe Podcast
For this project, we made a script to involve and question Samuel Marsden. (Which we decide who in our group will pretend to be him.)
Using by the way we speak, we use our tone of voice in order to make the interview with feelings and emotion. We worked as a group and made sure everyone is included by recording the Podcast.
I found this activity fun to do because I had fun recording with my group!
LI: To use Google My Maps to show the migratory flight path of the Kuaka.
Using google maps we put the location and places/countries the birds travel to. Kuaka travels so far which can mostly likely include that they could fly for 80 kliometres an hour and how they go to different places to migrate (Depending on the season.) It also looks for food resource marine worms, tiny shellfish and crabs because they like to eat them. From what I saw in pictures, their refuelling stops/spots are mostly wet land/sand. And an interesting fact I learnt about the Kuaka was that it migrates in not only in one place, but to many different places too!
LI: To create an infographic that tells others about the migration of the kuaka
For this activity, we made a Kuaka Infographic/DLO in Google Draw and used all the information I could remember about the Kuaka! Something interesting I found out about the Kuaka was that they use their long bills to dig out of the sand as for a search of food resource like marine, worms, tiny shellfish and lastly crabs! (They dig them out because they mostly like to eat them!)
From this DLO I can see that the Kuaka is most likely to land on wet land instead of dry land after their migratory flight!
LI: To draw the lines between the words to show how the connections you have made.
For this activity in Reading, we made a Dot to Dot Connection about the Kuaka bird (Also known as its scientific name it has been given, the Limmosa Lapponica.) We have used all the information we learnt and explain about the Kuaka with our own words, in order to put it in our Dot to Dot Connections.
As a group we communicate, collaborate and ask for help when neccesary! What I learnt from collaborating with my group and combining my knowledge with them, was to ask, questions and collaborate or else you wont be able to catch up with anyone else with your work.
LI: To understand the concept of visual storytelling
For this activity, our class went for a walk to the Tamaki Awa/River with LS1 and other different classes to see and think what Samuel Marsden felt in the olden days! During the walk, our teacher took a picture of us to make a collage, as it is shown in the image right above in the slides but in time order!
Something I enjoyed in this activity was spending time with my friend during the walk, along when it was time to eat when we arrived to our destination!
LI: To understand that everyone has a role to play when we are working in groups
In LS2 we learn best when we learn with and from each other! What my responsibility as a group member is, to focus more on our work and to collaborate and communicate with each other at all times. While working in my group, collaborating helped me understand more about the Kuaka. Talking to others is very helpful and important for the rest of your learning time because not talking to people in your group will just slow you down during your learning (Including when you are struggling with the task.) Something I enjoyed while learning with my group was how we communicated and collaborated with each other.
I found this activity delightful to do because we worked well and collaborated with each other as a group.
LI: To create a collage of images or short movie that reflects my time at camp
Our camp in Kokako Lodge was a fun and a memorial place in our hearts! The image also shows my photo collage from camp which reveals the activities we have been doing while we were at camping. My favourite part of camp was when my group was doing archery, not only because we learnt how to use the bow and arrow using our body, fingers, hands and strong eye but also because we collaborated together in every activity!
I found the activities at camp enjoyable because it is a moment I will always remember in my heart.
LI: To write a poem that describes a moment in time
At camp we engaged in many activites to try! Our challenge for today is to create A Moment In Time Poem about one of our activities during camp alongside with using our words wisely. As we construct this Poem, we describe with our own words, and use WordHippo to help us find more easy words to understand and painting a clear picture of what we were describing in the minds of our readers. We have also tried to described what it was like riding the raft that me and my group made together. Me and my working buddy chose the Raft Building as our challenge poem because it was interesting to have a try!
LI: To understand how we can help prevent Kauri Dieback disease and why we need to do this.
Our of our activities during camp was to walk throught the Cossey-Massey track at Hunua. Before continuing up the trail and bush, we clean and make sure our shoes are disinfected (Because we humans are the cause of the Kauri Dieback disease!) This DLO tells us why we are required to do these and why we should help prevent the disease to spread even more! I think this is an important message to share because this warns us everything about the Kauri Dieback disease and how it is slowly killing our trees!
I found this activity nice to do because it will warn other people to clean their shoes before entering the bush!
LI: To use our smart searching skills.
Our Year 7-8 camp was at Kokako Lodge in Hunua. Our challenge for today was to search information about the North Island Kokako Bird and construct a chart in Google Draw to share the facts we learnt about the North Island Kokako! Something I found interesting while learning in this activity was, that the Kokako eats different food resources dedpending on the season!
I enjoy this activity, because I learnt more about the North Island Kokako Bird!