Tag: inquiry

LI: to research about the Legacy of our maori kings and queen.

This week our class learnt about the legacy of our maori kings and queens. We all got into groups of 2’s and 3’s to research and find some information about the new maori queen carry our legacy, Kuini Nga wai hono i te po. So i paired with Mason and Aliyan. This lucky maori women was chosen to be the new maori queen to carry her father’s legacy, which her father was Kiingi Tuheitia. We have learnt that he had strengthen his city by using Unity to gather his people together, we learnt about what is Unity, and how it brings people together. After we took notes, we decided to make slides about the whole thing, so we can add our research and information all into the slides.

I found this activity historical because in the past, there are many differences about the maori kings and queens in the past.

LI: to research why language weeks are important.

This week our class has learnt about why language weeks are important. We decide to get into groups of 4, which I paired up with Louis, Beniz and Angie. We researched on a website that our teacher sent us, for us to take some notes about what’s been going on from the 70’s to today. We are learning about this because today is “Maori Language Week”. We noticed, while we were taking notes from a video about the 70’s, we realised it has a connection with the legacy of the maori kings and queens, and also a connection with the treaty of waitangi. Someone named Nga Tamatoa decided to lead the maori people because they were sick of the british people because they took over new zealand, which Nga Tamatoa decided to gather the maori people together to convince the british, to give the maori people a chance, to speak their language. According to the 20’s, there are many differences between the 70’s and this year.

I found this activity historical because it suprises me that there are some stories that have connections with the Nga Tamatoa story.

LI: to use our smart searching skills.

Today I designed my own deep sea creature. I started by using my previous drawings when I was little for my design. I separated my drawings body parts and made look like a mutant. Then I used shapes to make the red tentacles, the third eye and the turtle shell. After that I decided to use a AI to see if it can create my design I made by me describing its looks.

I found this activity revolting because I saw some of my classmates designs, and it was revolting to see.

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This week me and my inquiry group learnt about the Modern Olympics. We learnt about the Olympic’s Creed, Motto, Rings, Oath and Values. We learnt about about the Modern Olympics Growth, Participation, Technology, Innovation, Challenges and Controversies. Like for example: for Growth and Participation, 14 nations joined in the first Modern Olympics in 1896 with 280 athletes, for Technology and Innovation, Technology impacted the Modern Olympics by communicating with the other countries, for example: the place where the Olympics are getting held might put the place on social media or communicating with the other countries, and for Challenges and Controversies there are many different ethical challenges faced in the Modern Olympics involving things like their cultural sport.

I found this activity challenging to do because of using my research skills.

LI: To use our smart searching skills to help us explore the Ancient Olympic Games.

LI: To work collaboratively in groups as an active participant and contributer.

This week me and my inquiry group accepted a challenge from our teacher. The challenge was to work as a team to explore and research as many information there is we can find about the Ancient Olympic Games. (the Ancient Olympic Games were only for men because back in 776 BC women’s weren’t important, same thing with their school in 776 BC, womens were only allowed to cook and clean while the men athletes compete in the Ancient Olympic Games, held every 4 years from Zeus, father of all Gods. Women’s also had their own god to honour, Hera, Zeus’s wife, She also had her own games, which allowed running, clothing unlike Zeus’s games, making choice about the distance of the races) Me and my group also made a presentation about the Ancient Olympics Games to present infront of our class.

I found this challenge interesting because I have learnt about a sport I didn’t know to exist.

Fun Fact: Hera (Zeus’s wife) is Zeus’s sister.

LI: Practical build challenge to design and create newspaper model of a catapult.

Today this week me and my group, Riley, Mason and Maurice created a catapult. A catapult is a simple machine that was used in the 80’s to throw heavy objects at a enemy with great force. A fact that we learnt is that there are 3 types of catapults called, ballista, Trebuchet, and a Mangonel. Our choice was to create a original catapult with a long range part. The materials that we used are newspaper, pencils, rubber bands, and tape. After that me and my group made a DLO about our catapult.

I found this activity interesting to investigate about catapult, also to create a catapult made out of materials like mine, and create a DLO about something from the 80’s.

Today me and my group’s task was to find information about the Chinese Lantern Festival. Me and my group liked doing this activity because it is important for the chinese people and that it is fun to find out new information about things that are not even related to us.

I enjoy this activity because I like celebrating the Chinese Lantern Festival.

Our task was to make a vision board of your goals and who would you like to be when your older. My goals is to be like uncle Keaon Koloamatangi because my dream is to be tough, go to college and be in a team like the sydney rabbitohs. I like doing vision boards because it shows what college I want to be in or what my goals are.

I enjoy this activity because of showing my goals.