The Works of Andy Warhol

Today was our last session on working on Andy Warhol inspired pop arts. This means that we had to get everything finished and put up on the wall to be displayed.

After all these weeks of hard work, painting and drawing. Everything is finally ready to be seen, by students, teachers and or parents.

Pop Arts Displayed on the Wall:

This is all of the pop arts we have made. The wall consists of digital pop arts made, food odes, celebrity and cartoon characters drawings and our drawed and painted name tags.

The Works of Andy Warhol

This week we have been finishing all of our art works. So this means we have had to finish our celebrity or cartoon characters drawing, our name tags and our food odes.

All these artworks ended looking very good because people had patience and not rushed it.

I enjoyed drawing my Pizza and my cartoon character. I also enjoyed colouring both of them in and trying to make them look presentable.

I didn't enjoy when we had to paint and we didn't have any thinner paint brushes, so some of our artworks didn't look very detailed. I would've enjoy painting even more if we had thinner paint brushes.

My finished artworks:

This is my finished artworks. My artworks are the Pizza Ode, Owen drawing and the mix off the YouTube logo, Wifi sign and Adidas logo as my name tag.

There other peoples artwork included in this picture.

The Works of Andy Warhol

This week for Festival of the Arts we have been working on drawing a celebrity or cartoon characters.

We drew our celebrity or cartoon character on a A4 piece of paper and then trace it onto the other side of the paper. We then trace our drawings to an A3 piece of paper, and make a pattern for the colours. 

My pattern:

Shoes to hair

Hair to shoes

Maple leaf colour to shoes

Skin colour to maple leaf

Nose colour to skin colour

My drawing:

This is Owen from Total Drama. I picked him as my favourite cartoon character because he has a personality everyone would love. 

As you can see, one of the backgrounds isn't done yet. I am currently working on it, making it bright so that you can see it from far away.

I hope to finish this at a high standard before the deadline.

The Works of Andy Warhol

Festival of the Arts:

What is pop art?
Art based on modern popular culture and the mass media, especially as a critical or ironic comment on traditional fine art values.

My digital name tag:

Reflection:

What do I find interesting about pop art?
The colour that you can find in pop art really interests me.

What do I want to find out about pop art?
How long has pop art existed?

What would I like to create?
I would like to create a beautiful piece of pop art.

My Flipgrid Responses!

Our teacher has assigned us a task of responding to Kete questions through Flipgrid. Underneath is 2 videos of my before and after responses.

My first video:

 



My second video:





What have I been learning to do?
I have been learning to explain what Kaitiakitanga, Sustainablity and Rahui Tapu mean and why they are important.

How am I progressing with my learning?
I think I am progressing well with my learning because I have managed to make a Flipgrid about my answers to the Kete questions we were given.

What questions/ ideas/ thought do I have now I have completed the task?
What do other people think these mean?
What do teachers think these mean?

What would I like to do differently next time?
If we were allowed, next time I would just record my voice instead of including my face.

Questions:
What do you think I should do next time?
What do you think I can improve on?
Are there any improvements I can make?

The World of Quail Island

What am I learning?
We are learning about the history of Quail Island and showing what we have learnt about it through Thinglink.

How does this work show my learning?
This work shows my learning because I have written a fact report about the history of the "Barracks".

What questions/ ideas/ thoughts do I have now I have completed the task?
Where was Ivon's skeleton buried?
Have they ever found out how to spell Ivon's name correctly?
Have they ever located where the run away leper and nurse were hiding?

Questions:
What could I do better next time?
What improvements could I make?
Are there improvements I can make?

Department of Conservation and What IMPORTANT Things They Encourage People To Do

Our teacher has told us to use any internet sites to show our research about DOC (Department of Conservation). I had done mine on a Piktochart, because it is easy to use and you can make it look presentable.

Piktochart:

What am I learning to do?
I am learning to find examples of how DOC (Department of Conservation) encourages people to use Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability and Rahui Tapu in their doings.

How am I progressing with my learning?
I think I am doing well in my learning because I just made a Piktochart.

What questions/ ideas/ thoughts do I have now I have completed the task?
Are showing these things necessary in everyday life?

What would I like to do next time?
Next time I would make it look more presentable and add more information.

Questions:
What do you think I should do next time?
Are there any improvements I can make?
What do you think I can improve on?

The World of Otamahua/Quail Island

What does the name Otamahua mean? Where does the name come from?
Otamhua means The Place Where Children Collected Sea Bird's Eggs.
It's from the pepper trees found in the island.






Where did the name Quail Island come from?
It is from Europe, as Captain William Mein Smith gave it its European name when he saw quails on the island. So from reading between the lines it tells me that there's a possibility it is from Europe.







How big is the island?
81 Hectare Area (Ha), with a high point of 86 metres.




What wildlife is present on the island-native/introduced?
Birds such as black-backed/karoro and red-billed gull/tarupanga, white-flippered penguins/korora, terns, shags and oystercatchers are often noticed from the observation point. Fantails/piwakawaka and grey wablers/iroriro can also be found on the island.
Banks Peninsula weta have recently been moved to the island- you may spot man made built weta homes stuck to the trunks of manuka trees.
On warm summer days you can spot lizards, geckos and skinks.

Mahinga kai, food gathering was an important activity for Maori. What food did they gather from Otamahua?
They gathered Shellfish, Flax, Bird eggs and other food.






How have introduced species (animals/birds/insects) damaged the environment?
Rats and rabbit ate most of the native eggs on the island.







What rules has DOC created to help protect Otamahua?
No any animals allowed
No fires (except gas-fried BBQ's)
Be respectful of all wildlife, plants, natural and historic features
No rubbish left on the island
No unauthorised vehicles (including mountain bikes) allowed
Camping is not allowed, except for designated areas
Bait stations and predator traps in use at all times. Read the warning signs on the wharf and around the island
Do not remove the rocks from the sea wall along the beach

Having these rules could be saving the wildlife, plants, natural and historic features on the island. This also makes the island safer for others, and makes it more of a public attraction. With these rules around the living things in the island would be safe, and people who want to learn about these could learn them without the fear of being in a dangerous situation.



What is Kaitiakitanga?
Kaitiakitanga= Guardianship
Kaitiaki= Guardian- Look after it
Tanga=To do something

What is Sustainability? -> Sustainable
-Keeping things for next generation
-Making sure there is some left
-Replacing what we take

What is a Rahui Tapu?
Sacred/ Restricted

A barrier that forbids you from going to a sacred place.

What do Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability & Rahui Tapu mean in relation to Quail Island?

Kaitiakitanga means to look after something or to do something. We are to look after Quail Island because it is a sacred place, this island was used as a quarantine station and was also used to train animals for the Antarctic Expedition. If we do not look after our island then it could cease to exist for the next generation, we need to make sure that Quail Island is still there for the next generation, and if we do take something from it we need to have a replacement for it. 

Creation Of The World!

What am I learning about?
I have been learning about how the earth was created in the maori world.

How does this work show my learning?
I think this shows my learning because I have finished the task I was given, and I think I have finished it in a good standard.

Questions:
What do you think I should do next time?
What do you think I could improve on?
Are there any improvements I can make?

Nature doesn't need people, but people need nature

After watching the videos what are you thinking about humans & our relationship with nature?
-Is it healthy?
-Is it beneficial for us?
-Are we making wise choices?

Is our relationship with nature healthy?
I do not think our relationship with nature is healthy, simply because we mistreat it.

Is it beneficial for us?
Our relationship with nature is beneficial for us because, nature have all of the things we need. Although in natures point of view, I do not think it benefits his/her, because we mistreat nature, we do not take care of it properly, we take it for granted. I do not think these actions are beneficial for nature.

Are we making wise choices?
I do not think us human's are making wise choices. Mistreating nature, and taking it for granted is not a wise choice. These actions are just cruel and horrible.

Why is my body changing?

What am I learning? 
Describe the changes, challenges and needs of adolescents with respect to the 4 dimensions of Hauora.

How this work shows what I've learnt:
This shows my work because I have included everything I need to include in my brochure.

What am I wondering?

Is there are a problem with the girls body if she has not gotten her period by the age of 20?

What would I like to improve in my work?
I would like to have written more things on the different dimensions, but due to lack of space I couldn't, so I guess changing the brochure maker will make a difference next time.

New Zealand volunteer organisations

What I am learning about:

Investigate community helping agencies that are available to assist people within the dimensions of Hauora.

How this work reflects my learning:

I think this work has showed my learning because I have shown that doing things without being asked is a way of helping people out in the community. 

What I am wondering about:

Would people volunteer to clean up the beach even if there wasn't a clean up event organised?

Orana Park

What did you learn today?
The blue colour on a Giraffe's tongue is a pigment that protects the tongue from getting sunburnt and from getting pricked by the spiky things that may come with the leaves Giraffe's eat.

Recount:
I was assigned to be with Denise. She showed us around the zoo and taught us a lot of things about the animals. I enjoyed feeding the Giraffe's. It was really fun seeing their tongue's wrap around the leaves, and also seeing how tall they are was really amazing. I really enjoyed seeing the Gecko's and how hard and easy it is to spot them. We wanted to see the tiger up close, but the tiger stayed in the corner and slept. It was really disappointing for me, but it was really fun to be at the zoo and I hope I would get a chance to go back there.

Stand By Me Crossword Puzzle

What we are learning: We are learning to describe changes, challenges and needs of adolescents with respect to the 4 dimensions of Hauora, explain ways in which you can take responsibility for your own well-being during adolescence, and investigate community helping agencies that are available to assist people within the dimensions of Hauora.

How does this work show your learning?
I think my work has shown my learning because I have explained different ways to show the 4 dimensions of Hauora.

What are you wondering about?
I'm not really wondering about anything right now.

The Importance of Empathy

Empathy: The ability to understand someone else's feelings as if they are your own.

What I learnt:

Empathy Can Change the World:

1. Empathy takes work and practice, and it requires for us to stop thinking of ourselves but to think of others. 
2. Empathy encourages peoples hope, peoples love, and peoples tolerance.
3. Getting out your comfort zone is a great way to make people smile.

"If we could see insider other's heart":

1. Peoples expression don't always show what they are going through or feeling.
2. It's easy for some people not to notice when someone is feeling down because something good just happened to them.
3. People can't always notice when something is wrong with someone.

Why I think empathy is important:
I think empathy is important because, if we could not feel or understand the same feeling as someone then sometimes we could go overboard with our actions without knowing it.

A video I have watched and notes about it:

Empathy is an active attempt to understand another persons perspective their emotions and in essence their reality. 

We are social animals and our ability to communicate and understand each others emotional states is key to maintaining a relationship. 

It is little wonder that the ability to empathise is hardwired directly into our brains.

How the body works

What we are learning: We are learning to explain how the body works.

I have been learning how the body functions. (HAIR)

Where hair comes from:
The hair starts from the skin. There are 2 hair follicle, that extend below the surface of the skin. At the base of each follicle is that hair bulb, where cells multiply.

As hair begins to grow, it pushes up and our of the follicle and through the skin, where it could be seen. Once hair is at the skins surface, the cells that make up a strand of hair, aren't alive anymore. That's why it doesn't hurt when hair is cut with scissors.

Jobs of the hairs on your body:

Hair is almost everywhere. Depending on where hair is, it has different jobs.
-The hair on top of the head keeps the head warm.
-The eyelashes protect the eyes from dirt and dust.
-The eyebrows protect your eyes from sweat dripping into them.

Why hair looks good:
The hair looks shiny because of Oil glands, also called Sebaceous glands.

Sebaceous glands produce the oil that makes hair shiny. Sometimes the Sebaceous glands pumps out too much oil that it makes the hair look greasy.

Hair falling out:

Hair is always falling out, and being replaced by new hair. Each hair grows for about 3 years, rest for a few months and then it falls out. A new hair grows out of the same follicle, replacing the old one. Out of the 100,000 hair on a typical persons head, about 50-100 hairs fall out each day.

Hair colours:
Hair comes in any sorts of colour. Hair colour comes from "Melanin". Melanin is a pigment.

The lighter someones hair is, the less melanin there is. Someone with blonde hair, has less melanin than someone with black hair. Also people lose the melanin in their hair, as they age.

Hair textures:

Hair comes in different textures (e.g. Curly, straight, and wavy)

Hair growing:
The hair grows half an inch per month. Some people can grow their hair really long.

Hair looking healthy:
Washing hair regularly helps keep it look great. It also helps to brush and comb hair regularly. A nutritious diet keeps your body and healthy from the inside and out.

Business and Enterprise so far

What are we learning?

We are learning to produce a product for sale, run a profitable business, to work collaboratively, and to be a good entrepreneur.

How am I progressing with my learning?

Produce a product for sale: I think I am progressing with "producing a product for sale" because our group paperwork has been done, we have promoted our products with a digital advert, we have kept financial records, and we haven't gone over the budget we were given. We don't have anything else to do on our paperwork because everyone has worked hard to finish our groups paperwork. With our paperwork finished in a short amount of time, it gives my group plenty of time to work on our products.

To work collaboratively: I am progressing with "working collaboratively" because I have listened to ideas, people in my group have had a lot of ideas and I have listened to all of them. I gave them an advice for their ideas, and some of them we're putting to action. I took responsibility with the many tasks I was told to do, and all of them I have completed. People in my group gave me advice on how to do the tasks I was to do, and I have listened to them. Listening to these advice helped me with completing my tasks. I have been a positive person in my company, I haven't gotten on anyone's nerve, and whenever someones in a bad mood, I would tell the 2 other people in my group to give the certain person some time alone. When something went wrong in my company I didn't give up and tried to find a way to solve it.

What have my company done so far?

My company has finished all of the things we needed to finish in our paperwork, finishing our paperwork gave us plenty of time to start making our products. In our group we needed to make a lot of packaging, business cards and decorations, but we have finished all of this. 

What does your company need to do next?

Our company next steps are to make our product, to package them and serve them. I think that are team can do it because we have been very organised.

What do you expect on Market Day?

On market day I expect that people will come rushing to our stall, my team mates all working together, and that we take turns on buying things. I also expect other companies having a good time and selling their products.

Shovel fact file

You are going to dig, maybe to plant a flower or vegetables, but you use your hands and realise that it takes you a long time, and you need something to make the job easier. A shovel is fit for this job.

The handles of shovels are usually fastened in place. A T-piece is fitted to the end of the handle for the person who is using it to be able to grip it and control where the shovel is moving soil or heavy materials.  There are many different types of shovels including a coal shovel and a snow shovel.  A coal shovel has a wide, flat blade with steeply sides, a flat face and a short D-shaped handle. It is used for shovelling coals, coke or similar fuels. It could also remove ash from a fireplace, firebox or a furnace. A snow shovel has a very wide blade that curves upwards attached to a long handle. It is used for shovelling snow. There are different names for a snow shovel including snow scoops and sleigh  shovels.

Some kind of garden tools are levers. One example is a shovel. When you use a shovel you hold one end steady to act as fulcrum, and you use your other hand to pull up on a load of dirt. The second hand is the effort force, and the dirt being picked up is the resistance force. The effort applied by your second hand lies between the resistance force and the fulcrum.

To use a shovel you have to keep your feet apart. Place your front foot close to the shovel. Put weight on your foot, use your leg to push the shovel. Shift the weight to your back foot, keep the load close to your body. Turn your feet to the direction you’re going to throw the load away.

A shovel is a machine because it helps people in a lot of different ways, like helping them to plant things, helping them to lift objects and a lot of other things. Shovels are not just useful for one thing, if you are creative enough you can use them for many different things. It is also easy to use.

High Impact --> Car Race Results

What did we do?

I think it was a fair test because all of the groups were given the same materials, we were given the same car, and we were all given the same amount of time to modify our cars. There were 3 different type of races, the first one was "which car is the fastest", the second one was "which car can get closer to the green line", and the third one was "which car can go further".

Before we started the first race, we were all given 5 minutes to modify our cars. After the time was up, our teacher called up the groups one by one. For the second race, we were also given 5 minutes to modify our car. Again, the groups were called one by one. For the third race, we were again given 5 minutes to modify our cars. For this race, we were to race in groups of 3.

Something I found interesting was that sometimes, the groups first try was better than their second try, or their second try was better than their first try.

The effects of my modification:

The first modification we did on our car was that we added a balloon on top of the car, and we also added a spoiler on the back. We added these two things because we thought that they would help the car gain speed. 

Our team added a balloon because it would lift the car a little, making the car lighter. We added the spoiler because we wanted our car to have a balanced force. We think having a balanced force made us win because our car didn't go sideways, or drifted. If it did drift our car would have taken longer to get to the finish line.

 For the second modification we did, we took the balloon off and added more weight on the back. Adding more weight on the back caused the drag to be more powerful than the thrust. We think that when we added more weigh on the back it increased the chances of us stopping close to the green line.

For the third modification we did, we added both the balloon and the spoiler. The balloon lifts the car a little, which makes it lighter. The spoiler causes the car to have a balanced force.

The results:

On our first try for the first race our car passed the green with 1.01 seconds on the timer, on our second try our car passed the green line with 0.87 milliseconds on the clock. 

The first try on the second race our car was closest to the green out of the 2 other cars, on our second try our car was still close to the green line but we didn't win. Out of all the eleven cars that raced our car wasn't the one that one, instead the number eight car won. 

Our car didn't win on the third race, we didn't really get that far. But the number seven car won with 4.97 metres. 

The cars that won:

First Race (which car can go the fastest): Car number 6

Second Race (which car can stop closest to the green line): Car number 8

Third Race (which car can go the furthest): Car number 7

I was really surprised by car number 7, their car went really far. I think them adding the spoiler helped them a lot, because the spoiler helped their car have a balanced force.

Reflection: 

What were we learning about?

We were learning to explain forces, motion and energy and how these are a part of our daily lives. We were also learning to explain how an understanding of forces, motion and energy have led to technological advances.

How does this show my understanding of my learning?

I think shows my learning because I have used my High Impact vocabulary.

What do I still need to work on?

I think I need to work on understanding more of High Impact vocabulary, and to learn more words for this task.

What am I wondering about?

Are their forces that are the same but named differently?

Physics of Car Racing

What I tried today- why I tried it: My group and I tried to stick a balloon to the car, we were hoping that it would make the car go faster but slow it down in the end.

What happened when I tried to race it? When I tried to race it, it didn't spin around, it didn't go sideways, the car went straight and it stopped pretty close to the line.

What will I try next time? Next time I would try to change it more, and to research more ideas about how to make our car better.

What research did I do? I researched 'how to make a toy car go faster', it didn't really come up with anything helpful. All of the ideas that the sites gave me were to add batteries, or to add a fan on it.

17/5/17
1.What has been done to make this a 'fair test'?

• All of the groups were given the same materials.
• All of the groups had the same car.
• All of the groups were given the same amount of time to modify their car.

Even though we were all given the same car some of the groups wheels broke.

2.What forces are needed to make the car go faster and how have you modified your car accordingly? 

Thrust: Thrust is the force that pushes your car.

Accelerate: A force that makes an object faster.

For the first modification we did on our car we added a paper spoiler to the back hoping that it would slow down the car making it stop at the finish line.

For the second modification we added rubber bands around the car, again hoping that the car would slow down. 

For the third modification we added a balloon on the end reducing its weight so that it would go faster, and we also added a clay spoiler to the back of the car hoping that it would help the car pick up more pace while its going down the track.

3.What forces are need to make the car stop and what adjustments have you made to try and stop the line?

Drag: Drag is the force that slows down the car.

Friction: Friction is the force that is made when two objects crash into each other. Making the objects stop.

We haven't added anything on car to make it stop, but instead we were going to add sand paper to the end of the track.

4. What forces are needed to make the car travel further and what adjustments have you made to achieve this?

Thrust: Force that pushes the car. Depending how much force you push your car, your car will travel further.

Accelerate: Force that makes things go faster. The faster your car goes, the further it goes.

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