Tag: Inquiry

Treaty Of Waitangi

LI: understand the Treaty Of Waitangi.

Our task was to research the treaty of Waitangi and the history before the treaty of Waitangi happened. First we learnt about the history of slavery and how it still existed when Te Tiriti o Waitangi, therefore Great Britain travelled to Aotearoa on ships with missionaries to spread Christianity across New Zealand. Then the British crown created laws for New Zealand that everybody had to follow. The British ruled over a large and powerful empire and wanted New Zealand to be a part of it too.

I found this task interesting and upsetting to because seeing picture of young people being in the slavery is upsetting but also finding information about how it was back in the days was interesting.

 

Leaders We Admire

Our task was to create a DLO about a leader we admire, and my group and I had to choose Rosa Parks because she stood her ground and sat in front of the bus which was supposed to be for people that are white. But instead she decided to sit in the front and not care about the rules because she thought that the rules were useless and not helpful.

I enjoyed this task because researching about Rosa Parks is really interesting and especially hearing about her story.

My Pepeha

LI : To write and say our pepeha.

To help us get to know eachother we have written our pepehas, Which this allows us to make connections and form friendship. A pepeha is telling people what culture you identify as or where in New Zealand your from. For example: I was mostly rasied in the Panmure while the other half of my family stayed around Otara. I found this activity very fun because I enjoyed helping others pronoucing their pepeha’s.

Equipment and Property

LI: Students will learn how to look after equipment and property.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week for PB4L we created a contract discussing about your Properties and belongings of why they are important and why they need to looked after. This contract is also about respecting your belongings. An example of this is showing respect to those properties they have lent you to use as they could trust you with their equipment which is important to follow these because it’s best to show other people that you can be trusted in borrowing their equipment and also being able to get your equipment back without any damages.

I found this activity entertaining because it tells me about how I can trust people with my properties which also teaches me how this can show an impact on not just you but that person’s family, however people will respect your properties if you respect their property the way you admire something.

Research about Scurvy

LI: To understand what a balanced diet looks like and why it is important for human health.

For our first Inquiry topic for Term 2 we did a study about what a scurvy is, how can people get affected, and what can we do to avoid it. We wrote did you know facts to help us be able to learn about scurvy such as, Did you know that scurvy could also cause a gum disease? Scurvy is caused by lack of Vitamin C for at least 3 months. I was mostly common for pirates

I found this activity interesting because I got to learn some facts and information about scurvy and what I can do to prevent it.

 

 

Moko Ika Hikuwaru

Moko Ika Hikuwaru is a taniwha that has 8 tails. We drew what we think it would look like without tracing or copying any other designs and we also used our own prior knowledge on what designs to draw for our taniwha. We made our taniwha have four flamming red eyes and a wrinkly body leading to his 8 tails.

I found this activity fun because I got to work one of the best aritst in class and used our imaginations to complete this task.

Kauri Dieback

LI: To gather statistics and protect the Kauri Tree from getting the Kauri Disease.

The following week after camp we did a research about the Kauri Dieback. Then we created a DLO about the Kauri Disease on how we can prevent it from destroying our nature. Though we can do things such as… to stop the disease from killing our tree. 

I found this activity interesting because I got to learn some facts I did not know about the Kauri Dieback and how it can kill Kauri trees.

Brochure

LI: To remember and give information about Kokako Lodge

After camp, we created a brochure about information and highlights about our experiences at Kokako Lodge. We used our persuasive skills and gave reasons to why our audience would want to go. We used pictures to show what it is like at Kokako Lodge and what they have to offer.

I found this activity fun because me and my group got to make a DLO convinceing others to have a good experience at Kokako Lodge.

What is a River?

LI: To identify and describe the features of the Tamaki River

This week I have been learning about what rivers are, their unique attributes and how to label them. We then created a DLO about the Tamaki river and its history. Did you know only two people have swam the whole ississippi river? Using our knowledge that we acquired, we showcased the features of the Tamaki river using an aerial map. We then compared the Tamaki River with a prominent river in the world. Our group chose to look at Mississippi. Finally we made a comparison of the two rivers.

We found this activity intresting because we got to learn some new facts about the Tamaki River.

Treaty Of Waitangi

LI: To explore the world in 1840 and the art of Treaty.

This week we looked at  what the world was like in 1840. Did you know that the boys used the drains to do there business and the girls had their own toilets?

After this we identified some of the key people and their role in signing the Treaty of Waitangi. What I found interesting that boys needed to work and girls got to stay home and help their parents, and to help with the house work.

We then used information from both of these activities to help us read the painting of the day the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. We used our prior knowledge to infer what the artist Marcus King might have wanted us to think.