Air Powered Rocket Experiment

Have you ever seen a water bottle flying in the sky? We are about to do an experiment with a water bottle and a launch pad. I think the rocket will take of because there will be a lot of air inside and it will escape and fly in the air. It might do this because when we release it the air and the water will rush out creating a powerful force shooting it up in the air.

Do you know what pressure is? an aquapod is a pod that stands on three legs. two bent to the side on the back, and a leg up the front in the middle.

first you fill the bottle with one third of water and tip the pod upside down and attach the bottle to the aquapod. 

After that you attach a pump to a valve and and pump it up with air. you have to pump it 8-12 times. Then the rocket has lots of air and water in it. When you pump the air into the rocket the pressure goes inside and the rocket expands.

When it is all pumped up you unwind the string to release a launch release that goes over the screw. you pull the string and the rocket blasts off! All the water and air escapes using force to boost the rocket in the air and the pressure pushes it up.

`Click on the link to see the video of the rocket taking off

Why Do Planes Crash?

For writing we were allowed to write our own piece of descriptive writing. I decided to write about why planes crash because I was interested in finding them on google earth. Below is my piece of writing after a title of why planes crash. I found trying to describe plane crashes tricky.

                                                                Why Planes Crash

Do you know why planes crash? in this piece of writing I will tell you why planes crash and why they go missing. Planes crash because they could run out of fuel or someone could slam the throttle and damage the engine and it will stop. when a plane runs out of fuel it is because the fuel pumps could jam.

There is a plane crash ten miles off the coast of normans cay called "Pablo Escobar's sunken plane". When it was discovered one day after the crash they found illegal packages packed inside, now it is a popular diving spot for experienced divers. planes usually crash in water because airports are made on the edge of the city by the beach. When you are at Gisborne airport if you look past the runway you will see a cliff which is the cliff near the beach.

 Sometimes planes crash and are never found, like malaysia airlines boeing 777 flight MH370. You can find plane crashes on google earth or on google maps. Did you know that an airbus can fly with one engine, that is why they don't crash that often. planes go missing because the pilots get stuck in storms or the air traffic control lose contact.

 Now you know why planes crash so you can look for them or go to known plane crashes like Pablo Escobar's plane when you are older.

Maths mini golf perimeter and area

 For maths we were learning how to use measurement with perimeter and area. To find the area you have to multiply the length and the width. To find the perimeter you have to add the space around the shape. We had to make a mini golf course on google drawings and figure out the area and perimeter.

Down below is my google drawing of my golf course measurement.

I found figuring out the measurement tricky.

I enjoyed making my golf course and laying out the obstacles.

Click on the link to watch the video of how to measure the perimeter and area.

Matariki on scratch

For Matariki we made a scratch project about someone going to the stars of Matariki and asking what their name is. At the bottom is my scratch project. I found coding the steps to the right place tricky. the game will only work once because when the dog glides to the star it won't go back to the start. Press the space key when the background changes.

ANZAC post card

For anzac day we made a post card of someone in our family. It had to be like we were in the war time. I made my post card for my Grandpa. The little blue box in the corner is a stamp.

Samoan Tatau

When Koka Kalo was here she would take green geckos which was my group and do a task with us. Our task for Samoan language week was to find the meanings for the Samoan tatau and draw the pictures. I have taken a photo of my drawings of the tatau. I found getting the shapes the right size tricky. Do you know the meanings of the Samoan tatau?

The fresh island

 

For writing we wrote a piece of writing with the five senses. See, hear, smell, feel, and taste. 

I added descriptive words for the piece of writing.

There is a title saying “the fresh island”

I found trying to not put “I can” tricky.

Have you written something like this before?

                  The fresh island

As I swim through the water I smell the salty water in front of me.

A pale white boat splashes in the clear glassy water. Spiky mountains rise up above. Dark bushy hedges all lined up. A small skinny island rests in the water.

As I walk to the shore I hear beach waves crashing. The gentle breeze blows against the trees.

The fresh cold breeze blows against my face.

The clear glassy water flows beside me.

I taste the salty water in my mouth from the waves.