Monday, June 13, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Orokonui reminders for Monday's trip
Orokonui Eco Sanctuary Reminders
• Wear correct PE gear to school
• A jacket. If it is wet we will still be going. Unless it is really really wet.
• Bring a named digital camera (or disposable) – this is our whole focus for going
• Bring a decent lunch and water
• Bring a towel so you can lie on the ground to get the interesting photo shots
• If you haven’t paid, please pay the $16
• Wear correct PE gear to school
• A jacket. If it is wet we will still be going. Unless it is really really wet.
• Bring a named digital camera (or disposable) – this is our whole focus for going
• Bring a decent lunch and water
• Bring a towel so you can lie on the ground to get the interesting photo shots
• If you haven’t paid, please pay the $16
Monday, June 6, 2011
Science Fair - week 6
Science Fair – Week 6
This week’s focus: to continue testing for your investigation.
Remember:
• To observe and record the changes made through your testing.
• Measure the changes made through your testing.
• Record your results using tables and graphs.
• Fair testing
o Which variables have you kept the same?
o Which one variable have you changed? Why?
o Have you repeated the test 3 times to observe the same/similar results?
Important: take notes of what you observe.
Take photos of what your experiment/investigation. (Re-read last week’s sheet for tips on taking good photos.)
Put all this information, even notes, into your ASPIRE/Science Fair folder.
Review your research. Are you understanding the science behind your investigation?
Over the next couple of weeks we will look at how to make graphs using excel. This may help you with graphing your results for your presentation.
This week’s focus: to continue testing for your investigation.
Remember:
• To observe and record the changes made through your testing.
• Measure the changes made through your testing.
• Record your results using tables and graphs.
• Fair testing
o Which variables have you kept the same?
o Which one variable have you changed? Why?
o Have you repeated the test 3 times to observe the same/similar results?
Important: take notes of what you observe.
Take photos of what your experiment/investigation. (Re-read last week’s sheet for tips on taking good photos.)
Put all this information, even notes, into your ASPIRE/Science Fair folder.
Review your research. Are you understanding the science behind your investigation?
Over the next couple of weeks we will look at how to make graphs using excel. This may help you with graphing your results for your presentation.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Science Fair update:
The next couple of weeks of Science Fair is making sure your method has been signed off by me then start your testing.
What to do:
1. Collect all the equipment you need.
2. Follow your method.
3. Record observations and results in your Science Fair folder.
Reminders:
Keep each test fair - test one variable and keep everything else the same.
Take photos as you go. Good shots could include:
* photos of equipment.
* photos of each (or important) steps in your method.
* photos that show the results of your tests.
What to do:
1. Collect all the equipment you need.
2. Follow your method.
3. Record observations and results in your Science Fair folder.
Reminders:
Keep each test fair - test one variable and keep everything else the same.
Take photos as you go. Good shots could include:
* photos of equipment.
* photos of each (or important) steps in your method.
* photos that show the results of your tests.
Mega Math Month:
We started the month of May with our Mega Math Month where we focused on our time table knowledge. We wanted to improve both our accuracy and speed of our time tables. This year the focus also included knowing the division as well as the multiplication. This made it slightly more challenging!
Our class average for our baseline test was 44%. This definitely allowed us a lot of room for improvement!
Week 1's average then increased to 54% - which was a great improvement in less than one week.
Week 2's average increased to 64% - which again we were all thrilled about - a good steady improvement.
Week 3's average - mmmm.... well, that wasn't as good. We dropped from 64% to 58%. There were a few disappointed faces in Room 3, mine included!
The final week was a big week on practicing our time tables.
Week 4's average was 76%. We were all thrilled! Yay! The hard work had paid off.
Our class average for our baseline test was 44%. This definitely allowed us a lot of room for improvement!
Week 1's average then increased to 54% - which was a great improvement in less than one week.
Week 2's average increased to 64% - which again we were all thrilled about - a good steady improvement.
Week 3's average - mmmm.... well, that wasn't as good. We dropped from 64% to 58%. There were a few disappointed faces in Room 3, mine included!
The final week was a big week on practicing our time tables.
Week 4's average was 76%. We were all thrilled! Yay! The hard work had paid off.
Week 4 - Student Report
This week we had a big push on time tables, due to last weeks disappointing results. Our class average went down from 64% to 58%. Mrs Garthwaite was over the moon when we got our average up to 76%. Great work Room 3!
Samuel.
On Friday we finished our Nigel Brown art. It took a long time, but it was worth it. They look great!
It was also the last week of MEGA MATH MONTH. Our class average went up by heaps!
Georgia
Samuel.
On Friday we finished our Nigel Brown art. It took a long time, but it was worth it. They look great!
It was also the last week of MEGA MATH MONTH. Our class average went up by heaps!
Georgia
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