Tag: Inquiry

LI: To identify and understand how descriptive language is used to create a clear picture of a setting in a text.

This is the image I created using the Adobe Express. I found this activity challenging because when giving the AI generator something to generate it sometimes it inserts something different to what Iwanted but I found it fun because I got to make my own using my imaginations and creativity.

Something I learnt when using prompts for AI is if you want something to be inserted and it doesn’t work you should try being more specific.

LI: To understand how we can help prevent Kauri Dieback disease and why we need to do this.

One of our challenegs at camp was to walk the Cossey- Massey track at Hunua. Before we entered the bush we had to make sure our shoes were disinfected. This DLO tells why we needed to do this and why we need to help prevent the spread of Kauri Dieback.
I think this is an important message to share because we don’t want these trees to die.

LI: To write a poem that describes a moment in time

At camp we had lots of challenge activities to try. Our challenge in with our poem was to chose our words carefully so that we painted a clear picture of what we were describing in the mind of our readers. Me and my partner have chosen raft building and I have described what it was like to use my raft in the water. We chose this challenge because it was very challenging and fun.

LI: To create a collage of images or short movie that reflects my time at camp

Our camp at Kokako Lodge in Hunua was very fun and educational. My movie shows the different activity we have done through out camp. I chose these photos because they repersents the  fun times we had and my happy classmates.

My favourite part of camp was high beam because being meters away from the ground gave me the funny feeling in my stomach but also helped me to overcome a fear.

LI: To use our smart searching skills

Our Year 7/8 camp was at Kokako Lodge in Hunua. Our challenge today was to use our smart searching skills to find out about the kokako bird and create an infographic to share the facts we researched in our own words.

Something I found interesting about the Kokako bird is that its scientific name is Callaeas Wilsoni.

LI: To identify and understand how descriptive language is used to create a clear picture of a setting in a text.

This is the image I created using the Adobe Express. I found this activity challenging because when giving the AI generator something to generate it sometimes it inserts something different to what Iwanted but I found it fun because I got to make my own using my imaginations and creativity.

Something I learnt when using prompts for AI is if you want something to be inserted and it doesn’t work you should try being more specific.

LI: To use our smart searching skills to find out who Samuel Marsden was and what he is known for.

We used our smart searching skills to research facts about Samuel Marsden. To make sure our facts were correct we used three different websites. The websites I used were “NZ History and New Zealand Geographic”.

Something interesting I found out about Samuel marsden was that he came to New Zealand and introduced christianity to the Maori.

I learnt its is important to use my own words because copying things never makes anything easy, you also might not know mistakes or words that you may not know the meaning of.

LI: To understand what kauri dieback  is and how it spreads.

Our challenge today was to use the links provided and our own smart searching skills to find out what Kauri dieback is and what we need to do to try and prevent this from spreading. We need to know about this so that we do our part to keep our Kauri safe when we go on hike at camp.

I worked witth Easton and we found it interesting that Kauri Disease, is thought to be a fungus but is not a fungus. It is referred to as a “water mould”, it’s like food mould, but it affects tree roots.

LI: To understand the story behind our flag

Our challenge today was to create a collaborative presentation that reflects the story behind our NZ flag. We did this by looking at how our flag has changed over time and gathered as much information we researched.

Something I found interesting was that New Zealand’s first flag was chosen on the 20th March in 1834 when James Busby offered three flag designs for the Māori leaders to choose from.  (The flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand) became our country’s first flag.