Tag: inquiry

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

This week we 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 that the Tamaki river is mostly an estuarial arm? 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 the Amazon river. Finally we made a comparison of the two rivers.I enjoyed this activity because I learnt more facts about the Amazon River.

Treaty of Waitangi Art

This week we looked at the what the world was like in 1840. Did you know that the Treaty was translated from English to Maori? After this we identified some of the key people and their role in the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. I found it interesting that the British people was honouring the Maori Chiefs when they were charging. We then used the information from both of these activities to help us read a painting of the day the treaty was signed. We used our knowledge to infer what the artist Marcus King might have wanted us to think was happening.

LI: To identify how technology has changed when we consider how it was fit for purpose. 

Today we were looking at the change of technology. Over the past 100 years, technology has changed in order to make things easier. This is called fit for purpose. Transportation devices have become more convenient compared to their initial design. 

I found this task Interesting  because I learnt a new model of a train. An interesting fact I learnt during this activity was that the locomotive has six parts which are: the cab, the chimney, the boiler, the firebox, the piston and the large wheels.