The Steps Of The Scientific Method

 In Te Ngahere we have been learning about the scientific method for our science fair. I learnt that the scientific method is a method that uses a hypothesis, questions, gathering information, etc. We also made a infographic that showed the steps of the scientific method. I think that I will use this in the future for when I learn about science or do the science fair. What I think I did well in was making the infographic because I put the steps in order and created a good design. What I think I could do better next time is maybe add a bit more detail and try to put it in my words. Have you made an infographic before?

The Extraordinary Science Roadshow

 On Monday we went to the Bay of Islands College Science Roadshow to learn about science and to get some ideas for our science fair. We learnt about the different types of gases like oxygen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen and more. We also learnt that 21% of the air around us is oxygen, 1% of the air is hydrogen, etc and that 78% of the air is nitrogen. After all of that we went to check out the exhibit. My favourite exhibit was the one where you had to jump and stick the thing on the pole because it was fun to do and I got to see how high I could jump. What I learnt about fair testing was that you only change one variable. I think I might use it in the future for our science fair to change and modify. Have you done a science fair before?

Extraordinary Technology

In Te Ngahere the year 7 and 8s goes to Moerewa school for technology every two weeks. This week for technology us year 8s were doing woodcrafting. We are making a waka. This week I was up to cutting off the front and back of my waka but before that we took a test about types of woods and trees then we did some crafting. I had to cut off the front and the back of the waka with a tool called plane which took me a while then I had to trim off some more with a spinny sandpaper tool to make the waka more smoother. That was all i got up to this week. What I thought was hard was when I had to cut off the front and back because for me the plane tool was kind of hard for me because I didn’t know how to use it properly. What I think I could do better next time is maybe pay more attention and ask for help because I was stuck on what to do for a while. Have you done woodcrafting before?