Inquiry | Properties of Sound

Property means belonging to someone or something. For example: A property of a purple bin is that the colour purple is owned by the rubbish bin.

Properties of sound means things that can affect sound or can make sound change. A property of sound would be that the volume of the sound can change depending on the distance the sound is from the source.

The task was to experiment with sound and observe what happens with sound when it is further or closer from the source using a sound meter.

LI: to observe the properties of sound.

Art | Geometric Masking

This week, I made Geometric Masking Art. Masking art is using tape to mask areas on the paper where we dont want to colour.

First, we needed to prepare paper, pastel colours and a tissue. Using tape, we applied a frame that acted as a border.

Next, I used tape to section off geometrical shapes on the glossy paper. We had to make sure there was a tab on the end of the tape so it would be easy to pull off.

When colouring with pastels, we needed to colour with the pastels in the same direction so it wouldn't look messy. 

Finally, I removed the tape to see the final result. I enjoyed art this week.

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Final result:

Maths | Basic Facts Boxes

Basic Facts Boxes is an activity that help improve basic facts knowledge and solving maths problems quickly. This activity also helps in knowing the answer to a variety of equations.

LI: to learn basic maths facts.

Reading | SSR Selfie

SSR Selfie is an activity that challenges people on summarising. It can also help in retelling texts and putting together the main parts of a context to make a summary. This activity includes looking for keywords in order to find out about the main topic.

LI: to summarise and retell a text.

Writing | Adjectives

Adjectives are describing words. The three different types of adjectives are superlative, comperative and absolute.

Absolutes are adjectives such as: long, smart, ugly. Comperatives are adjectives such as: longer, smarter, happier. Superlatives are adjectives such as: ugliest, prettiest, smartest.

Comperatives are adjectives that end in "er". However, when a word ending in "er" doesn't make sense (for example: curiouser) it is changed to more curious.

Superlatives are adjectives that end in "est". Although, whenever a word ending in "est" doesn't make sense, (for example: troubledest) it is changed to most troubled.

The task was to write down intersting adjectives as absolute, comperatives and superlatives.

Reading | South Pacific Beats

A lali is a type of traditional pacific islander drum. It is played during births and deaths and must be struck with a stick to make the traditional music.

Rachael Hall wanted to combine the digital age and traditional drumming music. She made models of a new type of drum based off the lali. She also included technology that could adjust the pitch.

Rachael finally made the drum and called it Patō. The Patō is a drum combined with modern technology such as an omnidirectional microphone, volume dial and a pitch adjuster.

The task was to read an article on the Patō and Rachael Hall and then take a quiz about the content. The total score was given afterwards. 

LI: to read, understand, and recall the article, South Pacific Beats.

Maths | Measurement | Length

Length is how long an object is. The standard form of measuring length is: Kilometers, Meters, Centimeters and Millimeters. Common ways to measure in length would be to use a ruler or meter ruler.

An estimation is to guess the measurement or amount of something. When making an estimation, its also helpful to use prior knowledge. If a person were to know one cube was meter long, and the floor could be covered using 6 cubes, that person would be able to make an estimation on the length of the floor.

When converting centimeters to millimeters, the numbers multiply by ten. When converting centimeters to meters, the numbers divide by one hundred.

LI: to explore the standard forms of measurement.