How to swim freestyle successfully

WALT: In room 4 we had to write new explanations about different topics.  I chose How to swim freestyle successfully


How to swim freestyle successfully

Being a good swimmer takes time, effort and patience. Every top swimmer has practiced hundreds of times and that is what makes them great. I’m telling you how to swim freestyle successfully.

To be a great swimmer you need to practice, laps and laps of swimming.  Many famous olympic swimmers have to practice for hours to be the fastest. Practice makes perfect. Freestyle comes in handy when you’re in trouble in the ocean. You’re having fun in the water but then, next thing you know your in a rip. Freestyle can help you get out and get you closer to land.

The types of swimming techniques are. Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle.  To help improve your freestyle technique, you can use a high elbow position, don’t lift your head and breathe. Just breathe on your side and use a neutral head position. For freestyle your hands have to be in a spooning position, and arms diving into the water.

Our core abdominal and lower back muscles help to make you faster and stronger. Your glutes make sure that your legs are moving like a mermaid to get faster and our pecs, hamstrings, shoulders, calves and biceps are all used when in a powerful stroke.

To be a great freestyle swimmer it takes patience, effort and a lot of practice. If you practice a lot and do laps after laps you could be in the olympics for freestyle swimming.

By Poppy

How crystals form

WALT: In-room 4 we had to write an explanation about something in science.

How crystals form

Have you ever wondered how crystals form? Or where those crystals in your jewelry come from? How long do they take to grow? Well, today I’m answering all your questions about “How crystals form”.

Its all starts with crystallization. Crystals form in nature, when some liquids cool and
start to harden. Molecules in the liquid gather together and try to make it stable and
solid. In nature, crystals can form when liquid rock, called magma cools. The word crystals come from the greek krystallos, which means ice.

How long does it for crystals to form? All crystals form the same way, but some different times. Just like normal atoms come together in a cluster. In the process it can take a
few days or thousands of years. Natural crystals come from the earth all form the
same way.

Some mood rings have either synthetic or natural liquid crystals, to change the
 color according to the temperature. The ring is normally with a gemstone.
Either quartz or glass. Which is a clear capsule filled with thermochromic liquid
 crystal. A heat changing liquid. Then has a thin sheet of liquid crystal.

The atoms all cluster together to grow crystals. Some rings called mood rings have synthetic or natural liquid crystals.  to change the color according to the temperature.
Which is a clear capsule filled with thermochromic liquid crystal. Then has a thin sheet of liquid crystal. Now you know how crystals are made.

By Poppy

How to be a good sibling

In-room 4, we had to write an explanation about how to be a good sibling.

How to be a good sibling

Being a sibling is not always the best. Fighting, yelling and bickering to each other can get sometimes annoying. To be a good sibling you are able to show empathy, care and love.

To be a good sibling you could help if they ever get stuck on their homework or school work. This probably won't work if you have older siblings. If they are lonely you could play a game, do something fun or help build your relationship. 

If they are feeling down help them feel better or build them back up again. Or if they are hurt show that you care. If you show empathy towards your siblings they might show it back.

Trying not to fight is impossible. Not being cheeky or starting an argument can help. If you start bickering and fighting back and forth it might escalate into and fight or an argument. Don't let a little bickering with your siblings destroy your relationship. 

Being fair and sharing your stuff can build assurance between your siblings. If you trust each other with your stuff you wouldn’t start as many fights.

My conclusion to be a good sibling is that you should love, care and help them no matter what even if they are on your last nerve.

By Poppy 

Windy waters

WALT: For the Hiwi the Kiwi show, we had to write a narrative about lessons in the water.


Windy waters

It was one stormy day. “Boom, crash” the waves crashed on the sandy shore at  Ahipara. I and mum suggested we stay home by the warm crackling fire. But dad, oh dad just had to go out. We loaded our boat onto the windy waters. “Swish, swash” the boat rocked. “Woah” dad ran over to the other side of the boat. “Erkkk.” The boat creaked. Off we went, me and mum feeling like we were going to be sick. We all remembered our life jackets on a day like this. We cast our fishing line, me and mum still feeling nauseous. “I’ve got one yelled dad!” We excitedly ran over. Dad moaned and groaned trying to get this fish out. “Ah ha.” It flipped and wiggled all over the deck. Dad pulled out the ruler. He was about to pick it up with his bare hands. I quickly stopped him. “You need to use a cold wet cloth to pick it up with dad.” He questioned my comment. “All right then”, he measured the fish, still with a wet cloth wrapped around it. “26 only 26!!!” Dad yelled. “Better get a good one soon.” After hours of waiting, feeling sick and catching no good sized fish, Mum finally got one. She pulled and tugged on the rod. It felt like years, after she got it in. “This ones a big one” I said. Without questioning dad carefully threw it back. “Hey why did you do that yelled” mum madly. “It was pregnant” said dad. “We want more kaimoana for years to come, don't we, that’s why we put it back.” We gathered up our gear and headed home. “What a day,” I said “what a day”!

By Poppy

How the environment is being affected by climate change

WALT: In room 4, we had to write explanations with different topics. I wrote mine about climate change.

How the environment is being affected by climate change

Climate change is everywhere, animal habitat, air, water and farmland. Us humans have been on here for 200,000 years and we did not think to help or change something? Today I’m telling you why the environment is being affected by climate change.

Yeah, sure we do have people and kids fighting for climate change. Greta Thunberg, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Rhiana Gunn-Wright and more. “You weren’t going to solve the problem with just solar panels” says Rhiana Gunn-Wright. 

Scientist found that 2015 to 2018 were the hottest years recorded. We all know that our ice is melting because of the heat. The Cryosphere-the ice on earth is melting. Think of an ice pack as the ice on earth. The sun or heat melts the ice pack. Just like how global warming and climate change is melting the ice.

The weather is getting very extreme. Hurricanes like Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Dorian. These hurricanes are and have been ruining houses, buildings, homes and people's lives. 

Humans and animals habitats are getting ruined due to climate change. Polar bears and other ice animals are dying, from their homes melting or breaking from climate change. Recently 80 percent of The Amazon Forest has burnt down. The amazon forest gives 20 percent of the world's oxygen. People lived there and it was home to many species of animals.

We know our earth is dying, but little changes in your routine can help. Drive and fly less, eat less meat, reuse electricity, save water and look after our planet. 

By Poppy

How an egg becomes bouncy

WALT: For the science fair at Ahipara school. We had to write about something to do with science. I wrote an explanation about how an egg becomes bouncy.


             How an egg becomes bouncy
Have you ever wondered how your science experiment in class worked? Or how a hard egg turns into a bouncy rubbery egg? Have you ever wondered how an egg becomes bouncy?

The shell of an egg is called calcium carbonate. When you pop it in vinegar bubbles appear. The calcium carbonate in the shell has a reaction to the acid in the vinegar. The calcium carbonate then produces carbon dioxide.

How to turn an egg bouncy. Carefully put in the raw egg in a cup of white vinegar. After 1-3 days the shell will be nearly dissolved. Take it out of the cup and rinse it under tap water. Now you can test if it is bouncy.

The shell dissolves because of the vinegar. The vinegar is a weak acid. The shell is made of calcium carbonate which makes a chemical reaction when the egg and vinegar meet. The chemical reaction turns the calcium carbonate into carbon dioxide. That's why there would be some bubbles. Now you know how an egg becomes bouncy.
By Poppy

For Math, Mrs Peters has got our groups to times numbers by 200m [the length of our feild].

For one of them, we had to times 10 by 200.

what we did- 1x2=2   10 x 200 =2000m.

another one was- 9 x 200   9x2=18    9x200= 1800m

then we added both of the answers- 2000m + 1800m =?       2+18=20. we used a vertical algorithm. then our answer was 3800   

Clay sea creatures in Room 5.
   
In Room 5, we had to make a clay sea creature based on the drawings that we did in our topic books. I made a sea turtle with a slice of pizza and a doughnut. Lots of other people have done different clay pieces .when our clay dries we will be able to paint them. 

WALT: Going back and re-doing the wrong math questions.

For math in room 5, we have to go back and redo the wrong math questions. 

I have done my whole sheet cause they were all wrong.  I have been learning to round each number to the nearest 10.

e.g 1031- it would be 1030 cause you would just take the 1 off the 31 to make 30. then add the 10 to make 1030.

How to Hyperlink

WALT: Write about our "google docs ninja challenge"

How to hyperlink

e.g comments

Publish your comment on the person's blog then copy it. ( ctrl shift C). Highlight the URL up the top,  then go into your table, docs or what you're working on and highlight a word or their name. In the top of your docs tools bar, there will be a chain like thing next to highlight color (ctrl+K).  Click it then it will take you to TEXT and LINK. Copy and paste your URL into the link then apply.

While doing the ninja challenge I was able to learn shortcuts for the chrome book.

I enjoyed learning the different ways to the chrome book and how to use it. 

Did you learn anything with this post?

By Poppy

                                               The story of Ahipara

WALT: Re-tell the story of Ahipara

Two of the tribes in the north many many years ago were Te Apouri and Te Rarawa. The two tribes were constantly at war over the ownership of 90-mile beach. They had a lot of battles over owning the beach, and it was eventually the chief Poroa of Te Rarawa who ended it. Poroa drew a mark across the beach as a boundary for both tribes. Te Apouri were to stay to the northern end of the beach and Te Rarawa would stay to the south. To make sure no more wars would happen Poroa was given a wife, a lady of the name Whangatauatia. When Poroa returned two his pa near the southern end of the beach, he renamed his pa Whangatuatia in honour of his wife.

Peace between the tribes stayed for lots of years, and eventually, Poroa died. Such was his mana. A tapu was put on the beach for a year. During this time a rahui was put on the gathering of all bird, fish and shellfish. When the tapu was fifted a great feast was heled.  The first fish and shellfish caught were cooked over a special fire and prayers were said over the food. The food was placed in a curtan place as an offering. It was from this offering that Ahipara was named.

Ahi- Fire
Parapara-  The roasted fish that was put aside as an offering

I think I did well on the Re tell and the pictures.
Next time I could add another paraghaph or write more anout the two tribes.

By Poppy

The Amazon Rainforest

WALT: In room 4,  we had to write an explanation about climate change. If it is either deforestation, sea levels rising or climate change. I wrote an explanation about The Amazon rainforest on fire.                                               

                  🔥The Amazon Wildfires 🔥

The Amazon rainforest was once a moist, green, healthy jungle. Now half of the Amazon is on fire, a burnt and dry wasteland. The fires have caused more than 200 species to die or be on the verge of extinction. Ancient trees have been cut or burnt down, and homes of native Amazon tribes have disintegrated. Two-thirds of the world’s plants live there.

The wildfires are not just affecting Brazil, but us as well due to CO2 being released from trees burning, and not being able to take it back in. Bright blue skies have turned dark grey and are polluted. The Amazon rainforest or “The lungs of our planet” produces 20% of the world’s oxygen. From June to December most of the Amazon is dry. Most of it is caused by human activity, clearing space for farmland.
7,000 square miles are in flames, an area just smaller than New Jersey. 

Amazons president Jair Balsa Naro encouraged deforestation in the Amazon for farmland. They have lost half of the natural habitat of this area since 2013. Brazilian scientist George Georgiadis is fighting to protect everything that lives here. Due to the Amazon rainforest burning and in other places it is not helping his mission. George and his wife hid cameras to see what animals live there and what they need to survive.

Giant otters have been saved from extinction. Keeping track of the cameras leads to new discoveries. Some trees in the Amazon are really important. Taking the sunlight and water and putting it back in the atmosphere. 

Due to the Amazon rainforest being on fire, Brazil is not the only one in trouble. The Amazon produces 20% of the world’s oxygen. Without trees to take in carbon dioxide, and produce new oxygen were in trouble too. 

By Poppy

Pet day posters

On the 26th of August, room 4,  had to make an animal poster for Pet day. We had to write down what it eats, its habitat, some facts and how it looks. I choose a welsh Corgi for my poster.