Highest Common Factor

 LI: To find the Highest Common Factor

                          

For Maths we were learning about the Highest Common Factor. Firstly a factor is a number that times a certain number. So the Highest Common Factor is the highest factor that the two numbers have in common or share. Our task was to explain what a Highest Common Factor was and also to explain what a factor was. In my DLO it also shows an example of what a Highest Common Factor is. 

Lowest Common Multiple

 LI: To find the lowest common multiple

                       

For maths we were learning about the Lowest Common Multiple. Above is a DLO me and my group created to explain what a LCM is. Firstly a multiple is a number that can be divided or times by a certain number. So the Lowest Common Multiple is the lowest multiple the two numbers have in common or share. Our task was to explain what a Lowest Common Multiple was and also to explain what a multiple was. In our DLO it also shows an example of what a Lowest Common Multiple is. 

Law of Inertia

LI: To strengthen your understanding to forces, gravity and inertia

            

This week for reading we have been learning about Inertia, the part of science that describes the changes by force, or either being still in rest. Due to force. There are three laws of inertia which are Inertia of Direction, Inertia of Rest and Inertia of Motion. We created a DLO about what Inertia is, and the rules of it. We thought this was really interesting, because we thought it was all just gravity, but there’s more. 

Drug Abuse

LI: To use transitional vocabulary

Below is my explanation. I based my explanation on drug abuse. I talked about why people take drugs and why they cant stop taking them.

A drug is a substance/chemical that is not water, food or oxygen. Some people intend to abuse drugs. They either grow them and sell them on the black market or buy them off the black market and ingest them. Why do people do this you may ask? Well it’s quite simple, people take drugs to escape reality, depression or out of just pure curiosity.

People make foolish decisions like taking drugs in the first place, of course these choices have consequences. Some say, “Why don’t they just stop taking drugs?” Well It’s not that simple, drugs are highly addictive which is why people can’t just ‘stop’ taking drugs. Drugs are as addictive as being addicted to screens! When people take drugs they hallucinate, in other words see visions that aren’t really there. As a result they have barely any control over their body and get into bad situations, luckily the drug effects wear off after a while.

Drugs are extremely harmful to the human body, they change a lot of things about the user taking them such as their appearance and their mental & physical health. Drug overdose makes you exceedingly unhealthy. From 1999 to 2018, over 750,000 people have died due to drug overdose, and this is only in the US!

If i were Prime Minister

LI: To think deeply about a change i would make If i were Prime Minister I would make public transport cheaper because i think the amount you need to pay at the moment is too much.

National Party

LI: To decide which political party will get your vote by making an informal choice



To decide which political party I would vote for I read a summary of the policies each party wants to introduce should they win the election and the right to form a government to run NZ. Doing this allowed me to make an informed decision. If I was 18 I would vote for National Party because they can do a lot to make New Zealand better such as providing every student home internet access to continue their education. This means if National Party won the election in my electorate Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi would be our member of parliament and Judith Collins would become the Prime Minister.

DARE to make a choice

LI: To strengthen our ability to make positive life choices

Today we were doing a program made by the police called D.A.R.E. I created a DLO answering the questions in the DLO above. DARE means Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Something new i learnt was that not all drugs are illegal and bad. Drugs are a chemical/substance that is not water, food or oxygen. Did you know that chocolate, milo, tea and coffee are all drugs?

New Zealand Map

LI: To create a map of the main cities in New Zealand



This week we created DLO's about Maori! We did this because this week is Maori language week. I worked with Giovanni to create the map above. The cities we did were, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Maori App

LI: To create an app that teaches others about Maori
                
                                   
This week we created DLO's about Maori because this week is Maori Language Week. Above is the DLO me and Giovanni created. Its about Food, Animals, Cities and Days of the Week. This was fun because we got to use our prior knowledge and research. Something fun we added was a rate our app button!

Whakatauki

LI: To create a DLO about a Whakatauki you have chosen

This week we created DLO's based of Maori! Above is a DLO me and Giovanni created. Its about a Whakatauki which is a saying. It reflects the values, thoughts and advice from the past generations. Whakatauki's use metaphors to help the readers generate a picture from those words. We chose a Whakatauki that was important to whanau, friends and culture.

Maori History

LI: To create a DLO explaining the history of Maori

This week we created DLO's about Maori! Above is a DLO me and my friend Giovanni created. We were learning about Maori because this week is Maori Language Week. First we researched for information about Maori History and the language. First we used our prior knowledge and then used information we learnt. Something new i learnt was that only around 100,000 can speak Te Reo Maori fluently in Aotearoa. We had fun doing this because we got to research.

Tuakana Teina

Today LS2 helped room 1 and room 2 create art panels. We got black strips of black paper and drew custom patterns with chalk so if we made a mistake we could simply rub it off. When we finsihed our patterns we put glue and put string on. My partner was Elisha.

Biology (Footprint Observations)

LI: To look for evidence in the data/an image and infer what might be happening

This week for science, we were learning about observations. An observation is the action of observing or watching the behaviour of something. We decided to try to guess what happened by reading pictures, or trying to guess what happened by looking at the pictures. We had three different observations to guess. The first one had big prints, and little prints next to each other. We thought and guessed that it was a mother and it's baby. The second one had two different prints, crossing over each other, and the all going around in a circle. We thought they were fighting, or making a home. We finished and all agreed it was a fight, because only the big tracks were coming out, and not the little ones. The last one had the same except they both went into a circle, but didn't leave. We thought they both hurt themselves, or made a house, because the tracks didn't leave, but instead stayed there. We all agreed again, that they stayed the night there, and made a house. this activity was fun.

Biology (MRSCGREN)

LI: To understand the meaning of the acronym 'MRSCGREN'

Above is a slide me and group created to show the meaning of the acronym 'MRSCGREN'. The m stands for movement, r for respiration, s for sensitivity, c for cells, g for growth, r for reproduction, e for excretion, n for nutrition.

Its Cool 2b Me!

LI: To identify my own qualities

This week for cyber smart we created a DLO that identifies your qualities. This was for DARE, dare stands for drug abuse resistance education. Above is the DLO i created, it has information such as qualities i look for in friends, what i wish for, great things about me, my best friends, fun things i like doing, who i want to be, my goals and my favourite foods. There is also a picture of me in the middle.

Family Tree

LI: To create a family tree of your family

Above is my family tree. This was a challenge because i didn't know that much about my ancestors and relatives. This was a challenge from Mrs Pryde. When we finish our family tree we email it to Mrs Pryde and puts our name in the draw for a prize.

Sunflower Painting

LI: To paint a still life of sunflowers in the style of Vincent Van Gogh

Last week we painted sunflowers! The style we based our paintings of was the style of, 'Vincent Van Gogh'. We had to think about the tone, shading, and lighting to make the painting more realistic. We mixed and blended colour to make different shades of the same colour. The colours we used were copper, mustard, yellow, black and white. I used blue to colour the vase. The technique we used to paint was dabbing. To make it look real we only painted in one direction. What i liked most was painting the petals. 

Tech | Science, STEAM, 1

LI: To learn about the topic, 'being a scientist'


This week for tech the year 7s rotated from food tech to science. Our teacher was Mrs Sharma, we talked to her about what we had learnt in class. Mrs Sharma taught us what the science equipment are used for and what they are called. We all got a new book for our information. My favourite fart of the session was when we got to learn about the equipment.