Term 3 Overview

SCAMPER mug

SCAMPER MUG POWERPOINT

DESIGN PROCESS
Take a look at this video. What stages do designers go through when they are creating or inventing something?
What questions do you have for a REAL designer?
What are you wondering about?

             

Wait! What???!!! Waste....

Browse through the sites below. 

• What is the problem with waste?

• What happens to our waste in Hamilton?

• Where is the biggest garbage patch on earth?

• Midway; a plastic island.

Choose one you are interested in.

What are you wondering about? Post your most intriguing questions on the wonder wall.

Use the questions on the board as a guide to respond in your inquiry book.

What are you wondering about? 

Post your most intriguing questions on the wonder wall.

Matariki

1). Make the Matariki stars from recycled materials.Make the stars- YouTube video to show how with paper- be creative, what properties might your materials have?

2). MURAL team- Maximum 8.
1 page per class. The  mural should: represent any aspect of Matariki
Eg. end of harvest, seven stars, new year - new beginnings / goals, feast...

3). Research- find out about the constellations. Diagram, Describe, Explain.

AMAZING STARS

Survey for Room 11 Students

Make sure you are signed into your google account. Next, click on this link. Make sure you have 10 minutes to focus. 😄


Exploration Hour survey.

Recycling Paper

In Room 11 we have been learning how to recycle paper. After making a sheet with plain newsprint, we are exploring ways we could alter the properties of our recycled paper to use it for different purposes.

Feel free to post some pictures of your first attempt at recycling paper!

Here are some questions for you to consider and answer on this blog post.

1. What were the properties of your recycled paper? Think about its size, shape, colour, texture, strength etc.

2. What do you want to be able to do with your paper? How will you change the properties of your paper in order to do this?

Some websites that might be helpful in your research:

Whitening paper: http://herbalcell.com/how-to-make-recycled-paper

Writing on recycled paper: https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-make-handmade-paper-604163

Things that can be made from recycled paper pulp - to get your imagination going!

Bookmarks

Seed bombs: http://dabblesandbabbles.com/diy-seed-bombs/

Book marks: https://www.etsy.com/ch-en/listing/289421941/book-marks-handmade-recycled-paper

Paper pulp seed cups:

http://365daysofdiy.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/seed-starters-out-of-paper-pulp.html

Gift tags with seeds inside:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/152302153/wedding-favor-mint-green-heart-shaped?ref=related-5

Sculpture/Art work:

https://nz.pinterest.com/pin/483925922431947694/

Paper shapes/decorations:

https://nz.pinterest.com/pin/189432728046009840/

Paper pulp bowls:  http://artforkidsandrobots.com/paper-pulp-bowl-project/

Waste materials. Research, note-taking and report writing.

Step One:
Choose one of the sources below.
Plastics- Tiki the Penguin

OR

The problem with waste in NZ

Step Two:
Watch or read through the site.

Step Three:
What are some of the main ideas?
Write 4 of them into the windmill.

Step Four:
Start recording details in key words onto the windmill.

Step Five:
When you have enough details you can write an information report. You can use the Information Report organiser if you like.

Step Six: What is the subject? Write an introduction like we have practised.

Step Seven:
Each windmill arm is a paragraph. Write a topic sentence that tells us the main idea of the paragraph.
Now put supporting details.

Step Eight:
When you finish the paragraphs, think about a concluding statement- it can give clues to your feelings about the subject by the word choices you make.