Month: May 2024

Nutrition and Portion Sizes

L.I: Using your new knowledge and your smart searching skills.

Portions sizes are important because they show us how our plates should be structured. This animation shows what it should look like. Protein, Grains, Fruits, Dairy, and vegetables are needed in our everyday life, there are reasons why. For example, Dairy includes calcium. Calcium strengthens and maintains strong bones. Vegetables contain fiber, and fibre keeps the digestive system well and healthy. Junk food is unhealthy for your body. That is why it shouldn’t be eaten everyday.

This activity was fun because I learnt mindblowing facts, for example – did you know, that you should be having 8+ glasses of water a day? I also enjoyed this activity because I got to get creative with how to showcase Nutrition and Portion sizes.

Water Safety

L.I: Using your new knowledge and your smart searching skills.

Water Safety skills can keep you safe in the water when you are in a dangerous situation, at sea and ocean. Having a life jacket can change you emotions from panic to calmness, that is because you know the fact that you aren’t going to sink with it on. We made a stop-motion animation to show others how to keep calm when in the same situation. And to maybe teach them a few skills.

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt water Safety skills, why they are important, and how to wear a life jacket.

Prime Numbers and Composite

L.I: How to identify prime numbers and composite numbers.

What is a Prime Number?

Prime Numbers are numbers that have ONLY 2 factors, the number itself and 1. A fact about prime numbers is that all prime numbers are odd, other than 2. That is because a even number cannot be a prime number for it is divisible by 2. An example of prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11. All of the numbers that were just listed are number that have only two factors. The number itself, and 1. 1 isn’t a prime number though, that is because it has only 1 factor.

What is a Composite Number?

A Composite Number is a number that has MORE than 2 factors. Composite Numbers an be both even and odd. A few examples of Composite Numbers are 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10. The numbers that were listed are all composite because they have more than 2 factors.

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt what a prime number and composite number is, and how to identify them.

Algorithm – Subtraction

L.I: To calculate the difference of whole numbers using algorithm.

L.I: To subtract using algorithms.

Algorithm is a method used in math to add, subtract, and multiply big numbers. To be able to use algorithm you would need to know your place value and basic number knowledge. Like times tables and simple addition or subtraction. Algorithm subtraction is lining up the numbers into their place value columns, and subtracting them that way. If their lined up into their columns, and a number less than the number their subtracting by, you carry over a one of the number to its left. Then you subtract it. If you are subtracting a small number by a large number, the answer will become a negative. And if you are subtracting a large number by a small number, the answer will be a positive.

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt a new, and easier way to subtract large numbers.

Algorithm – Multiplication

L.I: To calculate the sum of whole numbers using algorithm.

L.I: Carry numbers to the next column if needed.

Algorithm is a method used in math to add, subtract, and multiply big numbers. To be able to use algorithm you would need to know your place value and basic number knowledge. Like times tables and simple addition or subtraction. To use Algorithm Multiplication, times tables are a key. If you aren’t 100% percent sure with your times tables, your answers my not be accurate.

Multiplication Algorithm, is like the same with addition, but multiplying the numbers. If you are multiplying the ones the first answer goes under the ones column and the rest of the numbers go to the left. If the answer to a multiplication question has 2 digits, you carry over the the tens to the next number. When you move on from multiplying the ones digit to the tens, you add a zero, as a place holder. That is because you aren’t multiply to ones, but the tens. And when you are onto the hundreds column, you add 2 place holders, and so on. When are the columns are complete, you add them together to get the answer to your multiplication equation. For example, to do 143 x 253. You multiply 143 by 3. 3 times 3 is 9. 3 times 4 is 12. So you carry over the 1. And 3 times 1 is 3, and you add the 1 that you carried over, so the answer would be 4. So your answer is 429. But you still have to multiply the tens and hundreds. So you do the same process by add the place holders first.

I enjoyed this activity a lot because I learnt an easier way to multiply large numbers by large numbers. I also enjoyed this because I learnt how to use place holders. Because normally I would just leave a gap.

PB4L – Class Expectations

This DLO explains our class expectations, rules, how they relate to the CARE Values, and why rules are important. A few of our class expectations or rules, are “Be quiet when the teacher is speaking”, and “Students will follow instructions when told”. Another important rule is “To use the appropriate noise level at appropriate times”. Rules are important because they keep the class in place, and so that no chaos is caused. Another reason why rules are important is because they keep us safe and keep students compassionate towards their learning. The Care Values are Confidence, Attitude, Respect, and Excellence. The CARE Values can relate to our Class Expectations. Here is an example, “Be quiet when the teacher is talking”. The CARE Value in that rule is Respect.

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt ways of how our rules, and class expectations relate to our CARE Values.

Trip – Howick Historical Village

L.I: To make a collage about the Howick Historical Village.

The Howick Historical Village trip, was an amazing experience. I loved all the activities that I participated in. My favourite was the butter making though. When we arrived, it looked as if I time traveled back in time to the 1870’s. Did you know that if you are a female at the age of 12, you should be married by then. We first went around the Village, and explored the houses and school. The houses were quite small, especially for a family of 5. The attic was where the children slept, and the parents slept downstairs. The stairs were steep and dangerous, so we had to be careful. We then moved onto the school. The school looked very strict. We learned that if you went to school in 1870’s, when the teacher walked in, you would have to stand up and sit back down once they reached the front. If you weren’t paying attention, your table would be smacked. While on our tour, we noticed some birds hanging. They are called taxidermy. Taxidermy is an the art of preserving animals by taking out it’s insides, and stuffing it. The next activity was the trolley making. There were wooden blocks and wheels. There were also bolts and nuts. We made our trolleys just by looking at an image. Once our trolleys were made we raced from the starting point to the end. The butter we made was so creamy and soft. To make the butter you have to churn the cream until its the same consistency of butter. We were taught a rhyme “Churn butter, Churn, y/n is waiting at the gate, waiting for some butter cake, Churn butter, Churn.

This activity was interesting because there were some many facts I learned. Like did you know, that if you were a single teacher, in 1870’s, you weren’t allowed to eat ice cream. And you had to come to school 2 hours before it started to clean the floors, start the fire, and prepare the lesson!

3D shapes

L.I: Label 3D shapes. The name and properties of 3D shapes.

3D shapes are shapes that have 3 Dimensions, length, width, and height. The properties of 3D shapes are how many faces, vertices (corners), and edges there are. For this activity we had to find everyday items that are in the shape of any 3D shape we chose, and to name the shape’s properties. We did a Cylinder as a pringles can, a sphere as a soccer ball, a cuboid as an eraser, a cube as an ice cube, a hemisphere as a bowl, and lastly, we did a rectangular prism as a book. A cuboid and a rectangular prism are the same thing.

This activity was interesting because I never knew that the faces, vertices (corners) and edges are properties.

Algorithm – Addition

L.I: To calculate the sum of whole numbers using algorithm

L.I: Carry numbers to the next column if needed.

Algorithm is a method used in math to add, subtract, and multiply big numbers. To be able to use algorithm you would need to know your place value and basic number knowledge. Like times tables and simple addition or subtraction. Algorithm Additionis lining up the numbers in their correct column and adding them that way. For example, to solve 245 + 123, you would line up the ones in it’s own colums, the tens in its own column and the hundreds in its own column. The ones would be 3 and 5, the tens would be 20 and 40, and the hundreds would be 200 and 100. You add the ones with the ones, the tens with the tens, and the hundreds with the hundreds.

I loved learning algorithm addition because it taught an easier method to add big numbers, especially if it goes up to millions, or even billions.

Types of lines and Vocabulary – Strand

L.I: Understand the vocabulary of lines.

We learnt 3 types of lines, parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines. Parallel lines are lines that would never touch even if they go on forever. Perpendicular lines are lines that when they cross it would form a 90 degree angle. An intersecting line is a line that cross each other but do not make a 90 degree angle. A point is a dot at any particular spot. A ray is a line that has a start and not an end. A line goes on forever in both sides. And a line segment is a line that has start and an end.

I enjoyed this activity because it taught me important vocabulary that is needed in our lessons and tests.