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Google meets Panmure Bridge School

LS1 and LS2 had the privelege to meet a team from Auckland Google. Their big message really motivated and encouraged us to dream big. Some of the most inspiring quotes that were said are “Dont make it 10% better, make it 10 time better”, and “Sometimes the job you want to be might not exist yet”. It was motivational and inspirational.

They introduced themselves, and the members were Steve, Caro, Teyha, and Simon. They said a bit about their background and how they made it to Google. I was astonished after listening to each and one of them, because  they all had completely different jobs they wanted to be when they grew up.

Caro has the chance to go schools around New Zealand, to inspire others that anything is possible, to embrace every single opportunity available, and to have fun. She also speaks to people like the Prime Minister, or famous people like the All Blacks or the NBA teams. To inform them about how technology can support them and grow their popularity. Teyha collaborates with other businesses to help develop and improve their business, by assisting them with supporting them with their ads. Her advice is to “Whatever you do, if when you start a job, do it at 110% regardless of the task”. Simon gets to see the latest technology inventions and tests them to help others learn how to use it.

The most innovative invention that caught my eye, was the large language model also called LLM. It collates words by infomation provided in its data base. It doesn’t just answer a question without information given. An example could be, that if you show ask AI what a cat looks like. It will show you what you asked because of the information that was given with it’s advanced code in it’s data base.

I learnt many facts about Google. Like, did you know that Google was about to be named backrub, but after the founders realized that they’re invention had much more potential, they named it Google. It is the misspelled version of Googol, a number that starts with 1 and ends with 100 zeros.

This experience was life changing because of the motivational advice, and information said.

Information Report – Bengal Swamp Tigers

L.I: To write an information report that informs the reader about the Swamp Tigers

We used our smart searching skills to find facts about the Bengal Swamp Tiger. Once we had found the information we needed, we made notes in our own words. We used these notes to help us write our information reports. Information Reports give readers information on a chosen topic by providing them facts.

 

Swamp Tigers

Swamp Tigers, also known as Panthera Tigris Tigris, are located in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world. Not many people know that these vicious animals are endangered because as pollution deforestation and city expansion becomes more common, it takes away the natural habitat of animals.

These beasts have vigorous jaws and acuminate incisors, giving them advantages, like being able to shred their prey into pieces. They are Muscular and are Colossal in size, making them able to pounce onto their target. Because of their orange fur and black stripes, they are capable of camouflaging into their environment. A full grown male weighs around 300 kgs, and a fully grown female weighs about 225 kg. Did you know that their height can vary from 2.7 – 3 metres?

The diet of a Swamp Tiger consists of meat only. Making them a Carnivore (solely meat eaters). They are solitary and nocturnal hunters, meaning that they hunt on their own, and at night. Their meals are scarce, which means that they are hard to find. They have adapted to their habitats and have included marine life into their diet. Their meals vary from crabs, reptiles, turtles, deer, wild boar, fish and even humans.

The Bengal Swamp Tiger inhabits the continent of Asia, throughout the border of India and Bangladesh. Sundarbans, where they are located, is a mangrove forest with tidal waves surrounding. Unfortunately, the habitat is being wrecked from deforestation and natural disasters.

Did you know that Swamp Tigers are very territorial? That means that they guard and defend their territory. Because they live around aquatic areas, it enables them to have exceptional swimming skills. Did you know that they can swim up to 8 km?

Surprisingly, these brutal animals are vulnerable and endangered. In the future, we have to think about the effects that city expansion causes. Don’t you think so too?

Swamp Tigers

L.I: To create a multi modal DLO that tells others about Swamp Tigers.

Our challenge was to make an Information Report about Swamp Tigers. To be able to write about it though, we had to do research about Swamp Tigers. We wrote about its Appearance, Diet, Habitat, and its Behaiviour. Did you know that Swamp Tigers can run 40 mph! The Appearance of a Swamp Tiger is useful for camouflaging. Camouflaging is blending in with the surrounding. A Swamp Tiger is a Carnivore, meaning that their diet consists of only meat. Their food is scarce, meaning hard to find. Swamp Tigers are solitary hunters. Solitary means on its own. Did you know that the Habitat of Swamp Tigers is the largest Mangrove forest in the world! It’s located in Sundarbans. Unfortunately, it has had some damage caused to its environment because as humans are expanding cities, they are also taking away the natural habitats of animals. Swamp Tigers are very territorial, meaning that they defend and guard their territory. They are exceptional swimmers, and can swim up to 8km!

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt how to accept and reject facts, and I learnt how Information Reports are structured.

Sentences Structure

L.I: To explore sentence structure.

All sentences begin with a Capital letters and end with a full stop. Simple sentences include nouns and verbs. A noun is the name of something, or something you can physically touch. An example of a simple sentence could be, “The cat sat on the mat”. The noun would be the cat and mat, and the verb would be sat. A Compound sentence includes two simple sentences that are joined by using conjunction words. Like for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. An example of a Compound sentence would be “The cat sat on the mat and the dog laid beside the mat”. A Complex sentence includes independent clauses and dependent clauses. With a word from AAAWWWUBBIS. From this challenge I can see  that I have a clear understanding of Simple and Compound Sentences. I now know that I need to focus on Complex sentences.

I enjoyed this activity because it taught me what I needed to focus more on.

Matariki Stars

L.I: To plan, design, and create a class star for Matariki that tells a story.

To create this star, I had to find a story for it to tell. I decided to do the time when Maui fished up a big fish, but now known as the North Island. The story goes that when they went fishing, they had no bait so Maui punched his own nose and used his blood as bait. He covered his hook with his blood and hauled it down into the sea. And that’s why there’s a red outline around the hook. And the 9 stars above them are the Matariki stars. Whose names are Matariki, Waiti, Waita, Waipunarangi, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi, Ururangi, Pohutukawa, and Hiwa-i-te-rangi.

I enjoyed making this star because I learnt another Maori myth while making this.

Treaty of Waitangi

L.I: To understand what honouring the treaty means.

For this activity, we learnt information about what the Treaty of Waitangi is, and why it’s an important part of New Zealand. But to get that information, we read a book called “Te Tiriti o Waitangi”, by Ross Calman, Mark Derby, and Toby Morris. Some of the reasons why we thought the Tiriti o Waitangi is important to New Zealand is that it’s the founding document of our country. And it represents the 3 P’s which are Patnership, Participation, and Protection. We think that the Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement signed in 1840’s by over 500 chiefs. But Important words weren’t properly explained in Te Reo Maroi.

This activity was interesting because there some interesting facts and information in the book. Like did you know that the Treaty of Waitangi’s draft was written in one night!

Moment in Time Planner

L.I: To write a poem that describes as moment in time

To write a Moment in Time Poem, you would need to imagine how you would feel or what you would think if you are in that scenario. But we first went up Maungarei to see what we would feel, see, hear, and what our thoughts would be. This DLO is a plan of how our Maungarei Moment in Time Poem would look like. We used senses such as visual, tactile, and auditory, along with thoughts.

I enjoyed making this poem because I learnt information about Maungarei and was able to use it in a poem.

Copyright and Attribution

Copyright is when you use other people’s videos, images, music and even ideas, without permission. Copyright can also be using someone’s music and not giving them credit. But Attribution is when you use someone’s music, images, ideas or videos with permission, and giving them credit.

This activity was interesting because I now know what Copyright and Attribution means.

Personal Passion – Excellence Care Award

This DLO is an activity to earn an Excellence Care Award. As you can see my personal passion is playing the violin. One of my favourite pieces to play is “Gavotte from Mignon”. Because of all the semiquavers and quavers in this piece, it gives me a challenge. But one of my dislikes on playing the violin is having to keep a great posture and having to place your fingers in the correct place, and the pressure differences depending on which part of the bow you are in.

Haiku Poem – Fire

 

The structure of a Haiku poem is 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables. Syllables are chunks of a word. We had to choose between Fire, Ice, and Water. We came up with words that related with fire, and used some of them into a verse. With the syllable rule, making this Haiku poem was difficult.

What I liked about writing this haiku poem, is that it gave me a challenge. By having the syllable rule to make it challenging.