How high will it go?

I think that it will go  high i mean it is plastic bottle and it is very light. 

Do you know how to launch a plastic bottle up high in the air  

First you need to fill a plastic bottle one third of the way and flip the aquapod up side down then you put the bottle on the aquapod on the aquapod there is a vale/ rubber seal so the water doesn't leak.

Then you put the pump on the aquapod/ water rocket you then step on the pump at least 8 or 12 times so the water bottle has pressure so it goes up high we did 12 pumps and when my teacher pulled the string  it went pretty high. I enjoyed it a lot you should tell all of your friends about it and begg you teacher to do the  Here's a link to the video. 

 

My mini golf course

Have you ever played mini golf before? 

I have been learning how to measure the area and perimeter of a rectangle by designing a mini golf course.

Do you know how to find area? You multiply the length and the width of the shape. Do you know how to find perimeter? You add all the sides together. 

I have been learning about area and perimeter because our maths focus is measurement.

I found it challenging to find the area and perimeter. I found it easy to find the par. I enjoyed making my golf course and making it challenging for the people who tested it.

Do you know how to find the area and perimeter of my golf course? What about the par? Give it a go!

Matariki facts and information

 

Over the last two weeks, my class has been learning about Matariki (Maori New Year). 

We all did a worksheet to find out all about Matariki. I found out that the stars only appear in late May and early June. I also found out quite a few Maori words and what they mean, like hakari (feast) and pataka kai (storage house).

I found it challenging to find out what the te reo Maori words mean in English because they were not in the worksheet so I had to do more research. 

I enjoyed working with my group to find the information in the worksheet. 

Before I did this activity I knew about the nine stars and that you can celebrate in your own way because there is no such thing as a right or wrong way to celebrate Matariki. 

I feel like I have learned a lot about Matariki and now I know more about the stars and how a group of stars is called a constellation and they always move together in a cluster.