Structures and Sunsets; silhouette and collage art

Learning Space 1 have been learning about structures this term. As a part of this unit LS1 did some mixed media art. The learners combined digital art with collage, creating cityscape silhouettes digitally (and subsequently printed) and sunsets / sunrises with collage.

Another learning objective for this term is geometry and measurement. Learners challenged their understanding of 2 dimensional shapes by creating silhouettes of a cityscape using simple geometric shapes. Learners found a photo of an iconic part of a city then, using Google Drawings, overlaid triangles, trapeziums, ovals, and more on the buildings to create the silhouettes. 

 

Learners had a limited colour palette to work with for the sunsets. This meant learners had to adapt their ideas of sunsets to the materials present and choose which colours represented parts of their sunsets the best. Learners also had to use simple geometric shapes to represent shapes seen in sunsets. These shapes were then placed on a black backing.

Some learners were absent on the day LS1 did their art, so were tasked with completing the art entirely digitally using Mr Wong's art as an example to work from.

Procedural Writing

LI: To write a procedural text. This week for writing we wrote a procedural text. Firstly we made a copy of a google doc. After that we chose a 3D shape. Then we wrote our procedural text. For the procedural writing we wrote down how to make a 3D shpae using blue tack and toothpicks. We needed to include the title, the end result, the materials list, the steps and the pictures. Here is link- Procedural Writing

Cuchulainn

LI. To identify the purposes of narratives. This week for reading we had to create a DLO of myths around the world. The following stories are our options- Cuchulainn from Ireland, Lac long Quan from Vietnam, Mahishasura and Durga from India, Izanagi and Izanami from Japan. I chose Cuchulainn from Ireland because the picture used for the story looks interesting and cool. I also want to learn more myths about Ireland because they are very fascinating. We could work in partners. My partner was Victoria but we both did different slide presentations. We both also had interest into the myth.

Measuring angles with a protractor

LI. To measure with a protractor. This week for maths we had to use a protractor to measure angles. We had to work in partners my partners were Victoria, Miiana, and Florence. We only had two protractors for each group. We had to measure the parts that has three letters. We had to measure these angles on a worksheet paper. We also had to check in with a teacher so we can check if our measuring is good. We got three or four measurements correct. You use a protractor by aligning the line with the straight angle, and then measure the part that have the words. You should know that you're measuring the angle properly by looking if there the front numbers are skip counting in 10's to 180.

Types of Foundations

                     
LI: to learn the different types of foundation
This week for Inquiry, Mr Ogilvies Inquiry group talked about different types of foundation. The were five they learned. The first was the slab foundation or slab grad. The slab foundation is when you dig a whole. Then fill it up with some concrete. Then also add some bars to give more strength for it to support the weight of what of a structure. The next foundation is called the Pier or Pile footing. A pier foundation is like a fence. You dig a hole, then put a wooden stick, or stone, then fill it up with concrete. They would normally support the weight of a house. It can support it by having a surface on the large stick. Then they would build the structure on top of the foundation. The walls are their to make rooms and separate rooms from each other. But they also support the weight of floors and roofs. You dig a hole, then put the wall in. After that fill in the hole with concrete to keep it stable and still. Then they learned about the column foundation. A column foundation is a structure that is under concrete and made as a base of a wall. The foundation is part of the structure that directs contact with the soil that loads into it. Then lastly they learned about the Cassen foundation. The cassen is a watertight retaining structure used as a bridge. The construction of a concrete dam, or for repair of ships.

This Vs That

LI: To compare and contrast Panmure Bridge to a local equivalent./ LI: To compare and contrast Panmure Bridge to a international equivalent. Last week for inquiry we compared and contrasted the Panmure Bridge to international and NZ bridges. First we got into partners. Then we made a copy of this vs that. In our partners we compared and contrasted the Panmure Bridge to Auckland Harbour Bridge. We compared and contrasted the Panmure Bridge to a International bridge. We also compared and contrasted the Panmure Bridge to a NZ bridge. For the this vs that we included the year built, the length, width, height, the cost, the materials and the type of bridge. We used our smart searching skills to find the information we needed.

Narrative | Water Trouble

LI. To write a quick narrative. This week for writing we had to write a narrative about a picture we chose. The picture I chose is a image of a girl trying to get to the other rock but can't reach her goal and makes a plan to get to the other rock. I made sure to use TOPES (Title, Oreintasion, Problem, Events, and Sulution). I also used the steps to make a narrative which is- BPEDP (Brainstorm, Plan, Edit, Draft, and Publish).
Here is the link to my narrative- Water Trouble

Making 3D Shapes

LI: To construct models of polyhedral using everyday materials. /LI: To use the terms faces, edges and vertices to describe models of polyhedral. This week for maths we created shapes using toothpicks and blue tack. First we got the toothpicks and blue tack. Then we made the 3D shapes. Some shapes we made was a cube, a triangular pyramid and a triangular prism. We took photos of the 3D shapes. We had to make a google slide. For the google slide we had to put in our photos and make tables which had the shape name, the vertices, the faces and the edges.