Science 1: Me and my DNA.

Kia ora, This term for science we are learning all about how the human body works and how special we all are. We are also trying to learn how to think and act more like a scientist. So, Miss Fletcher asked us to look at our faces in the mirror and write down notes about what we look like. The information had to be precise and clear so that when someone read it, it would help them find the person it described quickly. It was a bit like being a detective. You had to look and notice things carefully. Miss Fletcher said that what we look like depends on our mother and father. Making a new human is a bit like making a cake.  You get some ingredients from your mum and some from your dad. The ingredients are called DNA. Everybody’s cake is different to everyone else’s. Miss Fletcher said the person with the most efficient description was Andrew J as he wrote: My hair is 1cm long all over. He is the only student in Team Moana with a haircut like that so he was able to be identified very easily. You can read my description below. The sentences highlighted in blue are the ones that Miss Fletcher said were not precise and clear enough. Twentynine people said they could recognise me from my description.

Hot Air Balloon Survival

This week, we have done science with Miss Fletcher. It was about gases, we learnt about how to make carbon dioxide also the different types of chemicals that were used. In order to make carbon dioxide you have to have oxygen and carbon together they = Carbon dioxide. I found it hard to find the information. I found it easy to make an creative story. I learnt that carbon dioxide does not have air in side of it.

Science Fair

Kia ora,

This week we were working on our science fair, 

my science fair was about a Frisbee's and horseshoes.

Yesterday we showed everyone our science experiment,

they thought it was interesting.

I found it easy to do the experiment.

I found it hard to write down the facts.

The learning behind this task was to learn to communicate with each other.

Science Exploring

Kia ora,

This week we are working on our science experiments for the science fair this year.

I found it hard to chose what to use. I found it easy to get the equipment.

The learning behind this task was to find out which was faster.