Will it float, will it sink?
Which class can create the fastest box waka?
Your Task
Save all your tin-foil squares from school lunches. (They must be clean, no food scraps on them)
Using an old cardboard box design a Waka -
Add decorations, painted designs, anything to make it stand out
Choose a captain to paddle the Waka in a race in the school pool.
The Great Race
Test Day - will it float, will it float with your captain in it?
Race Day - When all the Waka are ready and tested, we will have a grand race.
Where do you live?
Where does your street name come from?
Copy The Slides Below
Rename it (your initials)
Move it to "Senior Team 2024 - Inquiry" folder
Click the map image
Find the street where you live
Take a Screenshot
In your Slides
Insert your street screenshot
Find some facts using KidzSearch
Scribble Diffusion is an awesome site where AI technology will create an image for you based on a simple description.
Create a series of 6 pictures that sequence to create a story about you and your whānau or places you like to visit.
As you create your picture, take a screenshot of it and drag it onto either a Google doc or Slides to arrange and present it - remember to move it to 'Senior Team 2024 - Inquiry'.
Below each image, write a caption explaining what the picture is about.
Where have you been in New Zealand? Where would you like to go?
The purpose of this activity is to explore and learn about other places in New Zealand. You will be writing about the places you explore in your own explorer journal.
Explore this map of New Zealand and choose 3 places that you find interesting.
These can be places you have been to, or they could be places that you would like to visit. Include at least one place with a reo Māori name eg. Taupō or Whanganui.
Search online to find information about your chosen place.
Look for interesting facts about the history, landmarks, and attractions in the area.
Write about your chosen places in your explorers journal using the prompts.
Our favourite places in our community:
Work with a partner to survey at least half your class to find out what are your classes favourite places to hang out/ play etc in and around Levin. An example could be the "Levin Adventure Park"
Create a graph on Sheets to show your results.
Then make a new Google Slide, and using at least two slides per place to create a travel directory (like Trip advisor) providing information on the top two favourite places in your class.
You must show:
Basic details of the place (Where, What, When etc).
Collected images showing what you can do there.
Any costs involved?
A review written by you and your partner giving your opinion on the worth of going to that place