Podcast with Samuel Marsden

LI: Making a podcast with Samuel Marsden by using Adobe Podcast.

For literacy, we made a podcast with Samuel Marsden by using Adobe Podcast. We ask him many questions about the Tamaki River and how he felt when he saw it. Well the true thing was that somebody from our group pretended to be Samuel Marsden and we had to pretend to be the hosts. Anyway, it was fun asking questions to him.

Then if we were done with our podcast, we had to download our audio or podcast.

If you see that black panel, please press play to listen to our podcast with Samuel Marsden.

Mapping the Migratory Flight of the Kuaka

LI: To use Google My Maps to show the migratory flight path of the Kuaka.

This Week for our task , we had to make map of the kuaka bird’s flight and where they start from . As you Can see , They start from New Zealand , then they go to Australia , then Japan , and lastly , Alaska , Before they come back to New Zealand . The Distance of the flight is 11,00 kilometres . The Reason on why they fly such long distances is to survive a little longer , breast alot , and to find more food for themselves . Their Diet is mainly polychaetes (marine annelid worms),  bivalves and crustaceans .

 

 

Dot to Dot Connections: The Kuaka

LI: To draw the lines between the words to show how the connections you have made.

This Week for our task , we had to make a Dot To Dot Connection , of the Kuaka Bird . And something our group found interesting about the Kuaka Bird was  that it can fly a total 11,00 metres , because it takes work to fly for that long . 

The Kuaka

LI: To create an infographic that tells others about the migration of the kuaka

This week for our Reading , We had to create a fact file about the kuaka birds . They are birds that live in New Zealand and they fly long distances .

Something interesting I found out about the Kuaka was that they fly from New Zealand to Another country , and they do the same thing over and over .

From this DLO I can see that the Kuaka bird is a grey bird , with a long beak , and they live on beaches with they mates . 

Photo Story

LI: To understand the concept of visual storytelling

This Week our task was to make a photo album / Photo Story , of when we went for our walk to Pt England Park . Our Images show the best times that we have ever had . My favourite part about the walk was when we took pictures of us walking there , and when we could play there .

 

 

The Kokako

 

LI: To use our smart searching skills

Our Year 7/8 camp was at Kokako Lodge in Hunua. Our challenge today was to use our smart searching skills to find out about the kokako bird and create an infographic to share the facts we researched in our own words.

Something I found interesting about the kokako bird was that they are worth over 1 Million dollars . And If you can find and capture them , you get the Prize Money .

 

A Moment in Time

LI: To write a poem that describes a moment in time

At camp we had lots of challenge activities to try. Our challenge in with our poem was to chose our words carefully so that we painted a clear picture of what we were describing in the mind of our readers. My Friend  and I have described what it was like to do Raft Building . We chose this challenge because it looked hard to do , but it was easy when We were making it . 

Exploring AI

LI: To identify and understand how descriptive language is used to create a clear picture of a setting in a text.

This is the image I created using the Adobe Express. I found this activity challenging because I had to decorate the whole alleyway with things that an alleyway would have in it . But I found it fun because it was cool and fun adding the decorations to the alleyway .

Something I learnt when using prompts for AI is to follow their rules , and not generate anything bad . 

Here is My Picture before and after .

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After :

What did Samuel Marsden see?

LI: To use the information in the diary extract to create an image of what we think Samuel Marsden saw when he sailed down the Tamaki awa.

We used Adobe Express to make an ai picture of Mount Wellington Mountain . We included Marai’s,  because people were poor back in the 1800’s . We also learnt that in the 1800’s there was no houses made yet . There were only marai’s and canoe boats . 

Here is A Before and After Picture of what we had created .

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After :

Working in groups

  • LI: To understand that everyone has a role to play when we are working in groups

    In LS2 we learn best when we learn with and from each other

  • What your responsibility as a group member is
  • How working in a group helped you understand more about the kuaka
  • Why talking to others about your learning is important 
  • Something you enjoyed.