Action Plan Four
On the 29th of November we emailed Mr Hilliard and asked if we could borrow some sports equipment for our event. He replied with a yes, and we picked up all the gear from the sports shed and stored it in the lockers.
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
PBL Step Four
PBL
On the 29th of November we emailed Mr Hilliard and asked if we could borrow some sports equipment for our event. He replied with a yes, and we picked up all the gear from the sports shed and stored it in the lockers.
On the 29th of November we emailed Mr Hilliard and asked if we could borrow some sports equipment for our event. He replied with a yes, and we picked up all the gear from the sports shed and stored it in the lockers.
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
PBL Step Three
PBL
Action Plan Step Three
On Monday the 27th of November, we wrote a newsletter for the year 6 students of Hornby Primary. We then sent it to the principal Mr Roberts, and he approved of it and will be sending it out to the students.
Action Plan Step Three
On Monday the 27th of November, we wrote a newsletter for the year 6 students of Hornby Primary. We then sent it to the principal Mr Roberts, and he approved of it and will be sending it out to the students.
Friday, 24 November 2017
PBL Step Two
PBL
Water Safety
Action Plan - Step Two
On the 22-24 of November, we created a detailed list and timetable of the activity afternoon we are running. There will be two groups of 20 students, and myself and Claudia will be running one, and Jamie and Brandon will be running the other one. Group one will switch from the pool to the field after lunch, and group two will switch from the field to the pool.
Water Safety
Action Plan - Step Two
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| Creating the list on my Chromebook |
On the 22-24 of November, we created a detailed list and timetable of the activity afternoon we are running. There will be two groups of 20 students, and myself and Claudia will be running one, and Jamie and Brandon will be running the other one. Group one will switch from the pool to the field after lunch, and group two will switch from the field to the pool.
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
PBL Step One
PBL
Step One
Email Hornby Primary
On the 16th of October, we wrote and sent an email to Hornby Primary asking for permission to run our event. In our email we described the activities we will be running. We didn't get a reply for the email, so we rang the office and we organised a meeting with the principal. At the meeting we discussed possible dates for the event, numbers of students, and what activities we will be running. The meeting was successful, and we will be running the event in week 7 or 8. The event will happen around lunch time, one activity will be before lunch, and one will be after. The principal will email us before the end of the week with a date.
Update:
The principal has emailed us, and we will be running the event on Thursday the 30th of November from 1pm to 3pm.
Step One
Email Hornby Primary
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| Claudia proof-reading the email. |
On the 16th of October, we wrote and sent an email to Hornby Primary asking for permission to run our event. In our email we described the activities we will be running. We didn't get a reply for the email, so we rang the office and we organised a meeting with the principal. At the meeting we discussed possible dates for the event, numbers of students, and what activities we will be running. The meeting was successful, and we will be running the event in week 7 or 8. The event will happen around lunch time, one activity will be before lunch, and one will be after. The principal will email us before the end of the week with a date.
Update:
The principal has emailed us, and we will be running the event on Thursday the 30th of November from 1pm to 3pm.
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
PBL Action Plan
PBL
Water Safety
Action Plan
Here is our action plan for our big project to improve the problem of water safety.
After all our planning we will be holding an afternoon for the year 5's and 6's at Hornby Primary to teach them some skills and encourage them to raise awareness of water safety to decrease the amount of drownings.
Water Safety
Action Plan
Here is our action plan for our big project to improve the problem of water safety.
Steps needed to achieve the goal.
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What will help us achieve this goal? (Enablers)
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Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.
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Who is responsible for this step?
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Date this step will be achieved by.
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Gaining permission to run our event at Hornby Primary by emailing the principal.
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The principal can help us by emailing back with a yes and a convenient date.
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If the principal says no, we would email another school to ask if we could run it there.
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Crystal will email, but the whole group will contribute.
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16/11/17.
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Steps needed to achieve the goal.
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What will help us achieve this goal? (Enablers)
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Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.
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Who is responsible for this step?
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Date this step will be achieved by.
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Complete a detailed plan of each activity we will be running, and the timing.
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Having time management and looking online for ideas of activities we could run.
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Not having a big enough time slot could be a barrier, but we could just cut down the amount of activities we run.
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The whole group.
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22/11/17.
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Steps needed to achieve the goal.
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What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)
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Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.
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Who is responsible for this step?
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Date this step will be achieved by.
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Create a newsletter for the parents of the students at Hornby Primary and email it to the school.
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Coming up with a good theme for the newsletter and getting our point across.
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A barrier could be that the primary school doesn’t want to print and distribute the newsletters, therefore we would have to ask to email the parents and put up posters around the school.
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The whole group.
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24/11/17.
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Steps needed to achieve the goal.
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What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)
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Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.
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Who is responsible for this step?
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Date this step will be achieved by.
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Ask if we are able to use some equipment to in the activities when the time comes, eg: flags, and cones.
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Mr Hilliard, as we are asking him to borrow the equipment.
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He could say no to letting us borrow the equipment, so we could ask the primary school sports department.
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Brandon and Jamie.
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28/11/17.
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After all our planning we will be holding an afternoon for the year 5's and 6's at Hornby Primary to teach them some skills and encourage them to raise awareness of water safety to decrease the amount of drownings.
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
PBL Project - Water Safety
PBL Project
Water Safety
Group: CCBJ
Group Members: Myself, Claudia, Brandon, Jamie.
Topic: Water Safety.
Websites:
Water Safety
Group: CCBJ
Group Members: Myself, Claudia, Brandon, Jamie.
Topic: Water Safety.
Websites:
Website Name
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Link
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Date we accessed site
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Water Safety New Zealand
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14/11/17
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Drowning Prevention
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14/11/17
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Drown Base
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14/11/17
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Water Safety NZ
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14/11/17
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Teens Health - Water Safety
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14/11/17
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Why we chose this topic:
Water safety is a big issue in New Zealand as well as the world. So many drownings have been recorded other the years because so many people have no water safety skills. This years drowning toll (as of Nov. 13) is at 59, in 2016 there were 108, in 2015 there were 113, in 2014 there were 71, and in 2013 there were 107. We want to make kids aware of the problem and teach them some skills while also having fun.
Who is affected?
In the first half of 2017, there were 47 drownings in New Zealand. 10% of those were kids under 5, 18% was 15-24 year olds, and 71% was 25+. 84% were males. Males above 25 years have been involved in the most drownings.
Who is affected?
In the first half of 2017, there were 47 drownings in New Zealand. 10% of those were kids under 5, 18% was 15-24 year olds, and 71% was 25+. 84% were males. Males above 25 years have been involved in the most drownings.
What are the issues?
Because young and old these days don’t have enough water safety knowledge, drownings are becoming more and more common. People are going out to the beach, rivers, and swimming pools with no safety knowledge, and are being put in situations that they don’t know how to handle.
When and how did this start?
Drowning has always been a huge problem in New Zealand, and we have a higher drowning rate here than Australia, the U.S, and the UK. This years drowning toll (as of Nov. 13) is at 59, in 2016 there were 108, in 2015 there were 113, in 2014 there were 71, and in 2013 there were 107. It doesn’t seem the problem is improving, and it may get worse as the years go on.
Where is it happening?
All over the world drowning has become a huge problem. New Zealand has quite a high rate, as we are an island. The most common places drownings occur are in rivers, beaches, swimming pools, and water holes. The top of the North Island is most susceptible to drownings. The South Island had barely any in the past few years, while the North Island had many.
Why is it happening?
Drownings are becoming more and more frequent because people young and old have no water safety knowledge. While young people occasionally have water safety lessons, they usually cost a bit of money, when they should be part of the school curriculum. Many adults think it isn’t important to know how to swim, so they put it off until it’s too late.
Our big impact action:
We will be planning and executing a fun water safety afternoon at Hornby Primary for the year 5's and 6's, to teach young students how to be water safe, to work in teams, and to have fun.
Our desired impact:
We want young people to be aware of the problem so that they can share it around and try to improve it. We want them to gain some skills so if they are put in a tough situation in water they know how to save themselves and others. We also want to prevent drownings.
Saturday, 11 November 2017
Science - Earth Science
Earth Science
Earths crust is the coolest layer, while the inner core is the hottest.
There are two parts of the mantle, the upper mantle and the lower mantle. The lower is hotter, and convection currents cause heat from the bottom half to rise to the top, heating the crust and causing movement in the tectonic plates of Earth.
In the 1950's, Alfred Wegener thought up the theory of Plate Tectonics. He believed that the continents of North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Africa, India, Australia, Europe, and Asia all used to be connected in one big super continent called Pangea. He had lots of evidence backing this theory, but the strongest is the fossil evidence. All animals of the fossils mentioned were land animals, so they couldn't swim over oceans. Fossil remains of Cynognathus were found in both South America and Africa. Remains of Mesosaurus were found in South America and Africa. Traces of Lystrosaurus were found in India, Africa, and Antarctica. And most importantly, Fossils of Glossopteris were found in all five of the continents: South America, Africa, India, Australia, AND Antarctica.
Earths crust is the coolest layer, while the inner core is the hottest.
There are two parts of the mantle, the upper mantle and the lower mantle. The lower is hotter, and convection currents cause heat from the bottom half to rise to the top, heating the crust and causing movement in the tectonic plates of Earth.
In the 1950's, Alfred Wegener thought up the theory of Plate Tectonics. He believed that the continents of North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Africa, India, Australia, Europe, and Asia all used to be connected in one big super continent called Pangea. He had lots of evidence backing this theory, but the strongest is the fossil evidence. All animals of the fossils mentioned were land animals, so they couldn't swim over oceans. Fossil remains of Cynognathus were found in both South America and Africa. Remains of Mesosaurus were found in South America and Africa. Traces of Lystrosaurus were found in India, Africa, and Antarctica. And most importantly, Fossils of Glossopteris were found in all five of the continents: South America, Africa, India, Australia, AND Antarctica.
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