Solar Energy

 At school, we had to brainstorm how the wind and sun affect us in our daily lives. I had a lot less time than other students because I had to go to a bus monitor meeting. After we had done that we had to watch a short video that was in Maori. The video was about Tawhirimatea (Maori god of wind) and what he did with the wind. I enjoyed getting the write my ideas down because I had a lot of ideas. I found it challenging to write about the sun because I had fewer ideas for that half. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could have added some more ideas like wind helps with sailing, birds, and destroys umbrellas.

LM - Tidy Drive

Since I had done the post we needed to do, I had to complete one of the cyber smart challenges. I picked the one titled 'Tidy drive'. You had to sort the fake drive before sorting your personal drive. I enjoyed getting to tidy MY drive because it was already tidy. I found it challenging with some of the fake drive because I didn't know what went in writing and what went in reading with things like 'Book review'. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could put some of my folders into other folders.

LM - Energy Mobile

 For T-shaped literacy, we had to make a mobile showing the different types of energy. I didn't do all the types but I did potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, solar, wind, and light. I'm happy with the end result as it looks interesting, all the pieces are different heights, the pieces spin slowly, and that it's balanced. I enjoyed getting to draw the pictures (Using kleki.com) especially the flame. I found it challenging to think of colours to use for the words. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add more types of energy like chemical or hydro.

Photo's of the mobile. Sorry, they're bad quality, I had trouble holding my Chromebook up.

Energy - Potential VS Kinetic

 For T-shaped literacy, we had to watch a video explaining the difference between potential and kinetic energy. It included rollercoaster models, bow and arrows, pogo sticks, and microphones. I enjoyed getting to watch the video because it taught me a lot. I found it challenging to describe the variables for kinetic energy. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could go into more detail for the first question- What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?

What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?

Potential energy is energy that will potentially be used, and kinetic energy is energy of motion.

What variable(s) determine the amount of kinetic energy?

The more potential energy there is, the more kinetic energy there will be. The faster an object is moving, the more kinetic energy there will be.

What variable(s) determine the amount of potential energy?

The higher the object is, the more potential energy it gains because it has further to go down. If you were to drop an egg from one meter it would break because it had a lot of potential energy that was turned into kinetic energy. But if you dropped an egg from 3 meters it would be absolutely pulverised because there was more potential energy stored, meaning that when it fell it was faster because the potential energy was turned into kinetic energy.

Explain how energy is transformed in a spring

When the spring is pressed together it holds potential energy. When the ends are released the potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy, making the spring bounce.

Word Study - Thermal Energy

 For T-shaped literacy we got to chose one-three words from the list before making a word map about our chosen word(s). I originally read it as three words and chose solar energy, thermal energy, and nuclear energy. Then I realised it was one-three and did just thermal energy so I could put a lot of work into it. I enjoyed getting to read about thermal energy because I learnt a lot of things. I found it challenging to explain what thermal energy was. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could make a longer description about what thermal energy was.

Compare and Contrast - Energy

 For our T-shaped literacy, we had to make a Venn diagram comparing Text A and Text B. Both texts were about saving energy and the different types. I enjoyed getting to read the texts as they were short and easy to understand. I found it challenging to find things that were the same as I misread Text A. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add more detail.