Earthquake Animation

I was learning about the three main earthquakes in New Zealand. (Napier Earthquake - 1931, Christchurch Earthquake - 2011 and the Kaikoura Earthquake - 2016.) we had to file some facts on these earthquakes then create a timeline in our inquiry books about NZ's shallow earthquakes. After we had finished a that we got to do a create, I chose to do a animation over two types of posters, a comic strip and a rap.

I found it easy to choose what the moral of my animation would be, it just popped into my head as I was finishing my last slide. To see what the moral was view my animation below. The other thing I found easy was to finish my animation before the deadline. I finished it so quickly that I still had enough time to create a rap afterwards. 

I really enjoyed using all sorts of different media to create my animation, eg shapes, polyline and backgrounds. I also enjoyed putting something funny in at the beginning, to see what it is take a peek at my said animation. 

Next time I will maybe hint my moral sooner on. Or I will put a bit more effort into making the characters in my animation have appropriate facial expressions for that moment. The only other thing I could improve on is having more people in my animation. 

Lava Lamp Observations

In our second science lesson we were learning about density and polarity. We created an example lava lamp using the ingredients noted below, the main ones was water and oil. We had to discover which one was denser. 

We figured out that the water was denser because it stayed at the bottom of the lava lamp. Adding the aspirin caused the said pill to fizz and dissolve creating carbon dioxide (Co2) bubbles. The bubbles floated between the oil and the water letting off carbon dioxide whenever it got to the surface.

The ingredients we used to create the lava lamp was Oil, Water, Food coloring and aspirin tablets. At the end it look really interesting and almost hypnotic.

I enjoyed doing the experiment in my buddy group after the example by Mrs Bava and the other groups. In my group was Lucas S, Liam J and Me. I am the only girl in my group, not that it really matters.

         

Bath Bomb Observations

Our first science elective lesson was based on acids and acalines, we had to observe the chemical reactions between the citric acid and baking soda. We each created a bath bomb for mothers day, using the ingredients listed below we mixed them together then left them to set overnight.  

This is what we observed: When a bath bomb comes in contact with water, the baking soda and citric acid react to make carbon dioxide bubbles. This is an acid–base reaction, where baking soda (also called sodium bicarbonate) is a weak base and citric acid is a weak acid.    

This is the bath bomb recipe you will need: (dry) - 1 cup of baking soda 1/2 cup of citric acid 1/2 cup of epsom salt (wet) - 1 tsp of water 1 tsp of essential oil 3 tsp of olive oil / coconut oil / Almond oil 2-3 drops of food coloring Measure out and whisk together your dry ingredients in a large bowl. Next, in a small cup, mix together the wet ingredients. This is also where you’ll add the essential oils. The next step is very important. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. You’ll want to do this very slowly, adding little drops at a time while mixing. The citric acid is what causes the bath bombs to fizz when it comes into contact with water. Adding the wet ingredients slowly minimizes this affect. Then, firmly press the mixture into the mould. Let the bath bombs dry for at least 24 hours.

I enjoyed observing the chemical reaction between the different ingredients, (the acid and the alcaline) I also enjoyed mixing the ingredients together, it felt not quite sticky and not quite dry. It was a bit like kinetic sand if you've ever felt it. 

PB4L Logo All About Me

I was learning about creating a logo all about me. The other main thing we were learning about was practicing using mote. Mote is a way to record yourself then insert it to whatever you are using. In this case it was a slide.

I found it hard make the images go by fast enough. I started off on 1 second but that was too slow so I made it 0.5 seconds but it was still too slow. Making it 0.1 seconds made it much faster, so fast that I changed it again to 0.2 seconds. Once again it was too slow so I settled with 0.1 seconds after all.  

I found it easy to decide what I would put into my logo because I love hockey so that had to go in there, reading is my passion so obviously I had to have more than one book in there. I chose the star shape because I am always striving to be a star.    

Next time I will try not to make any mistakes when I am recording my mote, and if I do make any then I try again until I do a good one. Another thing I could improve on is using interesting words like I do everyday to connect with the listener. For example I could crack a joke or spout a language feature all to make my post that little bit more impressive.  

Camp Kaitawa Reflection Slide

We were learning about reflecting on Camp Kaitawa. We had to create one rich, informative paragraph on every slide. I finished doing this within about twenty minutes max. After we had to create an animation about our favorite part of camp. I chose kayaking and tipping people out of their kayaks. The people that I flipped was Olivia and Tiana H.

I found it hard to make my animation quality because the paddle I made kept on slipping around until I  ended up just deleting it  then starting again and dealing with whatever problems came my way. The other thing I found challenging was to not go off the page writing about my camp highlights, in the end I stuck with my two favorite things.

I found it easy to choose a part of camp to use as my animation because riding on the kayaks was by far my favorite part. If I had not done one about kayaking my animation would have been about swimming across the lake with Lucas N or about playing tanks with everyone else.

I really enjoyed recapping all the fun stuff that happened at camp because it made me remember all the hilarious things that happened. Like when we were playing tanks Rhodes and Tuturi kept on throwing the mini bean bags (bombs) at Mr Barclay, Olivia (my partner for tanks) and me.  

Next time I will make my animation more detailed and exiting, because at the moment all my animation is is a silhouette on a kayak that is meant to be me, paddling around until I bump into two more silhouetted girls that I knock off their kayak. So at the end of the day I really could have made it a lot more detailed.  

Coming Back From Camp

 We were learning about writing about a moment in time. I chose to write about coming back from camp Kaitawa because it happened recently and it was also quite emotional. The learning intention for this lesson was to include powerful adjectives, verbs, adverbs and emotive words about a moment in time.  

I found it easy to make my writing really emotive. I also found it easy to publish my draft onto a slide because all I had to do was copy and paste my draft onto a slide, give it fancy font and change the background.   

I found it challenging to not overwrite because there were so many cool things that happened at camp, I was surprised that I only had 294 words! Although that is quite a bit. The only other thing that I found difficult was choosing what part of camp to write about. I chose what I did because it was the most recent memory I had.

Next time I plan to write about a time that has a bit more of a positive vibe, such as kayaking, like I said in the writing below I found out that I love kayaking! So that would be a very positive piece of writing, especially if I chose to write about jumping off! That was a fun time.

Horouta Animation

 We were learning about the voyager Paoa and his journey to Aotearoa on the waka Horata. The kumara was their prized cargo that they were transporting to a person on the North Island. Many other people came with him, they included, Kiwa, the navigator, who came with his son Kahutuanui. Paoas sister Hinehakirirangi also came along as protector and carer of the kumara.        

I found it easy to decide on part of the story that I wanted to create an animation about. The part that I chose was when they were traveling across the sea to New Zealand from Hawiki. That part and the one with Kanawa and how she brought fern roots with her even though it was strictly forbidden.

I found it challenging to find a character from google search that could be used as Hinehakirirangi. In the end I settled with a silhouette of a lady. I was going to create a piupiu for her but it just took too much time. But I think it looks alright all the same.   

Next time I will add more detail into my waka and try to use a larger variety of tools, not just polyline and google search. I also think that my background could have a lot more detail, so it is not just a gradient one. There is only one more thing that I could change and that is using less images from google.