The raisins in soda water experiment.

 The raisins are going to pop the lid off because they are breathing. 

By Henry.

The bubbles pop the lid off, when you shake it. When you wriggle it, it explodes and pops.

By Susifina.

I am so confused why the lid is popping off. The bubbles were popping the lid off more yesterday  because there were more bubbles. There are not many bubbles today.

By David.

There are bubbles on the raisins.

By Ethan.

The raisins are sinking down. Before, some were floating up and now they sink. Shaking makes them float. Maybe bubbles make them float. 

By Selby.

The raisins are going up and down. The lid is going to pop when you shake it.

By Matthew.

The bubbles were going fast when I shake it, like a tornado.

By Lorenzo.

The raisins have a trampoline. Maybe the water is making a trampoline like the bubbles. The bubbles make the tramp hard to breathe so they jump to the sky.

By Rumeysa.

The lid popped off when it got shaken because of the fizz. The raisins went up and down.

By Asena.

When it is shaken, I see the lid pop off the jar. I shake it and see dots. I can’t see them when they are white.

By Emily-Rose.

I can see water and the raisins are swimming and having fun, jumping.

By Maria.

The raisins were going up and down. They blow bubbles up and that makes them breathe.

By Forest.

The bubbles go pop, pop, pop, like acorns.

By Azaan.

I can see bubbles and the top goes up.

By Aroosh.

At school I saw water and raisins in a jar. The lid was always popping out because they were very fizzy and the water went straight up.

By Margot.

There were bubbles on the raisins. They made them scrunch up like fire does.

By Fergus.

We had clear jars and put soda water, then raisins in.

We thought and acted like scientists. We noticed what happened and collected evidence. When we finished we put lids on the jars and collected more evidence to help us explain what was happening.

Here are Rm 3's observations and explanations:

(This is a good experiment to repeat at home - Jars, soda water and raisins.)

I saw bubbles bubbling.

By Zakkaiah.

The bubbles were popping all the way out of the raisins.

By Ally.

I see bubbles floating up and down on the raisins.

By Ihaia.

Pūtaiao

 This week we have been wondering about whether plants breathe.

We had a class discussion, then wrote these initial thoughts:

Do plants breathe?

I think plants breathe.

By David.

It’s breathing.

By Ihaia.

Plants breathe through their petals.

By Selby.

The plants are breathing. The plants are dead.

By Asena.

The plants are breathing.

By Azaan.

My plants are breathing.

By Lorenzo.

Plants breathe when it’s windy.

By Margot.

Plants are so hard.

By Aroosh.

Plants are wiggly.

By Maria.

Caterpillars and rain help plants breathe.

By Emily-Rose.

Lavender can breathe.

By Forest.

I think plants breathe in the rain.

By Matthew.

Yes, plants breathe.

By Bayan.

Plants breathe when it’s windy.

By Henry.

We also looked at some photos of plants under the microscope to add to our evidence. When we collect  evidence, we are thinking and acting like scientists. We ask questions like 'how do we know?'

We will continue to collect more evidence and investigate further.

Kōwhai karakia timatanga

 We have been working hard to learn a longer version of our Kōwhai karakia timatanga. 

Karakia o te Kōwhai - He Rākau Tapu

Te ura o te Kowhai, the glow of the Kowhai 

Kā tū mai nei

He tohu tapu te rākau rā

Ko te tōtara 

He puna kai

mō ngā manu o te ngahere

Te tui, te kererū, te kōmako, te kākā

Hei tupua

Tō te whenua

Hei rongoā

Kia whakaora ai te mauiui

He maumaharatanga o te mataora

O ngā mea pai rawa atu

I te ao hurihuri nei

Ka tihei, tihei mauri ora!

Standing here 

as a sacred symbol 

The tōtara

A place of sustenance

For the birds of the forest

The tui, wood pigeon, bellbird and kākā

A supernatural presence 

From the earth

As medicine

So the sick are made well

A reminder of life

Of all things good

In this busy world.

The essence of life

Ka kite ano Whaea Nicky

Seeds

 We have Whaea Nicky working in Ruma Toru at the moment. She is teaching us a lot about seeds (kākano). We are finding them on hīkoi around the school. We are drawing and writing about them. We are reading poems about seeds.

Our Seed poems:

Sunflower seeds

Pumpkin

Redwood seed

Flower

Coffee beans

By Henry.

Orange tree

Seedlings

Water, sun, dirt.

By Margot.

My flowers

Seedlings

Growing

Growing

Growing.

By Forest.

My tree,

Growing.

By David.

Seeds, 

Orange,

Pineapple,

Apple.

By Lorenzo.

Sun,

Growing.

By Matthew.

Kakano

Growing.

By Emily-Rose.

Pumpkin seeds

Chestnuts

Black and orange.

By Selby.

Sunflower

Black eyes

By Azaan.

White seed

Black seed

By Rumeysa.

Orange

Bowl of black

Pumpkin

Corn

Seeds

By Susi.

A seed poem.

Brown seeds

So small, small.

By Aroosh.

Home learning Week 7

 

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