Far North Science and Technology fair

On Friday Jack, Imogen and I went to the Turner Center to receive our prizes for  winning the Far North Science and Technology fair. Imogen and I won the bronze award for our board titled ‘Water Quality’ and Jack won the special award for his board which is titled ‘Sea water salt ice vs Homemade salt ice’. Imogen and I got 25 dollars each and Jack gets to be skipper for the day. I think what was really cool was that kids who were homeschooled got to have the same opportunity that public school students get. I have taken a lot of notes from the science fair and if I do it next year I know what is coming. Here are some photos  from the event:

Far North Science and Technology fair

In week 5, 14 students went to the Turner Center in Kerikeri to compete in the Far North Science and Technology Fair. I was one of the 14 people. This was our first year attending the science fair and I think it's great that we got to have this opportunity. There were a lot of boards there. We knew we would be up against tough competition. Before we were judged we went to a show that was hosted by nanogirl (Dr Michelle Dickinson). It was a super cool show. Afterwards it was time for the scariest (in my opinion) part of the science fair. The judges asked very different questions from when Danielle and Mrs Lindsay asked us questions at our science fair. . But after it was over we had morning tea and made our way back to school. If I do this next year in high school I think I should maybe rehearse what I should say and know what I should do next time. What I think I did well was getting over my fear and answering the judges questions. Here are some photos from the science fair:

Science fair

These past 3 weeks we have been busy with our science fair projects. In my group it was me and Imogen. We have been working on our presentations with the information to stick on our science board.  We had to follow a certain success criteria and had examples of boards specifically made for the science fair. One of them was even a prize winner. What I think Imogen and I did well was working together to finish our presentation and get something on our board that we completed to a high standard. What I think we could do next time we do this is to maybe start earlier. Then, if we get this opportunity again, we can finish earlier and we won’t have to stress the week our science fair is on. Here is my presentation:

Science fair

These past 3 weeks we have been busy with our science fair projects.
In my group it was me and Imogen. We have been working on our presentations
with the information to stick on our science board.  We had to follow a certain
success criteria and had examples of boards specifically made for the science fair.
One of them was even a prize winner. What I think Imogen and I did well was working
together to finish our presentation and get something on our board that we completed
to a high standard. What I think we could do next time we do this is to maybe start
earlier. Then, if we get this opportunity again, we can finish earlier and we won’t have
to stress the week our science fair is on. Here is my presentation: 

Scientific method

This week in Te Ngahere we have been learning about the scientific method. The scientific method is a procedure in which a problem is identified, data or information is gathered, a hypothesis/guess is formulated from your research and your guess/hypothesis is tested. I think our group got a bit confused about what to do but we got the hang of it. I think it will help us in the future when we have our science fair.

Trying oobleck for science!

This a DLO about us making oobleck for science. It was so fun and messy! If you try this at home, have a towel handy or go outside! Here is my google drawing: