Tongan Language

This week I did a Tongan Language week task.

I had to choose counting from 1 - 10 in Tongan, Greetings in Tongan, or Maths.

I chose to do counting, I made a slideshow of fingers going up to 10 showing the Tongan words.

This task was easy because I am Tongan. Next time I should try counting up to 50 in Tongan.

Party Popper

My company created a party popper design. 

First we modelled all the parts to see which would be best. For example we used a thicker rubber band instead of a short rubber band. We tested both rubber bands to see which one would hit the cup more effectively. We found out that the thicker rubber band worked more effectively than the shorter rubber band.

Afterwards we assembled our fixes that we are going to use. We changed the small plastic cup into a bigger plastic cup and used a whiteboard marker for our weight to shoot the filling out more stronger. The whiteboard marker was very strong when shooting up to the cup.

Finally we tested all the updated design options.  All of the designed options worked very effectively and strongly. 

I learned a lot about how to design a party popper and what it needs. My company skittle poppers, and I found out that all the parts work strongly and effectively.

 LI: To make a prototype.

Simple Machines

Did you know that there are 3 similar simple machines?

They are wheel and axle, pulley, and screw. The 3 similar simple machines help us do work quickly, easier and faster.

Simple Machines

 Simple machines are tools that people use to move object easier. These are the simple machines:

• Lever
• Screw
• Wedge
• Wheel and axle
• Pulley
• Inclined plane.

My Maze 2

 

My Maze

 

                        

Light and Sound Experiment

This afternoon LS1 and Room 5 went to the reserve and did an experiment. We needed to put our hands up when we heard the clapper. We made a long line beside the water. Ms Kirkpatrick was at one end. When she clapped the sound traveled down the line. People put their hands up in the a wave. We saw the clapper before we heard the sound because light travels faster then sound.

About Me

My name is Atu. I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters, I am in the middle. My favourite subject is maths because I like addition and subtraction.