In the book Nim's Island, Nim is doing an experiment to see if coconuts float. We decided to do our own experiment. You might like investigate floating and sinking at home. Fill a sink or container with water and find a variety of different shaped/weight/size items. Make a prediction and see if you were right. If you want some more information, click on the image below to watch Bill Nye the Science Guy explain about buoyancy.
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We started off our art this term by looking at the art of James Rizzi. Below are the links we looked at in class as part of our inspiration. As you are watching, think about what might have inspired James Rizzi to create such interesting pieces? What do you think about this style of art? Would you like to live in the Happy Rizzi House? Here is your challenge - what does anthropomorphic mean? (See the wikipedia link)
We have started creating our own art based on the New York skyscrapers he depicts in many of his pieces. Keep an eye out for the finished pieces - we are very proud of them. At the end of Term 1 we completed our robots. We sketched the outlines and details using pencil then add colour with oil pastels. The background was dyed. Some of them look friendly, and others are rather scary. Check them out in Tōtara 25. |