Our trip to the National Library to see the Leading Edge Exhibition.

We had the opportunity to see the inventions and innovations made by New Zealanders. 

The Yike Bike was the most popular design innovation on display. 

We also got to view the Design And Production Processs  on the wall.The icons made it easy to understand.

Market Day Action Stations

Market Day Action Stations

Moving between spaces to complete our work.

When we needed a sturdy container to protect our circuit we are able to move through to the DPE Suite 2 to use the laser cutter. Great results can be achieved.

Moving between spaces to complete our work.

When we needed a sturdy container to protect our circuit we are able to move through to the DPE Suite 2 to use the laser cutter. Great results can be achieved.

Great things come in packages

Robotic Lego has arrived too

Investigating Robotics

The bug helped us explore how a solar panel works.

Action Stations. Round 2

Yes, you can heat water in a paper saucepan

Paper saucepan?

Checking out if it possible to heat water in a paper saucepan. A lot of fun was had and yes,it is possible. The question then was to explain how the paper did not burn.

Musical talent

Making Music with Electronics

The challenge was to create a marble run to take the longest time to run. The classroom was taken over by the inventors who strung the marble runs from the ceiling,the walls the doors and the table and chairs. Great fun and it was a great competition to find the longest run.

Electronic Kits are so much fun

Ballon power

When the ballon was added how far would the vehicle go? We had lots of fun racing each other.

To make a vehicle with wheels that move.

With limited materials what can I design and make that has wheels that move?

Can you cook water in a paper saucepan?

The challenge was to find out.

First of all we had to learn how to light matches safely and after we had constructed the paper saucepan we started cooking.

We found out that yes, it was possible to heat water so long as you were careful.

Term 1 Learning Journey

With a focus on Survivor Island the Action Stations have been designed to challenge students to think and find solutions for specific situations. Students have the opportunity to choose the one that is of most interest to them and then to go on their own Learning Journey
I look forward to seeing the solutions the students will come up with.

Action Stations for Term 1