Martian code mission

For the past couple weeks in Hur 3 science we have been trying to find a system to communicate across a long distance. After doing  some research me and my buddy ( Mikayla ) found a system that we thought would work, Morse code using light. For this we first wrote down the whole alphabet in Morse code then we did it with a flashlight. Mikayla sent the message and I received it (well I tried to). It didn't actually work. We think the reason why was it was it was to light and we didn't have practice. we could have done it while it was darker or we had more practice. 

The NZ Gold Rush

Today in Hur1 we have been looking at the NZ gold rush, here are some facts I learnt about it.

1. Gold is valuable because it is rare and attractive.

2. Gold is found as small flecks in the veins of hard quartz rocks.

3. alluvial gold is found in rocks that have been worn down to sand.

4. if you asked and gold miner where the gold was they would say, "where it be there it be".

5. in NZ gold was mainly found in, Otago, Marlborough, Southland, The west coast, Golden bay and in the Coromandel Peninsula.

6. 4 properties to describe gold are Inert, shiny, Heavy and  Malleable.

7. The first Europian to find gold in NZ was Charles Ring from Tasmania in Driving creek in 1852.

I learnt a lot from his bu he main thing I learnt was people really liked gold and would use it to get out of poverty.

Parihaka facts

For the past few weeks in Hur 5, we have been making DLO's ( digital learning objects ) about Parihaka.

I made mine with a friend of mine called Reuben. We made an animation in which I hope you like it.

Freeze frame

Today in Hur 2 drama we made 6 different freeze frames for 6 main points in the story "Bok Choy"
The six points that I thought were the most important were.

1. Going fishing to get away from the fight between the two mums
2. Falling into the river 
3. waking up in Arsum's house and getting offered  the rice
4. Mum coming in and being very grateful
5. Thinking about why Arsum worshipped the portraits 
6. The two mums arguing again but standing up for Arsum and his "Bok Choy"