[10DTE] Unit 4 - Robotics (Infographic)

A new unit strikes upon us as Robotics takes over the world. Our new unit robotics is a very interesting unit as soon we will be able to use some new robots and see what they can do! I created an infographic all about Robotics and Mechatronics.

DLO

[10DTE] Growing NZ Innovation Challenge

Introduction

During DTE this term, we have been working on a project in our own chosen groups which is called the Growing NZ Innovation Challenge. We have been tasked with a problem and finding a way to solve this idea. We only had 5 weeks to do this but it was enough time for all of us.

Groups

These are the groups

Moisty Billboard: Braxton, Cameron and Me.

Team 4: Oskar, Jackson, and Jesse

W.O.R.D: 

Special Needs: 

(I don't know the other groups, these are just some)

Reflection

During this project, I would say that we did a good amount of work with a couple of distractions. I would also say that most of the people in our group did work whilst the other person did not do much work at all. Our problem was to find a way to spot a water leakage and how to fix it. We created a prototype which we created which is a modified fire alarm which senses a water leakage running down a pipe and then makes a really loud and annoying sound when there is a leakage. We then created a presentation with a science cardboard looking theme. We added information about our problem and stuck our prototype onto the board. The information on the board introduced the idea and then had our enablers which were HHP which stands for High Hydrostatic Pressure which sees how big of the leakage is. Our second enabler was N&S which stands for Network and Sensors which would sense if there is a water leakage. We then presented our information to the class, we had 1 person who didn't really co-operate with any speaking roles but overall it was a decent presentation.

I really enjoyed this process and would really recommend trying this project. I would do it again if we could as I know what do learn and to for next time.

Question

My question for you would be, did you know anything about this challenge?
What do you think about our work? And what could you do to improve our idea?

[10Hee] Blogging on Spiritual Well-Being

What do you think spiritual wellbeing was before you started this unit?
I thought that spiritual well-being is what you believe in.

What is spiritual well-being about?
Spiritual well-being isn't just about what you believe in, it's about making goals and achieving them step by step. It is also about dreams and what you want to do in the future.

Why does everyone have different spiritual well-being?
Everyone has different beliefs, such as god, love, ghosts, aliens and more! People also have different goals they want to work up to and different dreams of what they want to be!

What area of spiritual well-being that you need to improve on and why?
I think I need to work on setting goals that I can achieve so I can further reach my dreams.

What is a goal you have about life?
My goal is having a good life with a good family, and having a good job and not live a repetitive life, like sleeping wake up, eat, work and then come back home, eat and sleep and repeat over and over again. 

[10Eng] Persuasive Writing - Should students learn a second language

Learning a language can be difficult and easy depending on if the students really want to learn. It could help you in the future like getting a good job which requires a new language or if you were to go to another country, you could even speak to them and understand them! It gives students an opportunity to learn something new that could help them succeed in the future. But sometimes there is the other side of the spectrum. We have the cons, such as waste of time or maybe get forced to learn something they don’t want to learn, do you want to learn something that you don't enjoy or don't want to learn? Exactly. They could learn something they enjoy and might become better at something passionate that they enjoy. I personally think that learning a new language is a choice and not something that is forced.

[10Hee] Learning Journal Questions

Today I learned about the 4 parts of Hauora and how to say them in Maori.

My physical wellbeing (Taha Tinana) is in good shape since I haven't got any injuries. The things that I do well to look after my Taha Tinana are exercising every now and then for 30 minutes.
The things that I could do better for my physical wellbeing are eating a bit more healthy.

This dimension is one of the 4 dimensions that I don't need to work on.

[10Eng] Are Australians better than New Zealanders?

Are Australians better than New Zealanders?

Are Australians better than New Zealanders? I think that New Zealanders are better, this is because we have better food, cool scenery and more! We have delicious food like pavlovas and cool scenery for tourists to see or even make a movie there! We have an awesome rugby team that would easily destroy Australians rugby team and a cuter national animal than the Australian Kangaroo. Austalia does have some good sides, like being a much larger country with lots of cool theme parks and have good ping servers for gaming. There are also amazing beaches there for your family to visit for a relaxing holiday.

In my honest opinion, I think that New Zealand is a bit better because we have cool scenes and as cute kiwi as our national animal.

[10Eng] Watching TV is making New Zealand / Aotearoa an unhealthy nation

Watching TV has been part of me ever since I grew up. When I was young I used to go to the garage and get the old TV out and plug it in to watch my favourite TV shows while my parents were watching on the normal TV. TV can sometimes benefit your life such as having more family time watching the all blacks play or the Olympics. Or sometimes you could even check the weather or the news. If you don't have a phone that is. But sometimes there is a bad side to it, like damaging your eyesight or even not socializing at all! It could even make you so lazy you wouldn't even get out of the couch. I think that TV is not as bad as long as you don't watch every single day for 3 hours straight. This is what I think, I would be curious to see what you think about it.