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Monday, June 28, 2021

Wind racer

Aim: try to make the wind racer go the furthest.

Method: 

1. grab a trolley and a bamboo stick, or a metal rod

2. start making your sail with the different types of material on the board. 

Equipment: cardboard, newspaper, plastic bag, tape, string, Popsicle sticks, trolley, bamboo stick, metal rod.


we gone use paper this what it will look like 



  












discussion: what forces were acting in this project? gravity, pull and friction and thrust.

why did it slow down? it went further away from the leaf blower 

conclusion: did it work? yes... kinda 

What would you do differently? make a better sail

 

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Social studies

Action

Causes 

Effect

Littering 

Well there is something called bin were you put your rubbish, but people decide to throw it on the ground.

pollution 

Daily use of plastic

Humans, use more single used plastic

Water pollution, liter

banning plastic bags

To much use of plastic bags

Less plastic bags

Beach clean up

Tukotahi on the beach

Community together, clean beach

Rubbish going into the ocean

Humans, littering 

Ocean pollution, animal dying

companies  selling zero waste products 

To much non zero waste 

Less non zero waste