We have come back from our school holidays refreshed and ready to continue our learning journey. We are still getting used to the routines again. The first week has seen us learning about New Zealand Paralympians and the history of the olympics. Here is Texas's research on his Paralympian
The students get to experience technology in Food, Control, Science and Hard materials at Tamaki College
The groups have rotated and the students get to join a new class. In Food tech the students get to make delicious food and practice their food preparation skills. Dicing, grating, frying and mashing skills on display when you enter. Working with food safely is a valuable skill everyone will need in their life. And of course the students enjoy their end products. Yum!
In Science, the students have been exploring what science looks like in different aspect. The science behind paper planes and inside a flower using their observation and measurement skills.
For hard materials, they are working with wood and using one piece of wood they need to measure and create a product. At the moment they are working on housing joints to secure their creations.
In control, they understand file and folder management on their chromebooks and are now looking at electrical components so far they have looked at resistor colour coding.
