Friday, January 22, 2021

SLJ (W6/A46): Super Seesaw with Nanogirl

LI: To create a screencastify showcasing the super seesaw I created.


Today, I have completed my first task of week six for the Summer Learning Journey activity and have created a screencastify that shows the super seesaw I created. First, I watched the introduction video Nanogirl has uploaded on her site and I came to know many new things. I started by learning the meaning of catapult. In easy words, it is a machine in which one side of the stick would throw whatever it has in it at a high speed due to the force or weight added on the other side. Today we would be learning the power of super throwing by making the catapult in this activity.

I started by collecting all the equipments that were required to run the activity which were a hairband, tissue roll, spatula and a stone. Then, I temporarily stick the roll to the spatula with the harband to create a strong grip. While making the design, I came to know that this activity contains a lot of knowledgeable terms as the stone can be thrown at different angles by increasing and decreasing its size which is mathematics and the force and pressure on the other side of the catapult then leads the stone to go at a far distance which is physics. The most fun part was that fun activities like these help explain such big topics in an easy way through an example. Once I was ready with my experiment I went outside my house and tried my catapult. 

I really enjoyed completing this activity because I came to know more about angles, force and pressure as well as got to check it by conducting this activity. The part which I enjoyable and challenging part in this activity was doing the experiment because it took a lot of time for the stone to actually hit the target but when it happened me and my brother were really very happy. I think the advice I would give to the creators who haven't done the experiment yet, is to not lose hope when the catapult doesn't work as it will take time to hit the target when you try different angles and move the spatula according to it. I am excited to complete other Summer Learning Journey tasks as well.

2 comments:

  1. Kia ora Sakshi

    It’s Renee from the Summer Learning Journey Team, here. Ka pai for your mahi on this fantastic blog post. It’s so great how you have included a Screencastify about how you built and tested your catapult. That was so interesting and informative. I particularly love that you have worked together with your brother on this activity. Collaborating and creating together with your whānau is a fantastic way to learn as two minds working together is so often better than one. Approximately how far away from your catapult was your target? How many attempts did it take you in order to hit the target?

    Well done for including an explanation of what you found challenging and enjoyable about this activity in this post. This post is so fantastic, and I am so impressed, that I have marked it as an OUTSTANDING blog post which means you have earned extra points towards your Summer Learning Journey tally. Ka pai Sakshi!

    As we are now coming to the end of the Summer Learning Journey I would love to know which SLJ activities have been your favourite?

    Ngā mihi nui and keep up the awesome blogging - I always love to check out your new posts.

    Renee (SLJ)

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    1. Kia ora Ms. Renee,

      Thank you so much for the positive comment and feedback. I am glad you liked my work and thank you for the extra points as well. I agree, working together sure has many positives as the work is divided, we are learning something new together and the best part is that we were having fun. I really like the quote "Two minds working together is better than one", it's really amazing! That was a very nice question. Throughout the Summer Learning Journey I think all the activities have been very knowledgeable for me as I kept on learning something new each day, and I thus like all of them. But if I specifically choose one then I loved creating the Soundtrack of Summer because as I love listening to songs and I am glad that I could get a chance to share my interests with my readers. Which Summer Learning Journey Task has been your favourite and why?

      Thank you for the positive comment!
      It was so nice to talk to you
      -Sakshi

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