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Monday, July 25, 2016

Experimenting with Electricity

Waikowhai Primary Senior Syndicate welcomed in the new term with an afternoon of fun and learning.  We have continued to focus on electricity within the context of integrity and spent the first afternoon of the term collaborating with others from different classes using the "Brain Box" circuit kits. We collaborated, concentrated, did some learning and created some circuits from the book as well as our own special creations.  We have taken and filed photos to create a DLO to then share out our learning using our individual blogs.  Please check these out to see what we have found out so far.





22 comments:

  1. That is so cool

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  2. Hi this is Jimmy from Kaniere School I think it is cool how you made the propeler fly.

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    1. Hi James, Thanks for your comment. Making the propeller fly was definitely a highlight for the children. Some of them managed to get the propellor to the roof!

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  3. Hi im Tom and I go to Kaniere School.
    In our class those mechanical things are broken so you are really lucky that yours work.

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    1. Hi Tom,
      Thanks for your comment. We have just got the brain box kits and we are working hard to make sure we look after them and enjoy them.
      Mr Riceman

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  4. Hi my name is Jared from Kaniere School in Hokitika, these electric builds are facenating to look at.
    Well Done!
    :{)

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    1. Hi Jared,
      Thanks for your comment. If you are fascinated by these videos you might like to check out some of the individual blogs. We have made thinglinks that explain the different parts of the circuit and what they do.
      Mr Riceman.

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  5. Well done it looks cool what you made it looks like a bungee jumper jumping up not down.What tools did you use to make this? If you want to look at cool things check out my blog and enjoy heres the link
    http://pcsjohnr.blogspot.co.nz/

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    1. Hi John,
      We used brain box kits to build these circuits. We were starting out by experimenting with the ideas in the book while some other students came up with ideas of their own.
      Thanks for taking the time to comment on our blog!
      Mr Riceman

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  6. Hi my name is Dakota
    well done it looks cool what you guys had made it looks like if you made a bungee jumper jumping up not down. What tools did you use to make this? well done

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    1. Hi Dakota,
      We used brain box kits in groups of three to come up with these circuit inventions. It was lots of fun and lots of learning too.
      Thanks for taking time to comment on our blog!
      Mr Riceman

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  7. hi my name is Julia and i just want to say GREAT job on this experiment on electricity that was REALLY good i loved it and one last is keep the great work up bye

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    1. Hi Julia,
      We had lots of fun experimenting and now we are going to use this knowledge to create something new too. Be sure to check back soon to see how our learning goes.
      Thanks for your comment,
      Mr Riceman

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  8. hi my name is Julia and i just want to say GREAT job on this experiment on electricity that was REALLY good i loved it and one last is keep the great work up bye

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  9. hi my name is Tori and I just want to say that your done a wonderful job it was exiting and i love this keep up the great work

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    1. Hi Tori,
      Thanks for checking out our learning. It was exciting for us too because we were experimenting and working with groups of different people. We would love to see what your class is working on for Inquiry this term too.
      Thanks again,
      Mr Riceman

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  10. Hi my name is Tyson im at south hornby school keep up that try the sieren one i want to do that iv done that before this is link to my blog

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    1. Hi Tyson,
      The students loved making the siren sound and once they were experimenting they made different sounds too, somebody even picked up an FM radio channel. Have you used Brain Box at school too? Next time could you make sure to add the link to your blog, Room 8 would like to have a look but the link was missing from your post.
      Thanks for commenting, we appreciate it.
      Mr Riceman

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  11. Hi my name is Renee from Kaniere School in Hokitika / South Island
    I think it is cool how you made propeller fly.
    Here is a link to my blog http://kanierereneef.blogspot.co.nz/

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    1. Hi Renee,
      The students really enjoyed making the propeller fly, some even got it to touch the roof in our classroom when we added in more batteries. Thanks for your comment, we will be sure to check out more of your learning too.
      Mr Riceman

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  12. hi my names dylan
    wow thats cool how did you do that? what meterial did you use to make it? could you make it better how high can it go
    if you would like to see my blog here is it http://shsdylanc.blogspot.co.nz/

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  13. Hi my name is Raihan im a student from kaniere school I think that what you did with the brain box is really cool.

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