Tech

 LI: To try and get the mBot to draw a star shape for Matariki

This week the year 8s of LS2 coded the mbots to drive in a star alligned path. To make the code we used different action codes (moving, wheels, etc). We used a code that allows the mbot to move forwards, left and right, and the seconds the mbot has to do the task at. We drew a star on a large piece of paper and we tested our mbot on the paper. After we have tested our first one we made changes to further improve our mbot code. 

Rock Paper Scissors

 LI:To learn jow to cod the micrbit to play Rock Paper Scissors and understand how to flowchart matches the code.

Link to DLO

1. When we shake the micrbit. It will choes a random number betwen 1 and 3.
2. I ahev to make a variables called hand and set this to the random number.
3. If the unmber is 1 the microbit will choses paper. 
4. If the unmber is 1 the microbit will choses Rock. 
5. If the unmber is 1 the microbit will choses scissors.  

Tech/Flowcharts and Dice

 LI: To lrean how to use flowcharts to plan coding

Link to Google Drawing

Being a Jedi in Coding

 

LI: To code the robot to move backward without touching it.

Today at Tamaki College the year 8's started to do robotics. In robotics, we focused on using sensors by using the force. We first learnt about ultrasonic, which means sound waves that can't be heard by people. Once we learnt about ultrasonic, we started coding our m-bots on m-block to sense our hand, so it goes the other way. When we did our codes, we wrote the input, algorithm, and output of our code on a google slide and included a video showing our m-bots sensing our hand.

Tech reflection

This week the year 8 boys and girls gotta build their designs. Mr Grundy told us before we used the dangerous things we had to measure our pieces then we could use the dangerous things.

But i didn't get up to that bit because i was still trying to measure my drawing.Then Mr Grundy showed us how to uses a saw.Were not supposed to push down when were cutting the wood.

Then after that it was time to go.   

Tech

L.I to plan our woodwork

Today Panmure bridge went to Tamaki college for tech we drawed what we wanted to build so for example if You want to build a skateboard you will need to sketch it out to see what it will look like and where the joints will go were the wheels are going. And we had to show him are work and he would say which one you want to do and we picked on.

Tech

Today at Tamaki college was the last week at tech we grabbed 10 leaves for the activity.we had to try to get the colour,texture,thickness,pattern  and the size of the leaves . we had to find out how the plants eat,how plants grow,why animals need plants.than we wrote down what kind of leaves people eat for example cabbage,red cabbage,lettuce,seaweed,kale,spinach.Then we watched a video about plants and how they spread water through the plant.

Science and Stem

LI: To identify what we know about science

This week the year seven went to science. We were introduced are silves. And then we were assigned a seat each. Then we got notebooks and we wrote science words like tube,biology. Then we all had to write something on the white board.We had to come up with science word.Then we got are paper from Miss Sharma and then we had to fold are paper into fours. On the top left we wort science words again.And then on the bottom left corner we had to draw an instrument that evolved around science.Then on the top right side we wrote a question we wanted to know about science.On the bottom right corner we cutted out a picture.And then we had to glued the picture on are paper.Then we glued the paper onto are notebook.

Tech: Coding

LI: To make the mbot go around a race track.

Today Miss Ferguson challenged us to code the mbot to go around a racetrack. To do this the code needs to allow the mbot to sense the black line. When it can't find the line the mbot moves backwards and forwards until it corrects itself. 

                                         

I really liked this activity and my fastest lap time 43.24 seconds. Mr Dunn taught some of us how to use a formula to work out the speed. My speed was 0.21 metres per second which meant I came in 7th.

Tech

Today at tech me and the eothe year 8’s we were coding the mbots to make a stairway with a maker. Today we had to try and make the mbot draw a star. Then we got chalk and started drawing stars on the stars outside. Then we started to decorate our star. When we finished our star we pretended to be the mbot and went in a star shape walking on the lines. The reason we did stars is because it was matariki week. 

Tech

LI:TO use the infrared sensors to follow the lines.

This week for Tech we went back to using mbots. We had to use the skills that we did last week.And those skills were Binary's.Then we had to make the mbot move on a black infinity symbol with out hitting the white spots if the left sensor hit's the white it slows down if the right one it's the white spot it does the some thing like the left one.But if both of them hit the white spot the mbot stops moving.Then we had a little play with the mbots before we had to go.     

Here are some Binary's

00-0

01-1

10-2

11-3

Here is the code me and the year 8's did.

Tech

Today for Tech me and the year 8's went to robotics and we had to do some maths i did know how to do it but at lest i did. Then we had to write are name's in numbers my one was this.

00001,01100,10110,01000,00001,10100,00001

A K U H A T A

Then we had to make a letters by using the numbers i did not do that because i took so long at doing the maths to get the numbers.

Then we went out side to do with Mrs Ferguson's number on a piece of paper.Then she show us same games that required some maths it was so hard i stop playing the game.Then we had to go back to school.

Tech

LI: To learn how to code an m-bot to sense something, by using the force.

Today at Tamaki College I went to robotics with the year 8's. In robotics we focused on using sensors by using the force. We first learnt about ultrasonic, which means sound waves that can't be heard by people. Once we learnt about ultrasonic, we started coding our m-bots on m-block to sense our hand, so it goes the other way. When we did our codes, we wrote the input, algorithm and output of our code on a google slide and included a video showing our mbots sensing our hand.

Food Techhnology

Today at tech the year 7's went to cocking with Miss Heka. First we had to grab are stuff then we had to grab are measure cup and and we had to measure the fruit yogurt.Then Miss Heka showed us same knife skills.Also we had to make colourful fruit salad.

The ingredients were..

1. Yellow and green kiwifruit
2. Grapes
3. Orange

Then Miss Heka showed us how to remove the skin from the fruit and we had to cut off the ends to stop the fruits from moving. And then we had to put the cut up fruit into the cup and then we had to add the yogurt on top then we had time to eat it after that we went back to school.