Look what's happening in Tawhirimatea...

Yay we are getting new doors!  They open out onto the covered deck and mean that we can have more variable spaces to work! 

We worked in the hall today so that we ween't in the way and hopefully it will be finished tomorrow!  It is looking great!

Enviro schools with Kirsty

Today we had Kirsty come in to talk about the 5 guiding principles of Enviroschools. She started at assembly with the metaphor of a river and us all being on the waka of learning and creating a healthy community.

We looked at a picture of a community and were able to identify what is happening and how that is a good thing for our world! 

The 5 guiding principles are: 

1.  Sustainable Communities
2. Maori Perspectives
3. Learning for Sustainability
4. Empowered Students
5. Respect for diversity of people and cultures

When we have learnt a bit more and remembered the things that we are doing here are Makaraka we will update you further! 

Here is out Tawhirimatea Whakatauaki: 

All in a day's work @ TED Lab!

We had our first rocket test flight last Thursday!  It was so much fun!  The rockets went well but they were all different!  I wonder what are the things that make them different? 

Report format for each test flight. 

After we have flown them we need to file a report about the performance of the rocket.  This helps us to know if the rocket has performed at expectation and whether we need to make some changes! 

Once we had filed our reports, we present our findings to the rest of TED Lab!  This helps other teams to think about their rockets to as well as seeing what has happened to our rockets!  

All in a day's work! 

Here we are presenting our findings! 

TED Lab tests the weather!

TED Lab is developing ways of testing the weather to check it is safe to launch the rocket!

We are understanding how the rain and clouds are formed by evaporation! 

Can you see the water droplets forming? 

We are learning about air pressure and how you can predict if it is going to rain! This machine is called a barometer! 

The needle will go up and down...  Does that mean that it will rain or be sunny? 

We are making weather vanes to see which direction the wind is blowing so we can point the rocket the right way!  

Is it pointing to North? 

We are certainly a professional and safety conscious company!