Science Experiment

No Leak Plastic bag

Today Mr Power demonstrated to the Tui team this amazing science experiment using a plastic bag and skewers. The plastic bags were full of water but when they were pierced with a skewer, surprisingly the water did not gush out. Why?

Well Luke, Helene, Estelle and Tom set out to find out why this was so. 

 Luke & Helene: "The little polymers of the plastic bag stretch out and stretch back in and suck onto the thing you have pushed in so the water doesn't come out."

Tom & Estelle: "The zip lock plastic bag was made out of polymers. Think of the polymers as long strands of freshly cooked spaghetti. The tip of the skewer can easily slip between and push apart the flexible strands of spaghetti, and the the flexible property helps to form a temporary seal against the edge of the skewer.

Tino Pai guys. You've done a great job of explaning why.

Wahine Walk

Wellington turned on a stunning day for our walk to the Wahine memorial at the bus barn.

As we walked along the promenade, we stopped to take photos of some locations which featured in the tragedy.

It was a long walk, but we did it.

Eastbourne certainly has a very rich history and we are really enjoying learning about the Wahine from a variety of sources and people.

A special thanks to Christina, Lorin and Kaye for their help on the day.

'Escape from the Wahine' Journal Story

'Escape from the Wahine' Journal Story

As part of our inquiry into the Wahine tragedy, we listened to the story 'Escape from the Wahine' (from an oral history recorded by Ryan Poole and transcribed and edited by Kathy White) from the school journal.  It was a recount of the events on the day of the Wahine tragedy given by Ryan's grandfather, Graham.

Following the story we worked with a buddy, from Room 16, on a scavenger hunt to find information relating to some key words in the story...

Learning and reinforcing the understanding of key words associated with a particular event is really important. It allows individuals to communicate clearly and present information in an accurate meaningful way.