Sail Away - Parts of a Boat

 We have been trying out Yachting NZ's 'Kōkōkaha' sailing education programme. No better time, given Beach Week is upon us! Goals are being set and Māhutonga Matariki are about to get out on the water. 

In this rotation we thought about the different parts of a sail boat and how they contribute to the stability, power and movement of it. 

We connected to last year's learning around Polynesian Navigation. Many of us were aware of how double-hulled boats give more stability for ocean voyages. He waka hourua tēnā! 

Learning about the keel (or centreboard in the boats we'll use) was especially useful for those of us who worry about capsizing! We prototyped, testing our designs in an icecream container and blowing a gale at them. 

Getting ready for the Art Exhibition

We are working together in collaborative groups to plan and make sculptures for the art exhibition. We have generated many idea individually. Now we are putting our heads together to combine some of our ideas. We are all very excited to see what our students come up with!

Wind is the answer, what is the question?

Which Paper Plane Will Travel The Furthest?

For our Inquiry, we have made paper planes. Which one will travel the furthest? What makes a good paper plane?

We wrote prediction, observations and explanations (POE) to document what happened.



Greer T Hayley Henry and Nikora: We saw that Hugo's plane went further because his plane was more aerodynamic.

Hugo and Liam: Our observation was that Hugo's paper plane had the straitest folds and was slick! It went fast because it had a good throw!

Griffin, Kirsty, Ollie and Orla: Hugo's plane went the fastest and went the furthest because his sides were even and he knew how to throw it and had lots of force.

You can read more about the activity:  https://www.education.com/activity/article/Paper_Airplane_high/