Outdoor Ed - Week 4 Tramping

#2 Tramping

03/12/18

1. Taylors Mistake

Who is he?

Taylor is the Captain of the Volga

What did he contribute to New Zealand?

Captain Taylor mistook the Bay’s identity anchored in the bay.
Captain Taylor was then announced guilty for a navigational mistake in the bay.
In the cause of the Volga’s incident which is then named the bay as “ Taylor mistake”.

2. Godley

Who is he?

He is the founder of Canterbury

3. Godley Head

What?

Godley Head was a WW2 coastal defence battery that was built in a 120-metre high cliff in 1939.

Why?

To look out for the Russians and Japanese people

4. D.O.C
Kiwi Guardian

• Travel back in time to the dark days of WWII when an invasion of New Zealand seemed likely –  Stand in a concrete Observation Post and look out for enemy ships. 
• Pack a picnic – there are a lot of great spots.
• Start the trip from Taylors Mistake and make a day of it – complete with sand and surf on your way home.

https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/toyota-kiwi-guardians/sites/kiwi-guardians-around-christchurch/godley-head/

Godley Head -

There is an adventure map you have to download and use it to look for the Guardian Post.
On it is a special code word that you have to write down.
After finding the code you can tell the D.O.C what is written and claim the rewards.

6. Weather

Temperature:13co

Wind: South/ South West 19 kmph

0% chance of rain

Tracks:

Godley Head Track

Distance:

8Kms

Height Change:

200 Above sea level

Duration:

3 Hours

Gear:

Shorts/Track pants

Raincoat

Polypro clothing

Astronomy

Who is Buzz Aldrin and what did he do to who in September 2002? Blog your answers - was it the correct thing to do?

On September 2002, Buzz Aldrin punched Bart Sibrel. No

Outdoor Education Week 3 - Tramping

Day Tramp

1.

A. Who is Harry Ell?

Harry Ell was a Christchurch City Councilor and was a member of New Zealand Parliament

B. What did Harry Ell contribute to Christchurch?

He made a walkway, Sign of the Bellbird, Sign of the Kiwi, Sign of the Packhorse, Takahe

2. Leave no trace behind

The seven principles:

• Plan ahead and prepare
• Travel and camp on a durable ground
• Dispose of waste properly
• Leave what you find
• Minimise the effects of fire
• Respect wildlife and farm animals
• Be considerate of others

3. Weather report

Thursday Weather Report for Christchurch

7 to 10 am is going to be partly cloudy 13o

0mm of rain

6kmph of wind NE

10 am to 1 pm is going to be partly cloudy with a chance of rain 14o

0.2mm of rain

13kmph of wind E

1 pm to 4 pm is going to be sunny 15o

0mm of rain

16kmph of wind E

4. Clothing

• Beanie or Cap
• Waterproof jacket
• Raincoat
• Proper Shoes

• Long sleeves
• Shirt
• Track Pants

Onion

Have layers of clothing

Best material

Wool / Sythetic

5. Personal needs

• Water
• Backpack
• Personal Meds
• Lunch

Group needs

• First Aid kit
• Communication
• Shelter

6.

Tracks

• Names

Harry Ell Walkway

Mitchells Track

Cedrics Track

Latter Spur Track

• Distance

4 Km

1 Km

1.3 Km

2 Km

Total Km = 8.3 Km

• Height Change

Car park = 300 metres above sea level

Sugarloaf = 500 metres above sea level

Total height change = 800 metres above sea level

• Duration

2 hours

30 Minutes

35 Minutes

1 hour

Total duration = 4.05 Hours

Outdoor Ed - Week 2 Orienteering

Orienteering

In Outdoor Ed we are learning how to orientate a map. We are also learning how we can use a map to help us guide to where we need to go.

Meaning - a sport in which competitors use maps to complete navigational challenges in an unfamiliar area.

What do you need?

• Compass
• Map
• Your brain

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Orienteringskort_bygholm_2005.PNG

Equipment needed:

• Raincoat
• Trackpants
• Lunch
• Shoes
• Drink Bottle/Water
• Jacket
• Shirt
• Backpack

Outdoor Ed - Week 1 Climbing

What you need for climbing:

Safety:

Must have:

• Always check the harness
• Wear a climbing helmet
• Always check the knots
• Always check the rope and belay device
• Always use a long rope
• Always properly clip the rope
• Always use safe anchors
• Focussed

Equipment:

Must have:

• Harness
• Helmet
• Carabiners
• Belay device
• Rope

Nice to have:

• Climbing shoes

Skills:

Must have:

• Knot Tying
• Wearing harness correctly
• How to belay

Nice to have:

• Foot placement
• Strength
• Coordination
• Endurance

Dave Dobbyn

What am I learning?

I am learning to research famous New Zealand artist.

How does this work show my learning?

This work shows my learning by putting all the information that I researched and putting it on a poster.

What am I wondering?

I am wondering how tough could it be to compose a song.

Film Study

What am I learning?

In English, we have been learning to think critically to identify and describe the key aspects of a visual text.

How does this work show my learning?

This work shows my learning by identifying some of the angles used in movies. 

What am I wondering?

I am wondering about how hard it is for people to do these shots. 

Music

In music we had finished almost everything from filming to making our own jingle that will later be sent to Fair Go Ad Awards. Some of my classmates are now editing the videos, putting them together. We had been working on our ad for at least 6 or 4 weeks. There are some challenges that my class had to go through. One of our challenges is that we couldn't go to one of our chosen venue to film. So we just left it and used some of our other videos we filmed to fit our 30 seconds ad.

What am I learning?

I am learning how to make a catchy jingle.

How does this work shows my learning?

This work show my learning by producing a catchy a jingle for our ad.

What am I wondering?

I am not really wondering anything

Reflection time - Health Ed

A conclusion on what the 'Whare ta pa wha' is and how it illustrates Hauora

Whare Tapa Wha is about your four walls of well being. Taha tinana (Physical health), Taha Wairua (Spiritual health), Taha Whanau (Social well being), and Taha Hinengaro (Mental health). This is useful to understand because it can help you to have a healthy lifestyle.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1grlbjdGZMOk81Qi7Ld7XZCvBNwKM9nqJJT2cgWpkwEA/edit

How did you participate with others and how did you contribute to your team?

I participated okay and I contributed by helping my team on making the whare. I also helped with the definitions of the four walls, Taha Tinana, Taha Wairua, Taha Hinengaro, and Taha Whanau. Next time I will help my team more by writing more definitions of the four walls

Mu Torere

Today in Tec we had discussed what we're going to do for our next project. Our next project is about Mu Torere. Mu Torere is a strategy game that is played by two people. The purpose of the game is to prevent the other player from moving his pieces.

Raising a plant

Aim:

To look at the different growing conditions and how these affect the growth of seeds.

Equipment:

• Potting mix
• Water
• Radish seeds
• 4 Cups
• Cellophane (Blue, Red,)

Method:

1. Put the potting mix into the cups.
2. Plant the radish seeds into the cups.
3.  Put the different coloured cellophane onto the 2 cups
4. Water them
5. Wait for the plants to grow.

Cup 1 - Normal

Cup 2 - Blue cellophane

Cup 3 - Red cellophane

Cup 4 - Over watered

The plants grew in their cups for 10 days before they were measured. 

Findings:

Plant growing condition	Height after 10 days (mm)
Normal	30.6  mm
Blue cellophane	60.1 mm
Red cellophane	70 mm
Over water	10 mm

The normal seedling was planted in normal potting mix and grew to a height of 30.6 mm.

The blue cellophane seedling was planted in normal potting mix, covered in blue cellophane and watered. It grew to a height of 60.1 mm. The red cellophane seedling was planted in normal potting mix to a height of 70 mm. The ove rwatered seedling was planted in normal potting mix, it grew to a height of 10 mm.

Conclusion:

From the pictures and evidence we can conclude that:

The seedling height was:

1. 30.6 mm

2. 60.1 mm

3. 70 mm

4. 10 mm

The best growing conditions were:

1. Red cellophane

2. Blue cellophane

3. Normal

4. Over watered

therefore the seedling with red cellophane conditions grew to a height of 70 mm.

Photos:

What I have been learning in English?

In English we have been learning about Traditional Tales. My teacher gave us a matrix where we can choose what task we can do after reading a story we chose. I read "Why Zebras Have Stripes" and chose a task that requires me to make a clay model about the character in the story.

Before:                                                                  After:

             

I didn't really know what I was doing when I started making my model, so I did some experiments. My first experiment was making the whole body and the head at the same time but unfortunately I failed. Then I tried to make my model step by step. First I made an oval shape and later shaped it as best as I can to look like a zebra's head. Then I made the body by making an oval shape and slowly shaping it like a zebra's body. After making the body, I then made the four legs. After shaping all of the clay, I stuck them all together into one. I find it difficult to make my model because I didn't know how to model a zebra.

What am I learning?

I am learning about traditional tales.

How does this work shows my learning?

This work shows my learning by making a model out of clay.

What am I wondering?

I am wondering if I could make my model better.

B&E Survey

What am I learning?

I am learning how to make a graph.

How does this work shows my learning?

This work shows my learning by making a graph.

What am I wondering?

I am not wondering anything.