HIIT

Today for HIIT (High intensity Interval training) we were learning how to do a split squat, split squat pulse, split squat jump and jumping jacks (star jumps). I found the split squat pulse the most effective because I felt the stretch while doing it. Everyone was trying to get really puffed and get our heart rates to the red zone. I accomplished that because I was doing the exercise properly and did not get distracted. 

Fraction Of An Amount

For maths today we solved fraction equations. First we solved the first three with our teacher (Ms Kirkpatrick) then we could choose if we would stay on the mat or go work by yourself. Mataio and I chose to stay on the mat because we still didn't quite get what we had to do. We did 5 more then we had to do the last 2 by ourselves. I think this task was bit hard at first but it got easy at the end.

Human Body

Today for inquiry we did a quiz about the human body systems. I found this activity very easy because this term for inquiry we have been learning about body systems and at school we went to the life education caravan and we learnt about the body systems. 

Tech - Cooking

This week at cooking Tech the year 8b group made muffins. Josh and I were happy because we both loved eating muffins. We had individual jobs which had to be done in a certain time. I was putting in all the ingredients in a large bowl while Josh was turning on the oven and getting our muffin line up ready. At the end Josh and I had 6 pieces of muffins each. The recipe for our muffins is. I think this was a great session because we did everything correct and finished in time. 

How Often Do You Go To The Movies?

Today for maths, we were to start and complete two different tasks. The first task was about Cinema Attendance by age group. For this task we were to find a partner or work individually to solve a few questions. So I've decided to work with Alex. Before we could start reading the questions we were to have a look at the line graph that had the age group attendances. As far as I know there are about 8 question to be solved. Once we were done with answering these questions, we were asked to write at a paragraph arguing why younger people are visiting the cinema a lot more than the start of the cinema's times.

Reflex Experiment

In inquiry we have been looking a body systems. In this task we were to get into pairs and experiment our reflexes. I was paired up with Nyjah. We first had to experiment our reaction time using a ruler. test 1 was visual reaction, test 2 was aural reaction and test 3 was tactile reaction. After we did the tests, we needed to group up with another pair and find the averages for our results. Nyjah and I pared grouped up with Jeremiah and Magenta. Once we did that we had to graph it. At the end our group did best at test 3.  

Tech Reflection: Cooking

This week, we had our 2nd rotation at Tech. We are doing cooking. For our first session we cooked pancakes. But, first we needed to get into partners and get out all the materials that we needed. My partner was Josh. Then one person needed to go get the flour, sugar, milk, eggs and mix it all together. The second person needed to turn the stove on and heat up the oil in the frying pan. After the ingredients were mixed, we were to pour a little bit  of the mixture into the frying pan and had to make sure it did not burn. Once we finished my partner Josh and I each had four Pancakes. I think our pancakes turned out great and was really delicious.