About our Brains

Alex Danny and Salesi wanted to know where our thoughts and creativity come from... this led them to learn all about the parts of the brain... check out their creative rap! 

Why do we Sleep?

Shannon Nirvana and Mary made a song about sleep and why we need it. They learned many interesting things about sleep which they put into a poster and used to create a venn diagram comparing being asleep and being awake. 

A bit about tastebuds

 Amelia and Angel learned about tastebuds as their inquiry into the human body. 
Did you know that chocolate, or cocoa is actually bitter? We add sugar to make it taste sweet!

The Digestive System

Trent, Loto and Penitoa wondered what happened to the food we eat and learned about the digestive system. 
This is their rap they created about their learning. They also drew a diagram of the digestive system to show at our roadshow. Well done boys, a great display of your learn, create and share. 

Hic, Hic, Hiccup!

What are hiccups? Honey, Whitney and Davarni wondered the same thing so they went about learning more.
They created a poem to share their learning and recorded it in their own news show. I look forward to seeing more from their news show (If you have trouble viewing this video please follow this link). 
They also created some posters to share their learning which is proudly displayed around our classroom! Well done girls.

What causes hiccups?

• We hiccup because we eat too fast, or too much.
• Also hiccup become an diaphragm that gets annoyed .
• Sometimes people get really annoyed with the ways they do hiccup
• Sometimes you can do a hiccup that sounds like a burp
• When you hiccup the result is involuntary, the diaphragm follows by the closing of the throat.
• Drinking too much alcohol
• Swallowing too much air
• Smoking

Ways to stop hiccuping?

• Hold your breath  10 seconds then breathe out slowly. Repeat about 3-4 times
• Somebody could give you a fright unexpectedly.
• Drink entire glass of water with a straw and block your ears
• Putting sugar under your tongue
• Try to burb
• Put your tongue out
• Get a massage.

How long can hiccup last for ?

Hiccups can last for a couple of minutes, sometimes it can even last for 48 hours.

It can also last for weeks and months, if it does last for this long then you might most likely have a medical condition.

Here is a link for a site, go visit it if you want more information

Information about the hiccup

Why do we get get scabs?

Litia, Fasi and Setaita were interested in learning more about our skin, and why we get scabs when we cut ourselves. Listen to their poem and see their diagram below.

What are fingerprints?

McKenzie, Sean and Charlie learned about fingerprints. Then they practiced taking peoples fingerprints during the roadshow on Friday, they were able to see how each person's fingerprint is different. 

Discovery Roadshow

This years inquiry topics are around the theme of Discovery: Past, Present and Future. 
Last term we learned all about ourselves and the human body. We explored themes that interested us and created posters, raps, songs, and diagrams to share our learning. 

As a class we were able to share with each other and the other school members the amazing things that we learned about the human body. Well done Room 7!

MultiMedia Learning

This week we are publishing last weeks learning as short movies. Our movies are songs/ raps/ news broadcasts and poems. 

Here we are using our creative thinking to combine Jovi drawings, iPad filming, netbook research and planning to create our final product. 

On Friday we have our school inquiry roadshow where we will present our learning to whānau and other ākonga. 

Discovery Learning - The Human Body

This terms discovery has been all about the human body. 
We've learned so much already about the main body systems, respiratory (breathing and lungs), circulatory (heart and blood flow), muscular, central nervous system (brain), digestive (stomach and intestines) and are now going onto our collaborative discoveries. 
Have a look at the things we want to know more about!
Such inquisitive minds we have in room 7. 

Parts of the Brain.

Today Room 7 learned about parts of the brain. We watched this great video which helped us to learn and remember what the different parts do. We were then able to label the different parts of our brain. 

This diagram shows us that the cerebrum is the biggest part of our brain, the cerebrum is the part of our brain that controls our muscles. Muscles that we use everyday to move, work and play! It's pretty important so we need to look after it. We will be learning more about how we can look after our brain throughout the term.