Cats vs Dogs

 Today we had to write about why we think cats are better than dogs, or the other way around. I chose to write about why dogs are better than cats, because I have a pet dog named Nina. I still love cats though, but I just did dogs because I have one as a pet. We were learning how to apply prior knowledge and opinions.

First we had to write a plan, to put our ideas about why we think they are better. Then when we finished our plan, we had to get a doc, and write it down in the form of persuasive writing. We had to have at least three different main points, and explain in more complex paragraphs. After we had finished, we had to compare our success criteria with our writing, and mark down if we had done the different things or not.

I found it really tricky to decide, because like I said at the start of this blog, I have a dog named Nina, but my Nana has two cats that I love too. I actually really enjoyed writing down why I thought they were better after I decided, because I c=got to explain about why I love them so much. If we got to do this again, I'd write about cats instead, because I love both dogs and cats.

I hope you enjoy reading my report and my blog. Do you prefer dogs to cats, or cats to dogs? Do you like both of them equally? Or do you not like either? Tell me in the comments below!

Here is my report:

Escape Room

One of my classmates designed an escape room. Today we had to try and complete the game, and take screenshots of the different creatures we come across, and blog it on here.

First we went on the class site, and clicked the link. Then we had to take a photo of the crabs, then click on the door and answer the question to pass through. We did the same with the next room, except it was with a different animal each time. When we were finished, there was a unicorn, a giant butterfly, and a rainbow outside the escape room/rooms.

I really enjoyed playing her game, so I'll leave a link to her escape room here, so that you can go and play it too: https://edu.cospaces.io/LKU-UBA . I think that what I found tricky was sometimes the questions were math ones, and I struggled with some. Next time I think I would take a photo of the questions too, but not the answers.

I hope you enjoyed reading my blog post. Here are some photos of the creatures:

My Egg-sperament

 For one of today's lockdown lessons, we had to do an experiment with eggs. My digital learning object shows that I can upload photos and upload them to my blog.

First we had to get a large cup, and a bottle of any type of vinegar. We then had to pour enough in the cup to cover the egg completely. Then we placed the egg carefully in the cup, and put a lid on it. In twenty-four hours, we will have to take it out, rinse it off, and then it will be bounceable, and squishy.

I used malt vinegar, because that was all we had.

It was actually quite tricky to get the egg in without dropping it, because I had to fit my hand through the mouth of the glass. I really enjoyed taking the photos, and arranging the slide to look nice, because I like to make it look neat. Next time what i would change would be to have white vinegar instead, because then you would be able to see it properly.

I will post my blog about it being finished tomorrow, so tune in and be on the look out for my next blog! I hope you enjoyed reading this blog.

Here is my slideshow:

The Paralympics

 Today we had to create a fact file about the Paralympic Games. My digital learning object shows that I can create an informative fact file.

We had to make a copy of the original one, that was empty of facts, and search up five different facts to put on our fact file. We then had to take a screenshot or publish it to the web, and blog it. Before we blogged it, we had to make sure the facts were true.

I found it tricky to find multiple facts that weren't random and not true, because anybody can put anything on the internet, so I had to find multiple sources who said it was true. I enjoyed creating the fact file over all, because I found out lots of interesting things I didn't know about the Paralympics. Next time I would change the background to be more colourful.

Here is a screenshot of my fact file:

August Reflection

Today we did our August Reflection. Our august reflection is where we reflect on the month that has just passed, and write down our favorite things and bits of work we need to practise.

My digital learning object shows that I can reflect. It was quite tricky to put my age recommendations on the reading bit because I really didn't know at first. I actually quite enjoyed writing about what I have been writing, and what are some of my favorite things I have done from lockdown. Next time I think I would change the books that I have been reading that i put down on there, because I am always reading new things.

I found the selfie part a little tricky as well, because the light behind me get turning it all bright and unfocused. I hope you enjoy reading my blog.

Here is a photo of my August Reflection:

Cicadas

 

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