Class Blog Post | Inquiry

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Speed Demon | Basic Facts

Today I completed basic fact boxes up to 20. The objective of this challenge is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. I answered the equations in 2 minutes and 34 seconds. I think that I can do better and get faster at basic fact boxes.

LI: To rapidly recall basic facts.

Sound | SSR Selfie

Today I completed the SSR Selfie can-do. The objective of the SSR Selfie can-do is to learn how to summarise or retell a text. The book I read was called: 'Sound'. The book was very educational and I learnt new things about sound. This book was a factual book. The book was about the concept of sound.

LI: To summarise and retell a text.

Setting Description | The Gruffalo

A setting description describes what a place looks like, smells like, sounds like and feels like.

To describe what a place looks like, people use adjectives like: tall, short, tiny and etc. This gives more description and lets the reader have an idea of the colour, texture and quality.

To describe what a place sounds like, people also use adjectives such as: loud, silent, noisy and etc. This gives more description and lets the reader get an idea of the sound.

When describing a feeling, people use adjectives such as: hard, soft, smooth and etc. This gives the reader an idea of the texture.

When describing a smell, people use adjectives such as: smelly, fresh, clean and etc. This gives the reader an idea of the scent of an object or thing.

The four senses can help people get a better understanding of the setting.

LI: To write a setting description.

Risk | Assessing Likelihood

We learnt how to identify the levels of risk. We also learnt about assessing the likelihood of risk.

First, we learnt about the five levels of risks, which are: low, likely, possible, elevated and extreme.

After that, we rated 15 scenarios by the levels of risk. Then we discussed and noted down the consequences that can occur by the scenarios.

Lastly, we applied our knowledge to make our own scenarios and rated the potential risk level for other people to try.

I found this activity educational and learnt more about the levels of risks.

LI: To assess the likelihood and consequences.

Character Trait | Fact and Opinion

I learnt about fact and opinion. In this activity, we learnt how to infer using our prior knowledge.

First, we talked about fact and opinion. Fact is the event that took place. Opinion is the inferences we make using the fact.

After that, we noted down things that the characters did in The Gruffalo story (the facts). Then we wrote down the inferences we made about the facts.

Lastly, we made a character trait using the adjectives we came up with in our inferences about each character.

I now understand that a fact can have more than one opinion, and to get an opinion you use clues and keywords.

LI: To infer.

Time | Statistical Investigation

Time is an ongoing sequence of events.

There are three words that start with 'm' they are: mean, median ad mode. The mean (average) is found by adding all of the numbers and dividing that by how many numbers there are. For example: 1+2+3+4+5= 15, 15 ÷ 5 = 3, the mean is 3.

The median is found by organizing the numbers from least to greatest and finding the number in the middle. For example: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The median is 3. If the amount of numbers are even like this: 1, 4, 2 and 3, add them 4 + 2 = 6, then divide by 2, 6 ÷ 2 = 3. The median is also 3.

The mode is found by organizing the numbers from least to greatest, then finding the most popular number. For example: 2, 2, 3 and 4. The most popular number is two and that is the mode.

This investigation shows how long it takes for someone to complete a physical activity. Once the person has completed the activity, they convert their time, find their mean, mode and median. The graph below shows the fastest to slowest time taken to complete the activity.

LI: To investigate units of time.