SLJ Step It Up: Sun, Wind & Rain

Today, I did a task in which I made my own tv weather report in which I highlighted some special features of my area.

First, I watched this examply of Kindly Weather Report so that I get an idea of what I am doing.

Second, I created my script and tried to learn it so that I could use for recording my screencastify.

Third, I made a presentation in which I added all my information including pictures of icons, time, temperature, sky, clothes, my area and my new channel.

Next, I wore clothes that matches the weather I am sharing. I wore a t-shirt, shorts and a cap.

Then, I recorded my screencastify using my chromebooks webcam so that I can make tv weather report.

Lastly, I embedded my video on my blog post so that I can share my work. I made sure to change the permission setting of the screencastify to anyone with the link. .

I learnt that the goal of weather forecasts and predictions is to provide information to people so that they can be prepared for what is going to happen.

An interesting fact is that weather forecasters rely on computer data, satellite images and their own observations to forecast the weather.

I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I enjoyed being a reporter and making my own news on the weather for my area.

SLJ Kick Start: Sun, Wind & Rain

Today, I did a task in which I made a weather journal for 16th January 2022, Monday.

First, I read this story called "Sun, Wind or Rain" by Matt Vance in which people used to work out the weather in the past.

Second, I thought about my own place of what I have noticed about the weather.

Third, I watched this video so that I could learn how to create a weather journal at home.

Fourth, I recorded the weather three times in the day and payed attention to how the sky looks, the temperature and what kind of clothing I am wearing at that time.

Next, I used all the information and my collected data I learnt to make my weather journal digitally on google drawings.

Then, I searched for a picture for my background on the internet and added the title, day, date and a table that included the time, temperature, sky and clothes.

Lastly, I embedded my google drawings on my blog post so that I can share my work.

I learnt that checking the weather and making a journal is very important so that you know what is happening around you.

An interesting fact is that you can tell the temperature by counting a cricket's chirps!

I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I got to experience and be informed about the weather of my area and I learnt how to make my first weather journal.

SLJ Nanogirl: Make a game

Today, I did a task in which I made a game that I can play with my friends and family at home.

First, I looked at Nanogirl's video to learn what a game is and looked at some examples of different games I could make.

Second, I looked around for something lying around the house that I could re-use to make a game.

I found a piece of paper, sketch pens, pencil, eraser, sharpner and scissors.

Third, I searched on youtube and watched this video to make my tip top.

Fourth, I used the four sketch pens to color the top and wrote the numbers inside.

Next, I wrote down eight super powers under the numbers. The super powers were teleportation, super strength, invisibility, super speed, time travel, telepathy, telekenesis and immortality.

The rules of my game were is to chose a colour and two numbers so that the tip top can decide what super power you get in your magical world.

Then, I recorded my screencastify of me showing and playing my game while explaining the rules.

Lastly, I embedded my video on my blog post so that I can share my work. I made sure to change the permission setting of the screencastify to anyone with the link. 

After doing the task I thought of how I could improve my game. I think next time I could make the game bigger by adding more numbers and colours so that the answers do not repeat.

I learnt that a game is a way to have fun and play that follows some simple rules.

I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I got to make a game that I loved playing with my friends when I was small.

SLJ Step It Up: Poetry Slam Rima

Today, I did a task in which I wrote a Clerihew poem on a fairy tale.

First, I read this article on clerihew poems and learnt its rules and how to write them.

Second, I thought of a fairy tale that I would be making my poem which was "Jack and the beanstalk".

Third, I became creative and made a drawing on my fairy tale because it was my choice to choose what to do.

Fourth, I gathered my pencil, eraser, sharpener, a piece of paper and sketch pens to make my drawing.

Fifth, I searched for pictures on the internet so that I get an idea of what I am going to draw.

Next, I coloured in my drawing and added a black border so it looks better.

Then, I clicked a picture of my artwork and added it to a google drawing as my background picture. 

After that, I added the lines of my poem in a text box and recorded a screencastify in which I read my poem.

Lastly,  I embedded the video on my blog post so that I can share my work. I made sure to change the permission settings to "anyone with the link".

I learnt that Clerihew poems can be made on anything and it just has to be funny with rhyming words.

I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I got to learn a new way of writing a poem.

SLJ Kick Start: Poetry Slam Rima

Today, I did a task in which I made a Clerihew poem on my favourite fictional character.

First, I watched this video in which I learnt the rules and how to make these poems.

Second, I saw some examples of Clerihew poems so that I get an idea of what I am going to make.

I read an example of a dog named Lily Bean and Franny's Clerihew Poem.

Third, I thought of a person that I would be making my poem which was Iron Man.

Next, I made a google drawings to add a picture of my character and write the lines of my poem.

The rules of writing a Clerihew poem is that - they are four lines long, the first and second lines rhyme with each other and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other, the first line names a person and the second line ends with something that rhymes with the name of the person, they are meant to be funny and silly.

Then, I recorded my screencastify in which I read my poem from the start.

Lastly, I embedded the video on my blog post so that I can share my work. I made sure to change the permission settings to "anyone with the link".

I learnt that a clerihew is simply a four-line poem that makes fun of somebody famous using rhyming words.

An interesting fact is that Clerihew Poems were invented in 1905 by Edmund Clerihew Bentley, who wrote humorous rhymes on many people making fun of their names.

I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I found rhyming the words a little tricky and had fun writing the lines of the poem.

SLJ Nanogirl: Make a musical instrument

Today, I did a task in which I made a musical instrument using materials that I found at my home.

First, I looked at Nanogirl's video to learn what sound is and looked at some examples of musical instruments.

A musical instrument is a device that makes a sound created by making a vibration that wiggles the air molecules in our ears so we can hear it.

Second, I searched for what I could use to make different pitches and create my musical tune.

Third, I collected a chopstick and three glasses that were filled with different amounts of water.

Next, I thought of a nursery rhyme that I could learn easily and play as my music.

The music that I chose was "Mary had a little lamb" and practised it over and over again.

Then, I recorded my screencastify of me playing my song on my musical instrument.

Lastly, I embedded my video on my blog post so that I can share my work. I made sure to change the permission setting of the screencastify to anyone with the link. 

I learnt that when there is more water in a glass it makes a low pitch and when there is less water in a glass it makes a high pitch.

An interesting fact is that the instrument I invented is like a glass harp which is played in Rome, Italy. The rims of wine glasses are filled with water and are rubbed by the player's fingers to create the notes.

Something that I didn't know was that sound can be tested by putting your fingers on your voice box and humming. You will be able to feel a vibration on your fingertips which proves that sound is made by vibrations.

I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I got to make create my musical instrument and practise playing a tune on it.

SLJ Step It Up: Point Perspective Art

Today, I did a task in which I made a one-point perspective summer art on paper.  

One point perspective is a drawing method that shows how things appear to get smaller as they get further away, moving towards a single 'vanishing point' on the horizon line. 

First, I watched this video about creating a scenery using point perspective art. 

Second, I gathered a piece of paper, pencil, ruler, sharpener, eraser and sketch pens so that I draw my art.

Next, I started by searching for summer scene pictures on the internet so that I can practise drawing it.

I chose this picture because it reminded me of the huge farms that I saw when I went to a road trip.

Then, I colored my summer scenery and added a black border to it so that it looks better.

Lastly, I took a picture of my artwork and added it to my blog post so that I can share my work.

I learnt one point perspective art is a mathematical way of representing a three dimensional image on a two dimensional surface.

An interesting fact is that Filippo Brunelleschi was the first to explore and develop a one-point perspective system.

I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I got to do art and learn the science behind it.

My Summer Artwork