Our balloon poppers!

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Making our Balloon Poppers!

The Page Turner Invention

Inventors and Inventions

Use this link to find suitable resources to help you with your inquiry into How the World Works.

We found this great site today too

News article for today's shared reading

$2m helps put babies into pods

We are learning to recall main facts in our own words.

Deconstructing our Huhu Bike

We have thoroughly enjoyed breaking down a bike to see all the simple machine components in detail.







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After Mrs Maloney's lesson about the six categories of simple machines, it was time to apply what we learned for this group assessment task.

Here the girls had to work cooperatively to categorize some everyday machines we use to make our lives easier. Some were decided upon quite easily while others caused debate around the Form and Function, two of our Key Concepts.

The Guillotine for instance caused a debate about whether it was a pulley or a wedge. We learned that some of these device are compound machines, or those which require more than one simple machine to operate. 

Check out the blue group's efforts.

Simple Machines

Six Simple Machines on MindMup

Inquiry into How the World Works

This term we are inquiring into 'How the World Works.'

Our Central Idea: Technology and inventions have changed our lives.

Key Concepts: Causation, Change and Reflection

Learner Profiles: Risk-taker and Thinker

New Zealand Curriculum Links: Science in the Physical World and Technology Knowledge, Modelling and Systems.

If you have any resources that we could borrow for this inquiry it would be much appreciated. Please ask you extended family too.

Congratulations on a successful Market Day!

Year 4 Market Day Photos

Parent Help Roster for Market Day

Thank you to all the Parents that have offered to help at our upcoming Market Day next Tuesday, September 23rd. Please meet in the Junior School Hall on the day.

What's available at our Market Day?

Making! Making! Making!

We are having a great time making our products. Thank you to all the Parent Helpers!













































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How we Organise Ourselves-Y4 Marketplace

Here is the link to Mrs Chamel's presentation about the Science of Marketing. Use this to help you prepare for your Business Presentation on Friday.

This post on our class blog should have some helpful places to research prices.

You should consider the following questions:

Who wants the product?

How much does it cost to make the product?

How much are your customers willing to pay?

Remember this is your Marketplace. You will need to research the things you need, learn how to make your product and market your goods yourself.

Websites to help with your business costings

Look Sharp Store

Countdown Supermarket

Spotlight New Zealand

Bunnings Warehouse

Farmers

Whitcoulls

Our guest speaker Mrs Chamel

Mrs Chamel (expert Marketing Consultant) came in and gave us great ideas about how to promote our products for our upcoming Year 4 Marketplace in Week 9.

We learnt about the 4Ps: Product, Price, Place and Promotion.

We are all so excited!










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