Claudia: 2017

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

PBL Checkpoint 11

Checkpoint 11

We choose water safety as our topic. We went to Hornby Primary school and run activities, these activities were Relays, Capture the flag, Atomic Whirlpool, Water Relays, Find the Golf balls. I feel it was successful, the kids there enjoyed these activities, they had fun and learned new things. They kids seemed to know a good amount about safety when we asked them questions, they were able to answer our five questions confidently.

I feel we achieved our goal in teaching these kids about water safety, they listened well and did what they needed to for each activity without complaint.

The thing I feel I helped most with was talking about the problems that may come when teaching these kids, saying things that may help and trying to think of better ways of doing something in an activity. I am pretty sure the kids were comfortable around me, they were able to talk freely and ask for help if needed, I cheered them on during their activities which I feel helped them try and do their best.

I would probably add more activities for the pool that can give a better learning experience and have a proper number of students joining us. I would also figure out a better time schedule so we aren't behind or ahead of schedule, with more activities it would be better for time.

Friday, 1 December 2017

PBL Big Action

PBL
Our Big Action
Water Safety Afternoon at HPS

On Thursday the 30th of November from 1pm to 2:30pm, we ran a water safety afternoon at Hornby Primary School with 23 of their year 6's. Originally we were supposed to have 40 students and so we were going to have 2 groups, but we had to wing it and have only one group. For the first part we did some relays and played capture the flag on the field, and for the second part we did some games and skills in the pool. Overall the kids really enjoyed it, and had a better understanding of water safety.

Friday, 24 November 2017

PBL Step 2

PBL
Water Safety
Action Plan - Step Two

Creating the list on Chromebook

On the 22-24 of November, we created a detailed list and timetable of the activity afternoon we are running. There will be two groups of 20 students, and myself and Crystal will be running one, and Jamie and Brandon will be running the other one. Group one will switch from the pool to the field after lunch, and group two will switch from the field to the pool.

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

PBL Step One

PBL
Step One
Email Hornby Primary

Claudia proof-reading the email.

On the 16th of October, we wrote and sent an email to Hornby Primary asking for permission to run our event. In our email we described the activities we will be running. We didn't get a reply for the email, so we rang the office and we organised a meeting with the principal. The meeting was successful, and we will be running the event in week 7 or 8.

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

PBL Action plan

PBL
Water Safety
Action Plan

Here is our action plan for our big project to improve the problem of water safety.

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal? (Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Gaining permission to run our event at Hornby Primary by emailing the principal.	The principal can help us by emailing back with a yes and a convenient date.	If the principal says no, we would email another school to ask if we could run it there.	Crystal will email, but the whole group will contribute.	16/11/17.

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal? (Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Complete a detailed plan of each activity we will be running, and the timing.	Having time management and looking online for ideas of activities we could run.	Not having a big enough time slot could be a barrier, but we could just cut down the amount of activities we run.	The whole group.	22/11/17.

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Create a newsletter for the parents of the students at Hornby Primary and email it to the school.	Coming up with a good theme for the newsletter and getting our point across.	A barrier could be that the primary school doesn’t want to print and distribute the newsletters, therefore we would have to ask to email the parents and put up posters around the school.	The whole group.	24/11/17.

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Ask if we are able to use some equipment to in the activities when the time comes, eg: flags, and cones.	Mr Hilliard, as we are asking him to borrow the equipment.	He could say no to letting us borrow the equipment, so we could ask the primary school sports department.	Brandon and Jamie.	28/11/17.

After all our planning we will be holding an afternoon for the year 5's and 6's at Hornby Primary to teach them some skills and encourage them to raise awareness of water safety to decrease the amount of drownings.

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

PBL Project - Water safety

PBL Project
Water Safety

Group: CCBJ
Group Members: Myself, Claudia, Brandon, Jamie.
Topic: Water Safety.

Websites:

Website Name	Link	Date we accessed site
Water Safety New Zealand	http://www.watersafety.org.nz/	14/11/17
Drowning Prevention	http://www.watersafe.org.nz/family-communities/research-and-information/statistics-overview/	14/11/17
Drown Base	http://www.drownbase.org.nz/annual-statistics/	14/11/17
Water Safety NZ	http://www.watersafety.org.nz/assets/Drowning-Reports/2016-Provisional-Drowning-Prevention-Report-13Jan2017.pdf	14/11/17
Teens Health - Water Safety	http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/water-safety.html	14/11/17

Why we chose this topic:

Water safety is a big issue in New Zealand as well as the world. So many drownings have been recorded other the years because so many people have no water safety skills. This years drowning toll (as of Nov. 13) is at 59, in 2016 there were 108, in 2015 there were 113, in 2014 there were 71, and in 2013 there were 107. We want to make kids aware of the problem and teach them some skills while also having fun.

Who is affected?
In the first half of 2017, there were 47 drownings in New Zealand. 10% of those were kids under 5, 18% was 15-24 year olds, and 71% was 25+. 84% were males. Males above 25 years have been involved in the most drownings.

What are the issues?

Because young and old these days don’t have enough water safety knowledge, drownings are becoming more and more common. People are going out to the beach, rivers, and swimming pools with no safety knowledge, and are being put in situations that they don’t know how to handle.

When and how did this start?

Drowning has always been a huge problem in New Zealand, and we have a higher drowning rate here than Australia, the U.S, and the UK. This years drowning toll (as of Nov. 13) is at 59, in 2016 there were 108, in 2015 there were 113, in 2014 there were 71, and in 2013 there were 107. It doesn’t seem the problem is improving, and it may get worse as the years go on.

Where is it happening?

All over the world drowning has become a huge problem. New Zealand has quite a high rate, as we are an island. The most common places drownings occur are in rivers, beaches, swimming pools, and water holes. The top of the North Island is most susceptible to drownings. The South Island had barely any in the past few years, while the North Island had many.

Why is it happening?

Drownings are becoming more and more frequent because people young and old have no water safety knowledge. While young people occasionally have water safety lessons, they usually cost a bit of money, when they should be part of the school curriculum. Many adults think it isn’t important to know how to swim, so they put it off until it’s too late.

Our big impact action:

We will be planning and executing a fun water safety afternoon at Hornby Primary for the year 5's and 6's, to teach young students how to be water safe, to work in teams, and to have fun.

Our desired impact:

We want young people to be aware of the problem so that they can share it around and try to improve it. We want them to gain some skills so if they are put in a tough situation in water they know how to save themselves and others. We also want to prevent drownings.

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Bugs 'n' Grass

Aim: To see how the bugs (I have no idea what they're actually called) react in water

Method: Place some grass in a beaker (Or any container) and add a quarter of water into it. Wait 3-4 days allowing the bugs to breed

Results: You will see the results through a microscope (I am trying to add a video but it isn't working very well, I'll add when I can.), the bugs move around fast, breeding and eating (Sometimes eating each other), they no longer have the wax coating that stops them from drying out due to being able to move freely in the water.

Conclusion: The organisms are seem quite facinating, but the experiment itself didn't teach me much, they were just really cool to watch moving around in the water.

Research online: I haven't been able to find anything yet. I will add when I do find something.

Video ---> N/A at the moment.

Sunday, 11 June 2017

English_Work_Film_Shots_2017

Establishing Shot	It is generally a long or extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place. Establishing shots were more common during the classical era of filmmaking than they are now.	To establish an area, to give a view of the new area or where the characters are going.
Extreme Long Shot	In film, an extreme long shot is a view from an even greater distance, in which people appear as small dots in the landscape if at all (eg. a shot of New York's skyline).	Usually to show an area of where the character/s are going as they travel or to a new place or in new environment.
Long Shot	In film, a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes.	Usually to establish a fight or a small amount of an area.
Mid Shot	In film, a medium shot, mid shot (MS), or waist shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance.	Used for dialog sequences and allowing the watcher to see the characters movement and gestures.
Close Up	A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography and the comic strip medium is a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots (cinematic techniques).	Used as a cut in or allow the watcher to see small details in the facial features.
Extreme Close Up	Extreme Close Up ("ECU" or "XCU"): The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject, such as someone's eyes, can be seen. Lean-In: when the juxtaposition of shots in a sequence, usually in a scene of dialogue, starts with medium or long shots, for example, and ends with close-ups.	Used to close in on a small detail, usually in a small sentence E.g Eye, mouth or the nose.
POV Shot	A point of view shot (also known as POV shot, First-person shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). ... The technique of POV is one of the foundations of film editing.	To show the reaction of the character or how they see something or someone.
Over The Shoulder Shot	In film or video, an over the shoulder shot (also over shoulder, ab tu, OTS, or third-person shot) is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.	This shot is used to frame the ‘image’ in the scene, usually with two people in the room or area.
Birds Eye View	A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird, often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans, and maps. It can be an aerial photograph, but also a drawing.	Used often to give blueprints of an area, floor plans and maps.
Low Angle	In cinematography, a low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up Sometimes, it is even directly below the subject's feet. Psychologically, the effect of the low-angle shot is that it makes the subject look strong and powerful.	To make the character big, dangerous and strong compared to the others.
High Angle	A high-angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up." High-angleshots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless when applied with the correct mood, setting, and effects.	To make the character look weak, small and useless.
Tracking Shot	A tracking shot is any shot where the camera moves alongside the object(s) it is recording. In cinematography, the term refers to a shot in which the camera is mounted on a camera dolly that is then placed on rails – like a railroad track. The camera is then pushed along the track while the image is being filmed.	Used to follow the subject that would be leaving the frame, such as an actor or a veichle.
Panning Shot	To photograph or televise while rotating a camera on its vertical or horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or object in view or allow the film to record a panorama: to pan the camera across the scene.	Used to track movement or a character moving to and fro in a room.
Zoom	Zooming in filmmaking and television production refers to the technique of changing the focal length of a zoom lens (and hence the angle of view) during a shot – this technique is also called a zoom. ... Combined with a dolly camera move it is possible to create the dolly zoom effect.	Used to draw attention to an object or a person.
Fade	A film transition used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing by which scenes or shots are combined.	To go onto a new scene or to skip time, e.g if someone was wounded they fade out to when they are finished being treated and sleeping.
Wipe	A wipe is a type of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.	Used to travel from one side of the frame to another, if it does it multiple times and goes to the centre it is known as a barn door wipe.