Passport Tasks

On Friday the 30th, I finished my passport task. The task we did was to draw a picture that relates to a piece of lyrics that's in a New Zealand song. The song I chose was Vibes from Six60. The lyrics that I picked was "I 'Lucky That My Wish Came True".  I did this task because that was a way that I can improve my drawing skills and it can help me become creative and so it would help me imagine and think for myself. The drawing wasn't easy but it was very fun and looked cool.

Passport Task

For topic, I did a slide about a New Zealand artist and I picked Dave Dobbyn. This activity was worth 20 points. What we had to do was to pick a New Zealand artist or band and make a slideshow about when they started singing and about their childhood story. I picked him because this is an artist I haven't heard about too much and because he sounds like a good artist. This is my slide about Dave Dobbyn.

Passport

During this term, we've been learning about New Zealand artists and about during music in the past. There were different categories such as art, music, physical movements, and presentation. They were activities that were up to 50 points and we had to reach up to 200 points by the end of this year. I am up to 180 points. The passport tasks are very good because it can help you learn more about New Zealand artists and about the history behind them. That's why the passport task are very fun and are very good.

Animal Classification

Today we learned about how animals are classified into groups. Animals are either vertebrates (which mean they have a spine) or invertebrates (which don't have a spine. Invertebrates are animals like jellyfish, crabs, insects, and octopuses. Vertebrates are put into five groups. They are mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and amphibians. Mammals have fur or hair and give birth to live young. Birds have feathers and lay eggs. Reptiles are cold-blooded and lay soft eggs. Amphibians breathe through their skin and need to keep their moist skin. Fish breathe through gills and have fins.
5 examples of each type:

Mammals: Otter, Racoons, Sloth, Skunk, and Pigs
Birds: Owl, Duck, Turkey, Goose, and Penguins
Reptiles: Tortoise, Turtle, Crocodiles, Lizards, and Snakes
Amphibians: Frog, Salamander, Newts, Caecilian, and Toads
Fish: Shark, Eel, Gold Fish, Fish, and Sea Horse