our passion project is called move to improve. our inquiry question was: how can i change my lifestyle to improve my overall well- being


we learned how to design our own circuits for circuit training. we figured out 30%, 50% and 75% of our az effort


we did number of fitness tests like the 12 minute run, the sit-and-reach test, and an agility test. we repeated these test to check our progress.


we heard a talk from guest speaker josh Scott, a professional tract cyclist from Christchurch who is only 19 and competes internationally

we participated in ZUU fitness sessions with MR rees and Lawrence Clark, an ex head boy


we learned about nutrition and did an activity where we measured our how many teaspoons of sugar were in common lunchbox items

we learned about different apps you can used monitor nutrition

we learn  how to check our hearts rate, and about our maximum heart rate


we jogged to wycola park and looked at the fitness trail equipment

we designed our own fitness trails and presented these designs

we learned how to do interval training with running to improve recovery time

EOTC Week experience

last week all the year 8s had an out door activities, we went to 4 places, as like the the rehua marea, omaka challenges day at lake roto rohatu, and went Adrenalin forest. my favourite place i went was omaka scout camp as I learned many new skills. I found the adrenaline forest the hardest because I dont like hieghts . I learnt how to slack line and how to make a fire. I learnt about myself that I am very bad at making damper

move to improve (improvement)

Stand still jump

Sofia 1.92 Improve

Sharlisa 1.63 Improve

Hand jump

Sofia from 2.0 to 2 4 Improve

Sharlisa from 2.1 to 2.4.3 Improve

Balance test

Sofia 1.12 Improve

Sharlisa 36 Improve

Hand reach thing

Sharlisa 4.00 First time

Sofia 3.8 First time

60 meter sprint              30 meters sprint

Sofia 8.46 Improve         Sofia 5 seconds Improve

Sharlisa 10.21 Not          Sharlisa 4 seconds Improve

Zig zag run

Sofia 18 First time

Sharlisa 19 First timeim

My goals - move to improve

Goals.......

Get faster at sprint.

Jump higher/longer.

Not getting tired easily at long distance.

What is the problem?

    -  Nonsense comments

What causes it?

    -  Nonsense blogs
    -  They want you to notice them
    -  trying to hurry with the comment 
    -  Not reading it before they post it

Who does nonsense comments affect?
    -  Children
    -  Bloggers
    -  Your parents
    -  Family

How does it affect them?

    -  It can cause trauma to children and make them think that they blog doesn't make any sense
    -  Your family might get angry when they read that

What needs to be done to solve it?

    -  Before you post it make sure your spelling is correct
    -  Reread your comment before posting it
    -  Make sure it is related to the blog post
    -  Before posting it, you can ask your teacher if it make sense
    -  Make them read the instructions before commenting. You can do it by commenting in your own
       blog
    -  Your comment needs to be a helpful feedback
    -  You can make some posters then stick it around the school
    -  Post it in social medias about commenting in blogs
    -  Avoid silly comments
    -  Don't repeat your comment in another blogs

science

birds
dragons
dinosaur
bugs
witches
paper planes

man made
planes
.jets
balloons
rockets
helicopter

definition 

left - the air pressure is greater underneath the wing then above and the aircraft / bird flies 

brag - the force the effects the speed of an aircraft, bird it can slow it down

thrust - the forward movement of an aircraft/ bird

gravity/weight   the downward of an object when  it is above the earth

aerofoil - the shape of the wing on airplanes and some bird

Science

1 min - 7Cel

2 min - 16cel

3 Min - 18cel

4 min - 24cel

5 min - 40cel

6min - 60cel

7 min - 76cel

8min - 88cel

9min - 95cel

10min - 97

11min - 100cel