Day: June 23, 2022

Names: Kaedyns, Morgan

Monday 2 May 2022

Heading into the New Year

Fact 1: Matariki is a small cluster of stars that marks the Maori New Year

 

Fact 2: Waita is a star linked with the ocean and food.

 

Fact 3: Matariki is the star that reflects hope and people.

 

Fact 4: All of the Matariki stars are 6 sisters which is Tupu-a-nuku, Tuarangi, Waiti, Waita, Waipunarangi and Ururangi.

 

Fact 5: Hiwa-i-te-rangi  the star that relates to dreams and aspirations for the coming year

 

Fact 6: Some Iwi’s believe there are 9 stars in Matariki and some believe there are 7. The 2 extra stars are known as Pohutukawa and Hiwa-i-te-rangi.

 

Title: Having Fun With Hair Dryers

 

Purpose:

The purpose is to understand the air pressure.

 

Hypothesis/Prediction (What I think will happen and why?)

 

M: I think that the ball will fall off every time you tilt or move the hair dryer. K: I think that the ball will lose balance (fall off) at times. J: I think that the ball will float higher and higher.

 

Equipment/Materials

 

Hair dryer   –  Ping pong ball

 

Method

 

First you want to plug in your hair dryer and turn it on.  Secondly you want to place the ball on top of the hair dryer. Next you just want to turn it on and see what will happen. Then check your prediction and see what really happened

 

Discussion

 

K: The ball did fall off because we couldn’t keep the hair drier still. So the air coming out of the hair drier was moving in a different direction.

 

Conclusion

K: To keep the ball up in the air, the hair drier must be kept in one place.