Popart

As we finish making out masterpieces the art exhibition is coming closer. This week for our art kete we were asked to make a four square photo of a famous cartoon character. I decided to draw blossom, from the power puff girls. The first thing we had to to was find an instructional video on how to to make the character. After wards we were told to copy the photo three times and then colour them in different colours. My finished product is good and I am very proud of it.

I hope you like my art.

Popart

This term for kete we have been learning about art. We were asked to choose what we wanted to do for the term that we were interested in. I had chosen Pop art that was created by Andy Warhol. Pop art is the short term for 'Popular Art'. Andy Warhol used famous celebrities and famous products and drew them in new styles.

For Pop art we were asked to create a digital and paper copy of a name tag that looks like pop art. Here are my digital and paper copy of my name tags.

I honestly really like pop art because it is made to stand out and it also looks really cool. I really want to learn how to make the proportion right with the paper copy name tag. I would like to create the pop art that shows the different colours of a human being with the squares. I am really looking forward to creating more.

Skittles Experiment

Method:

1. 1/2 fill a petri dish with water

2. Carefully place 4 different coloured skittles evenly spaced around the outside of the petri dish.

Hypothesis: I think that the water will dilute the Skittles and the colouring will start to come towards the middle.

Scientific Reasoning: 
The skittles are made of sugar and food colouring. As the Sugar dissolves the food colouring moves over the water with sugar  until it cannot move any further because of the other colours

1.What questions arose in your mind as you did the activity?
How does this work?
Why do the skittles dilute from water?

2. what could you do to see if your ideas are correct?
 Test it out.


Conclusion:
The water diluted the skittles and the colour started coming out and spreading.

Homework Poem

This term for homework 7ld have been doing our homework for sustainability. One of the challenges were that we had to make a couplet about sustainability, for the task we had to make it a couplet and put it on a slideshow, then we had decorate it to make the standards of our rubric.

This whole slideshow took me about three days to complete and decorate. I am really proud of this because the couplet took me four hours and I did it by myself with no ones help. Normally I would need a lot of inspiration but this time I just needed to look at some words and I knew what to do.

So far I think I have completed the task very well and think that Whaea Mel does too. I have a little bit to fix up but then it will be complete. I hope you like my couplet and I hope to post more poems. tell me what you think of my slideshow in the comment and I will try to reply to your questions.

Poems

 This Term 7ld have been learning about Poetry. So far We have have four poems, Two of them being Haiku Poems. We were told to put them on a slideshow and decorate them so that if anyone else saw them than it would do nice. We were also asked to post one of our poems on our blogs. I chose my Couplet because I am really proud of it and it would be fun to decorate. A couplet is two sentences with the last words rhyming   

My Couplet ↑

So far I am really happy with my poem and really hope you do too. Feel free to leave your comments on what you think.

The Water Cycle

Aim: To make the Water Cycle

Equipment:
Plastic Bag
Water
3 drops Food Colouring
Vivid Marker
Cellotape

Method:
1. Draw a diagram on the plastic bag of the water cycle with the vivid.
2. Add a small amount of water into the plastic bag.
3. Add the food colouring to the water.
4.Cellotape the water cycle on the window.

My Finished Product↑

Sunken Forest

LO: To listen for enjoyment.

Last term Whaea Mel started reading us a story called the Sunken forest. The story is about a boy who is called Matt, he was accused for stealing money off an old lady and is sent to a year 9 camp instead of his camp. His dad is in jail for a crime that he did so he has to live with his grandma.The authors name is Des Hunt. He is a New Zealand writer who has written books in many different genres. 

The story is really interesting as it is based on new zealand locations. We have almost finished the book and it's gotten really interesting, sad and happy. We have had many theories but some of them haven't been very close to what actually happens. There are three parts to the book, part 1, part 2 and part 3.

 I hope to buy some books from Des Hunt because his stories are very interesting.

Here is the cover of the book 

The Book Cover↑

Feel free to leave your opinions on this book and your feedback on if you have read the book.