Learning in 3/4G

My Place - Homework Task

How does the past teach us about the future?

Our planet throws constant curveballs. Scorching heat waves and raging storms test our way of life and the security of our homes. As we learned in "My Place, by Nadia Wheatley," these changes stem from a complex web of factors.

But apart from all these challenges, hope emerges.  While some homes can withstand the change in time, others focus on creating inclusive spaces that foster a sense of belonging. This project that the students completed beautifully bridges these two ideas.

The book, "My Place" reminded us that homes are more than just shelter; they're a bridge between our past and future. Drawing inspiration from the homes depicted in the book we have been reading in Literacy, we completed a fun and creative STEM challenge...

The students had to design and build a home shaped by a decade they looked at in the book My Place.

For this task, they completed a series of design thinking processes to get to their final product. Below are a few individual designs, the creators and a brief summary on what they did. 

Jordi 

“I chose 1928 because in the book it did not show the 1928's house. For my house I used coloured paper, a can, fluff, a box, paper, cardboard and pom poms. This took me 2 days to make. My house is 40cm and 400mm. My mum helped me with the chimney.” 

Jessie 

“My house is from 1948. I made my house out of a shoe box, some paper and some plastic. My house can withstand strong winds and rain.” 

Theviru 

“My house is from 1988 because I wanted it to be modern and have lots of technology. I really liked building my house because you could cut, draw and colour to build the house. I built a tree and put grass on the floor outside.” 

Elyssia

“My house is from Sofia 1968. The big tree is made by 2 toilet rolls. The water tank is made with a big container. I added lots of stuff like pom poms, icy pole sticks and cardboard.”

Sebastian 

“My 1868 house was made for a farm, it has fruit trees, carrots and sheep. My house is made of cardboard and little bits of wood but mostly cardboard. It has a bed, a chimney, a fireplace and a table.” 

Rovyn

“My house is in 1988, the house was made out of cardboard, paper, wrapping paper, the house took about 4-5 hours to build. I was excited to bring it to school, the house had a hallway to finish it off.”

Hugo 

“My house in 1988 is made out of cardboard, tape, glue and paper. My house has an interior! My favourite part is the inside because there is lots of furniture and room in it.” 

Alex

“In the 1800s people would have a chimney to stay warm and cook. I decided to add a chimney with smoke to my house. After that me and my dad decided to make a foundation to stop the house from moving around.”

Lucy

“My house is from 1988 and can withstand floods. My house is made out of cardboard, popsicle sticks, paper, bark and paint.” 

Here are some other student STEM challenges.

Maths- Measurement...Cooking with Mr Adaman!

For the last few weeks in Maths, we have been learning about different Measurement and their units. We have looked at Mass, Capacity and the length of different objects around the classroom. 

To conclude our learning of measurement, we were lucky enough to have a mini cooking lesson with Mr. Adaman, which focused on accurately measuring ingredients. We made delicious ravioli!

Here are some snaps of us measuring and preparing.