This is 1 part of the intro. The tree is fully grown. This is 1 part of the outro

What am I proud of?
I am proud how the movie turned out after we put so much effort into it.

what made the video better?

The intro and outro made the video better by introducing and concluding the movie.

How it relates to our learning around life cycles of Kaitiakitanga.

Or anything you like?

The movie relates to our learning by, learning how to be a guardian and help the earth instead of ruining it.

This week, I’ve been busy designing characters and backgrounds for my stop motion movie using the Sketches School app! I’m excited to share how my designs are coming together and reflect on the process so far. Here’s a look at my progress and the choices I made.

First we had to brainstorm our ideas and decide what our characters,backgrounds, and props will look like and see what we need. Next we went to sketches school and started making our ideas come to life

so far we have made the background and props we need. I used the blur tool to make the clouds I drew more realistic.

I am really happy with how the props and backgrounds turned out.

The most difficult thing was making the designs.

What is a storyboard?
A storyboard is a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a film or television production.

Why is it important to complete a storyboard before starting your project?

it’s important to make a storyboard first because if you do not have one you won’t really know what to do. It also helps you to understand and test your ideas.

What is Kaitiakitanga?

Kaitiakitanga means guardianship and protection. We have a beautiful planet to protect and guard. Some people have already started doing that and you should to.

Why it is  important?

kaitiakitanga is important because if we don’t guard our planet we             Won’t have a nice and beautiful planet to live on and we also Might not have a planet to live on

How will you show Kaitiakitanga?

You can…

•  pick up rubbish and put it in its right place
• Recycle stuff
• You could make something out of ur rubbish

For steam week 8 we had to create a brochure about any sea animal. We had to include pictures,habitats,life cycle,threats to the animal,conservation efforts and fun facts.

I chose a dolphin. I chose a dolphin because I wanted to learn more about them. During this project I learnt so much about them.

Here is my brochure:

This week in STEAM we compared the difference between the Sea Turtle and a Shark or a Whale.  We used a compare and contrast chart to write down all the things that we found out that were the same and the things that were different.

I chose the great white shark because I want to learn about this type of shark and compared this with the leatherback sea turtle from week 4.

Here is my compare and contrast chart.

‘During week 4 we looked at the life cycle of sea turtles. We chose a turtle to research from a choice of 7. I chose the leatherback Turtle. I chose this turtle because it would be something new to research and learn about.

I found out about its habitat, the stages of its life cycle, threats, conservation efforts and any other fun facts.

We then created a fact file about the turtle.’

‘This week for STEAM we learned about the different ocean zones. I researched and created a labelled diagram of each zone. It had to include a description of the zone’s characteristics, pictures of the animals that live in each zone and a brief description of the zone. There are 5 different zones which include: the sunlight zone (epipelagic), the twilight zone (mesopelagic), the midnight zone (bathypelagic), the abyssal zone (abyssopelagic) and the hadal zone (trenches)’

In week three for STEAM we researched the different life cycle patterns observed in marine animals. We found that there are four main categories.

Oviparous – Producing young by means of eggs which are hatched after they have been laid by the parent.

Viviparous- Give birth to live young.

Ovoviviparous – Once the egg hatches, it remains inside the mother for a period of time

Metamorphosis – Change of physical form, structure, or substance

In week 1 for STEAM we created a KWL chart for the things we already know and what we would like to learn about the lifecycle of marine animals.

KWL chart

K – what I already know

•    the sea is in danger
• All the sea animals are eating the rubbish
•   Some sea animals camouflage their bodies to hide from predators

W- what I want to learn about sea animals

• What they eat
• What ocean zones do they live in
• how long the ocean has been in the world

we will complete the last part when we finish the unit.