VR (Visual Reality) Auckland University

This term as you know LS2 have been learning about buildings and structures for Inquiry. But today for Inquiry it was a bit different because Yvonne and her research team from the Augmented Human Lab at Auckland University came to see how their research affects our learning. This was a fun and an amazing experiment for all of us. We were lucky because not all  schools in New Zealand have the chance to learn this way. For this research we were splited into our groups according to how big our class was. I went in the middle block after morning tea. First we did the eye test. For this test you have to cover one of our eye and then read the letters that were written on the board. This was a easy test for me. We were to cover both our right and left eye. The second test was a bit easy as well. It was the balance test. For this test we were to walk in a straight line and come back. This wasn't a race but we were timed. The third test (which was my favorite out of all) was the Peripheral Vision test. For this test we were to put on special glasses that tell Yvonne what we can see on the book. I remembered there was a elephant, circle, tree, star, and a car. After all test half of the group got the chance to use the VR cardboard and the other half (where I was) used the Ipads to do the Magic Window which was based on buildings and structures. I really enjoyed this learning experiment. I would like to thank Yvonne and her research team for all their effort towards and the pizza bought us for lunch. I would like to thank Mrs Anderson and Ms Kirkpatrick for all their hard work as well.

Venn Diagram - Bridges, Tunnels, Towers

As part of Inquiry we were to finish off uncompleted work. Jeremiah and I decided to finish of one of our Venn diagrams based on the similarities and differences of towers, tunnels, and bridges. I've learnt that only bridges have suspensions and tunnels are the only ones that can go through ground. Did you know that only bridges and towers sway side to side. To make our DLO look more appealing we've decided to draw the structures. 

Note Making - Buildings and Structures

At the beginning of our learning of buildings and structures we wrote down what we knew about what they are and what their purpose is. The questions we were asked were what is a structure, who is involved what materials is it made out of, and famous examples. Their were a lot of famous examples as we hear about them fairly regularly. At the start we did not have a good understanding of what they are and we are now using that as foundation so that we can add more information. Examples of famous building or structures in New Zealand is the Auckland Sky Tower which stands at 1,076 foot tall. Did you know that the green lighting on the sky tower represent St Patrick's Day. As part of our buildings & structures project the seniors from Panmure Bridge have got the opportunity to visit the infamous sky tower. For this inquiry topic I am working with Jeremiah K.