Summer Learning Journey ~ Ice Art

Today I have done another activity called ice art. In this activity I needed to collect leaves, flowers, twigs and feathers, and put them in a container with water that would be suitable to freeze. For my ice art I have put flowers from my back yard and put it inside my little container. After I set it overnight I took it out of the container and took a photo of it quickly before it melted completely. When I looked at the task, there was a tip saying that if I added boiling water, then cooled it down it would make the ice super clear, but I think I set the water for too long and it formed air bubbles inside the ice.

To make your own ice art you can find any container that will fit your freezer, then collect items like flowers, twigs, leaves, and feathers then place them inside the container, then let your boiling water set for a while and pour it inside the container, then carefully put it side your freezer overnight for the best result, (OPTIONAL: you can also put a lid if there is, or even plastic wrap if there is no lid to the container).

I enjoyed doing this activity because the ending result was really cool and I think I would make another one but in a bigger container next time and put some more things inside it.

Summer Learning Journey | Zhuzhing it up!

Today I have done another activity called zhuzhing it up. In this activity I needed to read a story called "Nobody Laughed." Nobody Laughed story is about how everyone had the same bag since they all bought it from the Bigbarn store, and since all the bags were the same with no name to be recognized it all got mixed up. Then the teacher started to open up all the bags since no one could identify their bags and everyones bag revealed their secret favourite thing, and each time the teacher opened the bag nobody laughed.

During this activity I copied a google drawing to write my answers of why everyone had the same bag, did the teacher do the right thing by opening up all the bags, and is it ok to have the things the same as others or should everyone have things that are different. After writing the answers to those questions I write what might have been in Aiden's bag. Then I made another google drawing and made a digital creation by designing my own t-shirt that is uniquely mine, and the topic of my design was based on summer. 

I enjoyed doing this activity because I really liked the story as well as writing about what might be inside Aiden's bag because it can be something unexpected. 

Summer Learning Journey | Nanogirl | Make a Musical Insturment

Today I have done another activity called make a musical instrument. A sound is created by making a vibration that travels the air molecules in our ears so that we can hear it. For this activity I had a choice of making a xylophone, guitar, or a harmonica, and I chose to make a xylophone. When I created my xylophone the smaller bars made higher sounds and the larger bars made lower sounds. I really enjoyed doing this activity because I was able to make an instrument using paper and tape, and testing it out to see if it works. 

Summer Learning Journey | Silly Algebra

Today I have done another activity called silly algebra. In this activity I needed to make my own algebra problem using google draw by looking at an example that was shown to make my own problem. For me to do this activity I put an image and beside it I wrote what the number of the image equaled to. Then I made my own algebra problem and solved it to find out the answers for the three questions. I enjoyed doing this activity because I was able to practice my maths skills as well as creating my own algebra problem. 

Challenge:

Solve the three problems on paper or something using your maths knowledge on multiplication, addition, and subtraction. Then when you find the answer, write it on the comment, and write how you solved the problem, good luck!

Summer Learning Journey | Snoozatron

Today I have done another activity called snoozatron. In this activity I have created an animation about a machine that would wake me up every morning. To do this activity I watched a snoozatron video of Wallace & Gromit's video. The reason why I chose a machine to wake me up was because I sometimes be lazy to get up since I watch movies, and play with lego. What machine would you make that would make to help you fall asleep, wake up or other problems? I enjoyed doing this activity because its was really fun making a machine that would wake me up. 

Summer Learning Journey | Nanogirl | Find Your Fingerprint

Today I have done another activity called find your fingerprint. Everyone has a different fingerprint even if you have an identical twin, and there are three main types of fingerprints and they are loop, whorl, and arch. In this activity I have created a fingerprint viewer using tape, and paper. To make my fingerprint more visible I used some black ink and when I looked at my fingerprint it was a double loop, but when I tested on my other fingers it was a whorl. 

I enjoyed doing this activity because it was really fun seeing what my fingerprint looks like and what type my fingerprints were. 

Summer Learning Journey | Cicadas in Art

Today I have done another activity called cicadas in art. In this activity I needed to collect cicada skins around my garden but I couldn't find any so I did another task by trying to draw a cicada with the help of a site that shows how to draw a cicada in different angles from the top and from the side.

But before I did this I learnt what cicada exoskeletons are, for people that don't know this it is an outer layer that covers an animal, like the skin of a cicada when they shed when they are an adult. Then I watched an adult cicada emerging from the skin by a timelapse, and it looked really cool since I have never seen a cicada shed its skin.

I really enjoyed doing this activity because I was able to learn what a cicada exoskeleton is and learn to draw one.