Room 11 have been learning about colonisation so during writing we made quills and ink and tried writing like they did in the early days. We really enjoyed it.
Here is how we did it so you can try...
How to make Ink
What you will need
1. Blackberries, strawberries or blueberries.
2. Vinegar and salt
3. A tea spoon or if have 1/2 tea spoon
4. A bowl, sieve and cup
5. A turkey, goose or swan quill will do (but turkey is best)
6. Scissors and a skewer.
What to do for the ink:
1. Grab you blueberry strawberry or black berry and put them in your cup up to half way make sure there not frozen. Put them in you sieve. Then put your sieve over you bowl and squash the berry your using with you cup untill the juise comes out. (if you think it not enought get some more berrys and squash some more)
2. Put half a tea spoon or vinegar and salt and put in the bowl and mix well (with your spoon)
AND YOU INK IS DONE
How to make your own quill pen
What you need:
A feather
scissors
skewer
1. Now get you goose, turkey or swan quil.
2. Snip the end of quill on an angle
3. Grab you skewer and stick it up the bit at the bottom that you sinped, and stick your skewer up you quill and get the membrane out.
4. Cut a centreline for the ink to follow
AND YOUR QUILL IS DONE
(You can find lots of clips on youtube to help you with this)
By Jack L
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Jacks Report: The Colonisation Of New Zealand.
Introduction
New Zealand was colonised in the 1800s by the European settlers.
Early Visitors
Abel Tasman was the first to sight new zealand in 1642. He believed it was rich in minerals.
At sight he called it "Saten Landt". He sailed the West Coast but never set foot on New Zealand soil.
James Cook
James Cook was sent to to south continent which was the believed to be rich in minerals.(like Abel Tasman)When they spotted the first bit of New Zealand they called it Young Nicks Head because that was the boys name who spotted it.
Early Settlers
In 1840 the early settlers were mostly whalers,sealers,missionaries,and immigrants.The settlers went there for work and contact with the Maori.
Arms Trade
The British traded muskets with the Maori for food jade and weapons. The muskets caused war between the Maori tribes and many Maori were killed.
Colonisation
The Maori and the English were living together but with no rules. They needed a partnership to live peacefully together, this was called the Treaty of Waitangi. With the singing of the Treaty of Watangi in 1840 New Zealand become a British settlement. English, Australians and the French came to live in New Zealand.
By Jack
Friday, 21 February 2014
How to make a Hackysack
Hacky sack skills!-Large from Courtney on Vimeo.
How to make a Hackysack
YOU WILL NEED
-Three diffrent colour balloons.
-half a cup of rice.
-A plastic drink bottle (you don't need it too big).
-A funnel.
-A friend to help.
METHOD
1.Using the funnel, tip rice into bottle.
2.Blow SOME air into the a balloon you want as bace colour.Ask a friend to pinch the neck of balloon that you have just blew up.
3.Strech the balloon over the lip of the bottle.
4.Tip bottle upside down (still holding the neck of the balloon), now let go and shake bottle.
5.Scrunch up the neck of the balloon and push it into its self.
6.Take the second balloon and snip 3 small holes in the balloon.(it helps to snip off the neck)
7.Repeat Step 6 with the 3rd balloon.
8.Gentley pull the cut balloons over the bace balloon (one at a time).
9.Carefully use your knees to kick your hackysack up into the air and make sure you don`t use your hands.
10.Have fun.
By Matelita,Letisha and Anzac.
We had an awesome time but the clean up was not as fun!
Friday, 14 February 2014
Treaty of Waitangi- White Hat Thinking
Post up your white hat thinking about the Treaty of Waitangi Room 11. We would also love others to add any facts they know.
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Room 11 News
Patricias Newscast from Courtney on Vimeo.
Friday, 7 February 2014
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