Wonderful Worms

Honeybees at EPS

Marble Run Report - Episode 8!

Marble Run Report - Episode 7!

Marble Run Report - Episode 6!

Marble Run Report - Episode 5!

Playing Marbles

Playing Marbles

Marble Run Report - Episode 4!

Marble Run Report - Episode 3!

Marble Run Stories Room 17

We made a medium sized marble run because everybody is getting hard. First we need any small big tubes. Try to make tunnels out of funnels. Next we need some ideas. Get some parent sto help make the marble run. After that make it go on a slope any way. Then cellotape the funnel to one small and one big. After, check that it is stable. Celloptape a green funnel to the top of the tunnel made out of cardboard. Make a V shape by putting a cardboard tunnel on both opposite sides. Next get two more long ones. After get two bottles and stick it together.

Last get two small tubes. Put half of the small tubes in the bottles then stick it together with cellotape. After put a marble down the holes. Hear it go swish, swish and when it hits the bottom it will go donk, donk, donk on something hard. I wish I could do it again.

Jessica

I was really happy that Room 17 was making a marble run. All you need is green plastic funnels and some strong cardboard tubes. Next you need to go through how you’re going to work it out. After you’ve worked it out don’t glue it together, try and sort it out. Once you’ve made it and it’s all secure and duck taped try it out.

I predicted the marble will make an onomatopoeia sound like cling, clack, ding. You can add some more details or paint the strong cardboard tubes different colours.

We made the marble run because it’s part of our community. Room 17 used two plastic bottles, four green funnels, cardboard tubes and last but not least toilet rolls. I think I like or love making that stupendous marble run. I feel 100% happy.

Nevaeh

Marble Run Stories Room 17

I felt excited because it is very precious and straight. We have made it out of cardboard tubes and bottles. It can easily break because it is soft cardboard. We all have to be very careful because when the window is open the wind can blow the marble run because it is not that strong. But I am still happy because we have an amazing marble run!

Rhea

I was excited today because we were making a marble run. First we need some resources and cellotape. First step we need green plastic funnels and some long, strong tubes. Next we stuck them together. After that we add some upside down plastic funnels in the middle. We added more cut cardboard in the middle. There were some bottles. Last but not least we put some holes on the bottle. We put cardboard rolls in the holes. We celloptaped the bottles. It took us 9 hours. Have a good race. I felt happy.

Marco

Room 17 made a marble run because it is important and we used bottles and pipes. We put it in a box and it is neat and it is big. The marble spins around. It goes fast.

Braxton

More Howick Village Photos

Toys and Games at Howick Historical Village

Room 17's Marble Run

Watch carefully to see how we have made a double marble run out of cardboard tubes, a plastic funnel and 2 plastic bottles. We have fun racing each other.

Marble Run Report - Episode Two!

Marble Run Report - Episode 1

Room 16 and Room 18 have teamed up to track our progress on making our highly anticipated Marble Run for Elm Park School! 

We will be showcasing our progress through a documentary, which will air an episode each week.

So.. Stay tuned!

Here is our first episode!  We hope you enjoy it!

Our Community on Flipagram!

The Year 3s visited the Highland Park Library, Rotary Walkway and Pigeon Mountain in our beautiful East Auckland community.  We had a lot of fun visiting and getting to know all the free things we can do in our Community.  Here are a few Flipagrams made by Room 18 about our trip.   

What Communities Do We Belong To?

These are some of the communities that the students in Room 17 belong to.
Do you also belong to some of these?

Welcome

Welcome to the Year 3 Inquiry blog. Over the next 2 terms we will be learning about our community. We will be learning about the sorts of communities that we belong to, things that these communities offer us and how we can give something back to our school community.

Keep visiting our blog to see what we have been learning.