Last week I spent the week in Dunedin at Otago University, on a leadership course.
It was very interesting to be a learner instead of a teacher again. It made me remember how hard it is to listen to somebody talk for a long time! Especially for somebody like me who likes to talk!
I have included a picture of the team of other teachers who were there with me. They are a lovely team of people and I felt very lucky to get to know them all.
Most of them are primary teachers, apart from one who is a secondary school teacher and another one who is a principal (who also teaches).
I learned a lot and now I have assignments to complete. Yes children, I have homework to do!! I bet you love that :-)
Now that I am back at Leigh Marine, I am busy doing my homework but I am also coming up with an investigation I might be able to do on my own. So, I have a question, now I need to do a bit of research, come up with a hypothesis, and design an investigation....exciting!
Mrs Bradshaw
Gathering questions
Sorting questions by importance
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Early March
Hi everyone,
Last week, I attended a fisheries lecture at Auckland University, where I got my degree when I was younger. It was fun pretending to be a student again. I learned that some fish start out as boys and turn into girls and the other way around...how strange!
Some species of fish lay hundreds of thousands of small eggs and other species have only a few babies that are much bigger in size. Can you think of any reasons for this difference? Why might some species of fish want to have so many eggs?
Today, one of the researchers brought in a fish that someone had caught. The people who caught it said a fish that looked the same as that one was sent off to Te Papa museum. I looked it up, it might have been a Sergeant Baker.
Some of the researchers are just starting up their experiments now. They have read a lot about their topics, they know what their questions are, they have finished designing their investigations and are beginning their experiments. Very exciting. I will have to take more pictures of the experiment set-ups and show you all.
Lots of equipment is usually needed...thermometers, cameras, computers, tanks, pipes, pumps, microscopes, dissecting tools, chemicals, containers of all different sizes....I'm off to take photos!
One last thing - did you know there is such a thing as waterproof paper, I have used some and one of the lovely ladies here said I can bring some back to school so you can try it out!
Mrs Bradshaw
Last week, I attended a fisheries lecture at Auckland University, where I got my degree when I was younger. It was fun pretending to be a student again. I learned that some fish start out as boys and turn into girls and the other way around...how strange!
Some species of fish lay hundreds of thousands of small eggs and other species have only a few babies that are much bigger in size. Can you think of any reasons for this difference? Why might some species of fish want to have so many eggs?
Today, one of the researchers brought in a fish that someone had caught. The people who caught it said a fish that looked the same as that one was sent off to Te Papa museum. I looked it up, it might have been a Sergeant Baker.
Some of the researchers are just starting up their experiments now. They have read a lot about their topics, they know what their questions are, they have finished designing their investigations and are beginning their experiments. Very exciting. I will have to take more pictures of the experiment set-ups and show you all.
Lots of equipment is usually needed...thermometers, cameras, computers, tanks, pipes, pumps, microscopes, dissecting tools, chemicals, containers of all different sizes....I'm off to take photos!
One last thing - did you know there is such a thing as waterproof paper, I have used some and one of the lovely ladies here said I can bring some back to school so you can try it out!
Mrs Bradshaw
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