On the 10th and 11th of August 2011 Room 8 had a Technology Challenge. We had to make a Waka. We got separated into groups of 4-5. The rules were that the Waka needed to have sturdy sides, fit at least one person and to form the shape of a Waka. To make the Waka we got given 30 sheets of newspaper and 30 ice block sticks and a roll of Sellotape.The race was on...!!
Most people started with making the bottom of the Waka with newspaper, after that we needed to make the sides, with either rolled up newspaper or folded newspaper. To make them sturdy we used the ice-block sticks around the sides. We finished just before the bell rang so we had to judge our Waka's the next day.The next morning Miss Rodman said to the class "Ok, lets judge our Waka's." So one person in each group went into the back room to get their Waka. Then they all decided who was going to sit in the Waka and who was going to explain what they did during the process of making their Waka. Once everyone had explained what they did Miss Rodman judged our Waka's. Max's group won because they had sturdy sides, had the shape of a Waka and also could fit Max into their Waka.
We had a great time making our Waka's and we all cant wait for our next Technology Challenge.
By Josh and Mikayla.
