WEEK 3 DAY 5: CREATIVITY +

Activity 1: Ministry of Inspiration [4 points]

So you might have heard of the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Health, right? They are groups of people who give advice to the government. But have you heard of the Ministry of Inspiration? It sounds like fun, doesn’t it?! Well, this is a real organisation based in Nelson, New Zealand. Their aim is to get kids thinking creatively in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, maths and society (STEAMS).

The Ministry of Inspiration hosts many cool activities and events, including an Aquabot competition. Aquabots are underwater robots. Have you ever heard of them?

For this activity please watch this video about the Pasifika Aquabots competition that was held in Nelson. The students had to navigate their Aquabots around a swimming pool, collecting things and visiting different ‘islands.’

On your blog, tell us whether you would like to join an Underwater Robotics team at your school. Why or why not?

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I would love to be apart of the school Aquaboots team , it will be a time when I learn with others along with having fun. The Aquaboot seems like a very fun thing to do , but yes I would join the Aquaboot team for school if there was one.

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Activity 2: Caine’s Arcade [4 points]

Caine Monroy is a 17 year old boy who lives in Los Angeles (L.A.), California. When he was younger, he spent his summer holidays at his dad’s work - an auto parts store in downtown L.A. While his dad was working, he decided to build himself something that he had always wanted - an arcade! He built an arcade all by himself out of cardboard boxes and things that he found lying around the shop.

One day a man came into the store to buy a handle for his car and he met Caine. Caine showed him what he had made and the man was so impressed with the arcade game that he made a movie about Caine and invited all the people in L.A. to come and play the games in Caine’s Arcade!

For this activity we would like to know about your favourite game. It can be a board game, a card game, a game that you play outside with friends (e.g., rugby) or a quiet game that you play by yourself.

On your blog, tell us about your favorite game. What is it called? How do you play it?

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My favorite outdoor game is tag. It is a very enjoyable game to play and it is also a time to spend with family because you obviously another team to play aginst you and your team. The only problem is you need tag shorts or a belt along with tags and a rugby ball. I do have a few tag shorts so i let some of my family wear them but we do have a vicro belt. There is a vicro bit on the tags and on your shorts so it can stick.

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Activity 3: Choose your own

You have now made it to the end of Week 3 and have earned the right to choose your very own scientist, technologist, or inventor who you think has changed the world. There are no right or wrong choices for this activity, so find someone who interests you and tell us about them on your blog. It could be someone from your family, church or community or someone famous that you admire.

Here are some starting points in case you get stuck:
Taitusi Taufa

A J Hackett

Mana Vautier

Madame C. J. Walker

Te Rangi Hīroa

Mae Jemison

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well this scientists that im about to talk about to you today isn't famous but i believe that hes a good scientists. His name is Dr Terry he goes to some schools here in Auckland New Zealand. He has teached us a lot and we appreciate it , without him we wouldn't have learnt about these cells etc. He also created us these amazing books which we use to place stuff that we learnt about.

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