Week 3 Reflection

This week we learned about 2 new games, both of which have originated from New Zealand and Maori culture. On Wednesday we started with Te Uru. We split into two even teams and got the equipment out, which included about 12 rubber dots ( we placed six at each end of the court) and a dice shaped ball with flat sides. After learning we started to play the game for the rest of the period. I really enjoyed the game as it was something we hadn't experienced before and involved different skills than what we were used to. Today we played Ki O Rahi. Some of us had played before so that helped with our understanding of the game. We also split into two teams, one was predominantly attack and the other defense, although both could score at any time. There were sections on the court we were and weren't allowed in and if our tags were pulled it was a handover and the other team had the ball.
One challenge we faced in Te Uru was that we could only handle the ball with a flat palm. We overcame this by catching and passing close to each other which made it easier.

Week 3 Reflection

This week we learned about two new games, Kabbadi and Lacrosse. We played them both during our PE lessons on Wednesday and Thursday after talking about the rules and possible changes we could make. They are both games that aren't popular in New Zealand but are both very popular in other countries.

 Kabaddi is a contact sport played heavily in India, with many possible ways to score. The winning team is the one with the most points at the end of the game. Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and ball, which is used to move the ball and score. 

We had to adapt the rules to both of the games to suit our class. During Kabaddi we decided to not use the contact rule and instead hold onto the player for 3 seconds. We used the volleyball court for the 'out' lines and a white line for the bonus point line. In Lacrosse, we also didn't have contact and used the soccer goals at the end of the basketball court. 

Challenges we faced were mainly the rules which we adapted to our situation. When we played lacrosse one challenge was that picking up the ball was very difficult due to the lack of experience and skill have with the game. 

In English, we learned how to find credible sources of information while researching about one of the three games we have played. To make sure these websites were reliable we used the "C.R.A.P." test which involved looking at Currency, Reality, Authority, and Purpose. 

Palin

This term we have combined our English and PE classes to learn about different sports. This week have learned about the game Palin, (similar to hockey) which originated hundreds of years ago in Chile. When the game is played, natural resources are used for the equipment, such as different types of woods for the playing sticks. Before we played we walked down to the beach and found our own sticks for the game. I enjoyed learning about the game as well as its history and it was really interesting to play as well.  Some challenges we experienced was the lack of rules because of the fact that in the past the game was banned, so they weren't written down. We overcame this by creating some basic ones of our own and adapting the game to suit our class.

Making a Difference

English Connections

Today in English we learnt about augmented reality and virtual reality, we also worked through workstations our teacher set out for us based around our topic of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Although these give us an alternative views to what the human eye really sees, the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality is that AR shows us a enhanced view of real life with a mix of a virtual world and is usually seen with a phone. VR creates a whole new virtual world for us to see which is achieved with glasses or goggles. It sometimes can be hard to tell between what is real and what is fake while using VR.

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are both regularly seen throughout The Hunger Games and Uncanny Valley. Augmented Reality is used by controlling the tributes and what is in the dome they are in while competing, (otherwise known as the arena). The game-makers also control the weather, wildlife, climate and terrain. In Uncanny Valley, the people are made to believe they are addicted to a harmless virtual reality game, where in fact they are being used to go into a world and fight in a real life war.

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