Room 9 Motueka South School: BP Technology Challenge

Friday, August 25, 2006

BP Technology Challenge

On Thursday the 24th of August 2006 a group of 4 year 6's went to the BP Technology Challenge in Nelson. Nathan, Lucy, Harley and Janaya were the 4 pupils who went. We had 3 challenges do. First we had to drop an egg from about 10 metres. They gave us paper, a plastic bag, cellotape and string. We made a parachute but our egg cracked. Our next activity was making the highest self standing Anzac poppy. We were not very good but we did the best we could. Our third and final challenge was making a ball grabber. No not what you're thinking. We had no idea what to do. In the last ten minutes we finally got an idea, but unfortunately it didn't work. When the judges came Lucy and the others made me (Nathan) try and grab the balls with the ball grabber, but we already knew we would lose. We got free pens and tennis balls. Then we got in the car and went home.

by Nathan and Lucy

3 comments:

Room 9 said...: ccccooolll; 2:16 pm
Room 9 said...: ccccooolll; 2:16 pm
Room 9 said...: Lucy, Janaya, Harley & Nathan - that sounds sooooooo coool, you must have had heaps of fun!! Lucky you
Lauras Mum; 9:07 pm

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