Akulliit Illugiaq 2012 - Day Three(ish)

We are still building our illugiaq.

Tupaarnaq cuts out a large square of snow.

Vittus and Kaaleeraq shape the building blocks.

The square Tupaarnaq cut needed four students to carry it.

Miilaaraq finds a smaller block.

Vittus and Kaaleeraq need to work together.

Sometimes the blocks of snow fall to pieces.

But we can use nearly everything we cut out of the snow.

The walls are getting higher and higher.

Pipaluk looks a little scary with the saw.

More blocks are cut out of the ground.

Kaaleeraq and Mario take a quick break for the camera.

Frederikke shapes the walls ready for another block of snow.

Pipaluk brings just the right piece.

Vittus finds a piece that just fits in the hand!

We need to cut a door soon.

But we are still not finished!

Umiartorpoq!

The 5th graders have been working with wind in their natural science classes. In this lesson we wanted to have a little more fun.

Irene made sure we caught everything on camera, while Kevin and William tried not to sink their boats in our classroom watertank.

The boats were made from glass jar lids, foam, matchsticks and a paper sail.

We used balloons to make the wind...

...and then we had a yacht race!

It was fun and, amazingly, we did not spill one drop of water - but we did sink a few boats!

Sukuutserpoq amma!

 

Så kom vi ud på isen med vores skøjter igen, men vi var ikke alene!

Fangeren var også på vej ud og vi kiggede på imens han kørte forbi.

Nivi!

The 6th graders have made Malik, the 5th graders are making Nivi!

Before painting Nivi we drew her organs onto her body.

 

We also gave her a face and make-up.

There was plenty of time for making masks and gloves.

Over several lessons we painted...

...and

...found Nivi's heart and 

...her lungs.

The pupils wrote all the words they knew on the whiteboard...

 

...and then we drew them on Nivi.

We also used the school model to find out where different organs are in the body.

Then we gave Nivi her skin!

Ataarutit

4. klasse har været ud for at stå på ski i Qaanaaq.

Vi har langrendsski på skolen, men de er ikke alle sammen den rigtig størrelse til eleverne, især 4. klasse.

Men, det betyder ikke man skal lade være med at prøve.

Selv om det kan gå galt ind i mellem! Det er bare hyggeligt!

I mellem husene findes der nogle små bakke, men man skal altid være lidt på vagt omkring slædehundene.

 

Vi er ikke helt parat at kom ud på isen endnu, men vi nyde solskinsvejret!

Titartakkanik filmiliorpoq

We have been experimenting with animation in 5th grade.

The pupils take control of the camera...

...and help with the editing on the computer (in the background of the picture).

We experimented with different "things" to animate and where to animate them.

It was fun to be in the film and to watch it being made.

The pupils moved the models and things just a little bit at a time.

Gertie finally got the dinosaur to sit on Kevin's head!

 

There were lots of things to coordinate.

The teachers had to get involved too. Dorthe looks a little scared!

Now you can click on our animation to see what you think!

We have lots more experimenting to do. We will show our progress on the blog.