Isla Mcdonald

  • Earthquake resistance building
    Earthquake Resistance Building Project Overview: For our final assessment in Science this year, we were placed in groups of 2-3 and asked to design and construct an earthquake-resistant building made out of dried spaghetti and blue tack meaning if we shook it, it wasn’t going to tip or fall. This tower had to meet the…Continue Reading Earthquake resistance building
  • Circus reflection
    . In innovated this semester I chose to do circus; in circus I learned a lot about India and the different communities that live there. I got to understand the bad situation the poorer communities in India had to live with and their experiences. With this knowledge from 9 is Mine we helped Mr Green…Continue Reading Circus reflection
  • Visual Arts Piñata Presentation
    My design started as a lot of different animals, then we all put our work together and decided on the best one, our final design was a wolf. We worked as a team because me and Safeera took on different roles and worked together to paint the wolf, and any other work needed to be…Continue Reading Visual Arts Piñata Presentation
  • Health Alcohol Assessment
    What were the biggest things you learnt whilst completing this task? I learnt about the effects of alcohol and how it can effect your choices and mind, I also learnt how to drink safely and how to help someone with alcohol poisoning. This assessment taught me how to collaborate better and how to work effectively…Continue Reading Health Alcohol Assessment
  • $20 Boss Project
    This semester I have worked towards making and selling a group product. At the start we brainstormed ideas, then presented them, then CEO’s were chosen, then we got into groups, make our product, and sold them. Brainstorming At first we wrote down lots of different possible ideas of what we could do. We then chose…Continue Reading $20 Boss Project
  • MP Letter
    Isla Mcdonald In HASS this term we were given a task to write a letter to our MP about an issues that concern us. We had to write a 200 – 500 word letter about how to solve this issue. I chose to write a letter about the Great Barrier Reef Bleaching because it is…Continue Reading MP Letter