Below are some of the ebooks Year 7 students have created in Science this year.
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 11 Prize Winners
Year 9 Class Photos
Year 9 Class Photos
English Language Learners
Hard Materials
Junior Hard Materials
Senior Hard Materials
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Digital Technologies
Noah
Reuben
Mikaere
Ashley
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Lexi, Year 10, used a photo of her cat as inspiration to create one in Tinkercad.
Years 9 and 10 students coded in Scratch and Tinkercad, and created 3D designs of their dream bedroom and their perfect classroom in Tinkercad. Some also joined electronic components in the virtual world.
These components were put together to create a virtual binary clock.
Fabrics Technology
Above: Thylla's stunning backpack
Left: Hamish's die
Right: Danica's corset
Below: Matariki's embroidered Matariki on a pencil case
Food And Hospitality
This year due to the popularity of the Level 1 Hospitality class we decided to have a cook off to see the talents of our students. Our aim was to see which student had the passion and the skills to get the prize as top student across the two classes we had running. Our students produced vakalolo, kokoda and banana bread during this challenge and we saw some great results!
Design And Visual Communication
Te Aratai College Technology Centre
Soft Materials - Fabrics
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Year 7 and 8 students took a class called "Sew Creative" where they made tote bags with a sustainability theme. Students chose their designs and lining fabric. They were proud of their finished results.
Makerspace
Wall mounted minecraft torch by Hamish
Jewellery stand by Johanna
Magical tree by Jacob
Stranger things mood light by Greta
Rocket by Jacob
Cricket wickets
Food Technology
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Calzone made in the "Kai Kete" class
Digital Technologies
In Years 7 and 8 Digital Technologies we designed and coded parkour games in a 3D environment called Cospaces.
Click on the images to see the games.
Robotics
Will robots rule our world? Not likely, but smart kids might!
2022, another positive year in Robotics Class at TATC, with our Year 7 and 8 students really getting stuck into designing, building and programming their Lego EV3 robots.
This year we focused on brushing up on the essentials of computational thinking. One particular focus is breaking down a problem to its simplest form, then writing simple code that fits this outline. Better
laptops have helped and a lab of desktop PCs has meant better computer access for everyone.
Battle-bots are still on the menu and students constantly impress with how they really get stuck into this project with much drive and gusto. Another favourite is the line following robot. Highly relevant with self-driving cars just around the corner. It seems kids really are natural innovators who love the challenge of using technology to solve real problems in our world. Oh, and they like to have a bit of fun.
Hard Materials
