This week in class we’ve been learning about technology used by tribes in the Rainforest. First of all we discussed what technology means…

Isla: “Technology is the solution to a need or a want. For example, humans wanted to communicate over long distances so invented mobile phones.”

Dean: “Another example is the hoover. We wanted to be able to keep our houses clean so someone invented a hoover.”

Declan W: “We wanted to be able to play our games on the move so mobile devices like tablets were invented.”

Alistair: “The Egyptians wanted massive pyramids and needed to move the huge blocks so invented a system of using logs to roll the blocks.”

The tribes in the Rainforest have three main sets of needs:

Alexander: “One of their main needs is food and water.”

Luke: “The others are shelter, warmth and health.”

Here are some examples of tribal technology:

Sophie M: “They need to communicate quietly so they use hand signals and bird whistles.”

Dean: “To meet their need for food they go hunting and use blowpipes because they are quiet so don’t startle the animals.”

Declan S: “To meet their need for food they use a drug from a plant called Barbasco which makes fish dizzy and easier to catch.”

Rabeea: “To meet their need to clean or drink water they use bromeliads because they are huge and collect lots of rainwater.”

Zenaib: “To meet their need for fire to keep warm and cook they use a fire drill. They make holes in a log and rub a stick to create friction which creates fire.”

Hannah: “To enable them to stay away from the floods, some tribes build treehouses. Some of these are as tall as 35 metres tall!”

Jane: “They use coca leafs and chew them to get rid of headaches and this meets their need for health.”

Taylor: “They use hammocks so they can stay off the forest floor to avoid being eaten in their sleep by driver ants.”

Sophie L: “They put poison from frogs on their arrows because it makes the monkeys slower and easier to catch.”

Who has impressed this week?

Dean: “Sam impressed me by overtaking Mr Berginis for a few seconds during the Sports Relief Mile.”

Rabeea: “PC Arnott impressed me with being able to cope with keeping all of us safe!”

Zenaib: “PC Arnott has impressed me by keeping us safe over the years and talking to us about internet safety and road safety.”

Sam: “Jason Bonnar in p1 impressed me by winning the dance competition we held at wet lunch!”

Christopher S: “Declan S impressed me at sports elective by saving all of the penalties in the Penalty King competition.”

Amber: “Rebecca impressed me by finally finding her pulse during the Sports Relief mile!”

Hannah: “Taylor impressed me because she done well at sports elective by keeping in time with the music.”

Sophie M: “Both the Laurens impressed me by doing excellently as Dorothy during the Wizard of Oz.”

Mr Berginis: “I loved attending the p6 show on Wednesday night and everybody did fantastically, I was very impressed!”