What causes Lightning?

 

In Week 2 of Term 4 we were learning how to write Explanation writing. Explanation writing is when you are teaching the reader about how something works, or why something happens. We had a choice of what to write about, and I  choose what causes lightning. We had to do researcher notes, planning, diagrams, and finally we had to write it. Once we finished, we had to create a DLO ( digital learning object ) to teach someone about our writing.

I found it easy to get my information about what causes lightning because there was a website that had all the information I needed. I also found it easy to do the writing because I could just copy and paste it from the planning sheet.

I found it challenging to do the diagrams because we had to do them from scratch. At first I found it hard to represent warm air and cold air, but then I decided to do Red for warm air, and Blue for cold air. It was quite challenging to make everything fit into the slide, but I got it to work.

I really enjoyed learning new information about lightning  and what causes it. In the end, I really enjoyed making the diagrams, because I could bring out my creative side!

I was learning to be a researcher. To be a researcher, I had to organise the data I gathered and choose the right source of information I needed. 

Next time I might make the diagrams a little more clear. I had to use words to show some images, because otherwise the reader might not understand. I think I could add more detail the writing next time, and maybe use a different setup on the slide, so I can fit more detail in. I really enjoyed doing this writing and I would be happy to pick a different topic next time!