DAY 1: A Heated Debate
Activity 1: Togs or Trackies? [4 points]
New Zealand is a pretty lovely place to live, isn’t it? Apparently, New Zealand (NZ) is also a pretty lovely place to visit. In 2017 approximately 2-3 million people came to visit NZ as tourists. Some of them chose to come in the middle of our summer, while others braved it and came in the middle of winter! When do you think is the best time of year (season) to visit NZ?
If you would like some help making a decision, feel free to read the Go New Zealand website. It has lots of information about the seasons in NZ!
I, personally, encourage my friends and family from overseas to come and visit NZ in early spring. The weather is usually warm and dry and the tourist attractions, beaches and holiday spots are less busy than they are in the middle of summer.
On your blog, tell us what time of year you think is best for tourists for come and visit. Be sure to share at least three things that tourists could do while they were here in NZ.
I think Summer. The reason I think summer is because you can go for a swim at one of our amazing beaches or pools. You can go on boats and trips around the islands. Also you can on native bush walks.
Activity 2: You are my Sunshine [4 points]
People in New Zealand love spending time outdoors. Unfortunately, the sun is very powerful and the rates of skin cancer are incredibly high in New Zealand. In fact, they are higher than anywhere else in the entire world! To protect ourselves against skin cancer, we need to be careful about how much time we spend in the sun. We have to be ‘Sunsmart.’
On your blog, list five different things that we can do to protect ourselves from the sun this summer!
1. Put sunscreen on.
2. Wear a sunhat.
3. Go before it gets to hot.
4. Cover up when you are outside.
5.If you are not playing outside stay in the shade.
Activity 3: Burning Up… [15 points]
While it can get hot in New Zealand, especially in the middle of summer, it gets even hotter in places like Dallol (Ethiopia), Dasht-e Loot (Iran), Tirat Zvi (Israel), Kabili (Tunisia) and Bandar-e Mahshahr (Iran).
The hottest temperature on record in each place is: Dallol: 41oC; Dasht-e Loot: 71oC; Tirat Zvi: 54oC; Kabili: 55oC; Bandar-e Mahshahr: 51oC. Crazy ‘eh?!
For this activity, you are asked to use this information to create a graph. The graph should have a title along with the names of each city and their hottest recorded temperatures. You can draw the graph by hand or use a computer programme like Google Draw to create your graph. It’s completely up to you!
On your blog, post a picture of your graph..
Good afternoon AJ,
ReplyDeleteI hope you're enjoying your summer holidays! You have done an excellent job at week 3, day 1's activities, ka pai. I think your five tips to protecting yourself against the sun are awesome. Another tip I like to live by is to remember to reapply sunblock after swimming or every 4 hours. Unfortunately, I forgot to wear a hat when I was in the sun a few weeks ago and my scalp got very burnt, it was very painful to brush my hair for a few days.
Are there any native bush walks in or around Paihia that you like to do? Here in Whangarei, we have plenty around my house and they cater for all different levels of fitness which is great.
Awesome work on completing the temperature graph! Can you imagine how it would feel to be 71 degrees? I can hardly handle 30 degrees so not sure how I'd feel with 71!
Keep up the awesome work!
Looking forward to reading more of your blog posts soon.
Nga mihi, Georgia.