Summer learning journey, Week 1, Day 4.

Activity 1: Scaling New Heights [4 points]

Aotearoa New Zealand is a country of mountains and valleys, dense forests, and sparkling oceans. At the centre of the South Island sits the tallest mountain in the country, Aoraki Mt Cook. It is the place where Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the top (summit) of Mt Everest, learned how to climb mountains. It was pretty difficult for him, at first, but Sir Edmund Hillary did not give up and, in 1953, he achieved this dream of climbing Mt Everest. His face can now be found on the New Zealand $5 note!

Let’s imagine that you met Sir Edmund Hillary in real life and were able to interview him.

On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.

1. Did you go with anyone?. And who was it?

2. At any point did you regret wanting to climb Mt Everest?

3. What did you feel like when you finished climbing the mountain?

4. At any moments did you fall down, like a stumble?

5. How long did it take you to prepare for the climb?

Activity 2: Pancakes and Maple Syrup? [4 points]

Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many spectacular sights and natural wonders. One of these is the Punakaiki Rocks and Blowholes located on the West Coast of the South Island. The Punakaiki rocks attract tourists from all over the world who are keen to see these amazing rock formations. Many people think that they look like pancakes stacked on top of one another. Pancakes are one of my favourite foods! They are delicious and pretty easy to make.

For this activity you are asked to choose one of your favourite foods. On your blog, write the name of your favourite food and then tell us how to make it. You may need to ask a family member, friend or Google (!) for help, if you do not normally make this food for yourself.

Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup of granulated sugar.

3/4 cup of packed brown sugar.

1 teaspoon of vanilla.

1 cup of soften butter.

1 egg.

2 1/4 cups of flour.

1 teaspoon of baking soda.

1/2 teaspoon of salt.

Chocolate chips.

Steps:

1. Heat the oven to 375 Fahrenheit.

2.In a big bowl, beat the granulated sugar, brown sugar,butter, vanilla, egg with a eletric mixer on medium speed or you can mix with a spoon until mixed.

3. Then you stir in flour, baking soda and salt.

4. Then you stir in chocolate chips.

5. Make little balls of dough and put it on a baking pan. Make sure you don't put them to close to each other.

6.Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Make sure you let them cool down.

Enjoy your cookies.

Activity 3: Salt and Pepper [5 + 5 possible bonus points]

Deep in the heart of Bolivia (a country in South America) lies a natural wonder unlike anything else. It is a massive area of salt, over 10 000 km2 large, that is referred to as the Uyuni Salt Flats.

Tourists who visit the flats often stay in hotels made completely out of salt (salt hotels). This is not the only unique hotel that you will find around the world. In fact, you can stay in hotels made entirely of ice (ice hotels) or glass (glass hotel). Let’s imagine that you were given enough money to build your very own hotel.

On your blog tell us where you would build your hotel and what you would use to build it. For an extra five points, use Google Drawings to design one room in your hotel. You can also use a paper and pencil to draw your room, take a picture of the drawing, and post it on your blog.

I would like to have a hotel in the city.

Thank you today was really fun. Sorry this was late we had a powercut

Summer Learning journey, day 3

Activity 1: Fantastic Beasts [4 points]

In New Zealand we have many unusual animals. One of the most unusual is the kiwi bird - a bird that does not have wings and can not fly. Pretty strange, eh?! J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, has recently written a new book about strange or unusual animals called ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.’

For this activity, please watch this cool book trailer. Year 7 and Year 8 students in South Auckland, New Zealand helped to make it. Once you have watched the video, use your imagination and create your very own beast. What does your beast look, smell, feel, and sound like?

On your blog, post a description of your beast. Use interesting adjectives (describing words) to tell us about your beast.

My beast is a monster called little blue. You can't judge him on is name. He is a very big monster.He is 18 years old and is a boy. He has green eyes and has blue rings surrounding them, he has big claws to catch food. He has a furry body the colour of blue. He likes to eat bugs, sleep and also likes to explore caves.

Activity 2: The Secretive Skink [4 points]

We have a number of small lizards (geckos and skinks) living in New Zealand. One of the least common is the Chevron Skink. According to the Department of Conservation, Chevron Skinks live mostly on two islands - Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island. These islands are ‘animal reserves.’ Very few people, other than staff working for the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC), are allowed to live there. The DOC staff are called ‘Rangers.’ Their job is to protect the wildlife (animals and plants) living on the island.

Would you like to be a DOC ranger and live with the animals on Great Barrier Island?

On your blog list three pros (good things) and three cons (bad things) about working as a DOC ranger. At the bottom of your post, tell us whether you would like to be a DOC Ranger or not.

Good things:

You get to look after wonderful wildlife.

You get to protect the wildlife you love.

You get to stop all the predators for them.

Bad things:

You see dead wildlife.

You see your favourite wildlife die sometimes.

You might have to kill a predator you like (like a cat).

I would not like to be a doc ranger.

Activity 3: The WWF: World Wildlife Fund [10 points]

In 1961, a number of people came together to start an organisation called the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The main goal of this organisation was/is to protect life on earth. Hundreds of WWF staff work in countries all over the world trying to protect our planet and the animals who live here. To learn more about their amazing work, click on one of the two video links below.

Clip #1: Freshwater Seals

Clip #2: Tigers

Once you have watched the video, go to your blog and, using full sentences, tell us:
1) The name of the animal the WWF is working to save.
2) What the WWF is doing to help the animal.

3) What, if any, success they have had protecting the animal.

1.The WWF is helping to save the saimaa ringed seal.

2.The WWF is making snow banks for the seals because if they don't give birth in a snow bank the baby seal might die because it is too cold or a predator might come. So making some snow banks help the seals for when they give birth.

3. Some might say yes because at first they had only 360 seals but now the species are growing because of the action WWF is doing.

Thank you for these actives they were really fun.

Summer Learning Journey Day 2

Activity 1: Giants Among Us [4 points]

New Zealand has a really special environment. Many of the plants and trees found in New Zealand are not found anywhere else in the world. These plants and trees are endemic to our country.  In New Zealand, one of the largest and longest living endemic trees is the NZ Kauri tree. Kauri are mainly found in three regions of New Zealand: the Coromandel, Auckland and Northland. The largest Kauri tree in the country is in the Waipoua Forest in Northland. It is called Tāne Mahuta. Some people refer to it as the ‘Lord of the Forest.’

Thousands of people go to visit Tāne Mahuta every year. Would you like to be one of those people who got to see Tāne Mahuta in real life? Why or why not?

On your blog, tell us whether you would like to go and visit Tāne Mahuta one day. Be sure to tell us why you do (or do not) want to visit this endemic tree.

I want to visit the Kauri tree because I think it would be a nice walk to do with the family. And becuase it is the biggest Kauri tree in New Zealand. Also Tane Mahuta played a big part in the maori legends. Tane Mahuta separated his parents Ranuginui, the sky father and Papatuanuku, the earth mother. The Kauri treee won't be around forever so that is also why I want to visit the big tree.


Activity 2: Fabulous Ferns [4 points]

One of the most common plants found in New Zealand forests is the fern. It is a special, iconic symbol of New Zealand. You will find pictures of ferns on the jerseys of many famous sporting teams in New Zealand, including the New Zealand All Blacks.

Did you know that many of these teams also have the word ‘fern’ in their name? Use your best researching skills to find three New Zealand sporting teams who use the word ‘fern’ in their title.

On your blog list three sports teams that have the word ‘fern’ in their title. Beside each team’s name, post a picture of their uniform. Then, at the bottom of your blog post tell us which of the three uniforms you like best and why.

Silver ferns

Football ferns


Black ferns


My favourite team uniform is the silver ferns. Because I like netball and I also like the black dress with the faint ferns at the bottom of the dress. And the football ferns uniform looks really tight and I just like there uniform.

Activity 3: Weird and Wonderful [10 points]

New Zealand is just one of many countries that has amazing plants and trees. In fact, the African desert is home to some pretty incredible plants, like the cactus. Some cacti are able to survive on as little as 3 millilitres (ml) of water a day. Wow!

Let’s imagine that you are given a cactus for your birthday. To keep it alive, you must give it 3 ml of water every day.

Over one full year, how much water will you need to give your cactus plant?

On your blog, tell us how to solve this maths problem. You can write your answer in words, use a Sketchpad image, or post a video explaining how you would figure it out. Be sure to give us your final answer in millilitres (ml).

First I would go 3 x 365 because the cactus needs 3 ml and then there is 365 days in a year. I would multiple 365 by 2, so I would go 300 + 300 = 600 then 65 + 65 = 130. 130 + 600 = 730. Then I would go 730 + 365, 700 + 300 = 1000 then I would go, 65+30 =95. then 1000 + 95 = 1095. So that means my cactus would have 1095 drops a year.

I liked having maths as a activity today it made it more fun because maths is my favourite subject.

Summer Learning Journey, Day 1

Activity 2

Paihia Is a wonderful place where you can eat out, go for a swim and go on a lot of trips to all the bays. You can go on walks around Paihia and the falls. Paihia is special because it is always hot and sunny and the town is always really busy becuase of the markets. I am  so glad that Paihia is my hometown.

Summer Learning Journey, Day 1

 Activity 1.

1.To become a New Zealand citizen you need to promise to be loyal to Queen Elizabeth.

2. The largest city in NZ is Auckland but Wellington is the capital.

3.In New Zealand you need to drive on the left side of the road.

Summer Learning Journey, Day 1

 Activity 3

Camp

On Monday Te Ngahere went to camp. Our teachers had been organizing our camp for so long. To fundraise money we went busking (performing kapa haka) down by the wharf and also had a raffle. Our camp was at Campbell park, in Mangawhai. I went in the car with Tia, Bella, Tayla, Liam and Dayton, Tia’s mum drove us all down. I was in cabin 2 with Tia, Bella, Tayla, Payton, Anyah, Mihipeka and Whaea Becks. We did top town on Monday as well. The challenges we had to do were really fun, I was in team 2. My team won top town because we broke 3 records from the other teams. Later that night we had a disco with lots of glow sticks. The next day, we had surf lessons. We broke into two groups I was in group 1. My group was going second. It started to rain so we had to eat our morning tea in the changing room. I had fun learning how to surf. I could not stand up on my board though. Tuesday afternoon we did the confidence course it was really fun. We had to get into groups of 6 and once we did that we went around doing different activities needed teamwork and some were by ourselves. Tuesday night we had to do a performance in our cabins, my cabin did a comedy skit. It was called the odd robbery and I was a cop. On Wednesday we had to tidy our cabins and go home. Before we went home we went to an adventure playground (it was really big). Then after a hour it was time to go home. I went back with Tia, Bella and Tayla, we went back with Tia’s dad. I had so much fun on camp. I had the best time ever.