Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 2

Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 2

Activity 1

Fabulous Flora

I would like to learn how to weave with flax because it would be interesting to make lots of different things.  I think there would be so many things you could make and I could make as many as I can.  You could make use of the flax that grows in many gardens instead of using plastic. So it would be a great skill to use to help save our environment.

Activity 2

Mighty Mangroves

I think that Jacinda Ardern is a strong and tough person. Jacinda Arden is the Prime Minister of New Zealand. She has had to be strong to face all the challenges of being a woman in Parliament. She needs to be tough enough to face criticism from the opposition parties, people across the country and the world. She has used these to work her way through the channels of Parliament to the top.  She can talk on the world stage and stick with the policies that the government have come up with. She has also become a new mother and this has not stopped her from doing the job at hand. Jacinda has to be strong and tough to take criticism of being a working mother in a high profile position.  

Activity 3

Stranger than Fiction

Facts that are the same between the Venus Flytrap and the White Baneberry plants.

1. They are both attractive plants, the White Baneberry has eyeball looking flowers while the Venus flytrap has open lobes to attract insects.

2. They are both poisonous.

3. They both come from North America.

Facts that are different between the Venus Flytrap and the White Baneberry plants.

1. The White Baneberry plants have very small white flowers about 6mm in size. The Venus Flytrap has no flowers.

2. The Venus Flytrap has lobes that shut when prey come in contact with them.  The White Baneberry plants do not eat prey.

3. The Venus Flytrap grows to about 13 cm tall while the White Baneberry grows to about 60cm.

Pictures from mysteriousworld.com

       White Baneberry.                          Venus Flytrap.

  

Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 1

Activity 1

Surfs up!

My favourite summer activity is travelling to Hanmer Springs with my family and going to the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools. At the pools there is plenty to do including many pools all ranging different temperatures. There are rock pools for lounging in, spa pools just for the adults, the lazy river, a big water playground for younger kids and of course my favourite the water slides and super bowl.

Activity 2

The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge

For my cycle challenge the first person I would bring is my Dad, I would choose the bring him because he has cycling experience and he would be able to teach and coach me how to pace myself in the race so I don't get tired and finish the race. The second person I would bring would be my sister Devon, she is very strong willed and I don't think she will let me stop! so I will be motivated to finish the race to impress her. The final piece the the puzzle would be my Mum, I choose her because she will be able to bring food and drinks, she will make sure me and the crew are well feed and hydrated throughout the day.

Activity 3

Something smells fishy

Fish Fact #1 The oldest known fish in the world is a 65 year old Australian Lungfish - TRUE
Fish Fact #2 Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids - TRUE
Fish Fact #3 Starfish are a type of fish - FALSE
(Starfish are marine invertebrates)
Fish Fact #4 Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses etc) - TRUE
Fish Fact #5 Fish usually swim together in groups called 'classes' - FALSE
(Fish swim in shoals, in groups called 'schools')

Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 5

Activity 1

Towering Timbers

I think that logging should be allowed in New Zealand in a controlled and conservative way. The reasons I think it should be allowed is..

If logging was not allowed in New Zealand it would be hard to get the resources that we would normally get from logging.

People like my Uncle can use it as a business to help fill their retirement fund, he grows and cuts down trees in his spare time and sells the wood for money to fill his retirement fund.

Activity 2

Living on the edge

Dear Mum

Hi, how are you?

Last week our teacher took me and my class on a class trip to the tundra. It was a pretty amazing experience I really enjoyed the rocky look of the landscape. Although I felt quite cold and it was hard to focus when it felt like my toes were freezing off! I think that it would be an interesting place to try and play a game of soccer since there is no trees or walls and its just an open space. I think its going to be cool to be able to say that I went there since the weather is going to change back to even more icy and cold than when we were there and people will not be able to easily visit. I wonder if the teacher will bring us back when it is all frozen over?

Maybe we could come on a family holiday.

Lots of Love

Hunter

Activity 3

Going, Going... Gone

New Zealand is a great country to be in. It is the proud home of the famous Kiwi.

It is pretty to look at from the world famous Sky Tower in Auckland, There is plenty to do in and around the Sky Tower too like jumping from the top and doing a Sky Walk around the outside to give you a 360 degree view of the beautiful city. Where you can see the harbour bridge and through to the wharf where the America's Cup has been sailed multiple times.

In Wellington there is a museum that is called Te Papa in there they hold multiple interchangeable art exhibits, which often show things that have happened in New Zealand in the past and present.

Christchurch is known as the Garden City, where the botanical gardens are located. Here you'll find loads of beautiful flowers and trees where families can take a nice walk through and read some of the plaques underneath the trees. 

You can travel coast to coast and end to end of the country in a day.  From beach through the flat plains to the mountains, which could be snow covered depending on the time of year, to the opposite beach. The scenery through the West Coast on the South Island is spectacular and host magnificent waterfalls. Green pastures through to native forests and ferns are some of the views you can see. 

The lifestyle in New Zealand changes depending on whereabouts you live.  You could be farmer with expansive paddocks. Or a townie living in the cities and visiting the many bars and restaurants. Being a multicultural society  means New Zealand hosts lots of different cultural experiences.  The people in New Zealand are generally friendly and accepting of everyone.   

Summer learning journey week 1 day 4

Activity 1

Sir Edmund Hillary

1: Why did you want to climb Mount Everest?

2: What motivated you to continue training to climb?

3: How long did it take you to climb all the way to the top?

4: How did you feel when you reached the top?

5: What advise would you give someone wanting to climb to the top like you did?

Activity 2

Pancakes and Maple Syrup

My favourite food is Butter Chicken.

My family makes Butter Chicken by:

1. Placing the required amount of rice in the rice cooker

2. Cutting the chicken breast into chunks

3. Placing the chicken in a hot fry pan to cook

4. Then add in the butter chicken sauce and leave in the pan to simmer for 10-15 minutes

5. Once the rice is ready add into the fry pan mixture and mix together

6. Serve onto plates.

Activity 3

Salt and Pepper

I would build my hotel next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and I would use Trampoline mats to build it. This would mean that people could bounce from room to room.

Summer learning journey week 1 day 3

Activity 1

Activity 2

1. The good thing about being a ranger is that you can interact with the endangered animals. 

2.  You get to see them in there natural habitat.

3. You would also get to learn about rare animal

1. The bad thing about being a ranger is that you might get lonely because there are only a few people that can be employed and you may spend long periods of time alone.

2. It would be really sad to seeing one of the animals pass away.

3.  Other people that are not allowed to be on the island may come and  take some animals to sell or to kill.

Bounces

1. The animal they where trying to save is the seals.

2. The WWF are building snow banks for the seals to keep safe.

3. They have success fully built a few snow banks for the seal, which is awesome.

Summer learning journey week 1 day 2

Activity 1

Giants Amongst Us

The NZ Kauri Tree:

I would love to be someone who gets to visit the infamous endemic Kauri Tree the Tane Mahuta because it would be amazing to see something that is so old and still living. I would like to see how many of my family members it would take for us to all link arms and do a big group hug around the tree. It would be an amazing experience and cool to be able to tell people that I saw the oldest living Kauri tree in person. 

Activity 2

Fabulous Ferns

Silver Ferns: 

Black ferns:

Tall Ferns:

Out of these three teams I  would prefer the Black Ferns uniform because it looks comfy and I like the design of the uniform the best out of the 3.

Activity 3/bounce

Weird and Wonderful

3 ml of water for a whole year would equal 1,095 ml

First I would times 300 by 3 = 900
then I would times 60 by 3 = 180
lastly I would times 5 by 3 = 15
 Add all of these together and it totals 1,095 ml

  

Summer Learning Journey week 1 day 1

Summer Learning Journey week 1 day 1
Activity1

My top 3 fun facts about New Zealand 

• Wow, did you know that more New Zealanders own cars than anywhere else in the world, 2.5 million cars to 4 million people , that's a lot!

• The land of the long white cloud...  New Zealand...  Aotearoa... Did you know that the moari name for New Zealand is Aotearoa and that means The Land of the Long White Cloud.

•  THE PACIFIC RIM OF FIRE!!!  sounds pretty scary right?    New Zealand is part of the pacific rim of fire, in the middle of the north island is Mount Ruapehu  which is the most active volcano.

                                                                           Activity 2

I live in the beautiful Garden City... Christchurch. Some of my favourite things about my hometown are that we have some amazing beaches, all of them being different, New Brighton beach has a great pier so you can amble down the pier over the cold glistening water, it has facts about the build written on it and its history. Sumner beach has some fantastic caves  and rocks to explore with the water splashing at your feet, plus it has many more beautiful beaches to explore.
One of my most favourite places is the wandering Waimakariri river where I like to take my dog to play in the  shallow water, it has a lots of different sized sticks that he loves to play with.
I enjoy the new multi complex of movie theatres in the central city with amazing food places there as well.  They have huge lazy-boy recliners for you to relax while you watch.  The screens are massive and have an amazing picture. The sound booms out around the theatre to make you jump a mile high out of your seat.

                                                                        Bounce activity