Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 4

Spectacular Spectacular

Activity 1

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Do you know that if I was to explore Milford Sounds I would do it by walking.  I think this would be a better experience because I could wonder around wherever I want. I would be able to see what grows there, what animal life and insect life there.  Being able to explore this amazing scenery up close would be a fabulous experience I would be able to tell everyone about.

Activity 2

It's All in a Name

A new name for the Devil's Bath at at Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland could be one of these:

1. The Pus Bucket

2. Creepy Creek

3. Shrek's Snotty Swimming Hole

4. Lousy Loathsome Lake

5. Putrid Pond  *

* This is my favourite name.

Activity 3 

Picture Perfect

Selfie #1

Wow, I can't believe it.  We are finally here at the soccer.  "It's going to be awesome" said Hunter.  It is the first time anyone had been to the brand new stadium.  "Let's take a selfie" said Jacob.  "Make sure I'm in it" said Levi.  "Me too" said Hunter. Smile! CLICK. "Now to watch the game".

Summer Learning Journey week 2 day 3

First you 'sea' Me, Now you don't...

Day 3 

Activity 1

Night Owls

I am a night owl. I enjoy staying up at night and relaxing while I play my games.  I like to sleepin in the mornings in the weekend and the holidays. My mum is a early riser, she gets up with the pets early anytime from 5.30 but goes to bed early usually around 9, she has to stay awake til I'm in bed though. My sister is an early riser as well.  She gets up early most days.

Activity 2

A Local Delicacy

My favourite food is Buttered Chicken

We usually use chicken breast, just add butter chicken sauce and rice.  You can make this from scratch though here is a recipe I found on bite.co.nz

Ingredients  

500 grams Chicken Thighs

1/2 cup unsweetened Yogurt

1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric

4 Tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 teaspoons cumin

1 teaspoon garam masala 

2 teaspoons brown sugar

to taste salt and pepper

2 cloves of crushed garlic

1 onion

50 grams butter

3/4 cup cream

1/2 cup fresh coriander

I eat mine with rice.

Activity Three

The Midnight Zone

To move the 500 kg colossal squid in Te Papa from one room and to another it will take a few people. Adults can lift 25 kg each and children can lift 15 kg each.

25 x 20 = 500 

25 + 25 = 50 (2 people)

10 groups of 50 = 500 

10 groups of 2 people = 20

If each adult per can lift 25 kg it will take 20 adults to lift it.

I think this would be the best way because it would be the least amount of people to coordinate.

This image is from pinterest.com.au.

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.