Day 1 - Fabulous Flo - Week 2 : Water , Water , Everywhere - Summer Learning Journey 2018 - 2019

DAY 2: Fabulous Flora

Activity 1: Weaving a Tall Tale…[4 points]

There is a long history in New Zealand of collecting natural plants, including flax (harakeke), and using them to create cloaks, baskets (kete), mats, traps and ropes. Flax weaving is an art form. It can take years for people to perfect the art of weaving. Have you ever tried it?

For this activity, you are asked to watch a short video of someone weaving a fish (ika) out of flax.

On your blog, tell us whether or not you would like to try flax weaving. Does it interest you? Why or why not?

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Activity 2: Mighty Mangroves [4 points]

Here in New Zealand we have a native tree called a Kiwi Mangrove. Kiwi Mangroves grow in shallow water (harbours). The largest mangrove or manawa forests in New Zealand are located in Northland and in Auckland. According to many environmental experts, they are one of the toughest and strongest trees in the world because they can survive in really harsh (difficult) conditions.

For this activity you are asked to think of someone who is very tough and strong. They can be someone who you know personally or they can be a character that you have read about in a book, seen in a movie, or on a television show.

On your blog, tell us about this person. Who are they? Why are they, in your opinion, so strong and tough?

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Activity 3: Stranger than Fiction [10 points + 5 possible points]

Here on earth there are more than 298 000 different kinds (species) of plants. Some of these plants live on land and some live in the water. Follow this link to read about 10 of the strangest plant species in the world. When you are finished, choose two of the plants from the list.

On your blog, list three similarities and three differences between the two plants that you chose. To earn five extra bonus points, post a picture of both plants on your blog..

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Task Description : For this task we had to complete task 1 ,2 , 3 to move on to the next day !!!! This will be my 2nd to last post for 2018 as it is the last day for december 2018 and its New Years Eve today so happy New Years eve for 2019 !!!

Day 1 - Swimming with the Fish - Week 2 : Water , Water , Everywhere - Summer Learning Journey 2018 - 2019

!!!SUMMER LEARNING JOURNEY !!

WEEK 2 :  Water , Water , Everywhere
Day 1 : Swimming with the fish

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WEEK 2: Water, Water, Everywhere

Welcome to the second week of the Summer Learning Journey. We hope that you enjoyed learning about the amazing land habitats that we have here in New Zealand and overseas. This week we are going to  focus on water; the lakes, rivers and oceans that make up our beautiful country. Are you ready to jump in and get wet? Let’s hope you brought your togs!

DAY 1: Swimming with the Fish

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Activity 1: Surfs Up! [4 points]

In New Zealand we have many beautiful beaches and stunning waterfalls. One of the most spectacular waterfalls is called Kitekite and it is located in Piha, a small village west of Auckland. Tourists and locals flock to Piha during the summer season to enjoy the waterfall, the local beach, and the great surf. Have you ever tried surfing? Although I have never surfed many of my friends have and they absolutely love it. In fact, it is their favourite summer activity! What is yours?

For this activity, please take a picture of yourself doing one of your favourite summer activities. It could be anything! Here is a picture of one of our team members (Laura) doing one of her favourite summer activities.

On your blog, post a picture of yourself doing one of your favourite summer activities. Below the picture tell us what the activity is and tell us why it is one of your favorites.

3 of my favourtive summer activities to do in the summer !!!

#1 - Camping

I love to camp in our backyard because its fun and we get to do all kind of things like making smores with a fireplace and doing karaoke with our family and having a laugh and most of all spending time with each other also we get to tell stories at night and lots more !!!!!

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Activity 2: The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge [4 points]

Every year approximately 7500 people arrive in Taupo, New Zealand to compete in a one-day cycling race around Lake Taupo. The race route is 160 km in length. Participants can choose to compete in the full race or the half-race (80 km). Let’s imagine that you were given a free ticket to compete in the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge next year and you were able to bring three people with you as your ‘support crew.’ Who would you bring with you?

If it was me, I would choose my son, Aronui, as one of my supporters because he’s really funny and energetic. I think that he would make sure that I had a great time and that I spent the entire day laughing and smiling. I would also choose my sister, Leigh, because she is very strong and fast. Thirdly, I would choose my co-leader, Hazel, because she is very organised and would make sure that we followed the trail and didn’t get lost!

On your blog, list the three people you would like to have on your Lake Taupo Cycle Race Support Crew. Tell us why you have chosen each person.

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I would pick my mum for my first option because she supports me for everything and more and she has did so much for me and that's why she is my first choice .

I would pick my Dad because he likes going outdoors and doing activity's and more and i think this is going to be the perfect trip for him .

Last but not least the rest of my family my Brother , Sister and my dog why you ask its because my brother and sister likes going on adventure just like my dad and for my dog he is just going to love it there and lets say you can't leave the rest of your family behind ..

This is going to be an great experience for me and my family to go out on a adventure to the Lake Taupo Cycle Race as we all love going outdoors !!!

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Activity 3: Something Smells Fishy…[10 points]

One of the longest and largest rivers in the world is called the Amazon River. It is located in South America and is approximately 6400 kilometres (kms) long. That is four times longer than the entire country of New Zealand. Wow!

Scientists believe that there are over 3000 different kinds of fish that live in the Amazon River. Now, that is a lot of fish! To learn more about fish, we went online and found some really cool facts about fish.

For this activity, we are going to provide you with five sentences about fish. Some of them are true and some are them are not. It is your job to read these ‘facts’, and decide whether they are true or false.

On your blog, write out each fact and in CAPITAL LETTERS beside the fact, write the word ‘TRUE’ if it is a true fact or ‘FALSE’ if it is not true.

True or False?

Fish Fact #1: The oldest known fish in the world is a 65 year old Australian lungfish.

TRUE - The Australian Lungfish is infacted the known oldest fish in the World .

Fish Fact #2: Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids. TRUE - Sharks are the only fishes that have eyelids.

Fish Fact #3: Starfish are a type of fish.

FALSE - Starfish is not a Type of Fish .

Fish Fact #4: Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses, etc)

FLASE - Because fishes don't have vocals but they can communicate to other fishes using there , croak, boom, hiss, whistle, creak and more !

Fish Fact #5: Fish usually swim together in groups called ‘classes.’

TRUE

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task description : for this task we had to complete 3 tasks to move on to the next day which i have FINISHED em all !!!! this task i gotta say each day just gets harder and harder !!!

Day 5 - Blink And You'll Miss It - Week 1 : A Place to Stand - Summer Learning Journey 2018 - 2019

!!!SUMMER LEARNING JOURNEY !!

WEEK 1:  Blink and You’ll Miss It

DAY 5 : MORE THAN MEETS AN EYE

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DAY 5: Blink and You’ll Miss It

Activity 1: Towering Timbers [4 points]

There is a long and rich history of logging in New Zealand. Logging involves cutting down trees. The people who cut them down are called loggers. The trees that they cut down are sold and used to build things (eg. houses), to make products (eg. paper), and to generate (create) heat and power. Over the past two centuries, many of the trees in New Zealand have been cut down by loggers.

Left: NZ native forest Right: A logged forest

Some people like logging because it creates jobs for the loggers and generates money for New Zealand while others are against (opposed to) logging. Many of those opposed are worried that logging will damage the environment. It might also force animals who live in trees (eg. owls) to find new homes.

What do you think about logging?

On your blog tell us whether you think logging should be allowed in New Zealand. Be sure to provide at least two reasons to support your argument.

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I really don't know if Logging in New Zealand is going to be alright because that the animals that live in trees have to find homes and its going to be hard for them because they did nothing to the new Zealanders , New Zealanders should stop logging to stop the animals from finding new homes and just leave the animals alone in there homes that they are in . Yes the logging process can also damage the environment that we live in but no one would want a DAMAGED dirty log environment and plus when visitors come to New Zealand and look at the environment they will think bad things by just looking at it and we would like the visitors to say good things but our environment and our country .........

But We do did Loggers in life because of our things like Houses that we live in and Paper that we all mostly use and Heat that keeps us warm and Power that we all use for Electricity like fridges , Microwaves and other stuff that container power so we do need Logging to happen in New Zealand , So my say is I Don't know ........................

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Activity 2: Living on the Edge [4 points]

While it can get quite cold in New Zealand, it rarely drops below freezing (00C). Most of the time the temperature in New Zealand is pretty mild. This is not the case in the tundra. The tundra is an area of land (biome) that is cold, dry and completely treeless. Did you know that the average temperature in the tundra is -280C?

Over the past few years, however, the temperature in the tundra has been rising and the weather has been changing. Let’s imagine that your teacher decides to take you on a class trip to the tundra before the weather changes too much and you aren’t able to go.

On your blog, write a letter to your best friend or a family member telling them about your trip to the tundra. To earn full points your letter must have a greeting (eg. Dear…) followed by 5 – 6 sentences of information about what your experience.

  

Over the years, scientists have made some surprising discoveries. One of

these discoveries is that we have entire cities (e.g. Jakarta, Indonesia and Venice, Italy) that are slowly sinking into the ocean. Scientists believe that, one day, the cities will disappear completely under the water. Yikes!

Some of the residents (people living in the cities) have taken pictures of their neighbourhoods and written stories about their lives in order to make a record of what ‘life was like’ in their city before it disappeared.

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Task Description : For this Summer Learning Task Week 1 Day 1 Activity 2 was we had to write a letter to a friend of ours or a family member of ourselfs at tundra and explain to our family member or our friend about tundra and what it looks like and other stuff .

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Activity 3: Going, going….gone [10 points]

Let’s imagine that New Zealand was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean next week (Eek!). Before it sinks you are asked to write a blog post telling people what life was like in New Zealand in 2018.

On your blog, post a description of life in New Zealand in 2018. Please remember that the people who read your post will have never been to New Zealand or even seen a picture so it is your job to ‘paint a picture’ of New Zealand using your words. You can also post pictures, if you wish. Be sure to fully attribute the pictures.

Living in New Zealand it was so fantastical , It was amazing for me to live there because everyone was nice and everyday was different , Our Country was a Kind Loving Caring , Sporty country that we all loved especially all the Tongans when the MMT Tonga Teams wins against a Team they would go CRAZY all around Auckland and especially in Otahuhu Because that's where the Home was in Auckland !!!The Beautiful Mountains in New Zealand always has a Beautiful View for you to look at also the Nature is amazing I would Recommend you to go to the STUNNING Parnell Rose Gardens as they have amazing different coloured roses that just look so amazing !!! our Beaches are amazing one of the best beaches in New Zealand , Auckland is Mission Bay why you ask it is because it a sunny place to swim it has parks and Food there and also A tall Water Fountain in the middle it's just Stunning to look at !!!! The most important thing about New Zealand that you can not forget about is the Sky City Tower why you ask it gives you a FULL View of Auckland for Sure !!!!

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Task Description : Yayyyyyyyyyy I finally completed Week 1 and I am so Excited for Week 2 to start !!!! For this task I had to complete 3 Tasks to move on to Week 2 this was an amazing week and i learnt heaps just in 1 week i am amazed on how much i have learned !!! Thanks Summer Learning Journey !!!

Why I Joined Summer Learning Journey

In to my 1 year experience of summer learning journey I have just I loved Summer learning Journey why you ask it is because when i had first started summer learning journey i had started a new journey of experience in the holidays and not just sitting on the couch and watching t.v but also learning the new actives that summer learning journey has done each day and week i always learn something from it that i even didn't know about . Summer Learning Journey has changed my learning ways throughout the summer holidays and I am super duper grateful for starting this opportunity of learning .  Also I would like to say a big thank -you to Rachel William’s and the Summer Learning Team for making this fun and awesome programme for kids to do in the summer holidays !!!

If you are not already resisted then come along and start learning click this link to lead you to !!! The Summer Learning Journey Page !!!


Task Description : I had decided to write why I had joined the summer learning journey to tell people that summer learning journey is a fun way to learn in the summer holidays and not just sit around in the summer ..

Day 4 - More Than Meets an Eye - Week 1 : A Place to Stand - Summer Learning Journey 2018 - 2019

!!!SUMMER LEARNING JOURNEY !!

WEEK 1: A PLACE TO STAND

DAY 4 : MORE THAN MEETS AN EYE

WEEK 1  / DAY 4 / ACTIVITY 2 & 3 

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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.

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Task Description : For this task I deiced to make my 2 favourtive snack things to eat whenever , I started off by doing the title page then doing the first recipe which is French Toast then I did the 2nd recipe which was Toast and avocado sandwich and then i picked out some images from explorer and image attribution it . 

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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.

My Hotel name is Beach Hotel , I had named it Relaxing Beach Hotel because its near the beach the the beach is relaxing so is my hotel , is Bulided near a Quiet but beautiful Beach with Palm Trees and the water is Colored like a Light blue sea colour , Why is it located there it is because the customs love the beaches and it is a great view of the beautiful beach that everyone likes to relax but when you look far out your window there is a beautiful view to look at !!!! My Hotel had 250 Rooms ( Because it has big rooms ) Kids under 12 years old can go for free but over 12 for kids $25 and Adults $45 it really depends on how many there are and for per night for a family of 6 the price is $130 .

Anyways this is only one of my Hotel Bedrooms so first we are going to start on the right hand so you walk thought the white french doors and you see the bathroom so 1 toilet and 1 bath and 1 shower then you have your working desk you use for working and it comes with 1 Apple imac and 2 cozy chairs and then you see the beautiful looking caramel fountain then you see a secret room that secret room take you to gaming and fun games next you see the Long T.V facing towards the bed just in case you want to watch T.V in bed then you see the bed which there are 2 pillows and a bed header and a blanket then on the cornner on the left side you can put your storage which all your stuff then you see the Sweets and Snack Cupboard that you can snack on em when your hungry then you see the other French doors that leads you to a beautiful beach view .

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Task Description : I am sorry for not posting in a few days but this post is about finishing off day 4 which is finishing Activity 2 and 3 for day 4 , This was quite hard but i did it !!!