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

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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

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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 !!!

WISHING EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone and stay safe and have a blessed day enjoy Christmas for 2018 !!!!!!!!

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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 1 

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DAY 4: More than Meets the Eye

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.

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Task Description : For this task we had to imagine that we were in Real Life Interviewing Sir Edmund Hillary and ask him 5 questions . I wanted to do 6 questions that way it would look like a pyramid after that i got an image of Sir Edmund Hillary and image Attributed it and then i added other stuff ......

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas Eve as Christmas is 2molo just only 1 more sleep untill christmas and WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS 2MOLO , BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE STAY SAFE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE / MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !!!!!!

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Day 3 - Awesome Animal's - Week 1 : A Place to Stand - Summer Learning Journey 2018 - 2019

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WEEK 1: A Place to Stand

Day 3 AWESOME ANIMAL'S

DAY 3: Awesome Animals

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.

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Task Description : For this task Me and My Friend Amelia deiced to work together on Fantastic Beast . We drawed our Beast's and we wrote our Descriptive Writing on the left hand side and then we though it would of been cool to do an small animation on google presentation so we did , Make sure to go on Amelia's amazing blog and show her some love and support !!!

Go check out Amelia's Awesome Amazing Cool Blog - Click Me !!!

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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 ???

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Task Description : For this Task I deiced to create a Google Drawing's for whether I would want to be a DOC Ranger Or Not and to also create my 3 Good and Bad Things about Being a DOC Ranger . In the Google Drawings it tell's you the 3 Good Things and 3 Bad Things about being a Ranger and whether I am wanting to be a Ranger , Also Click the Picture to get a better View , I had added 2 animals which was a Leopard and a Pora Bear and I have Image Attribute it from where i got it form you can click the red links to take you there to see where i had got the animals from . 

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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.

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WFF is Working to save the Freshwater Seals ( which are endangered in the world  ) , WFF is helping the Freshwater Seals by building snowbanks for the arriving new born baby Freshwater seals , and if they don't build Snowbanks the Seal pups could die , The Success that the WWF Team is working to save the Freshwater Seals is Amazing because they are build snowbanks to save the freshwater seals , WFF is doing an Amazing job on saving our Animals !!!! 

Task Description : For this task we had to watch 2 videos but sadly the tiger one was restricted so I couldn't do that one , Anyways We had to watch the video and answer the three questions that were given for the task ( 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. Over All the whole thing of Day 3 was hard to do but hey I got it Done !!!

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Task Description : GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND HAVE A  GOOD HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !!!!!!

Summer Learning Journey Blog Commenting on People's Work they have Done :) Part 1

Task Description : Good After Noon , For this task I had to find 3 people to blog comment about I had picked Amelia , Leilani , Sonnia to comment on there summer learning journey work .. This was fun to comment on my friends post's . GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND HAVE A JOLLY GOOD HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !!!!!!

Day 2 Forest Life - Week 1 : A Place to Stand - Summer Learning Journey 2018 - 2019

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WEEK 1: A Place to Stand

Day 2 Forest Life

DAY 2: Forest Life

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.

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.

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).

Task Description : For this Task I had to do all the actives in Day 2 and to complete it to get points . The first was fun because I got to say if I wanted to go and see the Tāne Mahuta Tree and of course I said YES because its gonna be a Nature Best Adventure !!! anyways the second one had to spent time on but it was cool the 3rd one was in the middle of Hard and Easy but I got though all of it and I am SUPER DUPER PROUD OF MYSELF anyways If you haven't joined the AWESOMENESS summer learning journey click here to sign up CLICK ME Don't forget to tune in because there will be more post's coming very soon and God Bless you and your family and friends and stay safe and have a HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE !!!!