Hello to you reading. I am informing you that I will be taking a short time off from blogging. I'm going to take some time away and spend time with my family as school is approaching in some time soon. You all don't have to worry about my safety , i'm going on a trip up north to visit family members , going out for dinner , spending time with my cousin who is soon leaving to Australia , going Rainbow Ends and yeah. I will make my last blog post at the end of this week. So stay tuned. Bye!
Showing posts with label Summer Learning Journey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer Learning Journey. Show all posts
Thursday, 24 January 2019
Thank You Letter!
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Here I am sharing with yous all my thank you letter to the Summer Learning Journey team!
Here I am sharing with yous all my thank you letter to the Summer Learning Journey team!
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
Concluding The Journey!
Activity 3: Concluding the Journey [10 points]
Sadly, the Summer Learning Journey has now come to an end. It is time to reflect on everything that you have learned about the environment and, particularly, about how you can protect and preserve it.
On your blog please tell us:
- What is one thing that you learned from participating in the Summer Learning Journey programme this year?
Well before I would like to give the answer to this very first question i'm going to be telling you's all something very heart breaking , which most of yous will already know but. Unfortunately this is my last Summer Learning Journey post! I have been enjoying every moment but either this year or next year I can participate once again. Anyways , one thing that I have learnt from participating in the Summer Learning Journey program this year was learning about birds. This activity was week four , day three , activity one. On this day and activity we got to learn about birds and choose one. These birds we were choosing was from a website where people could vote for the bird that they want for bird of the year.
What is one thing that surprised you?
Well the one thing that mostly surprised me was the super cool activities that the Summer Learning Journey team put together for us participants. Each activity was fun and we all had lot's to learn about.
I'm also going to add onto that and say my second thing that surprised me which was the facts.
Each day we got to do amazing activities that the team put together and each time we did one we
learn't new facts , which each fact always surprised me.
What is one thing that concerned or upset you?
Well once again I have two things that have upset myself. The very first thing that has upset me is the Summer Learning Journey activities stopping. I enjoyed each one and every effort the team putinto these activities. Without them I bet my learning would be going downwards. But it's going up.
My second thing that is concerning me or that has upset me is that our world is getting effected by
pollution , air pollution , rubbish , plastic just everything destroying our planet. Which means
the future generations are not going to have a chance of having a clean planet.
- What is one thing that you (or your family) can do, moving forward, to help protect our natural environment?
The one thing that we can do to protect/help the environment is to just keep trying our best at everything , that can help our planet. Maybe my family and I can try the ' Tag Your It ' challenge.
Maybe in 2019 we can join more community service that are helping our rivers for example.
Hopefully in the future my family and I are doing better at helping the planet and our natural
environment.
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#3 Image Attribution: Click ME!
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Task Description:
It's so sad to hear that this is the very last activity for the Summer Learning Journey program. So here I am sharing with you all. We had to answer some very sad questions and I also did a small poster with Rachel in it with beautiful stars around her picture. Hopefully you all have enjoyed my Summer Learning Journey posts that I have been sharing with you all. Bye!
Adopting Animals!?
Activity 2: Adoption Day [4 points]
Not only can you help the planet by reducing, reusing and recycling, you can also help to save animals and plants by ‘adopting’ them. To ‘adopt’ an animal through the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), you need to visit their adopt a species page, read through the list of animals and choose one.
With the WWF, you don’t actually adopt the animal and bring it home! It’s a symbolic adoption. In this case you pay a fee ($55.00) and the money is used to provide food and care for your chosen animal. Visit the WWF site and take a look at the animals who are available for adoption. Choose your ‘top three’ animals from the website.
On your blog, list the three animals that you have chosen and then compare and contrast them. How are they similar? How are they different? At the bottom of you post, tell us which of the three animals you would most like to adopt..
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Out of all three animals that I can choose I would choose the Snowy Owl. This reason is because the Snowy Owl is so beautiful and adopting one would be great! Also they have good night eyesight which can help out if I lost something in the dark!
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Task Description:
Welcome to all! Here I am sharing with you all another Summer Learning Journey activity! First let me explain what we had to do. So we have been given a website where you can adopt animals. We had to choose three and create either a presentation or a poster. I chose a poster and added my animals with facts about them in my poster. The animals I chose is the Snowy Owl , Lion Cub , and Dolphin. Once I shared facts about each animal we had to find things that were the same. Hopefully you all enjoy and I will check in next time. Bye!
The Plastic Pledge!
Activity 2: The Plastic Pledge [4 points]
Over the past few decades some of New Zealand’s beaches have become dumping grounds for waste and rubbish. Almost 80% of this waste is made up of plastic items. Yikes!
Some companies in New Zealand have heard about the problem and agreed to cut down on their use of plastic. Countdown supermarkets, for example, have announced that they will stop giving out plastic bags to customers. What do you think of this idea? What do your friends and family think? Is it a good idea or not?
For this activity, please ask one member of your family and/or a friend what they think about Countdown’s decision to go ‘plastic bag free.’
On your blog, tell us what they think about Countdown’s decision to stop using plastic bags.
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Task Description:
Kia Ora everyone! Welcome back to another set of Summer Learning Journey activities. Hopefully through this year summer holidays you have been enjoying each and every post. If you have any future ideas on what type of posts you will like me doing please leave that in the comments. Moving onto my post. Here I have shared with you a presentation where we had to ask a family member and/or friend about their opinion of Countdown going plastic bag free. I asked my sister what her thoughts where on Countdowns choose. She said ( Read the presentation ). Hopefully you have enjoyed today's post and I will check in soon. Bye!
Three GREAT Ideas We Can Use To Save The Planet!
DAY 5: The Sky’s the Limit!
Activity 1: Environment Day - Beat Plastic Pollution [4 points]
Every year we celebrate World Environment Day in June. On World Environment Day we do what we can to protect our planet. This year the focus is on reducing the use of plastic bags and water bottles. Watch this Environment Day video to learn more about it!
What could you and your family do to protect the planet?
On your blog tell us three things that you could do to help save the planet.
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Task Description:
Hello there and welcome to all! Today I have shared with you all three idea's we can do to save our planet! As you can all tell our planet is going downwards , meaning our environment is getting polluted. To solve these problems I have came up with three different ideas we can use to save our planet. These ideas many people can do and hopefully we can all do it one day. Hopefully you have all enjoyed today's post I will check in soon. Bye!
Question Of The Day: Did you know every year the moon is moving away four center meters from earth!?
Restricted Area! Is It Fair?
Activity 3: Restricted Access [10 points]
While much of our programme has focused on New Zealand, it is important that we also consider the environment in other places as well. One of the most unusual and spectacular sites to visit outside of New Zealand is called Machu Picchu. It is an ancient city that was built high up in the mountains in the country of Peru in South America. You have to take a train and/or walk through a series of mountains and valleys to reach it.
Over the past few decades millions of tourists have made the trek to Machu Picchu. Unfortunately, this has damaged the area and the local government has decided to restrict the number of visitors to the site each year. This decision has upset a lot of tourists who really want to see Machu Picchu but aren’t allowed to go.
On your blog, tell us what you think about the government’s decision to restrict the number of tourists able to visit this special site. Is it fair? Be sure to tell us why you feel the way that you do.
Monday, 21 January 2019
Campaigning For Conservation.
DAY 4: Making Promises
Activity 1: Campaigning for Conservation [4 points]
New Zealand is home to so many beautiful, unique and, sometimes, endangered animals and habitats. The Forest & Bird organisation is working really hard to protect vulnerable animals and places in NZ. They are doing everything that they can to raise money and to raise awareness so that everyone knows about these issues. These are called ‘campaigns.’ Check out the Forest & Bird campaigns site to learn more about them.
Imagine, that you have been hired by Forest & Bird New Zealand to work on one of their campaigns. It is your job to come up with a catchy slogan for the campaign. A slogan is a short phrase or sentence that is used to advertise something. Check out examples of common slogans and logos below.
On your blog, tell us which campaign you have chosen to support and provide us with a slogan for that campaign.
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Task Description:
Hey there! Welcome back to another Summer Learning Journey activity. In today's task we had to choose either McDonald or Nike and create a reason why we choose that campaign. I made a google presentation and listed the reason why I choose the McDonald campaign! Hopefully you all enjoyed today's post and I will check in next time. Bye!
Question Of The Day: Did you know elephants are the only animal that can't jump?
10 Animals / Plants I Would Like To Save!
Activity 3: The Power of Ten [10 points]
Sir David Attenborough is a famous TV presenter from England who loves nature and the natural world. He has spent his career filming documentaries about the planet and working hard to protect it. In a recent interview, Sir David was asked to reflect on all that he had learned and to imagine that he had suddenly been given the power to save 10 animals and/or plants from extinction (disappearing forever).
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Let’s imagine that you had the same power and that you could save 10 species (animals or plants) from extinction. Who would you save? If I had the choice I would probably save animals like the elephant, white tiger and rhinoceros because they are unique and have lived for centuries on earth. I would also like to save some of my favourite flowers including hydrangeas and calla lily flowers. What about you?
Left to right: White tiger, Hydrangeas, Calla Lily
On your blog, list 10 species (animals or plants) that you would protect from extinction. For each one, give a reason as to why you think it is important to protect.
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Task Description:
Hey there! Thanks again for stopping by to read my 10 animals / plants I would like to save! Here I have shared another Summer Learning Journey activity. Since these days animals , plants or just native things are going extinct we have given a task to create a presentation on 10 animals we would like to save. I choose one marine animal , one bird , many flowers , one insect , and many other animals. Hopefully you all have learnt something from today's post and I will check in with you all next time. Bye!
Sunday, 20 January 2019
Dolphins!
Activity 2: Protecting the Most Vulnerable - Fact or Fiction? [4 points]
Here in New Zealand we have a native dolphin, the Māui Dolphin, that is on the verge of extinction (disappearing forever). As of this year, there are only 63 Māui dolphins left and people predict that they will be extinct by 2033. Environmentalists and activists, including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), are working hard to save the dolphin because it is such a special and unique animal. To learn more about the Māui Dolphin, please follow this link. If you would like to sign a petition from the WWF encouraging the New Zealand government to take action to save the Maui Dolphin, please follow this link.
Once you have learned more about this unique dolphin, it is time for you to share your learning with us. 
On your blog, post three facts that you learned about the Māui Dolphin. Then, using your imagination, create three more statements about Māui dolphins that are not true (i.e. false). Please don’t tell us which of your statements about Māui Dolphins are true and which are false. It will be the job of the students and staff who read your blog to figure it out.
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Task Description:
Hey there! Welcome to another activity from the Summer Learning Journey program. Here we had to create a true or false DlO showing three true facts about the Maui Dolphins and make up as much false facts about Maui Dolphins. On my google drawing I have did a title and underneath that I added my three true facts and the rest is up to you that are false! Good luck and try to solve which three facts are true and what other facts are not true.
Question of the day: Did you know that Maui Dolphins look different from common dolphins?
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Zip The Power Of Two
DAY 3: Taking Action
Activity 1: Predator Free 2050 – A Call to Arms [4 points]
There is currently a huge drive to get rid of all predators from New Zealand. Predators are animals that, in some way, damage our natural environment. Many organisations are working hard to accomplish this goal.
Click on the links below to watch videos about three of the current projects operating to make New Zealand ‘Predator Free by 2050.’
Predator Free Video #1: Cacophony Project
Predator Free Video #2: Taranaki Mounga Project
Predator Free Video #3: Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP)
On your blog, tell us which one of the videos you liked the best and why.
A House Is Not A Home
Activity 3: A House is Not a Home [10 points]
New Zealand is home to some unique wildlife that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. While we work very hard to protect our natural habitats so, too, do people living and working in other countries. One of the oldest international wildlife conservation organisations is called ‘Fauna & Flora International’ (FFI). They support a number of projects around the world, including those working to protect Lansan trees in the Caribbean, fruit forests in Tajikistan, and national reserves in Mozambique. Read about each of these projects and choose the one that interests you the most.
On your blog, tell us which project you find most interesting and why.
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As I was choosing the most interesting project it was hard to understand what the project was helping as the writing was hard to understand. So I choose one which I found interesting but kinda hard to understand.
The most interesting project I found was the fruit forests in Tajikistan. As I saw fruit I started to worry about our fruit. Because fruit is yummy and it helps humans live. I started to gather facts about this project and here is what I got. What they're trying to solve is threats in the ecosystem which are killing plants that have walnuts , wild fruit , and other important hard to get nuts or fruits. So the FFI are trying to solve this problem and help the threat stop so that the tree lives with what it's growing.
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Planting!
Activity 2: A Protective Plant [4 points]
There are concerns about the water quality of some of the rivers, streams and oceans in and around New Zealand. Some people have suggested that we plant flowers and plants on the banks of our most polluted rivers to stop the spread of the pollution. Apparently, the plants can act as filters, absorbing some of the chemicals (pollutants) that are moving across the land, on their way to the river.
Planting can be a lot of fun! Have you ever planted a garden? Aronui and I are going to make our very own edible garden this year. We are going to plant a number of veggies, fruits and herbs, including mint, coriander, parsley, lemongrass, onions, tomatoes, beans, zucchinis, kumara and strawberries. Yum! If you could plant an edible garden what would you plant in it?
On your blog list 10 veggies, fruits, or herbs that you would plant in your garden.
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Ziplining!
DAY 2: Protecting Our Own
Activity 1: A Flying Fox [4 points]
New Zealand has some of the most beautiful forests in the world. Both New Zealanders and tourists, alike, enjoy walking through these forests. Unfortunately, constantly walking through forests can damage the plants and animals (flora and fauna) that live there. In an attempt to protect the local flora and fauna, an eco-tourism company in Rotorua came up with an idea. The Rotorua Canopy Tours Company designed a series of ziplines that sit above the forest canopy (top). People can ‘zip’ from one section of the forest to another, looking down on the beautiful natural areas below. To see what ziplining looks like, check out this video.
I have tried ziplining and I really enjoyed it, however, I must admit that I was pretty scared to try it at first. How would you feel if you had the chance to go ziplining in Rotorua?
On your blog, tell us how you would feel about going ziplining in Rotorua. Try to use some descriptive words (adjectives) and action words (verbs) in your post!.
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The Sky In Shanghai
Activity 3: The Sky in Shanghai [10 points]
One day I would really like to travel to China. It is a country with a rich history, vibrant cities, tasty food, and fascinating architecture (buildings). Unfortunately, some of the largest Chinese cities have high rates of air pollution. The air pollution in Beijing, one of the largest cities in China, can get so bad that roads are closed, flights are cancelled and events are postponed while they wait for the smog in the air to clear. The terrible pollution is also having fatal (deadly) effects as, approximately, 1.1 million people in China died last year from air pollution-related causes. The Chinese government is very concerned and they have introduced a number of strategies (ideas) to reduce the pollution levels. Imagine that you were asked to travel to Beijing. How would you feel?
On your blog, write a poem that describes your feelings about travelling to Beijing, China.
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One day I woke up from a ring
And apparently I was in Beijing
My flight went in a zing
So I couldn't remember anything
I was hungry
But didn't know what to get
So I rang my friend
And she said
To get something starting with a
I forgot what that was but it sound ta - a - sty
I headed back to hotel for another sleep
And apparently it was all just a dream.
The end!
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Saturday, 19 January 2019
Activity 2: Guardians of the Sea [4 points]
One of the largest rivers in New Zealand is called the Waikato River. It is found in the central part of the North Island of New Zealand. The river (awa) was given the name ‘Waikato’ (meaning flowing water) by a group of men and women from the Tainui iwi who, legend has it, travelled down the Waikato years ago and settled in the area. According to Māori legend, the Waikato River has hundreds of taniwha (mythical water spirits) living in it, guarding the sea.
Unfortunately, the Waikato River has become polluted in recent years and is, sometimes, closed to the public. This is very upsetting for many people, especially for those who believe that taniwha live in the river. Please click here to read about taniwha and watch this short video about taniwha.
Once you have finished learning about taniwha go to your blog.
On your blog tell us whether, or not, you believe that taniwha exist. Be sure to explain to us why you feel this way.
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Do I believe that Taniwha exist? Well yes. This reason behind my answer is that Taniwha are special creatures and who would make up Taniwha's because that is just silly. My point is I think that Taniwha are real they are spirits living in rivers and other places. They can protect us but can get very mad at others who pollute their river. I think they're real how about you?
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Task Description:
Kia Ora and welcome to all. Today I am sharing once again another Summer Learning Journey activity. This journey we had to write about either if we believe if Taniwha are real or no. I wrote my opinion and hopefully you all agree with it. Hopefully yous all have enjoyed my post and I will check in next time. Bye!
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