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.
How are you?I had a cool experience lastweek and I wanted to tell about it.My teacher Miss Ulugia Pua took our class on a trip to the Tundra. Our class went on Monday and it was so so cold but lucky I packed heaps of warm clothes to wear. When we got there you could feel the cold on your face and see the cold air coming up from the ground.My nose was really sore and my head was really cold because I just got a haircut so I had to put my beanie on.It was like I was in a different planet becuase it was so empty. It didnt have heaps of trees or anything at the tundra and everything looked dead and not fun.There was some bushes but not heaps and it reminded me of fortnite how its land and those bushes where you hide.I wanted to see some birds or animals but I think they were cold to and they were all hiding somewhere.I wish you came with me to the tundra so you can see it to but I'm happy you didnt come because it was so cold. I hope you get to read this.Have a good day and see you soon.
From Jahrey
Hi Jahrey,
ReplyDeleteIt's Leslie here, reading your blog about being cold from my very cold and wintry home in Canada, as a member of the Summer Learning Journey team.
You've written a great note to Ehmarze ( a friend perhaps?) describing your unusual class trip to the Tundra. We have the tundra across the top of our country and it's called the Arctic Tundra. As you say, it's a very cold region with no trees and very low-to-the-ground vegetation. It does experience a brief summer time when there are actually little flowers that bloom on the ground, and lots of insects and small creatures that emerge in the warmth. But there are very few people who live in the tundra because it is so cold and challenging there. My husband has travelled to the tundra and he really loves it - he finds it very beautiful. Fortunately, he handles cold weather well!
I think you wrote a super letter and I particularly enjoyed your line about having to wear your beanie because you'd just had a hair cut. Well done!
I hope you'll keep working at these Summer Learning Journey activities because you're doing a great job of them!!
I'll keep on reading your blog.
Cheers,
Leslie