Teaser Week Activity one:Lorde By Jahrey

Week 1 Day 5 Activity 3 Going going......gone

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

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.

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.

New Zealand Life in 2018

Dear people of New Zealand,

It just came on the news that New Zealand is going to sink nextweek and I am so sad.I wish all you people reading this were able to see what New Zealand looked like before because it was beautiful. The beaches were beautiful and clean and the sand was light brown and felt nice on your toes in the summertime. At the beach in Summer you will see heaps of families and people swimming and heaps of kids playing with the sand. We had beautiful clean green grass and parks. Kids were laughing and playing on the swing and slides and climbing the monkey bars and other people use to walk their dogs and have picnics. New Zealand was big so you had to use a car to drive around so there were lots of cars everywhere. Some people used the bus and the taxis or trains or they can use bikes and lime scooters. Where I lived we had a big city and it had a really tall famous building called the skytower. At night it glows and its so tall and big.You can go inside the skytower and eat at the restaurants or go up and have a good view of the city.The city was a very busy place with lots of shops and people everywhere and at night time it was busy too and nearly everything was open.I wish you were able to see it because it was beautiful.I have some pictures of New Zealand so you can see a little bit of life in 2018.

Thanks,

Jahrey

Photo credit by : Greg Bowker

Photo Credit : RadioNZ/Sun live

Photo credit : Otahuhu Recreation centre

Week 1 Day 4 Activity 1 Scaling new heights

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.

Meeting Sir Edmund Hillary

If I met Sir Edmund Hillary I would be really excited. If I met him my 5 questions for him would be....

1. Were you scared climbing Mt Everest?

2. Why did you want to climb to the top of the mountain?

3.When you were little did you like to climb trees or do rock climbing?

4. Was your family surprised and happy that you made it to the top of the mountain?

5. Would you climb the mountain again?

Week 1 Day 3 Activity 2 The secretive skink

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.

DOC RANGER

3 PROS:

1. Helping to protect all the animals on Great Barrier Island.

2. You get to see cool animals living at the Great Barrier Island.

3. Helping to protect all the plants on Great Barrier Island.

3 CONS:

1. It can be dangerous because you might get hurt from the animals.

2. It will be lonely because you have no family and friends.

3. There might be people hunting the animals and I might get hurt

Yes I would want to be a doc ranger so I can help other animals and other living things on the Island.I want to help keep the animals and plants safe because I love animals.I will miss my family and my friends and my dog Sage but I will still want to do the job to take care of the animals and making sure they are healthy and strong.

Week 1 Day 5 Activity 2 Living on the edge

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.

Dear Ehmarze,

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

Day 1 in the beginning

Activity 3: Ice, Ice Baby

Antarctica is the world’s coldest continent. Even though it is made up of ice, it is also the driest continent in the world. In fact, it hasn’t rained there for nearly 2 million years! It is home to many animals such as whales, seals, birds, and fish. There are no permanent human residents (people who live there all the time) in Antarctica, however scientists do visit and stay in Antarctica for a while to study it.

This year the airline, Air New Zealand, filmed their safety video in Antarctica. They used some fabulous actors from Hornby Primary School in Christchurch. Just like on aeroplanes, we also need to keep safe and be smart online. We need to think about the type of information we are sharing online, who we are sharing information with, and how to have a positive digital footprint.

On your blog, make a copy of this footprint and, inside the footprint, explain how you create a positive, digital footprint. What do you do to stay smart online?.

MY CYBER SMART TIPS.

Week 2 Day 3 Activity 1 First you sea me now you don't...

First You ‘Sea’ Me, Now You Don’t…

Activity 1: Night Owls [4 points]

Here in New Zealand we have many amazing and unique sea creatures, including penguins. The blue penguin, or kororā, is particularly special because it is the smallest penguin in the entire world! Blue penguins are typically found on the east coast of the South Island in places like Oamaru but they can be hard to spot as they rarely leave the water. If they do come onto land it is usually at night, when most of us are sound asleep! That’s because they are nocturnal. Not all of us, however, sleep all night. In fact, some people love to stay awake late into the evening. People who like to stay up late are called ‘night owls.’ Are you a night owl or are you an early riser, like me? I typically wake up every day around 6:00 a.m. and jump out of bed, ready to start the day!

On your blog, tell us whether you are a night owl or an early riser. Then, tell us about the rest of your family. Are they the same as you? .

Im a night owl I like to sleep late and sleep in too and my Nan is a night owl. My mum is a night owl she likes to sleep late and she likes to and wake up late to. My dad is a night owl and early riser he is both he stays up late and he wakes up early. My Nan stays up late too and she wakes up early like my dad. My little brother is a night owl and he wakes up early sometimes like me.