Week 4: Day 2: Protecting Our Own

Activity 1: A Flying Fox

If I went ziplining I would be terrified. In case you don’t know I am terrified of basically everything.

Zipping through the air very high up is dangerous! Well that is what I say even though I know it is

not.

Activity 2: A Protective Plant

1. Basil
2. Tomato
3. Watermelon
4. Cucumber
5. Zucchini
6. Beans
7. Raspberries
8. Blueberries
9. Blackberries
10. Boysenberries

Activity 3: A House is Not a Home

I find the national reserves in Mozambique project the most interesting because they are reducing

elephant poaching.

Week 4: Day 1: Preserving the Past

Activity 1: World of Wearable (WOW) Art

1. What gave you the idea to create this event
2. What is your favourite animal
3. What is your favourite colour
4. What is one of the most used recycled things
5. Have you been in one of the events

Activity 2: Guardians of the Sea

I’m not sure if I believe in taniwha or not. They might be real and lurk in a dirty lake or they might not.

Activity 3: The Sky in Shanghai

Beijing

Exciting, Terrifying

Practising, Speaking, Slowly

Planes, Cars, Boats, Foot

Travelling, Sitting, Waiting

Neveracking, Brilliant

China

Week 3: Day 5: Here to Stay

Activity 1: Persistent Pollution

1. Greenhouse gasses is air pollution
2. Smoke is air pollution
3. Toxic pollutants is air pollution

Activity 2: Changing Climates

1. Read
2. Bake
3. Draw
4. Do schoolwork
5. Watch my fish

Activity 3: Let It Rain

When I opened the door I saw no grass and bare Trees. There was nothing to do. It was just bare

trees for miles. The acid rain had destroyed everything. I ran down to the trees, OUCH! I yelled

because there were some puddles of acid rain by the trees and I had stood in one. I walked around

the house to what used to be our garden. The sight was horrible there were holes in the trampoline,

the chains from the hanging baskets were the only good thing left. My family sadly walked to the

river and tried to test the water but it burned the container, it was acid. My friends walked down the

river edge to see me. They told me that all their gardens were ruined. Clara said her house had nearly
slid down the hill it was on.

Week 3: Day 4: Like a Scene Out of a Movie

Activity 1: The Southern Lights

Lighting up the sky

It is a wonderful sight

Go and get a good view

How exciting is this

The show will begin soon

Shining, shining so brightly for all to see

Activity 2: The Seven Sisters

Their names areTupu-ā-Nuku, Tupu-ā-Rangi, Waipunarangi, Waitī, Waitā, Ururangi and Matariki.
The seven stars of Matariki represent the Maori new year.
The seven stars of Matariki appear in late May or early June.
The seven stars of Matariki are a star cluster not a constellation.

Activity 3: Crazy, Cool Clouds

I think it looks like an adult kangaroo and a baby kangaroo.

Week 3: Day 3: Taking Flight

Activity 1: Bird of the Year!

I chose the Banded Dotterel. They live along the seashore and often you will see them run then stop

as the search for invertebrates to eat.

Activity 2: Flying Foxes

I would like to fly so I wouldn't have to take long car rides.

Activity 3: Wind Beneath My Wings

Week 3: Day 2 The Air Up There

Activity 1: Bee Informed
The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to
Hum, Buzz or Drone.

Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 54 kilometres per hour (km/h).

Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90 percent of their body weight in food with them to

avoid starvation.

Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact,

they can do up to 50 times as much work as a normal honeybee.

The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the

removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides.

Activity 2: Carbon Sinks Don’t Stink!

1. Whipped cream
2. Chocolate cake
3. Chocolate ice cream
4. Dark chocolate
5. Pumpkin
6. Mustard

Activity 3: Flying Fungi

7 x 5 = 35 days to remove all the moulds.

Week 3: Day 1: A Heated Debate

Activity 1: Togs or Trackies?

I think they should come in summer because

1. They can do lots of swimming, walking and going on boats at the Abel Tasman.
2. There are heaps of cool ice creams here and the best time to get ice cream is in summer.
3. You can go on lots of other walks

Activity 2: You are my Sunshine

1. Wear clothing
2. Put on sunscreen
3. Put on a hat
4. Put on some sunglasses
5. Find shade

Activity 3: Burning Up…

Week 2: Day 5: Wasting Away

Activity 1: Off the Menu

I think you should be fined $100,000 for overfishing because if you don’t get fined so much some people
might keep on overfishing and then there could be no fish left.

Activity 2: The Black Drain

The Manawatu river is near Palmerston North, Ashburton, Woodville, Mangatainoka and Pahiatua.
People are cleaning the Manawatu river.

The Heathcote river is in Christchurch. People are stabilizing the banks of the Heathcote river.

Activity 3: Faded Glory

1. Sell backing and lemonade
2. Sell tickets for a show
3. Walk peoples dogs

Week 2: Day 4: Spectacular, Spectacular

Activity 1: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

I would walk because walking is one of my favourite things

Activity 2: It’s All in the Name

1. Devil’s juice
2. Devil’s spa
3. Devil’s pool*

Activity 3: Picture Perfect

I think this person was walking along the edge of the water.
I think she stopped at a viewing point.
I think she is visiting the town.
I think she is here alone.
I think she is taking photos for her family.
I think she is staying across the water.
I think she is staying for a week.
I think she is from New Zealand.

Week 2: Day 3: First You ‘Sea’ Me, Now You Don’t…

Activity 1: Night Owls

I am an early riser. My Mum also is an early riser. My dad and my sister are night owls.

Activity 2: A Local Delicacy

Activity 3: The Midnight Zone

It would take 20 adults to carry it to the new room. This is how I worked it out.

25 + 25 = 50 x 10= 500

Week 2: Day 2: Fabulous Flora

                                                                                                                                                            

Activity 1: Weaving a Tall Tale…

I have tried weaving before and I like. I would like to try it again because I have only done it once.
It interests me because I like any form of art.

Activity 2: Mighty Mangroves

In My opinion, my Dad is tough because most days a cow will kick him or stand on him. My Dad is
strong because he has to lift all the heavy parts for the cowshed and sometimes he has to lift a cow!!!

Activity 3: Stranger than Fiction

Mimosa pudica is also known as the sensitive plant. It is native to South America but can be seen all
over the world. When you touch it its leaves fold up immediately.

Titan arum is also known as the corpse flower. It is the largest and stinkiest flower in the world. It only blooms in 40 years. It is protected by law because it is so rare.

Mimosa pudica Titan arum

Week 2: Day 1: Swimming with the Fish

Activity 1: Surfs Up!

One of my favourite summer activities is reading because you can learn about so many things and you
can choose from any type of book like adventure,  Fiction, Non-fiction and more.

Activity 2: The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge

First I would choose my Dad So if my bike broke he could fix it. Second I would choose My mum
Because if I fell off she would cheer me up. Last I would choose my sister because she is annoying but
she is a really good friend.

Activity 3: Something Smells Fishy…

The oldest known fish in the world is a 65 year old Australian lungfish. TRUE

Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids. TRUE

Starfish are a type of fish. FALSE

Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses, etc) TRUE

Fish usually swim together in groups called ‘classes.’ FALSE

Week 1: Day 5: Blink and You’ll Miss It

Activity 1: Towering Timbers

I think logging shouldn’t be allowed because it takes away the homes of animals and it could damage
the environment.

Activity 2: Living on the Edge

Dear Mum, Dad and Ruby

My time in the Tundra has been amazing but it is so cold! Yesterday it was -30℃. Yesterday we also went skiing. We have got to do so much walking. We get to walk around this lake tomorrow.

From Lucy

Activity 3: Going, going….gone

It is awesome in New Zealand so it will be sad when it sinks to the bottom of the ocean. There are some amazing places like Mount Taranaki, The Abel Tasman and Franz Josef.

Week 1: Day 4: More than Meets the Eye

More than Meets the Eye

1. Does he do sports?
2. What was it like at the top of the Mount everest?
3. Does he have a family?
4. What is his favorite colour?
5. What is his favorite place in New Zealand?

Activity 2: Pancakes and Maple Syrup?

Activity 3: Salt and Pepper

I would make it in the Arctic and I would make it out of Ice.