SLJ Day 5 Here To Stay Week 3

Activity 1 Persistent Pollution

1. I did not know that when we burn fossil fuel they let off greenhouse
gases such as, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, Methane and
Fluorinated Gasses that trap heat in the earth's atmosphere
creating an increase in  global warming.

2. I did not know that climate change had an increase in mold and
that there is more pollen.

3. I did not know that smog can cause serious health problems.

Activity 2 Changing Climates

1. I like to watch TV and movies with my family.
2. I like to spend time with my pets.
3. Another thing I like to do is draw and paint.
4. I also like watching the rain from my window
5. I also like reading and playing games with my family

Activity 3 Let It Rain

The pitter patter of the Nitric and Sulfuric acid rain on the roof had
stopped. Slowly opening the door I look around, the flowers are
wilted and dead. The trees stripped of leaves, leaving only the
damp bark. The leaves that were once thriving now, shrivelled
on the ground in a pile.

I look up and the clouds are a murky grey, with the wind
pushing them along black sky. I walk down my driveway to the
road, the wet gravel crunching under my every step.
Reaching the road the flowing dark smelly mist floats by me.
The grass on the side of the road is lying flat, after being
battered by the pounding acid rain. The creek on the side of
the road catches my eyes as dark brown water flows between
the rocks.

The once vibrant trees now with barely any leaves and the colour
 has been drained away after the storm. I walk back inside feeling
sad at the sights I have seen.

SLJ Day 4 Like A Sence Out Of A Movie Week 3

Activity 1 The Southern Lights

Lime green streaks litter the sky

Icey blue clouds drift by slowly

Great crowds gather under the bright lights

Hundreds of tiny specks dance the sky

Tomorrow the wonderful lights vanish

Activity 2 The Seven Sisters

Long ago there was man named Mītai, Mītai had seven older
 brothers, they all loved themselves so much that they could not
marry anyone less beautiful than them.

One day Mītai and his brothers went hunting when they heard
beautiful singing. They followed the music and they found the
most beautiful women they had ever seen.
All the women had long golden hair, and when they looked
at each brother they all fell in love. Mītai warned his brothers
that these women would bring harm but they did not listen.
So all seven brothers took the women back to their village where
they made them their wives.

Mītais brothers did not go hunting, instead they went to catch
kaimoana (seafood) for their wives which was all they ate.
Since the brothers had to look after their wives they did not
have time to look after themselves, so they got really skinny.

Mītai noticed that the wahine (women) never left their houses, but
one day when Mītai’s brothers were hunting they came back and their
wives were missing. Mītai koraua told him that he must watch the
women because the are the fairy women and have been looking
for ways to
come back.

Mītai hid behind a tree and waited for the women to come out, but he
noticed that there was six fantails sitting in a tree, and then he saw
one more fly out of one of the houses and land with the others.
Mītai turned himself into a kereru so that he could watch the fantails.

Mītai overheard what the women were saying and they
said that they had a plan to starve his brothers to death.
So mītiai flew back to the village and warned his brothers, they did
not believe him but then they look at themselves and agreed
to come up with a plan to get rid of the women.

So one day they got magic nets and waited outside the houses
for the women to fly out, and when they flew out the men caught
the fantails and they turned back into women and begged their
husbands to set them free. Then Mītai took the nets and turned
into an albatross and flew the nets up to the God of the stars.
He asked him to put the women far far away.
So God of the stars did and once a year the beauty
of the women can be seen and they are now known as the
Seven Sisters.

Activity 3 Crazy, Cool Clouds   

I choose photo one. To me it looks like a stuffed rabbit sitting like
a human. I also see a funny looking cartoon moose.
If you turn it upside down it sort of look like a dog crossed with a
human.

Photo found on the Summer Learning Journey Website

SLJ Day 3 Taking Flight Week 3

Activity 1 Bird Of The Year   

The Kingfisher lives in lots of different types of habitats like, forests, r
iver margins, farmlands, lakes and rocky coastlines. Kingfishers like
to eat small crabs, tadpoles, freshwater crayfish, and small fish.
They eat this food when they are along the water, but when they are
inland they eat, insects, spiders, small birds, lizards and mice.

Kingfishers are doing okay but they still   

need help to survive.

Free to use image

Activity 2 Flying Foxes

If I could choose a superpower I would choose teleportation.
I would choose teleportation because it would make it so easy
getting to places. So if you lived in a big city like Perth then you
would just be able to teleport and not get stuck in traffic.
I would use teleportation to get to school and other places, and if
I was going to Christchurch it would take a matter of seconds instead
of hours.

Activity 3 Wind Beneath My Wings

SLJ Day 2 Up In The Air Week 3

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 extensive use of pesticides.

Activity 2 Carbon Sinks Don’t Stink

I would put this food down the sink, custard, tomato, cucumber,
grapefruit, cake, mango, avocados and yams.

Activity 3 Flying Fungi

To figure this maths problem out you have to count up in fives seven
times, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, then you have add them up into weeks
and day. So the final answer is 5 weeks and 1 day.

SLJ Day 1 A Heated Debate Week 3

Activity 1 Togs Or Trackies

I think that Spring is a great time to travel to NZ.

Spring is a good time because it is the time when all the flowers
come out, some of those flowers are Magnolia and Rhododendrons.
Spring in NZ is also a great time to try out White Water Rafting,
because of the snow coming off the mountains and melting.

Finally there are lots of different parks to go to in NZ in the Springtime,
like the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. This is why I think it is good
to travel to NZ in Spring.

Activity 2 You Are My Sunshine

1. Put on lots of sunscreen and keep reapplying
2. Always where a hat when you are in the sun
3. If there is shade sit in the shade over sitting in the sun
4. Where sunglasses to protect your eyes
5. Wear covered clothing, not just shorts and t-shirts

Activity 3 Burning Up….

Here is my graph.