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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

SLJ Week 3 Day 2

Activity 1
One of the most important, but least talked about, animals in New Zealand is the bumblebee. It was first introduced to New Zealand in 1885 to help pollinate a special plant called the ‘Red Clover.’ Today, bumblebees do many other important jobs, including the pollination of greenhouses and orchard crops. If the bees did not pollinate the plants, they would not survive.
For this activity, we would like you to bee-come detectives and to learn more about the mysterious, and often ignored, bumblebee. We will provide you with five sentences about bumblebees from the NZ Bumblebee Conservation Trust website and it is your job to fill in the blanks with the missing information about bees. Choose the phrase/word that makes the most sense from the list at the bottom. (Each phrase/word can only be used once).
To earn full points for this activity you must type all five sentences and then fill in the blanks for each one. Post the completed sentences on your blog.
Unbee-lievable Facts about Bumblebees
  • The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to __hum or 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

Every day a chemical compound called carbon dioxide (CO2) is produced and released into the air.  If it isn’t removed, it can become toxic for humans. Fortunately, there are a number of places where CO2 is absorbed (removed from the air). Two of the most common places are forests and oceans. They are called ‘carbon sinks’ because, like a sink, they gather, clean and drain things away that we don’t want. One of the largest carbon sinks in New Zealand is a forest in the south-western part of the South Island. It drains away 60% of our unwanted carbon!
Let’s imagine that you could design a sink that could gather up and then drain away any foods that you don’t like. On your blog, tell us what you would put in your special sink. If it was me, I would put rice pudding, brussel sprouts, custard, parsnips, and seafood chowder in the sink. Yuck! What about you?
On your blog, list all of the foods that you would put in your special draining sink..
Every day a chemical compound called carbon dioxide (CO2) is produced and released into the air.  If it isn’t removed, it can become toxic for humans. Fortunately, there are a number of places where CO2 is absorbed (removed from the air). Two of the most common places are forests and oceans. They are called ‘carbon sinks’ because, like a sink, they gather, clean and drain things away that we don’t want. One of the largest carbon sinks in New Zealand is a forest in the south-western part of the South Island. It drains away 60% of our unwanted carbon!
Let’s imagine that you could design a sink that could gather up and then drain away any foods that you don’t like. On your blog, tell us what you would put in your special sink. If it was me, I would put rice pudding, brussel sprouts, custard, parsnips, and seafood chowder in the sink. Yuck! What about you?
On your blog, list all of the foods that you would put in your special draining sink..
Onion
Cheddar Cheese (even though sometimes they use it for pizza, I love pizza though but not cheddar cheese)
Dried apricot
Oyster

Activity 3

In the middle of winter it can get quite wet and damp in New Zealand, can’t it? When it gets really damp, it is common for things like mould and fungi to start to grow. We can often see them on the walls, ceilings or floors of our houses or outside on footpaths, buildings or roadways. Some types of mould and fungi are so small that they can’t be seen. Some of these tiny fungi/mould can be found in the air. They are called ‘airborne fungi’ and they can be unhealthy for us.
Let’s imagine that we tested the air in your classroom and found 7 different kinds of mould. Eek! The cleaner says that it takes 5 days for each mould to be eradicated (removed). If the school had to remove each mould one at a time, how long would it take to remove all the mould from the classroom?

On your blog, tell us how you would solve this tricky maths problem. Be sure to also post your final answer in days or weeks.
The cleaner said that it would take us 5 days to for each mould (7) to be removed
You can easily do this with multiplication.

7 x 5 = 35

if you don't know your times table you can do this instead.

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 35
or
7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 35

Thanks for reading my blogpost :)

1 comment:

  1. Hi Skyler!

    It's great to see that you've completed another days worth of activities - well done! :)

    I didn't realise how strong bumblebees are! That's amazing. I know that ants can carry up to 50 times their own body weight, which is pretty impressive. Do you know of any other small animals that can carry large amounts?

    I'm with you on the oysters! There's something about the texture that makes it very hard for me to eat them. Do you eat cheddar cheese when it's melted on a pizza? Or do you ask for different cheeses?

    Well done on solving the 'flying fungi' problem. It's great that you've shown what operation you've used, as well as giving alternative ways of working it out.

    I look forward to reading more of your blog posts soon, Skyler. Until then, happy blogging!

    Mikey :)

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