SLJ Day 3

This is day 3 of Summer Learning Journey! I'm so happy because I created a beast! Oops! spoiler alert! If you want to know more, read my blog post :)


Activity 1

In New Zealand, we have many unusual animals. One of the most unusual is the kiwi bird - a bird that does not have wings and can not fly. Pretty strange, eh?! J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, has recently written a new book about strange or unusual animals called ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.’

For this activity, please watch this cool book trailer. Year 7 and Year 8 students in South Auckland, New Zealand helped to make it. Once you have watched the video, use your imagination and create your very own beast. What does your beast look, smell, feel, and sound like?

On your blog, post a description of your beast. Use interesting adjectives (describing words) to tell us about your beast.

Wild Fire

Wild Fire is a beast that I, myself, created using my imagination. This beast has powerful-fast legs, when it's hungry, it'll be worse than you'll ever imagine, when it sees its prey, it will snatch it with its serrated-like claw. You can only see it when the moon has awoken, only people with sharp eyes will see its true figure in the dark. When it's in front of you, you'll notice something, a familiar smell coming from its mouth, something burning. You can run and hide all you want but no one has ever escaped this merciless beast.

What it looks like: A body of a lion with dragon-like wings, a cobra tail that spits acid, legs that's as fast as a cheetah, tiger print on it's back and front, snake eyes, and lastly it's a fire-breathing creature.

What it feels like: It will have a rough lion mane, dry scaly tail and wings, sharp claw.

What it smells like: It will smell like something burning or smoke because it's a fire-breathing beast.

What it sounds like: It will sound like a deep-loud groan.

Activity 2

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.

Pros

• You get to experience how it's like to be in a Great Barrier Island
• You get to take care of and help the animals and learn a lot about them
• You teach people about animals and what they need to know

Cons

• It's your responsibility to look after the animals
• It can be dangerous
• You might be sensitive because it requires skinship

I love animals, I would actually want to try being a DOC Ranger to see what it's like, how they help the animals and teach people, how they can make the world a better place :)

Activity 3

In 1961, a number of people came together to start an organisation called the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The main goal of this organisation was/is to protect life on earth. Hundreds of WWF staff work in countries all over the world trying to protect our planet and the animals who live here. To learn more about their amazing work, click on one of the two video links below.

Clip #1: Freshwater Seals

Clip #2: Tigers

Once you have watched the video, go to your blog and, using full sentences, tell us:

1) The name of the animal the WWF is working to save.

Saimaa Ringed Seal

2) What the WWF is doing to help the animal.

They are building snowbanks to save the endangered seals

3) What, if any, success they have had protecting the animal.

 The endangered seals will be protected and won't go extinct 


Thanks for reading my blogpost :)