SLJ Day 1 Week 3

Activity 1

New Zealand is a pretty lovely place to live, isn’t it? Apparently, New Zealand (NZ) is also a pretty lovely place to visit. In 2017 approximately 2-3 million people came to visit NZ as tourists. Some of them chose to come in the middle of our summer, while others braved it and came in the middle of winter! When do you think is the best time of year (season) to visit NZ?

If you would like some help making a decision, feel free to read the Go New Zealand website. It has lots of information about the seasons in NZ!

I, personally, encourage my friends and family from overseas to come and visit NZ in early spring. The weather is usually warm and dry and the tourist attractions, beaches and holiday spots are less busy than they are in the middle of summer.

On your blog, tell us what time of year you think is best for tourists to come and visit. Be sure to share at least three things that tourists could do while they were here in NZ.

If tourists like the cold and want for example to go skiing or snowboarding then winter is the perfect time of the year or season rather. Or if other tourists want to go to the beach, to catch fish or just to lay down in the sun and summer would be best for them. Usually, tourists like the sun, in my point of view because there are a lot of stuff they can do in summer like surfing, fishing, sailing, maybe even swimming.

Activity 2

People in New Zealand love spending time outdoors. Unfortunately, the sun is very powerful and the rates of skin cancer are incredibly high in New Zealand. In fact, they are higher than anywhere else in the entire world! To protect ourselves against skin cancer, we need to be careful about how much time we spend in the sun. We have to be ‘Sunsmart.’

Read the Sunsmart website.

On your blog, list five different things that we can do to protect ourselves from the sun this summer!

1. Always wear sunscreen even when the sun is not out and make sure to apply it properly.

2. Stay hydrated, drink a lot of water.

3. Wear a hat.

4. Protect yourself with clothes.

5. Of course, this is probably what people most do, wearing sunglasses to protect yourself from UV Rays.

Activity 3

While it can get hot in New Zealand, especially in the middle of summer, it gets even hotter in places like Dallol (Ethiopia), Dasht-e Loot (Iran), Tirat Zvi (Israel), Kabili (Tunisia) and Bandar-e Mahshahr (Iran).

The hottest temperature on record in each place is: Dallol: 41oC; Dasht-e Loot: 71oC; Tirat Zvi: 54oC; Kabili: 55oC; Bandar-e Mahshahr: 51oC. Crazy ‘eh?!

For this activity, you are asked to use this information to create a graph. The graph should have a title along with the names of each city and their hottest recorded temperatures. You can draw the graph by hand or use a computer programme like Google Draw to create your graph. It’s completely up to you!

Here is an example of a graph:

On your blog, post a picture of your graph.

Here is my graph

SLJ Day 1 Week 2

Kumusta Everyone! How are you all doing? This is week 2 of Summer Learning Journey.

Activity 1

In New Zealand, we have many beautiful beaches and stunning waterfalls. One of the most spectacular waterfalls is called Kitekite and it is located in Piha, a small village west of Auckland. Tourists and locals flock to Piha during the summer season to enjoy the waterfall, the local beach, and the great surf. Have you ever tried surfing? Although I have never surfed many of my friends have and they absolutely love it. In fact, it is their favourite summer activity! What is yours?

For this activity, please take a picture of yourself doing one of your favourite summer activities. It could be anything! Here is a picture of one of our team members (Laura) doing one of her favourite summer activities.

On your blog, post a picture of yourself doing one of your favourite summer activities. Below the picture tell us what the activity is and tell us why it is one of your favourites.

One of my favourite summer activity is fishing, my dad loves fishing that's why he always wants me to come with him and I really enjoy it.

Benefits of fishing:

• Helps you relax
• It's a great way to bond with your family or friends
• Help your immune system because fishing gets your body moving especially when you caught a big fish
• You enjoy the great outdoors
• You enjoy nature, peace and quietness
• It gives you food
• It helps you to become more resilient
• It improves your patience

Bonus :)

This was when my dad, my dad's friend and I went fishing in Kaiapoi, I caught a lot of fish! It was fun and enjoyable, my dad took the photo and behind me is my dad's friend, my mum was busy at work that's why she didn't get to come.

Activity 2

Every year approximately 7500 people arrive in Taupo, New Zealand to compete in a one-day cycling race around Lake Taupo. The race route is 160 km in length. Participants can choose to compete in the full race or the half-race (80 km). Let’s imagine that you were given a free ticket to compete in the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge next year and you were able to bring three people with you as your ‘support crew.’ Who would you bring with you?

If it was me, I would choose my son, Aronui, as one of my supporters because he’s really funny and energetic. I think that he would make sure that I had a great time and that I spent the entire day laughing and smiling. I would also choose my sister, Leigh, because she is very strong and fast. Thirdly, I would choose my co-leader, Hazel, because she is very organised and would make sure that we followed the trail and didn’t get lost!

On your blog, list the three people you would like to have on your Lake Taupo Cycle Race Support Crew. Tell us why you have chosen each person.

I would bring my mum because she'd be a great supporter, she's fun to be with, she is a lovable mother, she's always ready for everything, she gives me courage, she's a sweet-caring mother and I just love her.

I would also bring my dad because he'd be a great coach especially when it comes to these type of activities, he likes to be adventurous, he is resilient in everything he does, he loves sports and I just love my dad.

I don't know the 3rd person to bring though but I'm okay with just my mum and my dad. :)

Activity 3

One of the longest and largest rivers in the world is called the Amazon River. It is located in South America and is approximately 6400 kilometres (kms) long. That is four times longer than the entire country of New Zealand. Wow!

Scientists believe that there are over 3000 different kinds of fish that live in the Amazon River. Now, that is a lot of fish! To learn more about fish, we went online and found some really cool facts about fish.

For this activity, we are going to provide you with five sentences about fish. Some of them are true and some are them are not. It is your job to read these ‘facts’, and decide whether they are true or false.

On your blog, write out each fact and in CAPITAL LETTERS beside the fact, write the word ‘TRUE’ if it is a true fact or ‘FALSE’ if it is not true.

True or False?

Fish Fact #1: The oldest known fish in the world is a 65-year-old Australian lungfish.

My answer: True

Fish Fact #2: Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids.

My answer: True

Fish Fact #3: Starfish are a type of fish.

My answer: False

Fish Fact #4: Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses, etc)

My answer: True

Fish Fact #5: Fish usually swim together in groups called ‘classes'.

My answer: False

Thanks for reading my blogpost and Merry Christmas :)