Day 1

DAY 1: A Heated Debate

Activity 1: Togs or Trackies?

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.

1. tourists can come and swim with us

2. they can play with the fishes in NZ

3. They can have some fun swimming with them selve in the sea.

I think summer is a good time for a tourtist in new zealand.

Activity 2: You are my Sunshine

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

1. WE CAN WEAR SUN SCREEN

2. WE CAN USE AN UNBRELLA 

3. WE CAN STAY INSIDE 

4. WE CAN STAY IN THE SHADE

5. WE CAN STAY IN THE CARPORT

Activity 3: Burning Up… [15 points]

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:

DAY 5: Wasting Away

Activity 1: Off the Menu:

Fishing is a really common activity in New Zealand. In fact, people have fished in New Zealand for centuries. Unfortunately, over the past few decades some people have caught too many fish in one area and left the region without enough fish to refill (replenish) the stocks. When this happens we call the area ‘over fished’ and it is closed to all private and commercial fishing. If people are caught fishing in these areas, they are required to pay a fine (money). The maximum fine for fishing in a restricted area is $100 000.

What do you think about this rule? Is it fair that people are charged up to $100 000 for over fishing?

What I think about this rule is that it is not fare that people have to pay $100 000 just for fishing. If they charged me with that much money I wouldn't even give them that much money so I would disagree about this rule and I wouldn't even put that rule as a LORE.

Activity 2: The Black Drain

  

Approximately two-thirds of all rivers and one-half of all lakes in New Zealand are too polluted to swim in, according to a recent article in an online newspaper. One of the most polluted is the Tarawera River in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Pollution enters the river from a local pulp and paper mill, from local farms and through the local sewage system. Many other rivers in New Zealand are also polluted with waste from businesses and farms. Use Google to help you find two other polluted rivers in New Zealand.

The name of the first lake is called waikato lake.The place where this lake is from is Hamilton that is the place where waikato lake is in. Everybody in Hamilton sometimes go to waikato lake mainly to visit it but I think when they go to waikato lake they just walk past all the dirty rubbish that they chuck. But I think the people who work for a rubbish company try there best going around Hamilton picking up all the rubbish that the people just chuck on the floor and that is why they are trying their best at cleaning up all the dirty rubbish on the floor. The name of the second lake is called Biya lake. The place were Biya lake is in is a place called Altai mountains its a mountain with lots of rubbish and lots of dirty and some clean water some people go on boats and sale across the river just to look at this lovely beach but sometimes they don´t even notice rubbish dirty dirty rubbish in the lake sometimes people always work hard on cleaning up this lake and making this lake lovely fresh and clean so. People can sale on boats and ships and look at the fresh clean water their is an that is why it is good to always pick up rubbish that you see on the beach instead of letting the fishes eat it.

Activity 3: Faded Glory

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, made up of 2900 individual reefs. It is so big that it can actually be seen from space! The reef is located on the east coast of Australia and many people believe that it is millions and millions of years old. For most of its life, the reef has been a healthy, vibrant ecosystem. Over the past thirty years, however, it has changed dramatically. Much of the beautiful bright coral has become bleached and has lost its colour. Sections of the reef have also been damaged by tourists, cyclones and the introduction of new, damaging invasive species. The Australian government is working to protect and preserve the reef. Each year they spend about $200 million dollars repairing and protecting the reef. It is a lot of money and they could really use some help raising the money (funds) required to repair the reef. This is where you come in!

What I would do to help Barrier reef. Is by Fundraising and by doing that is I would bake some special cookies and make and shopping thing and then I would put the cookies on the side and on the top would be a big sign that say Cookies for $2. I would know how this works cause I´ve done Fundraising before and I would do it again to save Barrier reef.

THANK YOU:

DAY 4: Spectacular, Spectacular

Activity 1: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Arguably, one of the most dramatic and spectacular (beautiful) places to visit in New Zealand is Milford Sound. It has been referred to as the ‘eighth wonder of the world.’ It is a beautiful fiord (steep valley) that was formed when big pieces of ice (glaciers) melted. The melted glaciers created a beautiful river that is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and snow-capped mountains. People who visit Milford Sound are able to take a boat cruise through the middle of the fiord, walk around the area on the Milford Track or fly above the fiord as part of a private helicopter tour.

Let’s imagine that you had the chance to visit Milford Sound by boat, foot (walking) or air (helicopter). Which option would you prefer?

I would chose helicopter I thing because I have never been on a helicopter and the second thing is because I am to lazzy to walk and I don't really like going on boats an going on a helicopter would be a lovely experience for me.

Activity 2: It’s All in the Name

Rotorua is one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations. It is a city filled with incredible forests, mountain biking tracks, lakes, and geothermal wonders, including hot springs (geysers) and mud pools. One of the most famous geothermal pools is called the Devil’s Bath at Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland. It is a neon green pool of stinky water.

Over the years, people have suggested that we come up with a new name for the pool. What do you think we should call it? Take a minute to let your creative juices flow.

I would call it by my langauge the Maori pool.

Activity 3: Picture Perfect

While New Zealand is home to some beautiful waterfalls, there are a number of stunning waterfalls in places like Canada and South Africa. In Canada, the largest waterfall is called Niagara Falls. It sits on the border between Canada and the United States of America. Thousands of tourists flock (go) to Niagara Falls every year to see the falls and to have their picture taken in front of this natural wonder. Over the past few years people have started taking ‘selfies’ and posting them online. Do you ever take selfies?

For this activity, choose one of the following three selfies. From left to right: Selfie #1, Selfie #2, Selfie #3

I chose the one

with the girl on it cause she just looks so cool.

Day 3

Activity 1: Night Owls [4 points]

Here in New Zealand we have many amazing and unique sea creatures, including penguins. The blue penguin, or kororā, is particularly special because it is the smallest penguin in the entire world! Blue penguins are typically found on the east coast of the South Island in places like Oamaru but they can be hard to spot as they rarely leave the water. If they do come onto land it is usually at night, when most of us are sound asleep! That’s because they are nocturnal. Not all of us, however, sleep all night. In fact, some people love to stay awake late into the evening. People who like to stay up late are called ‘night owls.’ Are you a night owl or are you an early riser, like me? I typically wake up every day around 6:00 a.m. and jump out of bed, ready to start the day!

I would say that I am a eairly riser person cause I just like waking up eairly in the morning because I want to eat the mac donalds and also because I always wake up eairly. I reacken my family is also a eairly riser besides my baby brother he cryies at night when everyone is still sleeping.

Activity 2: A Local Delicacy [4 points]

Whitebait is a very special fish in New Zealand. It is rumoured (believed) to be a very delicious fish. Some restaurants in New Zealand make dishes that feature whitebait, including whitebait fritters. Have you ever tried whitebait fritters? They are a favourite dish of many of my friends. I, personally, prefer foods from places like Mexico and Italy. Pizza and nachos are two of my all-time favourite foods! In fact, I often make homemade pizza with Aronui on Friday nights using the same ingredients (pizza base, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, red onion, basil and feta cheese) each time.For this activity, please choose a favourite food and find a recipe for it.

This is the resipy for my favourite food pizza I love the chessey taste of the pizza and I just like eating the delicous taste of pizza yay.

The ingredients for my famouse pizza is:

Dough

cheese

Tamato sauce

flour

mozzarella

pepperoni

yeast

Crushed red pepper

Artichoke

Cauliflower

Jalapeño

Blue cheese

pineapple

Ranch dressing

Garlic salt

Activity 3: The Midnight Zone [10 points]

One of these creatures is called the ‘Colossal Squid.’ A colossal squid can weigh as much as 495 kilograms (kg)! Here in New Zealand, we have a full sized colossal squid on display at Te Papa Museum in Wellington. It is the only specimen of its kind in the entire world! This squid weighs approximately 500 kg. In 2018, a team at Te Papa decided to move the giant squid from one area of the museum to another. Deep in the ocean, far below the surface, lies an area called the ‘Midnight Zone.’ It is called the midnight zone because it is always dark or ‘pitch black’ in this area. Much of the deep sea has yet to be explored by humans, however, we do know a little bit about the creatures that live here.

    

Let’s imagine that the average adult can lift 25 kg and the average child can lift 15 kg. How many adults and children will it take to move the giant squid into its new room at Te Papa? [Note: There is more than one right answer to this question.]

So if a adult can carry a 25 kg sae life animal and that animal is only 500 kg and a child can only carry 15 kg then my first answer would be ?. And then my second answer would be ?. And the my third answer would be ?.

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