DAY 2: Forest Life
Activity 1: Giants Among Us [4 points]
New Zealand has a really special environment. Many of the plants and trees found in New Zealand are not found anywhere else in the world. These plants and trees are endemic to our country. In New Zealand, one of the largest and longest living endemic trees is the NZ Kauri tree. Kauri are mainly found in three regions of New Zealand: the Coromandel, Auckland and Northland. The largest Kauri tree in the country is in the Waipoua Forest in Northland. It is called Tāne Mahuta. Some people refer to it as the ‘Lord of the Forest.’
Thousands of people go to visit Tāne Mahuta every year. Would you like to be one of those people who got to see Tāne Mahuta in real life? Why or why not?
On your blog, tell us whether you would like to go and visit Tāne Mahuta one day. Be sure to tell us why you do (or do not) want to visit this endemic tree.
I would really love to visit Tāne Mahuta one day. I really want to see if in real life, how actually big the tree is! and learn new things that I didn't know before!
Activity 2: Fabulous Ferns [4 points]
One of the most common plants found in New Zealand forests is the fern. It is a special, iconic symbol of New Zealand. You will find pictures of ferns on the jerseys of many famous sporting teams in New Zealand, including the New Zealand All Blacks.
Did you know that many of these teams also have the word ‘fern’ in their name? Use your best researching skills to find three New Zealand sporting teams who use the word ‘fern’ in their title.
On your blog list three sports teams that have the word ‘fern’ in their title. Beside each team’s name, post a picture of their uniform. Then, at the bottom of your blog post tell us which of the three uniforms you like best and why.
New Zealand Black Ferns!
Silver Fern!
Tall Fern!
My favourite uniform has to be the Black Fern. The reason why is because I play rugby union and I also like All Blacks. The Black Fern's jersey is like the All Blacks jersey, that is why I like Black fern's jersey!
Activity 3: Weird and Wonderful [10 points]
New Zealand is just one of many countries that has amazing plants and trees. In fact, the African desert is home to some pretty incredible plants, like the cactus. Some cacti are able to survive on as little as 3 millilitres (ml) of water a day. Wow!
Let’s imagine that you are given a cactus for your birthday. To keep it alive, you must give it 3 ml of water every day.
Over one full year, how much water will you need to give your cactus plant?
On your blog, tell us how to solve this maths problem. You can write your answer in words, use a Sketchpad image, or post a video explaining how you would figure it out. Be sure to give us your final answer in millilitres (ml).
How I solved this problem was that, I had to find out how many days in a year! I know that there is 365 days and every single day I have to feed the cacti 3ml. So what I did was I split it into one's, ten's and hundreds!
Kia ora Loto
ReplyDeleteThese pieces of work are impressive. love how you worked out that hard equation it looks like you had to times 365 by 3 and you got 1095 again good job
Hi Loto, you are doing such a wonderful job in blogging your activities. Well done and I am proud of you. Look up how far it is to travel from Auckland to Tane Mahuta and talk to mum and dad about taking you for a visit. It is free to visit Tane Mahuta but we have to be very cautious about looking after the forest and Tane Mahuta. Therefore we have to wash our shoes before and after entering.
ReplyDeleteKia ora Loto,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Hazel and I am part of the Summer Learning Journey (SLJ) team. I’ll be helping Sophie and the team out in Manaiakalani.
I really like the way that you set out your posts so that you have all of the activities from one day in one post; it makes it very easy to track your points as you progress through the programme.
I visited Tāne Mahuta a few years ago and I was amazed by how big it was in real life!
Well done finding three teams with the word 'fern' in their name. I agree that the Black Ferns' uniform looks a lot like the All Blacks' uniform. Are you looking forward to watching the Rugby World Cup this year?
I am very impressed by the way that you solved the cactus problem; I like the way that you used your knowledge of place value. Can you think of some other ways that people might have solved the problem?
Keep up the awesome work, and I look forward to reading more of your posts soon.
Hazel :)