WLJ day 3 bonus activity

Bonus Activity: A really cool new website called Wild Eyes has recently been launched in New Zealand. It is a programme for students who want to complete fun activities (called ‘missions’), take pictures and post them on the Wild Eyes site. For this bonus activity, go to the Wild Eyes site and complete the ‘Giant Moa Discovery’ mission. To earn full points you must post a picture of your Moa on the Wild Eyes website and on your personal blog site. The Wild Eyes team and I can’t wait to see what you create!

Task description: I am going to put the picture on the wild eyes website later on today because My mum has to verify the email they sent. So yeah have a great holiday.

WLJ day 4 bonus activity

Bonus Activity: Hector’s dolphins are a very special native animal found only in New Zealand. They are the smallest dolphin in the world measuring 1.5 metres long and they are quite rare. Sadly, many Hector’s dolphins are killed every year when they get caught in large fishing nets and can’t escape. Some people have argued that fishermen shouldn’t be allowed to fish in Farewell Spit in order to protect the dolphins living there. What do you think? On your blog, tell us whether you think that fishing in Farewell Spit should be banned (stopped):

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Stop killing our Native Animals! I think that fisherman should be band from throwing fishing nets in farewell spit. Because what have they done to deserve this unnecessary Eradication. They are native do you want to kill our native animal? there will be less if you do. if this gets even worst I am going to call the prime minister and report about this.

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Task description: This is day 4 and my bonus activity. I will be posting day 3 bonus activity later on today.

WLJ day 4 activity 2

Activity 2: After a morning of learning about beached whales in Golden Bay, you and your group are driven to a nearby town, Nelson, to watch a special movie called ‘Whale rider.’ It is a famous movie about a young girl who was born and raised in New Zealand. Watch the following movie trailers for Whale Rider: Whale Rider trailer #1 and Whale Rider Trailer #2 and then write a summary of the movie on your blog. What is it about? Be sure to also give the movie a rating out of 5 based on the trailer [1 = bad movie, 2 = okay movie, 3 = pretty good, 4 = good movie, 5 = excellent movie].

http://www.incrementa.ca/leadership-succession-whale-rider/

When ‘Whale Rider’ finishes, you and your tour group enjoy a delicious meal in downtown Nelson before heading back to your hotel. You need to go to bed early because you have to get up at 4:30 a.m. the next morning to travel back to Farewell Spit to see a group (pod) of Hector’s Dolphins. It is going to be an early morning!

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My summary of "whale rider":

It is about A girl named Paikea she didn't know that she was the best warrior. years later her koro was calling to the gods and they did not hear him and Paikea tried and they did. whales started to came up to the beach. but Paikea ( Maori warrior) jumped on the whale and the whale started to move. it only says that people with the legend Paikea's blood could ride them. all the whales took off and Paikea was the hero. Paikea did not let go of the whale when it was in the deep sea she was not afraid to die. the next day she ended up in the hospital and her koro knew that she was the real Maori warrior.

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Task description: I had to write a short summary But I think mine was a bit to long. As I said I will be posting My day 3 bonus activity later on today. Have a great holidays everyone.

WLJ day 4 activity 1

Activity 1: When you arrive in the south island, Curious Kiwi rents a shuttle van and drives your group from Picton (the town where the ferry dropped you off) to a beautiful beach on the opposite side of the island. The beach area is called Golden Bay and, at one end of the bay, is a stunning area called Farewell Spit.Farewell Spit has been in the news recently as a number of whales accidentally swam into the spit and became stuck on the beach. They were unable to swim back to the ocean because the water was too shallow. Many local people tried to save the ‘beached’ whales. Please follow this Farewell Spit link to learn more about what happened. On your blog, describe what the local people did to try and save the beached whales:

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Why are people doing this? Make it Stop! people are throwing their nets into the area called farewell spit. That beach is like a grave yard because of what people and their nets are doing. people throw their nets and the whales don't know what it is and they cannot see it. when they swim around they might get caught in the net. when they get caught they just end up on the beach.

How are people helping? when all the whales were on the beach some people just walking around saw it and went to go help them. They needing a lot more people but they managed to push them back into the water. They got heaps of towels from campers walking around and they poured water on them. some of the whales did not make it. even if the people got them into the water it might be too shallow.

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Task description: I wrote 2 paragraphs about what people have done to the whales and what people have done to save the whales. this is day 4 and I will be posting my day 3 bonus activity later on today.

WLJ day 3 activity 2

Activity 2: After your great visit to the Otorohanga bird house it is time to hop back onto the bus and head towards the Hawke’s Bay – your resting place for the evening. Hawke’s Bay is a beautiful region of New Zealand. It is known for its wineries and gorgeous scenery. When you arrive in Napier, the largest city in the region, you go for a walk through Waitangi Regional Park and notice that many of the leaves on the native trees have been damaged. Curious Kiwi tells you that they were damaged by possums, non-native predators, from Australia. People in New Zealand are working hard to trap and kill these predators. Their goal is to remove all of the possums (and other predators) by 2050. Go to the ‘Predator Free 2050 website’ to read more about their work.On your blog, tell us whether you agree that New Zealand should be predator free. In your opinion, is it right to kill all of the predators (eg. possums) or should we just leave them alone? On your blog tell us what you think and give us, at least, three reasons why you think this way.

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1st reason:

I think that New Zealand Should be predator free because It says that possums are ruining our environment and that has to STOP!

2nd reason:

New Zealand should be predator free but if they do not want to kill them take them somewhere that does not have native trees or native animals.

3rd reason:

If they are ruining our environment just send them back where they came from. because it would be bad if we killed them because there would be less of them. if they are native somewhere that country will have less native animals.

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Task description: this is my three reason why I want eradication. This is the third day of the holidays and I would say I am doing well. Hope you have an awesome holiday.

WLJ day 3 activity 1

Activity 1: Curious Kiwi, a native New Zealand bird, is your tour guide for today. He is going to take you to visit the Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park where many of his aunties and uncles currently live. The bird park is a five hour drive from Dargaville so you hit the road right after breakfast and arrive in Otorohanga at lunch time. As you walk through the birdhouse you learn about the work being done to conserve and protect the native birds of New Zealand. You decide to help out by ‘adopting’ a native animal. Visit the ‘Adopt a Critter page’ on the Otorohanga bird house website to choose one animal to adopt. On your blog, tell us the name of the animal that you chose and a little bit about them. What kind of animal are they? What do they eat? Where do they normally live? You can use Google to help you with your research:

They Native animal I picked was a brown kiwi and here are some facts about them:

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What do brown kiwis like to eat?

Brown kiwis are omnivores so they eat plants and meat.

what are kiwis predators?

kiwis are possible to be attacked or harmed to predators such as stoats, ferrets, weasels,rats, possums, cats and dogs.

where do brown kiwis normally live?

Brown kiwis like to prefer lowland and coastal forests.

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Task description: there are some facts above about the brown kiwi. I have chosen a brown kiwi because it is mostly known in New Zealand. If i could I would adopt them My self but I think that it needs more care because it is vulnerable and I have school to go to.

Image attribution: https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/about-kiwi/kiwi-species/brown-kiwi/

WLJ day 2 bonus activity

Bonus Activity: When you finish your interview with Laura, you decide to keep on interviewing people. For this activity, your task is to conduct a real interview with an actual member of your family. Please ask them to think about their five (5) favourite things to do in the out-of-doors. They can be things that they enjoy doing on land or in the water. Post the list of outdoor activities on your blog:

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I am going to be interviewing My cousin that lives with me her name is.... TRENDY!

1st favorite thing: Riding on my bike -Trendy

2nd favorite thing: Swimming in the beach - Trendy

3rd favorite thing: play Netball - Trendy

4th favorite thing :playing on the playground - Trendy

5th favorite thing: surfing but I keep on falling in the water - Trendy

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Task description: This post is about the five favorite things My cousin trendy likes to do. these are all the things she likes in order. I am doing all the activity's to earn more points.