DAY 1: Swimming with the Fish
Activity 1: Surfs Up! [4 points]
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?
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.
Going to the beach with my family is one of my favourite activity to do in Summer. Going to the beach is one of my favourites because I like going swimming in the ocean and playing with the sand with my silblings, we like to bury each other in the sand.
Activity 2: The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge [4 points]
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?
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.
- Mum (She's very supportive and she's a good encourager and she was a good runner when she was young)
- Roneeza (She has a sence of humour and she makes me laugh)
- Dad (He has a lot of ideas and he always tells me a lot of solutions and suggestions)\
Activity 3: Something Smells Fishy…[10 points]
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.- FALSE
Fish Fact #2: Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids.-TRUE
Fish Fact #3: Starfish are a type of fish.- FALSE
Fish Fact #4: Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses, etc)- TRUE
Fish Fact #5: Fish usually swim together in groups called ‘classes.’- FLASE
Hey Anamaria
ReplyDeleteI love the photos of you and your family at home. You all look like you are having such a great time. What beach are you at? I love burring a friend in the sand and then building them a sand castle body. something like a mermaid tail or a fish tail etc.
Great support crew ideas for the Toupō race. You seem to have picked a mix of athletic people as well as encouraging and supportive people. That will make completing the race super easy. Do you think you would do the 80km race or the 160km race?
Have a great day.
Blog you later,
Izzy