Day 1: In the Beginning....

DAY 1: In the Beginning...

Activity 1: The Legend of New Zealand [4 points]

According to Māori mythology, much of Aotearoa New Zealand was formed when Māui, a powerful demigod, fished it out of the sea. Legend has it that Māui created a magical fish hook from the jawbone of his grandmother and that one day he took his hook, boarded a boat, and rode out into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Once at sea, he threw his magical hook into the water and caught a fish. This ‘fish’ was actually the North Island of New Zealand! In honour of this legend, the North Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Ika a Māui or ‘Māui’s fish’ and the South Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Waka a Māui or ‘Māui’s canoe’.

TOP 3 FUN FACTS ABOUT NZ!

Fun fact number 1: Gisborne is the first city in the world to see the sunrise because it is 496.3 kilometres away from the International Date Line. This is my top 3 fun fact about New Zealand because I did not know that Gisborne is the first to see the sunrise in the whole world. As soon as I read the whole text I could not believe it, so I decided to choose this shocking text for my top 3 fun facts about N.Z. 

Fun fact number 2: Dairy farmers produce a whopping 100 kg of butter and 65 kg of cheese each year for each person living in New Zealand. I chose this as my number 2 fun fact because I did not know that Dairy farmers produce 100 kg of butter and 65 kg of cheese I was so shocked as soon when I caught my eye on the shocking fact. I imagined that all the dairy farmers in N.Z making 100 kg of butter an 65 kg of cheese so I would see the total now of how much all of the dairy farmers in N.Z would add up their total of butter and cheese.

Fun fact number 3: It is one of the three countries in the world that has two official national anthems of equal standing.  The first is God Save the Queen and the other is God Defend New Zealand. I was amazingly shocked when I just read that we are one of the three countries that has 2 official national anthems. I did not know that we had England's God Save the Queen national anthem.

Activity 2: North and South [4 points]

The country of New Zealand is made up of two main islands – the North Island and the South Island. Approximately 77% of the New Zealand population live in the North Island. Many of these people (including our Summer Learning Journey design team) live in Auckland city. Auckland is a great place to live with lots of amazing parks, beautiful waterways and stunning scenery to enjoy. It is also a busy, vibrant city with many cafes, museums, galleries and theatres to visit. I feel lucky to call Auckland my ‘hometown.’

Now it is time to think about your hometown. What is special about where you live? On your blog, describe your hometown. Be sure to include lots of describing words (adjectives) in your post.

What is special about your hometown and why it is your special hometown.

I live in the wonderful city of New Zealand, Auckland. I like the pools in Auckland such as the Henderson wave pools, their pools are so amazing that at the end of the pool is like the height of the Auckland sky tower and the waves are so fun. But caution never eat then go in the pools while the waves are on. I love that G.I (favourite suburb in G.I) has the right people I expect everyday. I get along with all my favourite friends.

Activity 3: Ice, Ice Baby [10 points]

Antarctica is the world’s coldest continent. Even though it is made up of ice, it is also the driest continent in the world. In fact, it hasn’t rained there for nearly 2 million years! It is home to many animals such as whales, seals, birds, and fish. There are no permanent human residents (people who live there all the time) in Antarctica, however scientists do visit and stay in Antarctica for a while to study it.
On your blog, make a copy of this footprint and, inside the footprint, explain how you create a positive, digital footprint. What do you do to stay smart online?.