Zaeeda-SLJ-#18

Dear Reader welcome back to another day of the summer learning journey, Enjoy!

Activity 1:Predator Free 2050 – A Call to Arms

Out of the three vidoes I watched I picked the first video. I picked this video because they are working to protect our native birds and wildlife from predetors such as possums and Stoats. I also like this video because they are actually using engineering and technology too catch the predators, I have always like the idea of engineering at school I am in this robotics thing and we are trying to help our pollution problem by engineering with actual engineers from fisher and paykel healthcare. Another reason I like this video because they are not using poison and dropping them in the bushes because this was on the News a while a go they were dropping 1080 in the bushed which is irresponsible and dangerous, it's also pretty harsh on the predators it not there fault it in there nature!

Activity 2: Protecting the Most Vulnerable - Fact or Fiction?

I have created a small quiz you have to pick which statements are true and false!

1. Maui dolphins are almost are super close to extinction

2. Maui dolphins are found all over the world

3. There use to be about 1500 maui dolphins in 1970

4. Maui Dolphins eat seaweed from the ocean floor

5. Female Maui Dolphins are can grow up to 1.7 metres and weigh up to 50 kgs

6. Maui Dolphins population can grow very easily

Activity 3: The Power of Ten

If I could save 10 animals or plants it would be these

1. Maui Dolphin

2. Long Finned Eels

3. Koalas

4. Kiwi

5. pandas

6. Asian Elephant

7. Great Barrier Reef

8. Te Kouk

9. New Zealand Fern

10. Venus Flytrap

That's all for today and there is still to more days of the summer learning journey but I will still post after the summer learning journey just not as often! Enjoy!

Zaeeda-SLJ-#17

Welcome back to another day of the summer learning journey, let's get started!

Activity 1: Fly Fox


If I had to the chance to go ziplining in Rotorua I would feel so lucky because I know that rotorua is a beatiful place and has alot of outdoor activities and you and you family would love to enjoy in the summer. I would also feel my stomach has very very fluttery butterflies in it because I have never ziplined before and I am a little afraid of heights!



Activity 2: A Protective Plant 

If I  had to list ten thing that I would plant in my garden it would be 

1. cherry Guava     6. Lettuce

2. Watermelon      7. Esparagus

3. Coriander          8. Silver beet

4. Strawberry        9. Betroot

5.Cumbern            10. Tomato  


Activity 3: A House Not A Home


The project I picked was the Lansan Trees in the Caribbeans. I picked this one we have used Lansan tree for many reasons and if anything has happened to them I want to know about it and see if I help in anyway. Apparently this speices of trees are close to extinction and we need to look after them, we are losing them dew to derforestation and in my earlier posts I have talked about how I fell about deforestation!

So that is all for today I hope you enjoyed and I can't wat to post again tommorrow!

Zaeeda-SLJ-#16

Hello welcome back to another day of the summer learning journey I hope you enjoy!

Activity 1: World of Wearble (Wow) Art

I think that a world of wearble are would be very cool and unique and it can come in many different forms. If I could ask Dame Suzie Moncrieff 5 qeustions it would be

1. What inspired you to use reused materials for your fashion

2. When did you start designing

3. What are you looking forward to doing in the future

4. Was it tricky using reusable materials for you fashion

5. Are you looking forward


Activity 2: Guardians Of The Sea

I don't mean to be disrespecful or anything but I don't think that taniwha actually exist because it would be unlikely for it to live in the waikato river as it is polluted and it's a legend which also reffered to as a fairy tale. I think that this kind of thing is something that only you can decided on if you think that taniwha exist then too you they do exsit but to me they don't.

Activity 3: The Sky in Shanghai

Being in Bejing would really be something

it sometimes makes me nervous 

That this place needs some service

as the air is too polluted and is not suited for us

I do feel sad for the people as it shouldn't be legal 

 Pollute the air any longer 

 and the problem will only get stronger!

That's all for today I hope you enojoyed tune in again tommorrow for another post!

Zaeeda-SLJ-#15

Welcome to another wonderful day of the summer learning journey, Hope you enjoy!

Activity 1: Persistent pollution

Climage lead to a rising of temprature which then cause air pollution too and that means we have to deal with three problems that will just keep getting worse.


I also learnt thar smog is a type of air pollution and air pollution is made from both natural problems like volcanic eruptions and fire but mostly from human activity.


Smog is a serious type of air pollution and can cause serious damage to us and the enviroment. There a 2 type of smog we get it sulfurous smog when we burn fossil fuel into coal, photochemical smog come from car factories and powerplants.

Activity 2: Let it rain

A few things I do when it's raining is play board games with my sister even though she always wants to win it's still fun. Another thing I like to do when it rains is help mum do some cooking we help by chopping the ingredients for the salad it's really nice. I also like to watch a nice movie and eat some popcorn. When it rains I also like to sort out my wardrobe and clean out my room and stuff like that. But when it doesn't rain very hard I like to take a walk in the rain.

Activity 3: Let It Rain

A few days ago it seemed beautiful outside or the plants had life and were happy, but now all that has changed. Yesterday I knew there would be rain at some point but I didn't know that it was gonna be this serious. This morning I woke up had a pretty normal morning but as soon as I walked outside my mouth feel wide open. I was shocked every thing look lifeless I didn't know what to do. I called my family outside and I saw the same reaction. There was nothing in sight for miles we saw the same reaction came from our neighbours. We turned on the tv to the News and saw that it was all over New Zeland. A few of us paniced and my mum called her friends and family from other countries to see if there ok too! I was still shocked and was hoping this was all a bad dream!

That's all for the Summer Learning Journey, my next post will me next week Enjoy

Zaeeda-SJL-#14

Hello there and welcome back to another beautiful of the Summer Learning Journey.

Activity 1: Like a Scene Out of a Movie

L uminous in the dark

i magine it move and coming to life
G lowing with warmth to fill us with joy
H appily shining along
T o much to handle to bright
S hine bright shine light your the first light I see tonight

Activity 2: The Seven Sisters

The book was about a moari man who could take a shape of a bird, his name was Mitai. He had brother and enjoy evadropping on there conversations. His Brother we also the most handsome men in the village. One day Mitai and his brothers went hunting and on there way they heard beautiful singing. The singing lead to some beautiful           women with beautiful golden hair, the brother
 immediately fell in love with the women and took them back to get married. A few days later all the brother had grown week and looked like flesh and bones they went hunting and on of the brother had come back too check on his wife but they were there all of them. It turns out they had the power to become  from another tribe and they were gonna starve the brother and they were just trying to find a way come back to the village. But the brothers and Mitai hatched a plan they got some magical net which they gave to the gods and the women became the 7 stars of matariki.

Activity 3: Crazy Cool Clouds

The picture I picked is picture 2. I think the cloud looks like a spinning top or a tournado but it does look kind of weird because there aren't many clouds around it. It's also blocking out the sun so the town below would probably think there about get rain. The cloud reminds me of an early morning walk!

So that's all for today I hope you enjoyed see you next time!

Zaeeda-SlJ-#13

Welcome back to another wonderful day of the summer learning journey, enjoy!

Activity 1: Bird Of The Year

The Bird I have chosen is the Kokako for my description.

A Kokako are found in both New Zealand Islands, but North island Kokako have blue wattle on both sides of there necks. Subspecies are found in the South island and they have orange wattles One of the first European settlers named the North Island bird the Blue Wattle Crow due to its Curiousity.

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Kokako are forest birds they eat mixed Kauri and Podocarp despite the fact that their habitat includes shrub lands. Kokako are not at flying but there legs are very strong which allows them to make it through the forest very quickly. 

Kokako feed on leaves fruit and insects but Kokako can adapt on there diets as the food change when the Seasons do. Kokako eat fruit juicy berriers when it's Autum and Spring. When berriers and fruit aren't avalible they eat leaves and insects.

I think this bird is very amazing because it eats leave and that would be very useful to have this bird around when you have to rake up the leaves!

Activity 2: Flying Foxes

If I could have a super it would be the power to predict the future. I would like to have this super power because then I help save people from making sad choices, I would be able to know when something bad is about to happen like a car crash or a fire. Then again this might not be the best super power because people probably wouldn't believe you and stuff like that but I still like the idea of having to predict the future how about you!

Activity 3: Wind Beneath My Wings



I Hope you enjoy I can't wait to do more blogging  come back tommorrow for more!

Zaeeda-SLJ-#12

Welcome back to another great day of the summer learning journey let's get started!

Activtiy 1: Bee Informed

The Word (bumble bee) is a compound word (Bumble + Bee). The word (bumble) means to hum, buzz or drone.

Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 54 kilometres per hour (km/h).

Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90% percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.

Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to 50 times as much work as a normal honeybee.

The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factour including the removal of wildflowers and flowing trees, habitat loss and extensive use of pesticides.

Activity 2: Carbon Sinks Don't Stink?

If I had a sink that could drain anything I would drain these things

1. Baby Peas

2. Sliced Potatoe

3. Seafood

4. Celery

Activity 3: Flying Fungi

Here is my working and my and my answer!


Thats all for today I hope you enjoy come back tommorrow for more