Activity 1: Scaling New Heights [4 points]
Aotearoa New Zealand is a country of mountains and valleys, dense forests, and sparkling oceans. At the centre of the South Island sits the tallest mountain in the country, Aoraki Mt Cook. It is the place where Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the top (summit) of Mt Everest, learned how to climb mountains. It was pretty difficult for him, at first, but Sir Edmund Hillary did not give up and, in 1953, he achieved this dream of climbing Mt Everest. His face can now be found on the New Zealand $5 note!
Let’s imagine that you met Sir Edmund Hillary in real life and were able to interview him.
On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.
What made you want to climb mountains in the first place?
How does it feel to be the first man ever to reach the top of Mt. Everest?
How did your family react when you told them you were going to climb Mt. Everest?
While you were climbing, did you ever feel like giving up?
How did you feel when you reached the top of Mt. Everest?
Activity 2: Pancakes and Maple Syrup? [4 points]
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many spectacular sights and natural wonders. One of these is the Punakaiki Rocks and Blowholes located on the West Coast of the South Island. The Punakaiki rocks attract tourists from all over the world who are keen to see these amazing rock formations. Many people think that they look like pancakes stacked on top of one another. Pancakes are one of my favourite foods! They are delicious and pretty easy to make.
For this activity you are asked to choose one of your favourite foods. On your blog, write the name of your favourite food and then tell us how to make it. You may need to ask a family member, friend or Google (!) for help, if you do not normally make this food for yourself.
Cheese Toasties
First you have to get two slices of bread and butter it.
Then you add cheese on the side that doesn't have butter. (You can add other things like ham)
You then pop it into your Sandwich toaster.
ENJOY!
Activity 3: Salt and Pepper [5 + 5 possible bonus points]
Deep in the heart of Bolivia (a country in South America) lies a natural wonder unlike anything else. It is a massive area of salt, over 10 000 km2 large, that is referred to as the Uyuni Salt Flats.
Tourists who visit the flats often stay in hotels made completely out of salt (salt hotels). This is not the only unique hotel that you will find around the world. In fact, you can stay in hotels made entirely of ice (ice hotels) or glass (glass hotel). Let’s imagine that you were given enough money to build your very own hotel.
On your blog tell us where you would build your hotel and what you would use to build it. For an extra five points, use Google Drawings to design one room in your hotel. You can also use a paper and pencil to draw your room, take a picture of the drawing, and post it on your blog.
I would build my hotel in Bora Bora and make it out of Bamboo.
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Hi Aaliyah
ReplyDeleteIt's Daniel from the Summer Learning Journey program again. Awesome to see that you have finished another whole day's worth of activities already! Your questions that you would ask Sir Edmund Hillary are great - he must have felt really proud when he reached the top. I also love to eat cheese toasties - but I do them slightly different to you. First I toast two pieces of bread, then I butter them and add cheese (and other things like ham if I feel like it) and finally I pop them into the microwave for a bit. Anyway, keep up the awesome work Aaliyah!
Daniel
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ReplyDeleteTalofa lava Aaliyah,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Patricia and I am part of the Summer learning Journey (SLJ) team.
Thanks for completing these activities!
Activity 1: Scaling New Heights - You had select a very good set of questions here, I specially liked the one about how has his family reacted when he decide to climb Mount Everest as that is a very thoughtful question, it must have been hard for them but I am sure that despite being scared for him they also provide him with lots of support. Furthermore, the question about if he feel like giving up is also excellent, do you think he did? I think so, because I believe that everything that is hard to pursue does test us in many levels and to feel like give up is just part of the journey. Ka Mau te Wehi!
Activity 2: Pancakes and Maple Syrup? Cheese toast? Yum! I love melt cheese, how can you go wrong?!! :o) I am wondering who taught you how to do this? I am teaching my daughter (she is only 7 years old), how to cook some basic stuff at the moment and it has been fun to get here more involved in the kitchen. Do you help your mum to cook often? For the future consider to add a picture of the dish to make your post more eye-catching and mouthwatering.
Activity 3: Salt and Pepper: Bora Bora sounds like a delightful destination for your hotel, can I stay there? :o) I think that is very interesting that you have chosen bamboo and I am wondering why? I really like bamboo as a material because is very durable, resilient and long lasting. Bamboo is also a very sustainable material to use because is easy to grow without pesticides or chemical fertilisers and also produces 35% more oxygen that an equivalent stand of trees.
Keep up with the great work and be amazing!
Kia kaha,
Patricia
Hi Aaliyah,
ReplyDeleteI like your favourite food because it sounds delicious the way you describe it. Keep up the great work.
Good Work
Jerome