DAY 1: A Heated Debate
Activity 1: Togs or Trackies? [4 points]
New Zealand is a pretty lovely place to live, isn’t it? Apparently, New Zealand (NZ) is also a pretty lovely place to visit. In 2017 approximately 2-3 million people came to visit NZ as tourists. Some of them chose to come in the middle of our summer, while others braved it and came in the middle of winter! When do you think is the best time of year (season) to visit NZ?
If you would like some help making a decision, feel free to read the Go New Zealand website. It has lots of information about the seasons in NZ!
I, personally, encourage my friends and family from overseas to come and visit NZ in early spring. The weather is usually warm and dry and the tourist attractions, beaches and holiday spots are less busy than they are in the middle of summer.
On your blog, tell us what time of year you think is best for tourists for come and visit. Be sure to share at least three things that tourists could do while they were here in NZ.
Personally, I think they should come in Summer. Yeah, it's gonna be hot but the tourists can always cool off at the beaches and or pools.
Activity 2: You are my Sunshine [4 points]
People in New Zealand love spending time outdoors. Unfortunately, the sun is very powerful and the rates of skin cancer are incredibly high in New Zealand. In fact, they are higher than anywhere else in the entire world! To protect ourselves against skin cancer, we need to be careful about how much time we spend in the sun. We have to be ‘Sunsmart.’
Read the Sunsmart website.
On your blog, list five different things that we can do to protect ourselves from the sun this summer!
* Add half a teaspoon to your neck and face.
* Wear hats, especially wide brimmed sun hats.'
* Protect your eyes from the harsh sun using sun glasses.
* Slip under the shade of a tree or umbrella.
* Wear long sleeved shirts.
Activity 3: Burning Up… [15 points]
While it can get hot in New Zealand, especially in the middle of summer, it gets even hotter in places like Dallol (Ethiopia), Dasht-e Loot (Iran), Tirat Zvi (Israel), Kabili (Tunisia) and Bandar-e Mahshahr (Iran).
The hottest temperature on record in each place is: Dallol: 41oC; Dasht-e Loot: 71oC; Tirat Zvi: 54oC; Kabili: 55oC; Bandar-e Mahshahr: 51oC. Crazy ‘eh?!
For this activity, you are asked to use this information to create a graph. The graph should have a title along with the names of each city and their hottest recorded temperatures. You can draw the graph by hand or use a computer programme like Google Draw to create your graph. It’s completely up to you!
Here is an example of a graph:
On your blog, post a picture of your graph..
Bula vinaka Aaliyah,
ReplyDeleteSummer is a wonderful time of the year to be in New Zealand, isn't it? It's definitely my favourite season. What's your's?
What are the three 'must-see' attractions or places that you would recommend to tourists? Mine would be the Bay of Islands (where I'm from), Queenstown and either the Coromandel or Mount Maunganui.
Those are some really great sun-smart tips! It's so important that we look after our skin, particularly at this time of the year. I have a beach umbrella in my car that I whip out whenever I'm at the beach. It's super handy for when there are no trees or shady areas. Have you been spending lots of time out in the sunshine these holidays? I hope you've been following your sun-smart tips if you have! :)
Great work on your graph Aaliyah! I like how each place is represented by a different colour. Well done on remembering to give it a title, and for labelling the axes as well. Those are some crazy hot temperatures! I love warm weather but I'm not sure I could cope with 71 degrees. Where's the hottest place you've been?
Well done on completing another lot of activities - he whetu koe! (You're a star) :)
Blog ya later,
Mikey :)
Hi Aaliyah
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, I also think that tourist should come to NZ in the summer time. They could do a bunch of fun activity's.(Activity 1)
Great work and keep it up
Jerome
Hi Aaliyah,
ReplyDeleteYou have some pretty good ideas on how to not get skin cancer, if they don't want to go outside they could just go to the inside pools.
Great work and keep it up
Jerome
Hi Aaliyah,
ReplyDeleteGood work on your graph, it's good that you have put each one in different colours. The temperatures look way too hot.
Great work and keep it up
Jerome