Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 4

DAY 4: More than Meets the Eye

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.

1. Who inspired you to start climbing?

2. Who trained you to be a climber?

3. What were some of the materiel's you needed?

4. Was their anyone there to support you?

5. Did you tell your family that you were going to climb Mount Everest, If you did, what was their reaction?

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.

Sushi is one of my favourite foods so this is how you make Sushi.

Step 1 Lay out the mat

1. Place the bamboo sushi roll mat on the cutting board.
2. Position the mat so that the bamboo strips are horizontal to you.
3. Place a sheet of plastic wrap on top of the bamboo mat.

Step 2 Add the Nori

1. Place the of nori on top of the plastic wrap.

Step 3 Add the rice

1. Spread a layer of sushi rice over the nori.
2. You'll use about one cup.
3. Rice is sticky so wash your hands with a little bit of water. 
4. It will help pat the rice on the nori.
5. leave a small part of each end of the nori uncovered so you can seal the roll.

Step 4 Fish and Veggies

1. arrange the ingredients in the middle of the rice.                                                      (Don't over pack the sushi roll, or it will be too full to roll properly).

Step 5 Get Rolling

1. Bring the bottom of the mat, with the plastic wrap up, up and over the ingredients.
2. Press forward to shape the sushi in a tube.
3. Roll with pressure so you get a firm roll. 
4. To help seal it, rub a little cold water on the edge of the nori.
5. To firm the roll, squeeze the mat around the roll until it feels uniform all over.
6. Don't squeeze too hard. You don't want to smash the ingredients together or squeeze them out of the roll ends.

Step 6 Cut and Serve

1. place the roll on the cutting board. 
2. wet the blade of the knife and slice the sushi roll into small pieces.
3. You wet the knife, and again between each cut to get a clean cut.
4. set the cut rolls on end, and line up on a serving platter or sushi plates.
5. Serve with soy sauce, chopsticks, wasabi and pickled ginger.  

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 somewhere in the United Kingdom because the United Kingdom has the most popularity of homeless people in the world. Sorry I didn't have time to colour it in.