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 to come and visit. Be sure to share at least three things that tourists could do while they were here in NZ.
In my opinion, The best time to visit New Zealand is around Summer because it is not that hot compared to Australia. The three best things to do in New Zealand (In my opinion), is to go to Rainbows End, Go for a swim on the beach and Visit the Botanical gardens.
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.’
On your blog, list five different things that we can do to protect ourselves from the sun this summer!
Click here for a link to a Sun Smart report that I wrote. I hope you like it
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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.
Kia Ora Saia!
ReplyDeleteYour doing a great job finishing off your summer learning journey!
Keep it up!
Kia ora Siosaia,
ReplyDeleteWow another SLJ post from you! You are doing awesome.
Activity 1: You did a great job of activity 1. I also think that Summer is the best time to visit NZ because of the beautiful beaches that we have here. What is your favourite ride at Rainbows End?
Activity 2: Thank you for creating an awesome report to tell me all about being sun smart. I like how much detail you have put into this answer. Keep it up!
Activity 3: Could you please revisit this activity as I think you must have misread it. The activity wants you to create a graph about to record the hottest temperatures :)
Keep up the great blogging!
Talk soon,
Sophie