Summer learning journey day 2

Day 2 – Learning the basics

Now that you have chosen your country, it is time to decide where, within your country, you would like to visit. Many tourists will choose to visit the capital city of a country. It is often quite large and full of interesting things to see and do.

Activity 1

Before you go overseas it will be important that you learn a bit about the capital city of your country. Hop online and find out about the capital city of your country. Use this information to complete the five sentences below:

1. The name of the capital city is ____canberra_______________________
2. The population of the capital city is ____381,488___________________
3. In January, the weather in the capital city is usually ___sunny ____________________
4. The capital city is located in the ___________northern__________ (northern, southern, middle) part of the country.
5. The languages most commonly spoken in the capital city are ___________________________english or with an accent____________________________

Activity 2

One of the most popular activities in Madrid, the capital city of Spain, is called ‘Bullfighting.’ It has been a part of Spanish culture for centuries. In bullfighting people called ‘toreros and ‘matadors’ fight with a live bull. The toreros do most of the fighting and, ultimately, capture the bull and tie it up. Once it has been caught, the matador joins the fight and kills the bull. Although most toreros and matadors are men, there are some women who also compete in the sport.

Not everyone supports bullfighting in Spain. In fact, about 30% of the population want it to be banned (stopped) completely. What do you think? On your blog tell us whether or not you think that bullfighting should be banned in Spain. Please provide, at least, two reasons to support your decision.

I think that bull fighting should be stopped

I think it should be stopped because it is killing the population of bulls all around

I think it should be banned because whats the point of killing bulls and being proud i would feel guilty if you do this for sport you must not have a heart

Bonus activity

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. Have you been to Wellington? If so, please tell us about two things that you did when you were in Wellington.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to go to Wellington, follow the link to learn more about this very cool city: Discover Wellington.

On your blog, tell us what two things you would like to do if you had the chance to visit Wellington. Would you go to the botanical gardens or visit the Beehive? Perhaps you would prefer to go shopping on Cuba Street or go out for dinner on Quay Street…

i went to the beehive in wellington

and i went to see my aunty and cousins that i haven't seen in years

Bonus Activity = 8 points

Summer learning journey

Week 1: Ready, Steady…Go!

www.ethnologue.com/world

Day 1 – Choosing a destination

The world is a very big and very cool place. There are currently 196 countries and approximately 7.1 billion people living on earth. For this project we are going to focus on just 10 countries across 6 continents – Canada (North America), Mexico (Central America), Chile (South America), England (Europe), Germany (Europe), South Africa (Africa), United Arab Emirates (Middle East), Japan (Asia), Malaysia (South-East Asia), and Australia (Australasia).

Please click on the ‘World Map’ tab on the main menu. It will bring you to a big map. One by one click on the names of the countries and ready the ‘Quick Facts’ about each place.

Activities

Activity 1

After you have read the quick facts about each place you must choose ONE country that you would like to ‘visit.’ On your blog post the name of the country and tell us why you have chosen to visit it. Please give, at least, two reasons for choosing the country.

I have chosen australia because it is like my second nz so if nz wasn't around i would be at australia and i have always wanted to visit austrailia


I have chosen australia also because i love the spiders,and kangaroos and koula's
it so cool seeing amazing creatures like that

Activity 2

On Google, research the country that you have chosen to visit and write, in your own words, three interesting facts about that country. They must be facts that weren’t already provided on the World Map.

• The outback of australia covers most of the land
• The name of of australia is originated from the latin word australis meaning the southern
• Australia is the home of very strange yet unique animals such as the emu ,koula and the kookaburra

Bonus Activity

Write a letter to a friend or family member to tell them that you are going to visit your country of choice. In your letter, please tell them where you are going, why you have decided to go to the particular country and how long you will be away. Feel free to invite them to join you, if you’d like!

Dear hone i would like for you to join me on coming to australia o have chosen to go here because i love the animals and life and i will be gone for 1 week come along if your free

Bonus Activity = 5 points

IF I WERE PRIME MINISTER

If i was prime minister….

• I would help the homeless people that stay around the dairy’s.
• I would  give a donation to the orphanage.
• I would help the people who live in housing new zealand houses by cutting the bills a bit shorter
•  I would make sure that all whanau’s of NZ feel safe and  make sure my family has everything they need.
• If i was prime minister i would cut the prices of air transportation
• I would  try to stop all water and air pollution.
• I would go to africa,fiji ,or sri lanka and give starving children some food that would last for ages
• I would fill people with hope and lift there lives
• To be honest we could all do this with a little bit of belief

Fair testing

WALT: we were learning about fair testing here is someof the work me and seini are doing in ruapehu

Writig week 8 Science experiment gone wrong

Dr. Brooklyn  believed that localized infections were the root causes of insanity. After he became the head of an insane asylum in Trenton in 1907, he began implementing a procedure he dubbed “surgical bacteriology.” During that time, Cotton and his team performed thousands of surgical operations on patients, often without their consent. First, they extracted teeth and tonsils; if that wasn’t enough, they would go deeper and remove the internal organs   which they believed were causing the problems. He believed in his methods so much that he even performed them on himself and his family. He extracted teeth from himself, his wife, and his two sons (one of whom also had part of his colon removed).

Cotton claimed that his treatments had a high rate of curing patients, and that claim soon became a lightning rod for critics who found his work appalling. In one instance, he justified the deaths of 49 patients from the colectomies and stated that they were already suffering from “end-stage psychosis” prior to the operations. An independent investigation later revealed that Cotton greatly exaggerated the results. After his death in 1933, the surgeries at the asylum ceased and Cotton’s viewpoints faded into obscurity. To his credit, critics ruled that he really was sincere in his efforts to cure his patients, albeit in an insane, deluded way