Bee Informed (Summer Learning Journey)

• The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to move or speak confusly.
• Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 54 kilometres per hour (km/h).
• Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90 percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
• Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to  50 times as much work as a normal honeybee.
• The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the  Key food source.

Flying Fungi (Summer Learning Journey)

In the middle of winter it can get quite wet and damp in New Zealand, can’t it? When it gets really damp, it is common for things like mould and fungi to start to grow. We can often see them on the walls, ceilings or floors of our houses or outside on footpaths, buildings or roadways. Some types of mould and fungi are so small that they can’t be seen. Some of these tiny fungi/mould can be found in the air. They are called ‘airborne fungi’ and they can be unhealthy for us.

Let’s imagine that we tested the air in your classroom and found 7 different kinds of mould. Eek! The cleaner says that it takes 5 days for each mould to be eradicated (removed). If the school had to remove each mould one at a time, how long would it take to remove all the mould from the classroom?

Find 7 moulds and find 5 days

Then times it which equals 35

Burning up (Summer Learning Journey)

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!

Sun smart (Summer Learning Journey)

Activity 1

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

Wear a proper hat to protect you from the sun.

Sunscreen to make your skin nice and fresh.

Tightly woven clothing that blocks light.

Go somewhere that has shade.

Wear sun glasses.

Something smells fishy (Summer Learning Journey)

Fish Fact #1: The oldest known fish in the world is a 65 year old Australian lungfish. TRUE

Fish Fact #2: Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids. TRUE

Fish Fact #3: Starfish are a type of fish. FALSE

Fish Fact #4: Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses, etc) True

Fish Fact #5: Fish usually swim together in groups called ‘classes.’ FALSE

Going going gone (Summer Learning Journey)

New Zealand is a nice and calm place which every tourist needs. Also, NZ has the best theme park ever which is called rainbow's end. The water is crystal clear and the beaches are nice and refreshing which great. The best part is when Christmas becomes summer which is great, I mean who wants to stay at home at winter like Americans right. Also, New Zealand has the most beautiful places in the world like Rotorua, queens land and different regions.

Scaling New Height (Summer Learning Journey)

1. What was your was your greatest achievement of all time?
2. What was your favorite quote back then? 
3. Who did you look up to?
4. What did you find on your adventures?
5. What was the tallest, mountain have you climbed.