My library activity: Using Te Ara 3

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

3. Manukau Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.

What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour?

The two adjectives that were used to describe the Manukau Harbour wide and shallow.

What landforms are common in the harbour?

The landforms that are common in the harbour are mudflats and saltmarshes.

What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks?

The two things that have led to shipwrecks are swells and sandbars.

What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar?

The worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar was the HMS Orpheus which was held on the 7th February in 1863. 259 people were on board but 189 people drowned and it was remained as New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster.

My library activity: Using Te Ara 2

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

2. Tamaki River

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to?

The river flows from Mangere east to a tidal estuary on the Waitemata.

What was the link used by Maori called?

The link that was used by maori was called Otahuhu Portage.

What two bodies of water does it join?

The 2 harbours that join are  Manukau harbour and Waitemata harbour.

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

The Tahuna Torea is a landform of sandspit.

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?

The name of the marina on the Tamaki river is called Half moon bay.

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

The first Panmure Bridge was built in 1866.

When was the current bridge built?

The current bridge was built in 1959.

My library activity: Te Ara 1

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?

It is a drowned river valley which is stretched from Riverhead in the north west to Tamaki River in the east.

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?

It was chosen to be New Zealand’s capital because of its tidal flats and the higher mangroves reaches to the west and sandy bays with sandstone cliffs along the eastern shores.

What does Waitemata mean?

The word Waitemata means obsidian waters.

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port -  The Auckland’s port on the Waitemata was basic to the advance of the city and place.

Viaduct basin - The viaduct basin was the site of old fishing harbour which was redeveloped in the middle 1990’s as a site where the royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America's cup in 1999 and 2003.

Westhaven -  The Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing.

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.

Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the North Shore.

Natural features - Natural features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as Te Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky sub-marine promontory.

My poem: Storm in a teacup

Storm in a Teacup

L.I. - The use of simile and metaphor in a poem

Read the poem

Complete these sentences:

A simile is: a sentence that uses the word like or as. √

A metaphor is: When you say something that can’t be true. (E.G- She has a heart of a lion) √

Identify the simile: Zoom goes the spoon like a typhoon. √

Identify the 3 metaphor:

1. Marshmallow boats

2. Chocolate sea

3. Pink debris

Think of an everyday object that has some moving parts e.g. a clock

Write your own poem describing the object using a mixture of simile and metaphor.  Keep it simple and short.

Monkeys screeching

in the scary fun

humongous  jungle

Oo oo oo a in front of me

Boom goes the banana

in someones mouth like a

ball shooting out of a rocket

and the other monkeys

yell for more bananas.

My top 10 career jobs

Veisinia’s Top 10 Jobs from Career Quest

1. Air traffic controller

2. Secondary school teacher          

3. Television presenter

4. Sports coach/ official   

      

5. Private teacher/ tutor

6. Fitness instructor

7. Aircraft loader

8. Actor

9. Bartender

10. Baker

My photographic essay

This is my photographic essay which is about our Rotary walk we had for our trip.

Digital Technology Reflection

 

Adobe Photoshop CS4: I used Adobe Photoshop CS4 to do my sketching. I found it very easy to do but the first time I tried it I got confused of how to use it and what to click. I learnt how to do it the second time and memorized the instructions.

All about me- google drawing: I used google drawing to create a page called All about me with all my personality and background. It was easy to do but it wasn't that easy to remember some of my personality. I also had to do some brainstorming.

All about Ms Anderson- google drawing: Ms Anderson used google drawing too to create a brainstorm of her personality and background. It was easy for her because teachers are sometimes very good at remembering things of their personality like their favorite things.

Collage Presentation - google presentation: The picture above shows some pages of my presentation slide which is based on collage. I learnt only a little but I knew a lot of things about creating a google presentation.