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Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Response to text: Kaimoana (Seafood)
Kaimoana (Seafood)
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1. What is kaimoana?
a) Food that has been gathered from the sea b) Food sold by KFC
c) Food that has been gathered from the sky d) Food sold by McDonalds
2. What do pāua eat (consume)?
a) Kelp b) Fish
c) Seaweed d) Water
3. How many of the 270 fish species found inshore are endemic to New Zealand?
a) 11% b) 30%
c) no one knows d) 25%
4. Describe what kōura (crayfish) look like:
→Some Koura are most greenish brown in colour; they have patterns on their back however colours can vary bright orange and blue ones have been found.
5. True or False: “Kina are endemic to New Zealand meaning they are found all over the world.”
a) True b) False
6.How many different species of wheke (octopus) are there in New Zealand?
a) 51 b) 32
c) 42 d) 63
7. Why are there limits on how many kaimoana people can take from the sea?
→The reason why there are limits is because we all need to share the seafood and if you take all of the seafood there won’t be enough for people because some people need it for important reasons.
8. Which type of kaimoana would you like to try the most and why?
→ i would like to try all of the kaimoana because i always crave for it.
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
Response to text: Marine Animals
Marine Animals
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1. Approximately how many different species of marine life are in New Zealand?
a) 17,000 b) Over 17,000
c) 19,000 d) 16,000
2.According to the article where are Hector’s dolphins found?
a) All over New Zealand b) At the top of the North Island
c) Only in the South Island d) In the South Island with some in the North Island
3. How many New Zealand sea lions are there?
a) around 12,000 b) exactly 12,000
c) no one knows d) 12,000
4. Describe what the word endemic means:
→A plant or animal native and restricted to a certain place
5. True or False: Hector’s dolphins have a distinctive rounded dorsal fin that looks like it has one of Daffy Ducks ears.
a) True b) False
6. What is the conservation status of the Hoiho or Yellow-eyed penguin?
a) Endangered b) Extinct
c) Threatened-Nationally Endangered d) A few away from extinction
7. What is the conservation status “Threatened-Nationally Endangered”?
→That means that they are facing a high rate of extension in the short term
8. What can we do as New Zealanders to help protect and save these marine creatures from extinction?
→ Cleaning the beach or river switching to reusable plastic bags
Monday, 6 December 2021
Response to text: Pt England School
Pt England School
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1. What is the address of Pt England School?
a) 129 Pt England Road b) 130 Dunkirk Road
c) 130 Pt England Road d) 130 Riverside Road
2. How many students attend Pt England School?
a) 581 b) 608
c) 576 d) 600
3. When did the Manaiakalani Education Trust begin?
a) 2005 b) 2009
c) 2010 d) 2011
4. List all of the schools that are part of Manaiakalani:
→Pt England school, Tamaki Primary, St Pius X, Glenbrae School, Tamaki college, Panmure Bridge, Stonefields, Glen innes school.
5. True or False: “Manaiakalani, the hook from heaven” is the logo and tagline for Manaiakalani.
a) True b) False
6. Who is the current principal of Pt England School?
a) Mrs Nua b) Mr Jacobsen
c) Mr Somerville d) Mr Burt
7. Describe what Mālama Honua was and why it was such a significant thing to happen at Pt England Beach:
→The Hawaiian name for this voyage Malama Honua means to care for our earth. Living on an island chain teaches us that our natural world is a gift with limits and that we must carefully steward this gift if we are to survive together.
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