Summer Learning Journey Week Four Day Three Activity 1,2 and 3

Activity 1 Week Four Day Three
Success Criteria: Click on the links below to watch videos about three of the current projects operating to make New Zealand ‘Predator Free by 2050.’

Predator Free Video #1: Cacophony Project

Predator Free Video #2: Taranaki Mounga Project

Predator Free Video #3: Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP)

On your blog, tell us which one of the videos you liked the best and why..

The video I was interested in and liked the best was the third one called “Zero Invasive Predator (ZIP).”

I liked this video the best because  DOC and NEXT joined and are making progress. With this collaboration they are planning to make New Zealand predator free by 2050. I also liked this video the best because I am against all this stuff about pests so I understood why they are doing this. Lastly,  if your country was riddled with pests and were decreasing all your native animals how does that make you feel? When you have people in your country that are making a change to New Zealand it makes a huge impact.

Activity 2 Week Four Day Three

Success Criteria:Once you have learned more about this unique dolphin, it is time for you to share your learning with us.

On your blog, post three facts that you learned about the Māui Dolphin. Then, using your imagination, create three more statements about Māui dolphins that are not true (i.e. false). Please don’t tell us which of your statements about Māui Dolphins are true and which are false. It will be the job of the students and staff who read your blog to figure it out.

True or False?

1)Māui Dolphins have a pointed fin

2)Māui Dolphins only grow their population every year by 2%

3) The Māui Dolphin are very close to extinction

4)They communicate through whistles

5)Māui Dolphins can be found only in Māui.

6)Māui and Hector dolphins looks the same but they are different

Activity 3 Week Four Day Three
Success Criteria:On your blog, list 10 species (animals or plants) that you would protect from extinction. For each one, give a reason as to why you think it is important to protect.

Māui Dolphin- I think the Māui Dolphin is important to protect because there is fewer more than 50 of these dolphins left.

Borneo Elephant- I think the Borneo elephant needs to be protected because elephants are such cool creatures and this type is endangered.

Macaws- I think the Macaws need to be protected before they do become endangered because they are beautiful and colourful birds and they are very hard to find.

Panda- I think that any panda needs to be protected because they are starting to get really really endangered.

Monkeys and Chimpanzees- I think we all need to get prepared to protect the monkeys and chimpanzees because they are very similar to us humans and if they go extinct or really badly endangered it would be sad to not see an animal just like us anymore.

Sea Turtles- I think that if i got the change I would try and to protect the sea turtles because these wonderful animals are only dying because of our pollution in the ocean.

All types of Rhinoceros- I think we seriously need to protect the rhinos because they are critically endangered and there are now only two females left in the whole world.

Crocodiles- I would like to protect the crocodiles because people are hunting them and killing them for some stupid reason to get paid.

Alligators- I would like to protect the alligators for just the same reason for the crocodiles and because they are both badly endangered.

Siberian Tiger- I would like to try and protect the Siberian Tiger because this type of tiger is badly endangered and I would like to change that and grow their population.