Summer Learning Journey Week One- Day two

Week One- Day Two|Up in the air
Activity 1 

For this activity, compare and contrast these two aviators. 

On your blog, share your comparison between the two women and be sure to include at least three similarities and three differences between these two aviators.

Below is the link to the venn diagram I made on Jean and Amelia.

Jean Batten and Amelia Earhart Venn Diagram

Week One- Day Two |Up in the air
Activity 2

For this activity, let’s imagine that you were Neil Armstrong.

On your blog, write a short poem describing how you felt when you first set foot on the moon. Here is a link to some different poetry forms.

My excitement grows,
getting closer and closer.

The bright circular shape appears below me,
opening the exit, taking a deep breath in.

Gradually getting closer to the rounded surface, my left foot landing flat,
my cheeks widen with relief across my face. What an experience!

Week One- Day Two | Up in the air
Activity 3

For this activity, we would like to hear about a time when you, or someone you know, was brave like Sully.

On your blog, recount a time when you (or someone else you know) did something brave.

For the past two years of going on holidays in the Summer to Motueka, New Zealand, both my younger and older brother have been wanting to go skydiving. They wanted to go but they didn’t know they were in for a scary treat.

On our third year of going to Motueka, my brothers talked about going skydiving the whole trip thinking if they should do it. So they did. 

As we drove down a long tar sealed road, they peaked out the car window, “That will be you two in a minute,” I said with excitement. We pulled into the car park, this is for real now. Turning my head, looking at my younger brother, butterflies in his stomach taking deep breaths in and out. My family got out of the car, walking up to the front desk. “Hello, are both my two sons able to go skydiving today?” Mum questioned the desk staff. “Sure! What height are you wanting to jump from? 7000ft, 13500ft or 17100ft?” he asked. My brothers had a little conversation with each other choosing to to jump from, “!3500, please,” they replied.
“Okay. Are you okay with jumping at 11:00pm? The time now is 8:00am but by looking at the flag,” he pointed out, turning our heads and looking out the window, “the wind is picking up and it’s unsafe,” he asked.
“Are you boys find with that?” Mum asked.
“Uhh, yer,” they both replied. 

We decided to stay, waiting for 11:00am to past by. We walked outside with our camera for taking photos, each lying down on a bright bean bags in the warm sun. The weather was warm, just apart from the breeze, cooling me down. I ended up closing my eyes, everything becoming black and falling asleep.

A few hours later, I woke up, getting ready to watch my brothers jump from the plane 13500ft in the sky, camera ready in my hands. They begin to walk up the ladder into the plane, by looking at their face, I could tell they were certainly nervous. Door closing, the deafening sound of the planes rumbling beginning to lift off the ground. I was told to look and take pictures of the  pink and purple parachutes. I kept looking at the plane, waiting for it to disappear far away and it did. I waited at least 5-7 minutes for the parachutes to appear.

 “Look up there, quick take photos!” Mum yelled at my sister and I. Lying on our backs, pointing the camera into the blinding sun. Click! Taking many photos, it seemed to go for a while. They both began to come onto land on a curve, feet up, smooth landing. Taking their parachutes off walking back to us, laughing, smiling and chatter filled the air.

Driving back in the car, they were certainly happy with each other and the rest of my family was amazed they would do such a scary thing.

I’m proud of my brothers because doing something like that is definitely out of their comfort zones and very brave for them to do. As you know we have photographs and videos the skydiving team took,  as memories of them both skydiving for the first time, that we will have forever.

Summer Learning Journey | Day One Explorers

Week One- Day One

Activity 1 | Explorers

For this activity, make a list of ten food items that you could take with you. Please think carefully about what you will take as you won’t have access to a refrigerator or freezer while at sea. Please explain why you would select each item. On your blog, post your list of 10 food items you would take on an ocean voyage and the reasons why you chose these items.

If I had the chance to go on an ocean voyage there would be certain items I would definitely want to take with me. When going on an ocean voyage you need certain things to keep you alive and safe. Below are some items I would bring on an ocean voyage and why.

I would obviously bring water. Water is a very important liquid that keeps the human body hydrated and healthy and without it, you would become very dehydrated and your blood volume would decrease.  Inside of the average human body, 60% of it is water and every living cell needs it to keep functioning. Drinking seawater isn’t a very good idea because it contains salt. When drinking seawater salt makes it harder for your kidneys to remove unwanted fluids, which can build up in your system and raise your blood pressure.

Next, I would bring food. I would bring food along with me because it gives the human body energy, warmth, growth, and repair. Although the human body can survive for at least three weeks without food, it's a goodidea to give the body the nutrients it needs to survive.

There is only a certain amount of time before we become bored and feel like there is nothing to do. Bringing things like a kindle, board game, pack of cards is a great idea because these are incredible light items to pack with you to make sure you enjoy the trip with some source of entertainment.

A very important item to bring would be a life jacket / personal floatation device ( PFD). A life jacket is something that keeps you above the surface level in case of emergencies and helps you to not use as much energy if you didn’t have one. You can use life jackets in case of any emergencies and it will keep you safe.

Another item I would bring with me would be medicine. You never know what might happen at sea, you could get sick very seriously and need a lot of help.

A very significant item would be to bring a first aid kit.  A first aid kit is a small pack with bandages, wipes, panadol, etc. Although the boat may have a first aid kit it would be great to carry one along with you in case it does not.

The next important item I would bring along with me on an ocean voyage would be warm clothing. I would bring warm clothing because of things like thermal and woolly socks being useful when your body temperature drops and needing to increase it back to its original state slowly.

Some items that would be necessary to bring would be some type of emergency signals. This includes flares and beacons. A beacon is an object you set off when an emergency happens and you need help right away and a flare looks like a bright red torch that is shot into the sky so people can see where you might be. I would bring these items because in any serious emergencies your going to need help somehow and using these items is a great idea.

Next, I would bring along with me a type of camera to take photographs. Bringing a camera is a great idea because I love to photograph awesome moments and memories. Although you are probably wondering, couldn’t you just use a phone. No, not really! Most camera batteries do actually last longer than phone batteries, did you know that?

Do you ever feel alone and wanting a friend or someone you know you accompany you? I know I have. I would definitely take a friend or a family member along with me on an ocean voyage because they make your trip even more enjoyable, something else to look forward to and just to have company in general.

Week One- Day One

Activity 2 |Explorers

For this activity we would like you to think about your own experiences and your own cultural background. Where does your family come from? Do they come from Europe like Abel Tasman, Polynesia like Kupe, or somewhere else?

On your blog, please tell us about your cultural background. Where do you and your family come from?

Looking back through my generations, I have noticed that I have a huge family background. Starting off on my mums side of the family. In my blood, I have a couple of cultures in me. On both of my Mum’s and Dad’s side of the family I know I have British ( english) and just of my Mum’s side, Irish.

To find about where in my family did I get these cultures from I had to ask my parents, and they knew almost everything about my family tree.I asked my Mum where I might of gotten irish from and she said, “Well, your great grandparents were born in County Tyrone, Ireland and their parents too.” I kept asking, “ what about their parents?”

She replied with “ From Ireland.” So that is where I had got irish from.

Next I asked my Mum about how I am English. We talked about it for a while then I finally had gotten the answer I wanted. My great granddad was born in Plymouth Devon, England and his parents after that as well.

It’s amazing how far back a family tree can go and what type of cultures you may have in your blood. Doing this task has really made me think about my family and its generations and even finding out new things about it  too.

Week One- Day One
Activity 3 | Explorers

For this activity, please select a charity that you are interested in. You may choose your own or use one from our list (below). Read about the charity.

List of Possible Charities:

SPCA

Auckland City Mission

Air Rescue

OXFAM

On your blog, write a short explanation of what the charity does.

For this task I have chosen to do the SPCA. I have one of these in my hometown and they do amazing jobs with animals. The word SPCA is an acronym, SPCA means Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. I mostly know what the SPCA do but it wouldn’t hurt to find out more about the place. 

The SPCA is a charity where they look after animals and keep them safe. These people do their job well by giving animals their best homes and for them to have their best lives. The volunteers at the SPCA industry help the animals by giving them their vaccinations, flea treatments, food, water, love, litter training and care. 

I have a cat named Millie and she is very close to becoming two years old and my family had brought her home from the SPCA and she was in such good condition so were the other animals we looked at. The volunteers inside of the SPCA are such great people, having the knowledge, patience and the ability to help others in need.

The SPCA charity is something where you can donate anything, like money for instance, to help them create even better lives for animals and get the things they need.

I mostly knew about what the SPCA does and what the charity inside of it is, but there was some new learning within it for me.