Tag: Facts

Submarine Fun – SLJ #27

Here’s the Kick Start activity about submarines! We had the option to either draw a submarine on paper, colour one online, or use Google Drawing. I chose to colour in a submarine online because it’s pretty easy to use, but the challenging part was doing it on my Chromebook.

If you didn’t know, or maybe you did, digital artists often get neck pain, back pain, hand pain, or sore eyes from staring at the screen for too long. For me, it’s hand pain. I make sure not to lean too far forward towards my screen, like I sometimes do with my TV.

Anyway, it was still fun, and you can colour in one too by clicking this!

>THREE FUN FACTS<

Periscope 🪞 -> Submarines use a periscope to see above the water while staying hidden below the surface. It works like a telescope with mirrors or prisms to reflect light, letting the crew spot ships, land, or even enemies without surfacing!

Ballast Tanks ⚖️ -> These tanks are the secret behind how submarines dive and float. When filled with water, the submarine sinks, and when filled with air, it rises. It’s like a super high-tech way of holding its breath! 🌬️💦

Propellers 🚀 -> Submarines have special propellers (or screws) at the back to push them through water quietly. Their unique design keeps the submarine stealthy, so it can sneak around undetected. 🤫🔊

 

Why is the Pekapeka Special? Poster – SLJ #23

This Kick Start activity is all about learning facts about the pekapeka! We’re creating a poster to share the most interesting information we’ve discovered and why it’s special. To start, I read through these facts and a transcript on Google Docs.

Once I finished that, I wrote down the interesting facts I found. One thing I didn’t know was that they’re actually endangered!! I had no idea this could happen to a pekapeka.

As for the main question: WHY is the pekapeka special? My answer is that they’re super special because they’re one of New Zealand’s only native land mammals! It’s a bat that can fly and crawl on the ground, which is pretty unique! The pekapeka is also important in Māori culture and has its own myths. Isn’t that awesome?!

I wish I could see an actual pekapeka – have you ever seen one before?

Palolo Graphic – SLJ #14

⫘⫘⫘𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄⫘⫘⫘

Here is the Kick Start activity, which is all about creating a graphic about a palolo worm! A palolo worm is a sea worm that lives in coral reefs. Once a year, its back end, filled with eggs or sperm, floats to the surface to reproduce. People in the Pacific Islands collect and eat them as a delicacy.

The instructions were to use line tools to draw a palolo worm. My worm is meant to be a female, as they are usually bluish-green. I hope you’re not confused about why it looks like that! Next, we added elements, so I inserted an image showing the deep sea of the Pacific Ocean, where they live.

The next step was to add lifecycle information. I came up with a few good questions and answers after doing some research and watching videos. Finally, I added labels. I decided to be creative by using arrow-like boxes to point out the important parts: the head, middle, and rear.

 

⫘⫘⫘𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐈’𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐓⫘⫘⫘

𝟏- Palolo worms synchronise their breeding with the moon, releasing eggs and sperm at the same time!

𝟐- People in Pacific Islands scoop them up during their breeding event to eat as a delicacy.

⫘⫘⫘𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍⫘⫘⫘

Would I like to try eating a palolo worm? I’ll be honest—despite being Polynesian, I would NOT eat one. This is because I’ve always been afraid of eating wriggly, skinny kinds of food.

For example, when I was young, I remember my mum cooking sapasui. When I got a plate of it, I started imagining the noodles as worms. My only weapon was stabbing them with my spoon.

That experience has haunted me ever since.

 

Wanted Stonefish – SLJ #1

Kia ora! Today I have joined in the Summer Learning Journey, where I get to do fun learning activities over the Holidays. As you can see, my first activity is a Kick Start about creating a wanted poster for the Stonefish.

In my poster, you’ll be greeted by the huge and bold “WANTED” title above, a vintage paper background, a lot of research for safety tips and what to do when stung by a Stonefish, and lastly a HUGE no-colour picture of what a Stonefish looks like.

I wanted to create a poster-theme from a different time zone, approximately between the 90s. The reason why is because I wanted to try out different styles or time zone or even cultures for each of my activities-that would be MUCH more fun!

Anyways, would you make a poster from a different time zone? Have you ever encounter a Stonefish before (I haven’t because I have a phobia of the ocean)? Do you always feel insecure when swimming in the ocean?

Don’t be shy to leave a positive comment! 🎉

THREE FACTS ABOUT THE STONEFISH!:

1 – Stonefishes are consider to be one of the world’s DEADLIEST fish! 😱

2 – Did you know these stonefishes are extremely GREAT at camouflaging, what amazing hiders! 🤩

3 – They mostly spend their time just sitting motionless on the bottom of the seafloor, so keep an eye on the ground🧐

5 Facts about Sound

Kia ora! Here’s another 5 facts task, but this time about sound. My literacy class had to read an article about sound, and write it down. So, if you ever want to learn more facts then read this for more information.

I found this quite challenging because there was a lot of information about sound, so I had to skim and scan a bit which was really helpful. Anyways, enjoy reading my 5 facts that I know about sound from that article.

Please leave a positive comment and enjoy your weekends 😉