Whakatauki

L.I to explain what a Whakatauki means

A Whakatauki is a saying that reflects a thought, advice and or values. For our task we chose a Whakatauki and explained the meaning behind it.

Map

L.I to create a map of the locations of New Zealand

For this task we created a map of the locations of New Zealand in Maori. We also explained what the names of the locations meant, for example Wangarei means to lie and wait.

Maori/ English app

L.I to create an app for others to learn Te Reo Maori

We made a app that helps people learn the Maori language. In our app we hat four categories which to learn, they were time greetings, days of the week and technology. Each of these categories had 3 questions, if you get them right you go to the next question and if you got it wrong you either could try again or go on to the next question.

Writing

L.I to structure and write and explanation

For writing we looked at explanations. An explanation is how or why something is thew way it is. The structure of an explanation is TIIC which stands for Title, Introduction, Information and Conclusion. Our explanation was about plastic pollution and how it effects our marine life.

Why plastic pollution is

a problem for our coastlines

Did you know plastic pollution is a big problem to our ocean and marine life? Plastic pollution is taking over our coastlines. Plastic pollution is an environmental issue that affects our ocean, marine life and land. Many of our oceans are polluted with plastic. Think about Thailand, their oceans are so polluted that it changed from normal looking water to pitch black.

When the plastic washes up into the water, seabirds and marine animals mistake it for food. They also get caught up in plastic and the rubbish which ends up deforming the marine animals. There are pictures of turtles who’s shells have been deformed because they have been caught up in the plastic. Do you feel good about that?

When you litter your rubbish it goes to the water system and leads to the ocean. It gets washed up on our coastlines. Then it degrades into small pieces of plastic that get washed into the ocean. Seabirds and marine animals mistake it for food or get caught up in the plastic who then get deformed. 

If you see a piece of plastic just take some time to pick it up and put it in the bin. A small action could make a big change. So use the rubbish bin.

Cybersmart

L.I to collaborate on a task

 Collaboration is working together to complete a task. Our must do was to make a meme about collaboration.