Mapping the Migratory Flight of the Kuaka

LI: To use Google My Maps to show the migratory flight path of the Kuaka.

For our task we learnt about the Kuaka bird and where it travels daily around New Zealand. Going onto Google maps and going on Google to search up where does the kuaka bird travel around New Zealand when they get back from Alaska. We all know we got a lot of questions why can’t the kuaka bird just stay in one place around New Zealand. The food that that the Kuaka bird eats is Worms , Shellfish and Insects they usually eat it around Coastal Areas like beaches. They stop around New Zealand to refuel their body to have energy to fly to Alaska to their breeding grounds. A interesting fact about the Kuaka bird is that they fly up to 12,000 kilometers from Alaska to New Zealand.

Dot to Dot Connections: The Kuaka

LI: To draw the lines between the words to show how the connections you have made.

For this activity, Group 4 created a DLO showing our Dot to Dot Connections about the Kuaka Bird. We used the scribble tool to connect each word and write down information that is related to the text. For example : Migration and Habitat (The Kuaka birds migrate from Alaska to NZ to have a safe environment). We used our prior knowledge to figure out some information about the Kuaka Bird. Something we enjoyed while doing this activity was collaborating and communicating to each other to grab different ideas and learn from one another.

The Kuaka

LI: To create an infographic that tells others about the migration of the kuaka

Something interesting I found out about the Kuaka Kuaka Birds eat marine worms, small bivalves and crustaceans found in mudflats using their long beaks to probe for food. They are also non breeding Kuaka Bird that mainly eat polychaetes which is probably over 70% of the diet, but also small oysters and shellfish. I found this interesting because The Kuaka travel 11,000 kilometers non-stop from Alaska to new Zealand, their journey takes about under 2 weeks to arrive.

Photo Story

LI: To understand the concept of visual storytelling

On the walk to Point England Reserve I notice as we were walking a lot of trees and bushes. These images shows how we cross the road as a school, photos while we were walking, when we got to Point England Reserve and on the way back to school. I really enjoyed this walk because as we were walking we got to experience and learn about Samuel Marsden.

Camp Movie

LI: To create a collage of images or short movie that reflects my time at camp

Our camp at Kokako Lodge in Hunua was super fun, My movie shows all the acivities we did during camp, I chose these photos because some people overcame their fears and it holds a lot of memories reminding me about my first ever camp I went to. My favourite part of camp was after dinner we would all go to the Stuart room and we wrote some notes about our acivities and expressed our feelings about how we felt during the activities we did.

Exploring AI

LI: To identify and understand how descriptive language is used to create a clear picture of a setting in a text.

This is the image I created using the Adobe Express. I found this activity challenging because the AI sometimes didn’t give us what we wanted but I found it fun because I got to create a AI image using the prompts it gave me, Something I learnt when using prompts for AI is you have to give a specific wording to what you want onto your AI image. 

Preventing Kauri Dieback

LI: To understand how we can help prevent Kauri Dieback disease and why we need to do this.

One of our challenegs at camp was to walk the Cossey- Massey track at Hunua. Before we entered the bush we had to make sure our shoes were disinfected. This DLO tells why we needed to do this and why we need to help prevent the spread of Kauri Dieback.  I think this is an important message to share because we don’t want the Kauri Dieback disease to spread. 

The Kokako

LI: To use our smart searching skills

Our Year 7/8 camp was at Kokako Lodge in Hunua. Our challenge today was to use our smart searching skills to find out about the kokako bird and create an infographic to share the facts we researched in our own words. Something I found interesting about the kokako Lodge is that they have bird that is named after the kokako Lodge that refers to the god-wit, A migrate bird known for its long distance flight and its attention to the Maori culture.

Moment in Time

LI: To write a poem that describes a moment in time

At camp we had lots of challenge activities to try. Our challenge in with our poem was to chose our words carefully so that we painted a clear picture of what we were describing in the mind of our readers. Armani, Sweet-E  and I have described what it was like to walk across the high beam We chose this challenge because it helped me overcome my fear of being afraid of heights.

What did Samuel Marsden see?

LI: To use the information in the diary extract to create an image of what we think Samuel Marsden saw when he sailed down the Tamaki awa.

We used Adobe Express to create a image we think Samuel Marsden saw, We included the Tamaki river because Samuel Marsden traveled from England and landed on the Tamaki River We learnt how to create an AI image when using prompts for AI you need to use a specific wording to what you want onto your AI image.