Summer Learning Journey | Activity: 3 | Scaling New Heights | Week 1 | ( 6 Points )

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In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and his sherpa (guide), Tenzing Norgay, were the first people to reach the summit of Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

At the time, Edmund Hillary was an apiarist (beekeeper) from Auckland, New Zealand.
During the summer he worked as a beekeeper, and during the winter, he climbed mountains.
Becoming the first person to summit Everest was not easy. In fact, Edmund Hillary attempted
(tried) to climb to the top of Mt Everest three times before he succeeded. He was determined
to reach the top!

While this famous explorer and climber is mostly remembered for being the first person to
reach the summit of Mt Everest, he has also made a huge impact on the world through his
charity work. In 1960, Sir Edmund Hillary set up the Himalayan Trust to bring education,
healthcare and safe drinking water to the people of Nepal - the country where Mt Everest is
located.

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What to do: 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:

Auckland City Mission

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

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I choose Auckland City Mission Because there are poor people living in the city outside and have no family and sick people in the hospital. That's why I chose Auckland City Mission.

Summer Learning Journey | Activity:2 | Discovering Aotearoa | Week 1 | (4 points)

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Many people believe that Kupe was the first explorer to discover Aotearoa, New Zealand in

about 1300. He navigated his way by waka to Aotearoa from Hawaiki using traditional
Polynesian navigation techniques - just like Nainoa Thompson (from Activity 1) did much
later on. Legend says that he followed a great octopus all the way to Aotearoa/New Zealand
and finally destroyed it in Cook Strait (the water between the North and South Islands).

Many years later, a Dutch explorer from The Netherlands, Abel Tasman, was exploring the
Pacific Ocean when he came across New Zealand. He thought that he was the first person
to ‘discover’ the country (despite the fact that Māori already lived in New Zealand!) and made
the claim in 1642 that he had ‘discovered’ a new land. His exploration of New Zealand inspired
many other European explorers to follow his lead and travel to the Oceania.

Kupe and Abel Tasman were two different men from two very different backgrounds (cultures)
who shared a common interest - exploration.

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What to do: 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?

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Summer Learning Journey | Week 1 | PHYSICAL LIMITS Sport and Exploration | Explorers | Setting Sail | Day:1 | Activity:1 | (4 Points)

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People from Pacific nations have always been expert explorers and navigators. In the past, they used the stars, sun and ocean swells to find their way (navigate) around the Pacific Ocean. Master navigator, Nainoa Thompson, has used the ancient Polynesian way finding skills to navigate around the world. In 2013, Nainoa led a crew across the Pacific Ocean on two large canoes (Hokule’a and Hikianalia). The crew stopped off in Aotearoa, New Zealand in 2015 on their journey and visited the Manaiakalani Schools in Auckland.Here is a short video about Polynesian navigation. It describes the different ways ancient Polynesian navigators used the natural world to find their way around vast oceans. Incredible!I think that it would be difficult to be ‘at sea’ for weeks at a time. I would miss my family but I would also enjoy the adventure. Let’s imagine that you were invited to join Nainoa for three weeks at sea. As part of the journey, you have to pack your own food.

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What to do: 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.

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1.  Water - If I'm thirsty

2. Fruit - To eat Healthy

3. Bread - If I'm hungry

4. Chips - For a snack

5. Packet of lollies - For a treat

6.  Ice blocks in a chilly bin - If it gets hot

7. Popcorn - For the sides

8. Crackers - When I need a small snack

9. Yogurt -  When I need a healthy food to eat

10. Bars - To eat when I need more energy

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Summer Learning Journey

In the holidays 2019 - 2020 I will be participating Summer Learning Journey, It is a fun website to do in the holidays, It is a lot of fun learning to do. This is my second time doing summer learning journey and I enjoy it. I will be doing yr 6 - 8. There are 3 activities for the day's. Click here to go and checkout the website

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