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For this activity we are going to become more familiar with some of these amazing indigenous communities. Please click on the links below to learn more about these fascinating groups.

Ainu People

Australian Aboriginal People

The Inuit People

Papuan People

The Maya People

Once you have finished learning about these groups, please choose the two that interest you the most.

On your blog tell us the names of the two groups that you chose and then tell us at least two interesting facts about each group. To earn full points, you must provide two facts about both groups - 4 facts in total.

Papua New Guinea:

- There are about 840 distinct languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea,
- The population is almost entirely Melanesian

Aboriginal Australian:

-  Today, there are 250 uncommon language spread throughout Australia.
-  Aboriginal Australians could be the oldest population of humans living outside of Africa, where one theory says they migrated from in boats 70,000 years ago.

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For this activity, we would like you like you to write a short story. The story can be about anything that you wish but to receive full points it must be at least 10 sentences long!

On your blog, share your short story. We can’t wait to read it!

Once upon a time ago there was a dog called Buster and he was a pure bred Rottweiler. All of the dogs in town were scared of him because he used to chase the any dog that ran on his property far away but one day Buster was not at his house. So all the dogs went looking for him. They went down into an ally-way and they all saw scratch marks fur, and they found his collar. One of the dogs picked up the collar and brought it home. They all followed the dog with the collar so that they could examine the collar closely. It was time that they all went and looked for him. They could hear barking over in the old warehouse so the dogs went over to it. They kicked the window and all the glass smashed into smithereens. Over near the cardboard boxes buster was over their tied with a chain. They quickly freed him and ran away. And they lived happily ever after.

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For this activity, we would like you to explore the School Strike for Climate Australia website.

On your blog, list three facts (things) that you learned, and include a photograph of something that you are doing around home to help the environment.

1) The Students are striking because they want the government to stop fossil fuel projects. E.g coal mining.

2) Renewable energy is better for the environment and they are trying to encourage the government to support renewable projects like wind or solo power. 

3) Climate change has become a crisis.  

Using Beeswax Wraps

Instead Of Glad-wrap

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For this activity, we would like you to calculate Jessa’s age when she won the NAIDOC Youth of the Year award. She was born on 7 April 1985 and she received the award on 9 July 2010. Please provide the answer to this question in years, months and days (eg. 20 years, 6 months and 2 days).

On your blog, please post both your final answer and an explanation of how you solved this maths problem. You could write your explanation, or use screencastify to record yourself explaining how you solved it.

She was  25 years, 3 months and 2 days old when she got the NAIDOC youth of the year award.

  

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For this activity, imagine that you were allowed to change your name to anything that you wanted. On your blog, tell us what you would change your name to and why you would choose that name.

If I had to change my name I would change it to Samantha because I like that name and also because it is quiet a unique name.

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For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you had the chance to interview LeBron James, Steven Adams or another basketball player of your choice.

On your blog, tell us who you would interview and then provide a list of five questions that you would like to ask your chosen player.

Steven Adams

What age did you start playing basketball?

Are you proud of how you are playing this year?

When did you first realise that you liked playing basketball?

Who do you look up to in basketball? 

Do you have any goals you would like to achieve right now?

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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.

Scared                                          

Panicking

Aching

Confident 

Eager

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For this activity, compare and contrast these two aviators. You could use this venn diagram.

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.

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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?

My Great Great Grandparents on my mum's side of my family came to New Zealand from Ireland and have been living in the South Island and West Coast since then.

My great great grandparents on my dads side came to New Zealand from German, Ireland and Scotland.

My Mum has chosen to stay on the West Coast  because she likes living in a small community (where it is not busy), with her friends and where her family is around her. 

I like to explore the outdoors, going swimming, playing lots of sport together with our friends and especially playing and spending heaps of time with pets/animals,

Pancakes and Maple Syrup?

Hamburgers Ingredient 

1. Grill hamburger buns for a few minutes
2. Place a cooked hamburger pattie on to the bottom half
3. Put some tomato sauce on top of pattie
4. Put a slice of cheese on top of sauce
5. Put two slices of beetroot on top of the cheese
6. Then put a slice of lettuce on top of the beetroot
7. Then cover the lettuce with the top half of the bun