To The Summer Learning Journey TEAM!!!

The End of the Summer Learning Journey :( ):

Week 4, Activity 9 - Feast or Famine

For this activity, we would like to know if you would consider doing a 20 or 40 Hour Famine to raise money for charity. On your blog, tell us whether, or not, you would participate in 20 or 40 Hour Famine. If you have already participated in a 20 or 40 Hour Famine, please share your experience, including why you decided to participate and some highlights and challenges of the experience. To get full points, please provide at least six sentences.

Week 4, Activity 7 - Talk Show Host

For this activity, we would love to know more about your interests (passions) and your future plans. What do you think that you would like to do when you are older? Do you have a specific job in mind? On your blog, please tell us about your future plans (i.e. what you plan to do when you finish high school or college). Would you prefer to start working right away or to continue with your studies?

Week 4, Activity 4 - Getting Stronger

For this activity, please give us a list of your ‘Top 5’ favourite artists (singers or bands) and your ‘Top 5’ favourite songs. They can be from any time period and any genre (type) of music. On your blog, post lists of your Top 5 Artists and your Top 5 Songs.

 

Week 4, Activity 3 - The Diary of Anne Frank

For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you have a diary. In your diary please write a story about your most extraordinary day. What happened? You can tell us about an actual event or you can make one up. It’s totally up to you! Please be as creative as you can. On your blog, post a diary entry about your extraordinary day. Please start your post with the words “Dear Diary”.

Week 4, Activity 1 - Rags to Riches

For this activity, design a book cover for your favourite book. You will need to think about what needs to be on the cover (the title, author, illustrator), pictures, colour, etc. Please create all of the images yourself (draw or photograph) rather than using images that you find online. On your blog, share the book cover you have designed.

Week 3, Activity 14 - Caine’s Arcade

For this activity we would like to know about your favourite game. It can be a board game, a card game, a game that you play outside with friends (e.g., rugby) or a quiet game that you play by yourself. On your blog, tell us about your favourite game. What is it called? How do you play it?

 

Week 3, Activity 13 - Ministry of Inspiration

For this activity please watch this video about the Pasifika Aquabots competition that was held in Nelson. The students had to navigate their Aquabots around a swimming pool, collecting things and visiting different ‘islands.’ On your blog, tell us whether you would like to join an Underwater Robotics team at your school. Why or why not?

Week 3, Activity 12 - iMoko

For this activity please think about your own health and well-being (hauora). What do you, or those in your family, do to stay healthy? On your blog, share five things that you do to stay healthy and strong.

 

Week 3, Activity 9 - Need for Speed

Speaking of fast, for this activity we would like you to design your own fast vehicle. It can be anything! Please draw your super-fast vehicle on paper or use an app to help you. If it was me, I would make my super-fast vehicle something that I could use to get to school and home again each day! On your blog, post a picture of your speedy vehicle along with a written description of how it works. Tell your readers what your vehicle is made of, any special features, how fast it goes, and who might use your vehicle.

Week 3, Activity 7 - Nanogirl

For this activity, please visit the ‘Build Tiny New Zealand’ website and scroll to the bottom of the page where you will find a series of Video Tours of tiny houses. Watch any three videos on the site. On your blog, tell us whether, or not, you would like to live in a tiny house one day. Please be sure to tell us why you feel the way that you do.

 

Week 3, Activity 6 - Hidden Figures

For this activity we would like you to give coding a try. Click on the link for the website: code.org. If you try an activity and it is too easy, try a harder level! On your blog, post a screenshot of your completed shape. Underneath the shape tell us what you thought of the coding app. Is it good? Why/why not?

Week 3, Activity 4 - Through Careful Observation

For this activity, we would like you to select one of the pictures below and to study or observe it closely. What do you see? On your blog, describe the painting in detail. What do you see when you look at it? Please give us as much detail as you can!

Week 3, Activity 2 - Influencers

For this activity please imagine that you had the chance to create your own YouTube channel. What would it be about? What kinds of videos would you create and post? On your blog, write a description of the YouTube channel you would like to create.

My Own Youtube Channel by Zephaniah EMILE

Week 3, Activity 1 - The World Wide Web

For this activity please take screenshots of four different websites that you find helpful for your learning. They can be websites that you use in class or websites that you use on your own at home. Present the screenshots as a poster or put them into a presentation. On your blog, share your poster or presentation of your favourite learning websites.

Week 2, Activity 15 - Choose your own

You have now made it to the end of Week 2 and have earned the chance to choose your very own politician or activist who you think has changed the world. There are no right or wrong choices for this activity, so find someone who interests you and tell us about them on your blog. It could be someone from your family, church, community and/or someone famous who you admire. For this activity, choose one person and read all about them. On your blog, provide us with: The name of the person A description of the work they do/have done An explanation of how they/their work has had an impact on the lives of others

Sir Edmund Hillary by Zephaniah EMILE

Week 2, Activity 14 - Leading by Example

For this activity, we would like you to follow in their footsteps and perform a random act of kindness. On your blog, describe your random act of kindness. What did you do? How did the person react? How did it make you feel?

Week 2, Activity 13 - Everyday Heroes

For this activity, please brainstorm at least five ways we could support the people who are affected by the fires in New South Wales, Australia. You could think of ways to raise money, things to send them, and ways to keep them feeling positive. On your blog, share your brainstorm of ideas and create a video or audio recording of yourself explaining each idea. (I wasn't able to record because I am working on a computer not on a chromebook.)

Week 2, Activity 12 - Wise Words

For this activity, please identify someone in your life who is a role model to you. This could be a parent, grandparent, neighbour, minister, imam, rabbi etc. Please ask them to share one piece of wisdom (advice) with you that they think you and your blog readers should hear. On your blog, share this wisdom with your readers.

One Word! by Zephaniah EMILE