Using Te Ara 3

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

3. Manukau Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.

What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour? The adjectives are wide and shallow.

What landforms are common in the harbour? The landforms that are common in the harbour are the Wetlands and Rivers.

What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks? The two things about the Manukau Harbour that have led to shipwrecks are that the entrance is prone to shifting sandbars and swells.

What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar? The worst shipwreck in the Manukau harbour was the  HMS Orpheus carrying naval stores. It went off course and the watchmen signaled them to change direction but it was too late. The sea got heavier and the ship started to break up. There were 259 people on board but 189 drowned.

Using Te Ara 2

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

2. Tamaki River

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to?

The river flows from Manukau Harbour to Waitemata Harbour.

What was the link used by Maori called?

The link used was (by way of the Ōtāhuhu portage) to the Manukau for Māori.

What two bodies of water does it join?

The two bodies of water that it joins are Manukau Harbour and Waitemata.

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

The Tahuna Torea is a sandpit.

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?

The name of the Marina on the Eastern Shore is Half Moon Bay on the Tamaki River.

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

The first Panmure Bridge was built to span the Tamaki River in 1866.

When was the current bridge built?

The current bridge was built in 1959.

Using Te Ara 1

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?

Waitemata is a drowned river valley.

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?

It i chosen to be the capital because the harbour’s deep navigable channels and sheltered bays.

What does Waitemata mean?

Waitemata means Obsidian Water.

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port - In 1859 was the beginning of the first series of land reclamations to expand the port area.

Viaduct basin - The viaduct basin was redeveloped in the mid-1990’s. It was then a site where the America's Cup could be hosted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in 1999 and 2003.

Westhaven -Westhaven is the largest Managed marine in Australasia.

Harbour bridge - The harbour bridge is 1,020 m long.

Greenhithe bridge -The Greenhithe Bridge was built as an  alternative harbour crossing in 1975.

Natural features - The natural features also include the Meola reef and a rocky submarine promontory.

Conductor

Conductor

L.I. - The use of simile and metaphor in a poem

Read the poem

Complete these sentences:

A simile is…something that compares another thing. √

A metaphor is...something that is straightforward. √

Identify the simile- Like a bird, he flaps for take off. √

Identify the metaphor- Flocks of flutes.

Think of an everyday activity that has someone does e.g. washing the dishes.

Write your own poem describing the actions of the person using a mixture of simile and metaphor.  Keep it simple and short.

Eat

Like a professional chef,

pouring mixture and cracking eggs,

3 hot frying pans,

at one time,

a bunch of sizzling bacon,

on the other,

a natural disaster in the once clean and tidy kitchen,

butter splattering all over the walls

but delicious food in front of my eyes,

just for me.

Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup

L.I. - The use of simile and metaphor in a poem

Read the poem

Complete these sentences:

A simile is…something that compares another thing. √

A metaphor is... something that is straightforward. √

Identify the simile- Zoom! Goes the spoon like a silver typhoon. √

Identify the 3 metaphor-

Marshmallow boats.

Chocolate sea.

Pink debris.

Think of an everyday object that has some moving parts e.g. a clock

Write your own poem describing the object using a mixture of simile and metaphor.  Keep it simple and short.

Thing- Watch

Tik! Little pointing sticks,

moving around behind that small glass.

Staring at time passing,

in front of my eyes.

Beep!

goes the watch,

like a alarm.

and the little pointing stick,

going round for seconds.

Waving at me,

as time passes.

Uses of the Tamaki River and Panmure Basin

Technology Reflection

Adobe photoshop CS4- Sketching 

 For this sketching activity we had to take a photo and go onto Adobe Photoshop CS4 and sketch around ourselves but we had to follow about 20 instructions. By the end we would of had a photo of us that we have sketched and colored in on the computer.

This picture is a picture of one of my favorite things in life which is 'Music". We also had to sketch over it and color it in.

All About Me

We had to do a activity where we had to write about us and our different cultures and other things. This activity talks about the important things in life.

All About Ms Anderson

This activity was our first activity we did in technology and we had to do a google drawing on our technology teacher- Ms Anderson. It was really interesting learning stuff about her.

Collage Presentation

This is a slide from my presentation I made on Collages. I made this slide because I love listening to rap and these are all my favorite rappers of all time.

Sketching Instructions

To do all the sketching on my photos I had to write out all these instructions and follow them. There are about 20 instructions to follow.