Mission To Maunga Video

Last Friday for Manaiakalani we made a WeVideo. My video was about climbing Mt Hikurangi. I downloaded photos from the trip and dragged them onto the template. Then I added transitions and music, lastly words. I liked choosing out the photos to put in the video. It was hard to find the words because some of them had to be paid for. Next time I would make my video a little bit longer and change the music. The experience I had there was amazing! I hope you like the video I made about it!

Don't fall for fake

Today for Manaiakalani we did a kahoot. It was about how to know when your being phished or scammed. Then we made three slides about what we learnt. We made them into a gif on a site called Tall Tweets.

RWC Team Uniform Design

Today our Manaiakalani session was about polylining our team's uniform. My team is South Africa. I liked taking the picture of me to polyline my uniform. Next time I would change the stance I am in. Last week we made shoes for out country and I incorporated that into my uniform too. I think I did a good job and hope you think that too.

Report Writing

The past few weeks Turanganui has been doing report writing. I am happy about my report writing and the topic I chose. I enjoyed writing my report because it felt like I was doing something to help the animals. I didn't like researching what happens to the animals after they are poached. Next time I would add a bit more about what Pangolins are. I hope you like my Report Writing.

Pangolins

Pangolins have the reputation of being one of the most illegally trafficked animals in the world.

What are Pangolins?

Pangolins look like scaly anteaters or armadillos. There are eight species of Pangolin, four in Africa and four in Asia. They are solitary mammals, meaning they live on their own. Pangolins live in a range of habitats from forests to grasslands to savannahs. They are carnivorous animals consuming a wide variety of ant and termite species, but they can also eat larvae and other small insects. Pangolins are closely related to cats, dogs and bears, not armadillos and anteaters as you would think.

Why are pangolins being poached?

Pangolins are poached for their scales and meat. Pangolins meat is considered a delicacy in some countries. Their scales are used in a traditional Asian medicine, mainly in China and Vietnam. People believe that their scales have curative powers, however, Pangolin scales are made of Keratin, the same material that human fingernails and hair is made of. Keratin has no medicinal value. Pangolin scales can also be used as decorations for rituals and jewelry.

Pangolins are critically endangered mammals and hundreds are being killed every day. Scientists have proven that we can live without things we don’t need and we definitely do not need to kill innocent animals for jewelry or decorations.

South Africa Mascot!

Today I learnt about South Africa and what their national flower and animal is. My buddy and I used polyline to outline the mascot we made. I enjoyed making up the mascot and using polyline. I found it challenging to work with my buddy and have something that she would like too. Next time I would have a little bit more detail in the springbox.

Awa Kaitiakitanga

On Tuesday 6th August and Monday 19th August 2019 Turanganui gave back to the environment by helping to plant trees at Waikanae Stream. We learnt lots of different things like the different types of birds, about rubbish and pollution, predators in New Zealand and more. I had a really great time and look forward to going back.