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Response to text

 Kaimoana (Seafood)

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

1. What is kaimoana?

a) Food that has been gathered from the sea b) Food sold by KFC

c) Food that has been gathered from the sky d) Food sold by McDonalds

2. What do pāua eat (consume)? 

a) Kelp             b) Fish

c) Seaweed         d) Water

3. How many of the 270 fish species found inshore are endemic to New Zealand?

a) 11%   b) 30%

c) no one knows   d) 25%

4. Describe what kōura (crayfish) look like:

→a budget version of lobster 

5. True or False: “Kina are endemic to New Zealand meaning they are found all over the world.”

a) True b) False

6.How many different species of wheke (octopus) are there in New Zealand?

a) 51             b) 32

c) 42 d) 63

Four facts about Kaimoana (seafood)

 

Rylan does four facts about sea creatures

 

Rylans gold math

 

Four Facts about The history of Point England School

 

4 facts about Leonardo da vinci

 

Rylan does research about STAR WARS

 

Response to Star Wars text

 Response to text:

Star wars

Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.

1. Star Wars movies are movies based on 

a) Fairy tales                                                b) Science fiction 

c) Documentaries                    d) Reality TV

2. The creator of Star Wars is

a) Mr Hughes               b) Peter Jackson

c) George Lucas d) Stan Lee

3. Explain why the twins Leia and Luke Skywalker were separated after they were born:

→ the twins were separated because of various reasons such as protect them from vader and the dark side so they cant harm the children 

4. True or False: When Anakin Skywalker turned to the Dark Side he became Darth Vader

a) True b) False

5. Luke Skywalker learnt about the ways of the Jedi from

a) Darth Vader               b) Mr Jacobsen and Mr Burt

c) Han Solo                           d) Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda

6. Luke and Leia fight the evil government called the

a) Galactic Company             b) Galactic Empire

c) BattleStar Galactica                    d) Guardians of the Galaxy

7. Kylo Ren is the son of

a) Luke Skywalker                    b) Darth Vader

c) Anakin Skywalker                              d) Han Solo

4 Star Wars facts

 

Rylans gold math

 

Rylans Te Whare Tapa Wha response to text

 Response to text:

Te Whare Tapa Whā

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1. Te Whare Tapa Whā is… 

a) about health and wellbeing b) a Marae

c) a list of words d) about five plus a day

2. Te Whare Tapa Whā was developed by who? 

a) Māori Chiefs b) Leading Māori and Sir Mason Durie

c) John Key and Judith Collins d) Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield

3. Explain the design of the Te Whare Tapa Whā and why this is important:

→The design of maori kainga (house) whakairo (carving) are important in maori culture and the design of a Whare Tapa Wha can tell you what it is about.The top left of the roof is taha wairua,the top right of the roof is taha hinengaro,the bottom right of the whare tapa wha is the taha whanau,and finally the bottom left of the Whare Tapa Wha is taha tinana.   

4. True or False: taha tinana is spiritual wellbeing

a) True b) False

5. What year was the Te Whare Tapa Whā developed?

a) 1991 b) 1982

c) 1984    d) 1999

6. Which one is NOT considered in the article as feeling comfortable in your whānau?

a) Being around your friends b) Being around your whanāu

c) At your place of study (School)    d) At KFC when they are allowed to open

7. The Te Whare Tapa Whā describes health and wellbeing as a what?

a) McDonalds Restaurant b) Wharenui

c) KFC Restaurant    d) Pt England School

4 Te whare tapa wha facts

 

Rylan carving Reasearch

 

Rylans maori reasponse to text

 Response to text:

Kakahu Pekepeke 

by Keri Welham

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1. A whakairo is… 

a) another word for taonga b) a Maori food

c) a traditional carving d) a gift 

2. The whakairo was gifted to the school in...

a) 1990 b) 1992

c) 2000 d) 2002

3. Explain why the whakairo is called “Kakahu Pekepeke”

→The carving on the carving tells a story of three springs long ago the people nagi who drank from the first spring bathed in the second spring and washed their clothes in the third spring 

4. True or False: A pekepeke is a cloak.

a) True b) False

5. Which of the following is NOT a taonga that Ōtūmoetai School has?

a) Carvings of Tākitimu waka b) The prow of the Tākitimu waka

c) Murals of the first Principal d) A 125 year old Oak Tree

6. What can the idea of “kakahu pekepeke” (giving a cloak to a family who is mourning) tell us about Maori, and their sense of community?

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It tells us that maori culture cares about others and wishes to help them

Maori Kapa Haka 5 Facts

 

Reasponse to text KFC

 Kentucky Fried Chicken

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1. What is the name of the man on the KFC logo?

a) Kentucky Sanders b) Colonel Chicken

c) Harland Sanders             d) Fried Chicken

2. The first KFC opened in...

a) 1924                     b) 1934

c) 1943         d) 2002

3. What do people leave at the grave of Colonel Sanders?

a) Flowers              b) Buckets of Chicken

c) Signs                         d) Chicken Bones

4. In your own words describe what caused the chicken shortage in 2018

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5. True or False: Fried chicken is more popular than burgers in the USA

a) True b) False

6. Do you think New Zealanders would contact 111 if KFC ran out of chicken here?

Explain your answer.

→it was caused by a failed single point in the chicken restaurant's supply chain.

7. Do you think KFC will survive if people want to eat healthier? Why or Why not? Write 3-4 sentences.

→no.no.no.no.

5 KFC facts

 

Rylans Reasponse to text

 Protein: Meat and Beans

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1. Proteins are made up of molecules called

a) Acid       b) Hydrochloric Acid

c) Proteins                       d) Amino Acids

2. Most common proteins contain more than...

a) 20 amino acids                     b) 40 amino acids

c) 80 amino acids         d) 100 amino acids

3. Which of these proteins are responsible for fighting off disease and infections?

a) Collagen              b) Enzymes

c) Antibodies                         d) Meat

4. List 5 examples of good things protein does in our body

→they help fight off diseases and infections.They control help processes in the body.Protein produces collagen.Enzymes are also proteins.Enzymes help the digest food and build cells

5. True or False: Animal products, like meat, are NOT complete protein sources

a) True b) False

6. Explain why beans might be a good source of protein for people who don’t eat meat?

→ Beans have a very extreme nutritional value.Their high in amino acids

5 Protein facts