For this activity we had four host and one Samuel Marsden and did a podcast with Samuel Marsden and asked questions about his life and asked what he saw when he sailed down the tamaki river.
Month: April 2025
Mapping the Migratory Flight of the Kuaka
LI: To use Google My Maps to show the migratory flight path of the Kuaka.
For this activity we needed to create a map that shows how long the kuaka birds fly for and where the kuaka birds migrate to.
Kuaka birds, also known as bar-tailed godwits, love to hang out near the water, especially in places like estuaries, mudflats, beaches, and coastal marshes, where they find lots of yummy food.
Every year, as winter approaches, the Kuaka fly north to the breeding grounds of Alaska, stopping off in Korea and Japan for a rest and some food on the way. On the return journey, as our summer approaches, they fly directly to New Zealand, a trip of endurance with no food, water, or rest; nearly 12,000 km non-stop.
Did you know that the Kuaka bird holds the world record for the longest flight?
Kuaka infographic
During reading, Group 2 had created an Infographic about the Kuaka bird. Did you know the scientific name for the Kuaka bird is Limosa Lapponica. In our infographic DLO, we included their habitat, diet and appearance for others to learn and know more about it. Something we found interesting while reading information was that Kuaka Birds scientific name is Limosa Lapponica because we thought Kuaka Birds was their only name. From this DLO I can see we collaborated and worked as a group to grab ideas from each other.
Dot to Dot connections
For this activity, we created a DLO showing our Dot to Dot Connections of the Kuaka Bird. We used the scribble tool to connect each word and write down information that is related to the text. For example : Migration and Habitat (The Kuaka birds migrate from Alaska to NZ to have a safe environment). We used our prior knowledge to figure out some information about the Kuaka Bird. Something we enjoyed while doing this activity was collaborating and communicating to each other to grab different ideas and learn from one another.
Tamaki Hikoi
On Tuesday 1 of April we went on a walk down the tamaki river to Pt england and had a picnic and playing some sports and having fun and after that looking at the tamaki river thinking what did Samuel Marsden see thinking to my self. after we got back to school we did are podcast and something I enjoyed was the walk and playing the sport.