Animals should not be kept in Zoos

 WALT use persuasive and emotive language.

I found it hard to use persuasive language.

I found it easy to use a rhetorical question.

 Would you like to be taken away from your family and cooped up in a cage just so children can bang on the glass and make faces at you? No? Then why are we doing it to animals? I strongly believe that it is cruel and mean because in captivity they rely on humans to survive, they don’t learn to hunt themselves because they are hand-fed and tourists feed them junk food. 

Firstly the animals rely on humans to survive because the zookeepers decide what they eat and when they eat. They are Hanford and their instinct to hunt fades away. Tourists feed animals junk food like chips and it's not their natural diet! They become fat and it's hard for them to do what they usually do. 

Secondly, the animals are taken away from their natural habitat. Some countries are too cold for animals like the African elephant and too hot for animals like the polar bear. Their lack of freedom weakens their muscles.

Thirdly, animals are separated from their families. Did you know that elephants who are separated from their families suffer from mental health issues, anxiety, depression and sometimes even die? We are taking away their happiness of being together from them.

In conclusion, I urge you to not support animals in zoos because they rely on humans, taken away from their natural habitat, and separated.

Care for animals!

Wevideo 2020 Art

 For Cybersmart we did a wevideo.
I chose 3 pieces of art that I've done in 2020 and I put them on Wevideo with sound,background, a voice over, and end credits.

I found it hard to find my art.

I found it easy to use wevideo because I've used it lots.

My digital learning object shows that I can insert video on my blog.

Tracey Tawhiao Art

 For art we recycled newspaper and did Tracey Tawhiao (Tah-fi-yo) inspired art.
I found it hard to find words that meant something to me.
I found it easy to find a colour I wanted to paint.

Oil News report

 For reading we were learning about an oil spill that happened at tauranga.

Two of us pretended to be volunteers (Morgan and Leyla) and I was the interviewer.

I found it hard to make the script.

I found it easy to to video it.

Sacraments of Initiation

 For Matauranga Whakapono (R.E.) we are learning the sacraments of initiation.

I found it hard to explain the ritual of each Sacrament.

I found it easy to find a symbol for the Eucharist.

Times Table Check-up

 For maths we practiced our times tables on this site.

I found it hard to find out how to customize it. 

I found it easy to answer the questions.

Mary Word Art

 For R.E. we are doing a word cloud for Mary the Mother of Jesus because on the 15th of August it was the Asummption when Jesus took her up to heaven.

I found it hard to find a site to do the word art on.

I found it easy to input the words.

Bird Feeder

 For reading we are doing bird feeders.
I did a bird feeder with Selina.
I found it hard to get the seeds in without it spilling.
I found it easy to paint the tree.

Ruru Art

 For Matauranga Toi (art) we made Ruru or Morepork.
I found it hard to Find information on John Bevan Ford.
I found it easy to change the font.
My DLO shows I can use google drawings, insert and image, do a background, change the font, and colour text boxes.

The Moa

 Listen to my reflection here.

The Moa’s classification is the Dinornis Robustus/ novaezelandiae. 

Description

Moa’s may have looked like an emus, judging by its skeleton. Their feet have three toes face forwards and one facing back. Female giant moa were larger than the males and were probably over 2 metres tall (taller than you!) and heavier than 250 kilograms (definitely heavier!) Moa had poor eyesight, good sense of smell and a short beak.

Habitat

Moa lived in New Zealand and the Stewart Islands. Little Bush Moa and Mantell’s moa lived in thick forest, while the crested and upland moa lived in the mountain zones of the South Island.

Diet

From the analysis of their fossils it suggests that they ate shrubs, trees, herbs, and grass.

 Each of the six types of moa had different shaped beaks, indicating they adapted to different plants.

Threats (were)

Maori substantially hunted Moa for food. Moa bones were carved into fish hooks, and pendants. The skin and feathers were made into cloaks and clothing. There have been a number of claimed historic sightings of the bird, but none had critical observations. Now, the moa are extinct.

Catalina

10/08/20

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Faith GIF

For Cybersmart we are learning to make a GIF.

Listen to my reflection here.