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= Today we watched a movie about pollution. It was called Guardian of the Mauri. =

= What is Mauri? = = = = I think the Mauri is the waters and streams. = = = = Positive things about the Mauri: = = Some people are trying to protect it. = = Fish were having babies. = = = = Negatives about the Mauri: = = Tastes bad. = = Other dead fish/creatures. = = Frothy. = = Hungry. = = = = What should we see in our water ways? = = = = Clean healthy water that the fish can drink. = = No frothy areas in the streams or rivers. = = Lots of fish and creepy crawlies. = = Plants. = = = = Fresh water ecology - Taupo/Turiagani =

= Lake Taupo/Turiagani has a huge impact on the land because its the largest body of water Australasia. About forty streams and creeks flow into lake Taupo. The largest are the Tongariro, the Waitahanui, the Hinemaiaia, Tauranga-Taupo, Waimarino and Waiotaka. There are many smaller lakes, such as Lake Rotoaira, Lake Rotopounamu, and Lake Rotokawa. Like Lake Taupo they were all formed by past volcanic activity. = = = = Lake Taupo is presicous because it is home to many different plants and animals, some of these things are in desperate need of fresh water. =

= Mount Ruapehu is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. If there was a big eruption, the ash and other material from the volcano could spread through the air and get into local waterways. Then what would happen to the lakes and streams? Pollution would kill the plants and animals. Storms and flooding could also effect the lake and the water ways because lots of silt could be carried into the rivers and lakes. Plants and animals in the water could find it hard to breathe and hunt for food. =

= Our topic this term we are doing our living world. = = The WALT was to understand the human impact on the planet.What is Biodiversity? = = I think Biodiversity is all the animals on our planet and the places that they live. =

= For topic this term we are doing puberty. We are focusing on the changes that our bodies go through and how cope with them. Here is some of my work. =

= Task: ‘on Drugs at 13’ What the effects of substance abuse are on our bodies. Puberty is a time where people can make bad choices because of the emotional changes happen at puberty. People can feel pressured to do things that others are doing. = = What were the effects of Kenny’s choices. = = =

= = = We have been focusing on Digital Foot Prints we made a movie about why we like the laptops here is mine. =

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