Activity 1: Togs Or Trackies?
New Zealand is a pretty lovely place to live, isn’t it? Apparently, New Zealand (NZ) is also a pretty lovely place to visit. In 2017 approximately 2-3 million people came to visit NZ as tourists. Some of them chose to come in the middle of our summer, while others braved it and came in the middle of winter! When do you think is the best time of year (season) to visit NZ?
If you would like some help making a decision, feel free to read the Go New Zealand website. It has lots of information about the seasons in NZ!
I, personally, encourage my friends and family from overseas to come and visit NZ in early spring. The weather is usually warm and dry and the tourist attractions, beaches and holiday spots are less busy than they are in the middle of summer.
On your blog, tell us what time of year you think is best for tourists for come and visit. Be sure to share at least three things that tourists could do while they were here in NZ.
I Think It Is Best For The Tourists To Come Around Summer Because It Is Nice And Warm
1. Go To The Pools Here Because They Are Really Nice
2. Go For Walks To See All The Places
3. Go To Orana Park
Activity 2: You Are My Sunshine
People in New Zealand love spending time outdoors. Unfortunately, the sun is very powerful and the rates of skin cancer are incredibly high in New Zealand. In fact, they are higher than anywhere else in the entire world! To protect ourselves against skin cancer, we need to be careful about how much time we spend in the sun. We have to be ‘Sunsmart.’
Read the Sunsmart website.
On your blog, list five different things that we can do to protect ourselves from the sun this summer!
1. Sit Under A Umbrella Or A Leafy Tree
2. Put Half A Tea Spoon Of Sunscreen To Face Ears And Neck
3. Wear Wide Brim Hats To Protect The Face Neck And Ears
4. 1 Teaspoon To The Arm Or Legs
5. Close Fitting Wrap Around Sunglasses To Protect Your Eyes From The UV Radiation
Bonus Activity:Burning Up…
While it can get hot in New Zealand, especially in the middle of summer, it gets even hotter in places like Dallol (Ethiopia), Dasht-e Loot (Iran), Tirat Zvi (Israel), Kabili (Tunisia) and Bandar-e Mahshahr (Iran).
The hottest temperature on record in each place is: Dallol: 41oC; Dasht-e Loot: 71oC; Tirat Zvi: 54oC; Kabili: 55oC; Bandar-e Mahshahr: 51oC. Crazy ‘eh?!
For this activity, you are asked to use this information to create a graph. The graph should have a title along with the names of each city and their hottest recorded temperatures. You can draw the graph by hand or use a computer programme like Google Draw to create your graph. It’s completely up to you!
Here is an example of a graph:
On your blog, post a picture of your graph..
Hi Nici,
ReplyDeleteMe again :)
Summer's a wonderful time to be in New Zealand, isn't it? You've suggested some good summer activities for visiting tourists to do. What places could they walk to? Up north (where I'm from) there's a walk called the Cape Brett Track that takes 6-8 hours (one way) and takes you out to the Cape Brett Lighthouse and hut. The views are amazing!
Those are some really important sun smart tips. I don't know about you, but I'd definitely need more than a teaspoon of sunscreen for my arms and legs; I'm 5 foot 9! Another tip I always try to remember is to drink plenty of water. It's important that we do this all year 'round but in the summer months our bodies can get dehydrated a lot quicker, so it's a good idea to have a drink bottle close by.
Great graph Nici! The information is well presented and very easy to read. Imagine living in a place where the temperature can get up to 71 degrees!! I do prefer warmer weather but I think that'd be way too hot for me. Where's the hottest place you've been?
Blog ya later! :)
Mikey