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Friday 1 August 2014

Whakaari
SJ 2006 P 2 N 2
WALT - collect information from the text

Response activities
Spelling words for each day
Response activity 1. Background information.

What is the name of the island?White island

What type of island is it?Volcano island

Who bought the island and what year?Anna's Family
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What is the name of the little girl in the story?Anne How is she connected to the island?Her grandfather

What is the name of the boat they use to travel to the island?Snark

What safety gear do they wear when they go to the island?They wear hard hats and marks
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Whakatane
Grandfather
Bought
Whakaari
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Response activity 2. Learn

What information in this text is the same as the information we learnt at the museum trip?Volcanoes

Why do the people wear face masks?Because they might birth in bad stuff

Why would you need to wear solid shoes?So you don't get burnt.

What would the island smell like?Smoke
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rumbles
roars
pretends
hisses
steams
horizon
Response activity 3. Critical thinking
Why do people travel to view this island?Because they want to see it like get ready to explode  

Why would scientists be interested in researching the island?Because they want to learn how it get hotter and hotter

Is the island an active volcano?Yes

What would you do if the volcano erupted and you were standing on it?I would die on it because it is too late to get off the island

What looks like cauliflower in the text?Fumaroles

Why is it dangerous to swim in the water?Because the magma may be riseing under the water
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crater
anchored
fumes
poisonous
boiling
volcano
Response activity 4. Share

Draw or take a photo of Whakaari. Write facts about the island on the image.This island is a volcano island that can erupt



white-island-aerial.jpg
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sulphur
collapsed
survived
menacingly
gusts
crystals
cauliflower

1 comments:

Amy Tofa said...

I like the picture you have added to your work of White Island. it does look like a very active place with steam coming out. It would be nice to visit a volcanic island like this and can be dangerous too. Nice work Alfred.

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