Unbee-lievable Facts about Bumblebees
- The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to ___________hum,buzz, or drone_______________.
- Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of ____54___ kilometres per hour (km/h).
- Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to __90__ percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
- Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to __50____ times as much work as a normal honeybee.
- The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the __________habitat loss, removal of wildflowers, and flowering trees___________.
Phrase/Words/Numbers
...50 ...90 ...removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides. ...hum, buzz, or drone ...54
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Every day a chemical compound called carbon dioxide (CO2) is produced and released into the air. If it isn’t removed, it can become toxic for humans. Fortunately, there are a number of places where CO2 is absorbed (removed from the air). Two of the most common places are forests and oceans. They are called ‘carbon sinks’ because, like a sink, they gather, clean and drain things away that we don’t want. One of the largest carbon sinks in New Zealand is a forest in the south-western part of the South Island. It drains away 60% of our unwanted carbon!
Let’s imagine that you could design a sink that could gather up and then drain away any foods that you don’t like. On your blog, tell us what you would put in your special sink. If it was me, I would put rice pudding, brussel sprouts, custard, parsnips, and seafood chowder in the sink. Yuck! What about you?
On your blog, list all of the foods that you would put in your special draining sink.
1. Tomato Sauce
2. Rice
3. Corn Chowder
4. Soup meat
5. Pasta Salad
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In the middle of winter it can get quite wet and damp in New Zealand, can’t it? When it gets really damp, it is common for things like mould and fungi to start to grow. We can often see them on the walls, ceilings or floors of our houses or outside on footpaths, buildings or roadways. Some types of mould and fungi are so small that they can’t be seen. Some of these tiny fungi/mould can be found in the air. They are called ‘airborne fungi’ and they can be unhealthy for us.
Let’s imagine that we tested the air in your classroom and found 7 different kinds of mould. Eek! The cleaner says that it takes 5 days for each mould to be eradicated (removed). If the school had to remove each mould one at a time, how long would it take to remove all the mould from the classroom?
The answer for this problem is 35 because you time the 7 different kinds of mould and theen times it by the 5 days you are going to remove the moulds.
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For the Summer Learning Journey I have completed Week 3 Day 2 activities. For this weeks the activities were based on what food you would put in your special drain sink, answer a maths problem based on moulds, and filling blanks about bumblebees. I really enjoyed thi s weeks Summer Learning Journey activities.
