My research project

Ed wants to know all about the marine life in New Zealand. You can help him by choosing a marine animal that you want to know more about. Using as many different methods of research as you can, answer the questions about your animal:

1. Choose a sea creature to research
   • Albatross
   • Hector's dolphin
   • Hoiho
   • New Zealand dotterel
2. Open the Research project document and print it out.
3. Either: Complete the questions.
   Or: Make a PowerPoint presenting the answers to the questions on each slide, include pictures.

Email your PowerPoint to ed@tki.org.nz

Food chain

Create a food chain showing what eats what in the sea.

1. Check out this website to find out what a food chain is.
2. Complete the arctic food web.
3. Open the food chain document and put the marine animals into the food chain.

Email your food chain to ed@tki.org.nz

Marine reserves

WOW! The coastlines and oceans really are busy - no wonder it's important to have marine reserves to protect marine life and the sea environment. We need a new marine reserve at a beach near you. Use these sites to complete the Marine reserve submission form.

• http://www.kcc.org.nz/places/marinereserves.asp
• http://www.kcc.org.nz/places/marinereserve/rules.asp
• http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/summary.aspx?id=33756

Email your submission to ed@tki.org.nz

Whataitai and Ngake - Te Whanganui-ā-Tara

Whataitai and Ngake are two taniwha who lived in the Wellington area. Read the story about the two taniwha and their escapades.

1. Use Paint, another drawing program, or paper to draw pictures of the two taniwha.
2. Give your picture an interesting title.
3. Make a list of the main differences between them using contrasting action words that describe each of the taniwha.
4. Scan your picture.

Email your picture and description to wiki@tki.org.nz

Set nets

Start a petition! Set nets are a like a wall of death to a lot of marine life. We need some action to ban set nets on the West Coast of the North Island to protect Hector's dolphin.

1. Have a look at the petition to save the albatross.
2. Read about the damage caused by set nets.
3. Open the petition and complete it.

Email your petition to ed@tki.org.nz

The coast

Many New Zealand coastal environments have been impacted adversely by people.

1. Use this website to find out four different reasons why mahinga kai (food-gathering sites) have been depleted of sea food.
2. Name four different ways that we can help our coast.
3. Try this Kaimoana crossword.

Email your answers to wiki@tki.org.nz

Takitai moana

Nā te tangata i pā kinohia i ngā punaha roropi i te takitai moana o Aotearoa nei.

1. Whakamahi tēnei paewhakaata kia rapuhia ai i ngā take e wha mo te ngarotanga o ngā kaimoana.
2. Whakahua mai ngā tikanga e wha kia taea e tātou te tiaki pai i te takitai moana.
3. Whakamahi tenei panga kupu a Kaimoana

Email your answers to wiki@tki.org.nz

Sea creature

Newsflash! You have just discovered a new animal in the ocean. Report this breaking news in the wickED newspaper.

1. Open the wickED news.
2. Draw your discovery using Paint, other drawing software such as Paintshop Pro or Photoshop, or on paper and scan it.
3. Use the space provided on the wickED newspage, make an interesting title using WordArt, insert your image, and write a caption explaining:
   • where you found it
   • what it looks like
   • what it eats
   • its name
   • how it behaves.

Email your wickED news to ed@tki.org.nz

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