Quick links: Time Travel | A Mammoth Quiz | Time Capsule | Chased by a Dinosaur | I Whāia e te Mokoweri | The Living Dinosaur | Te Mokoweri Ora

TIME TRAVEL

Wiki and Ed stumbled upon a time machine while exploring Ed's attic. Ed pushed the large, red G0 button and with a whoosh! they were away, back to the Jurassic period.

1. Find out about the Jurassic period. Use the BBC Science & Nature – Prehistoric Life website for help.
2. Using a paint program, draw pictures of the following objects:
   • a flying animal
   • a plant
   • a terrestrial (land dwelling) animal
3. Send your pictures to ed@tki.org.nz

A MAMMOTH QUIZ

Wiki has left her homework to the last minute. Can you help her complete her homework sheet?

1. Download Wiki's homework sheet and save it to your My Work area.
2. Play this cool Discovery School mammoth game then answer the questions on Wiki's homework sheet.
3. Send your finished work to wiki@tki.org.nz

TIME CAPSULE

Tipani has discovered a time capsule in her back yard. The writing on it reads 2700 BC. She can make out three of the letters belonging to the name inscribed on the capsule: C, A, and O. What country did the time capsule originally come from?

1. Download Tipani's picture of the time capsule. This will supply you with clues you will need in your search.
2. Use a search engine and the Information Station to solve the mystery.
3. Email the answer to tipani@tki.org.nz.

CHASED BY A DINOSAUR

When Wiki used her time machine to check out the dinosaurs she didn't realise she'd be on the menu that day. She was chased by three different dinosaurs. Find out which dinosaurs were chasing Wiki by exploring this dinosaur website.

1. Dinosaur number 1, starts with the letter E. It lived in the Jurassic period, was an omnivore (meat eater), was 7-9m long, and was named by Alick Walker.
2. Dinosaur number 2, starts with the letter P. It was a herbivore (a plant eater). It was 40 foot long and weighed about two tons. It was named by William A. Parks in 1922.
3. 3. Dinosaur number three, starts with the letter T. Its name means "tyrant lizard king". It was named by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905 and weighed about 5-7 tons.
4. Email your answers to wiki@tki.org.nz.

I WHĀIA E TE MOKOWERI

I te whakamahitanga o Wiki i tana mihini haere wā, ki te tiro i ngā mokoweri, kāore tonu i aro i a ia, koia tonu te hapa mō taua rā. E toru nga momo mokoweri i whai i a Wiki. Tirohia ko ēhea o nga mokoweri i te whai i a Wiki, mā te hōpara i tēnei pae whakaata mō ngā mokoweri dinosaur website.

1. Ko te mokoweri 1, he 'E' te tīmatanga o tōna ingoa. I noho i te wā Jurassic, he mokoweri kai mīti, 7-9 mita tōna roa, ā, i whakaingoatia e Alick Walker.
2. Ko te mokoweri 2, he 'P' te tīmatanga o tōna ingoa. He mokoweri kai whakatipu. 40 putu tōna roa, e rua tana tōna taumaha. I whakaingoatia e William A Parks i te tau 1922.
3. Ko te mokoweri 3, he 'I' te tīmatanga o tōna ingoa. Ko te pātakenga o tōna ingoa ko te "ngārara rangatira whakawehi". I whakaingoatia e Henry Fairfield Osborn i te tau 1905, a, 5-7 tana tōna taumaha.
4. Imērahia mai ō whakautu ki a wiki@tki.org.nz.

THE LIVING DINOSAUR

When Wiki travelled back in time 220 million years she found a reptile exactly the same as one she had seen at home. Could this be possible? Answer the questions for this activity using this website:

http://www.kcc.org.nz/animals/tuatara.htm

1. What is the name of this reptile?
2. Name three facts about this reptile.
3. Colour the picture of this reptile using Paint.
4. Email your pictures and answers to wiki@tki.org.nz.

TE MOKOWERI ORA

I te hokinga atu o Wiki ki ngā tau 220 miriona ki muri, i kitea e ia tētahi ngārara e rite tonu ana ki te ngārara i kitea e ia i te kāinga. E tika ana tēnei?

Whakautua mai ēnei pātai mō tēnei ngohe, mā te whakamahi i te pae whakaata i raro nei:
1. He aha te ingoa o tēnei ngārara?
2. Whakaingoahia mai kia toru ngā meka matua mō tēnei momo ngārara.
3. Karakarangia te pikitia o te ngārara mā te whakamahi i te whakahaerenga "Peita".
4. Imērahia mai ō pikitia me ō whakautu ki a wiki@tki.org.nz.