Site Search:  

Topics - wickED TV


Cut to the Topics homepage
Cut to the One point activities Cut to the Five point activities Cut to the Ten point activities
wickedtv title
One point activities

WickEDly famous

Wiki met some real celebrities recently. Study the celebrity profiles in this Te Mana website to find out who she met.

  1. She is 18 years old and went to Waitakere College. Who is she?
  2. They are the fresh face of New Zealand hip hop. Who are they?
  3. She is 21 and one day hopes to become a Māori teacher. Who is she?

Email your answers to wiki@tki.org.nz

click here to get back to the top of the page

Wiki's scavenger hunt

Wiki would really like to find out some information about a famous New Zealand television celebrity.

  1. Choose a celebrity from the websites below.
    • Maitime: Stacey Daniels, Fiona Apanui, Te Wiparata Ngatoko, and Amber Bridgman.
    • Shortland Street: for all of your favourite Shortland Street stars.
    • What Now: for all your What Now stars.
    • Squirt and WNTV: Matt Gibb and Henry Blake.
  2. Read all about your chosen celebrity.
  3. Download Wiki's celebrity facts sheet. Write three interesting facts about your celebrity.

Email your answers to wiki@tki.org.nz

click here to get back to the top of the page

And the award goes to...

Award ceremonies are an important part of recognising excellence in film and television. When wickEDtv is launched, Ed and Wiki will need an award to give out. Design an award for wickEDtv.

  1. Check out this award page for ideas on what awards look like.
  2. Using Paint, create your award.
  3. Explain who can enter for the award and what they have to do to win.

Email your creations to ed@tki.org.nz

click here to get back to the top of the page

Logo logic

WickEDtv needs a logo. Ed and Wiki are so busy they don't have enough time to design one. Create a bright, eyecatching logo for wickEDtv.

  1. Check out the logo thumbnails for some ideas.
  2. Using Paint, design a logo that represents wickEDtv.
  3. Explain how your logo represents wickEDtv.

Email your logos to wiki@tki.org.nz

click here to get back to the top of the page

Te Tohu Waitohu

Kai te pirangi waitohu a wickEDtv. Nā te pukumahi o Ed rāua ko Wiki, kāore rāua e whai wā ki te hanga i tētahi. Hangaia mai he waitohu mō wickEDtv, e mau ai te kanohi o te tangata.

  1. Tirohia ēnei pūata tohu mō ētahi whakaaro.
  2. I te tauira Paint, hangaia he waitohu e whakaatu ana i a wickEDtv.
  3. Whakamāramahia mai ngā kōrero mō tō waitohu.

Tukuna mai ō waitohu ki a wiki@tki.org.nz

click here to get back to the top of the page

Lord of the Rings match-up

Ed has just seen the Lord of the Rings and wants to review it. On the way home, he dropped his book and all the crew's names and their jobs got mixed up. Can you help?

  1. Look at the Lord of the Rings movie website to find out who did what job. You will have to view the full crew list at the bottom of the page.
  2. Open Ed's workbook.
  3. Save it into your work folder.
  4. Match each crew member's name with their job.

Email the final page to ed@tki.org.nz click here to get back to the top of the page

Mathematics – QuizIt

Choose which version of the quiz you would like to do:
Tahi – easy
Rua – hard
Finish the quiz, then take a screen shot to send to Ed:

  1. Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
  2. Open a Microsoft Word document.
  3. Press Ctrl V (paste).

Email your screen shot to ed@tki.org.nz

click here to get back to the top of the page

Television trivia crossword

Open the television crossword. Finish the crossword then take a screen shot to send to Ed:

  1. Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
  2. Open a Microsoft Word document.
  3. Press Ctrl V (paste).

Email your screen shot to ed@tki.org.nz

click here to get back to the top of the page

Television across time

New Zealand television has changed a lot since it first began. Open the television timeline and look for the information to help you answer these questions about the history of New Zealand television.

  • When did television first screen in Christchurch?
  • In which year was television first broadcast in colour?
  • What was the name of the first New Zealand made children's programme?
  • What was the first talent show called?
  • Who was New Zealand's first Sydney correspondent?
  • When did "Shortland Street" begin?

Copy and paste the questions into an email and send your answers to ed@tki.org.nz

click here to get back to the top of the page

 

Copyright and privacy information