Climate change basically means the weather changing. Climate change is caused by gases, oil and coal. When they burn it, it leads to greenhouse gases. These types of gases trap the heat in the air which makes the temperature rise. Climate change can been found around the world but in a story I read the places that were affected were the Maldives & Venice. The people in the Maldives are being threatened by the sea levels rising, due to the climate change. The same is happening to Venice. They are also being threatened by losing land, due to climate change and sea levels rising. The rising of sea levels is caused by by the melting of ice glaciers Climate refugees are forced to flee their houses because their houses are underwater.
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Trip back to Tokelau
It was a good morning as the sun just woke from it’s deep slumber. I was disturbed from the sound of splashes as the boat punch through them. As I rub my eyes I see the beautiful island of Tokelau and noticed the seawalls but that didn’t bother me. I was still thrilled to be back in my homeland. I see my family as the boat gets closer to the island. The feeling of joy hits me. I quickly pack my things and wait for the boat to park. Not going to lie as I sat down waiting for the boat to park I wondered if there was any change since I left oversea for my education. I wondered if Tokelau was still the same.
As I was thinking a lady enters the room and kindly asks us to exit the boat. My heart is beating out of my chest. I stand up and exit the boat and see my family with the biggest smile on their faces. I dashed towards them and give them the biggest hug ever. After all the hugging and crying It was finally time to go home.
I jumped on the back of the truck as my dad starts the engine. As we were heading home I noticed a few new changes. Like the fact that people have tv's, computers, fridges, global warming, shops are now selling food that are imported, they are now using solar power and most important there is electricity. Everything was becoming modern. I didn’t have problem with things changing but what I did have problem with was that everything might change and people might start to forget the Tokelauan traditions. It was a bit of a worry to me, but I told myself that I need to focus more on my family and education.
As the days go by I was finally getting use to the changes that were made. Not going to lie at first I found it hard accepting and getting use the changes, but I figured that I was going to accept it or get use to it in the future.
As I was thinking a lady enters the room and kindly asks us to exit the boat. My heart is beating out of my chest. I stand up and exit the boat and see my family with the biggest smile on their faces. I dashed towards them and give them the biggest hug ever. After all the hugging and crying It was finally time to go home.
I jumped on the back of the truck as my dad starts the engine. As we were heading home I noticed a few new changes. Like the fact that people have tv's, computers, fridges, global warming, shops are now selling food that are imported, they are now using solar power and most important there is electricity. Everything was becoming modern. I didn’t have problem with things changing but what I did have problem with was that everything might change and people might start to forget the Tokelauan traditions. It was a bit of a worry to me, but I told myself that I need to focus more on my family and education.
As the days go by I was finally getting use to the changes that were made. Not going to lie at first I found it hard accepting and getting use the changes, but I figured that I was going to accept it or get use to it in the future.
Friday, 18 May 2018
Maths
For the past three weeks we have been learning about expressions, equations and variables. I know that a expression is a sum with no equal sign. For e.g:
2 + 2
I also know that a equation is a sum with a equal sign. For e.g:
2 + 2 = 4
I also know that a variable is a letter that represents a changing value. For e.g:
A number minus 3
= n - 3
To increase our knowledge on algebra we played games on education perfect. I think that I am getting the hang of it but I still need a bit of help, so next I would like to learn more about variables.
2 + 2
I also know that a equation is a sum with a equal sign. For e.g:
2 + 2 = 4
I also know that a variable is a letter that represents a changing value. For e.g:
A number minus 3
= n - 3
To increase our knowledge on algebra we played games on education perfect. I think that I am getting the hang of it but I still need a bit of help, so next I would like to learn more about variables.
Friday, 11 May 2018
Tokelau
Tokelau
By watching the video I know that Tokelauans face some challenges. First of all they have to make some hard decisions. A small family is having a hard time thinking about if they will let their child/ren take up scholarships overseas and if they are will they go with her/his child/ren. This is not only for this small family but for the others. If I was in this position I would let my child/ren go and I’ll stay back to take care of my parents. They could come and visit in the holidays. That way my child/ren could have a better future.
Another challenge people have to face was to do with their job. A woman migrated back to Tokelau. She returned because she felt the need to give back to her people for what they did to her. When she came back she found it challenging to adapt with to Tokelauan traditions. She also found it hard finding a job as a policewoman because the elders that run the Island think that women have certain jobs. She then got her job as a policewoman.
Another challenge they faced was losing their land. In the video it shows the small Island of Fakaofo in the village of Fale. They talk about how their village is eroding. To prevent that from happening they built a seawall out of rocks to survive. Unfortunately the village had a beach but then lost it due to erosion.
These are the challenges they face from making hard decisions to preventing their village from eroding. If I had to deal with these challenges it wouldn't be easy. I did learn something from watching this video and it was to appreciate what we receive in the present and in the days to come and that we are not the only ones dealing with difficult challenges.
By watching the video I know that Tokelauans face some challenges. First of all they have to make some hard decisions. A small family is having a hard time thinking about if they will let their child/ren take up scholarships overseas and if they are will they go with her/his child/ren. This is not only for this small family but for the others. If I was in this position I would let my child/ren go and I’ll stay back to take care of my parents. They could come and visit in the holidays. That way my child/ren could have a better future.
Another challenge people have to face was to do with their job. A woman migrated back to Tokelau. She returned because she felt the need to give back to her people for what they did to her. When she came back she found it challenging to adapt with to Tokelauan traditions. She also found it hard finding a job as a policewoman because the elders that run the Island think that women have certain jobs. She then got her job as a policewoman.
Another challenge they faced was losing their land. In the video it shows the small Island of Fakaofo in the village of Fale. They talk about how their village is eroding. To prevent that from happening they built a seawall out of rocks to survive. Unfortunately the village had a beach but then lost it due to erosion.
These are the challenges they face from making hard decisions to preventing their village from eroding. If I had to deal with these challenges it wouldn't be easy. I did learn something from watching this video and it was to appreciate what we receive in the present and in the days to come and that we are not the only ones dealing with difficult challenges.
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
Social Studies - Key Concepts
Today I learnt about two new Social Studies concepts, sustainability and modernisation.
The first concept sustainability means Sustainability is basically to sustain something or in more specific words to keep something in a certain level. An example of this concept is preventing a animal from being extinct by protecting its environment.
The second social studies concept modernisation means modernisation is when you use something that was recent. Like in the olden days back before your parents were born they use to cook their food by making a hangi, but now and days they use stoves. An example of this concept could be using a tool that was recent like google maps to find your destination.
The first concept sustainability means Sustainability is basically to sustain something or in more specific words to keep something in a certain level. An example of this concept is preventing a animal from being extinct by protecting its environment.
The second social studies concept modernisation means modernisation is when you use something that was recent. Like in the olden days back before your parents were born they use to cook their food by making a hangi, but now and days they use stoves. An example of this concept could be using a tool that was recent like google maps to find your destination.
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