Tuesday 15 December 2015

Term 4 Inquiry - Technology


My animal is the NZ kingfisher

What does my animal need in its enclosure?
Nest, tank of water, dirt, branches, rocks, bushes, feeding box, logs, bark.

What features did I add just for my animal and how are they helpful?
A hut underneath the nest for another hiding place and a water tank that only it can get into.

Did I make any changes and why did I decide to do that?
I hot glued the sticks to the nest so it wouldn’t fall down and wreck the other stuff in the box.



Thursday 2 July 2015

Killer Whales

The Killer Whale’s Latin name is Orcinus Orca and it is the biggest type of dolphin.
Habitat
One type of killer whales is found in the waters of the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Great Britain. They live in ice-free waters. Type-a Killer Whale live offshore in ice-free waters. Other killer whales live near Antarctica. Pacific Killer Whales are usually sighted offshore near California and Mexico.                                                                                                                                                                   
Diet
Killer Whales eat many species of bony fish, sharks, and rays, and 50 different species of marine mammals. Killer Whales have also been seen eating many other types of animals including leatherback sea turtles dugongs, moose, penguins and other seabirds.
Description
Adult male killer whales are larger overall than the females. They look like a Dalmatian because they have black and white patterns.   
Dynamics
Killer Whales breathe though their blow hole. Killer Whales usually hunt at night when the sharks hunt too.

To make the world a better place for the Killer Whales people should not kill them.