Stars

What are stars?

Stars are giant hot glowing

balls of gas.If two atoms fuse

together it will make enough

heat and light to create a lot

of energy.Also there are

constellations.Constellations

that are group of stars that

form patterns.Galaxies are

where collections of stars

also there are four dwarf stars

They are known as red

dwarf star,the sun,white

star and the big blue star.

Traditionally in the past

Maori used the constellation

of Matariki to tell them when

to grow and harvest new crops.

What is hibernating

What is hibernation?

Hibernation is when animals

go in a deep sleep throughout

the winter.When they hibernate

they don’t need to eat drink or

go to the toiloite.The only time they

finish hibernating is when spring falls.

There are numbers of animals that

hibernate like  bears.scorpions,spiders,

snakes and bats.The other animals

are warm blooded

but they don’t need to hibernate

because they already

warm by their fur.  

Animals that are cold or warm blooded

Animals that are cold blooded

Frogs,Fish,Snails,Snake,Lizards,

Crocodiles,Tortoises,Amphibians,

Penguins,Turtles,Alligators.

Warm blooded animals are

Wolves,Foxes,Tigers,Dogs,Cats,Lions,

Bears,Giraffes Elephants,Grizzly Bears,

Polar bears,Eagles.

Survey

Today me and room 6 did a

survey about who celebrates

Matariki and who doesn’t celebrate

Matariki.Out 24 people 18 Maori

students said they don’t celebrate

Matarita but 1 Maori Student said

that their family goes outside to

look at the Matariki stars and the

other 3 Maori students said they have

family dinner and the others said they

have a barbeque.

What we do for Matariki

I made a poster about Matariki

because Matariki is when family

get together.On Matariki people

weave,fish,harvest crops,remember

their ancestors and for people to

narrate legends.Before dawn people

cook breakfast and go outside to

view the Matariki stars.It is believed

that if we see bright and shining stars,

it is a promise of a good year.Hazy

stars indicate cold

weather and less abundant harvest.

Matarik big book introduction

There are lots of Maori legends
about Matariki.The most famous
story about Matariki is when Maui
the Maori god roped Tama Nui Te
- ra,the sun to slow him down.The
Sun was seriously wounded and tired
of being pulled by the ropes.

He felt miserable and hid away in his cave for several days.
The days grew colder and colder and winter was born.
Plants could not grow and people were sick of the cold.Maui
felt guilty because people were raged and wanted the Sun to
rise back.