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Dictionary meanings.
Dictionary meanings.
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Architect-A person who engages in the profession of architecture.
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Calculate-to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
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Collision-the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash: the collision of two airplanes.
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Considerable-the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash: the collision of two airplanes.
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warranty
a stipulation, explicit or implied, in assurance of some particular in connection with a contract,as of sale: an express warranty of the quality of goods.
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sauce to dress or prepare with sauce; season: meat well sauced.
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lash a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment: He received 20 lashes.
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quiz an informal test or examination of a student or class.
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label a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something toindicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
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Using Te Ara 2 Mosese
Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
2. Tamaki River
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.
Where does the river flow from and to? River flows from mangere east to estuary on waitemata.
What was the link used by Maori called? otahuhu potages.
What two bodies of water does it join?Waitemata, Manukau
What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?Sandspits
What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?Halfmoon bay.
When was the first Panmure Bridge built?
It was built in 1866
When was the current bridge built?
it was built 1955.
Paste a copy of the painting of the first bridge here (and delete this instruction)
Thursday 17 October 2013
Monday 14 October 2013
Waitemata research
Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1. Waitemata Harbour
L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.
Use our skimming and scanning skills.
Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.
What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?
It’s a drowned river valley.
Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?
It was chosen to be New Zealand’s capital because it was also known as the Auckland Harbour.
What does Waitemata mean?
Waitemata was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate
Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:
Auckland’s chief port - Ngāti Whātua's lands border four harbours - Hokianga, Kaipara, Waitematā and Manukau
Viaduct
basin - The Viaduct Basin, site of the old fishing harbour, was
redeveloped in the mid-1990s as a site where the Royal New Zealand Yacht
Squadron could host the America’s Cup in 1999 and 2003.
Westhaven
- Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in
Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing.
Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.
Greenhithe bridge - The
Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing,
spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the
North Shore.
Natural features - Natural
features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as The
Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky submarine promontory.
Spelling Activicty Mosese
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Fluent
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Architech
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Acrobatic
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Indulge
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Calculate
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democratic
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Label
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Collision
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Geometry
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Medal
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Donation
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Hilarious
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Naked
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Renovate
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Calculator
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Parchment
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Stimulate
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Hysterical
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Suction
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Tribunal
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Participate
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Descent
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Warranty
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Perpetual
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Exclude
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Contribute
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Investegate
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Fraction
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Duplicate
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Jubilation
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