Summer Learning Journey Week 4 - Activities 2

Activity 2: Protecting the Most Vulnerable - Fact or Fiction? [4 points]

Here in New Zealand we have a native dolphin, the Māui Dolphin, that is on the verge of extinction (disappearing forever). As of this year, there are only 63 Māui dolphins left and people predict that they will be extinct by 2033. Environmentalists and activists, including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), are working hard to save the dolphin because it is such a special and unique animal. To learn more about the Māui Dolphin, please follow this link. If you would like to sign a petition from the WWF encouraging the New Zealand government to take action to save the Maui Dolphin, please follow this link.

Once you have learned more about this unique dolphin, it is time for you to share your learning with us.

On your blog, post three facts that you learned about the Māui Dolphin. Then, using your imagination, create three more statements about Māui dolphins that are not true (i.e. false). Please don’t tell us which of your statements about Māui Dolphins are true and which are false. It will be the job of the students and staff who read your blog to figure it out.

3 Facts -

1. Maui Dolphin are only found off the west coast.

2. Maui Dolphin are the biggest threat they face.

3. Maui Dolphin needs to be protected throughout their habits.

3 Facts that are False about Maui Dolphin -

1. Maui Dolphin are black with grey throat and neck

2. Maui Dolphin lives around the North Island

3. Maui Dolphin are found close inshore