Forensic Science

In Term 3 Kaituna Learning Centre learnt about Forensic Science with Constable Neil. We had so much fun, Constable Neil set up a fake crime scene for our class and we had to dust for finger prints and swab for DNA samples we also had to make up our own scenario for the Kaituna court. I really enjoyed the experience and hope we can do it again!  

In term 3, week 6 the school had a speech competition and everybody in the school had to compete. My speech was about Global Warming and how we can save the earth. There was a  range of speeches from Maori speeches to speeches about cockroaches. Two people from our learning centre won a trophy and I thought they both deserved it. Speeches were a fun experience and I hope we get to do it again!

komodo dragon

komodo dragon

would like to introduce you to a strange but fearless creature...the komodo dragon

Appearance

The komodo dragons long thick body is covered in a layer of brown and green scales. This strong and powerful reptile has extremely sharp claws as it uses them for digging  and fighting. Its long,       muscular tail flaps behind their short, stubby legs.

Diet

The komodo dragon eats a range of different food-mostly wild pigs, deer, goats, dogs and even sometimes themselves. The komodo dragon uses its fork-like tongue to taste, smell and sense chemicals in the air. They have deadly saliva to kill their prey. They can smell up to 9km away.

Habitat

The komodo dragon lives mostly on five Indonesian Islands: Rinca, Flores, Gili, Motang and Padar either in woodlands, dry places or scrubby hillsides.

Special Features

The komodo dragon has some quite unusual features! After swimming they go into a burrow to get their body temperature back to normal. They can run at 24kilometres an hour. They were not discovered until 100 years ago.

Enemies

The komodo dragons enemies are themselves also humans. They cautiously approach their enemies but before they do anything they puff their chest out as a warning and then attack.

Life Cycle

The komodo dragon starts as a soft leathery egg, they incubate for 2.5-8 months. They appear in April or May and they are about 34cm long, and then they grow into adults.

Species

The komodo dragon is a species of a Komodoeisis. There are only 3000-5000 lift in the world so that means they are endangered animals

I hope you have learned some valuable facts about the komodo dragon!

Maya Weir

In Term 1 Kaituna learning center went to lake Rotoma Camp, it was a great experience and I hope we can go again!!!!!

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