Stick Insects

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Independent Learn Task:

Kuri

Make a copy of this document and answer the 10 questions.

All of the answers are in the article that you have read, so make sure that you go all the way through to find the answers.

Remember to  write your answers in full sentences… if you can’t remember how to do this, go back to last weeks work and check!

When did the early Polynesians begin sailing across the Pacific Ocean looking for new lands? Over two thousand years ago.

2. What are Kuri? Kuri is a type of dog.

3. What have people found in Hawaii? People have found dog bones that are hundreds or thousands years old.

4. Who did Kuri arrive with? The kuri arrived with early polynesian voyagers.

5. Who was Taneatua? Taneatua was a well-known explorer.

6. What is Mataatua? Mataatua is a type of boat. (Waka)

7. What is the hill called? The name of the hill is called Urewera.

8. What valley did Taneatua leave another one of his dogs in? He left another one of his dogs in Ruatoki valley.

9. Who is Captain Cook? (you might need to do some research) Captain cook is a captain he had a crew and his real name is James cook.

10. What happened to the dogs when they attacked sheep? When Kuri attacked sheep from farms the farmers shoot the Kuri and the Kuri die.