🌊 Part 1: What Threatens Our Lagoon?

WALT: Identify environmental threats to Waituna Lagoon

1. Circle the things that can harm Waituna Lagoon:

Rubbish in the wai (water)

Manu (birds) flying

Cutting down trees

Fish swimming

2. What happens when rubbish goes in the lagoon?

Manu (birds) can get sick

The water becomes cleaner

More fish come to live there

3. Draw a line to match each threat with what it harms:

Pollution in wai

Cutting trees

Loud noises

Manu lose homes

Fish get sick

Animals get scared

🤝 Part 2: Being Kaitiaki (Guardians)

4. How can we care for Waituna Lagoon? Tick all the good ideas:

Put rubbish in bins

Plant more rākau (trees)

Throw bottles in the water

Be quiet near manu (birds)

5. Fill in the blanks using these words: clean, safe, kaitiaki

We can be _____________ of Waituna Lagoon by keeping it _____________ and _____________ for all living things.

6. What would you tell a friend about caring for our lagoon?

🎨 Part 3: Extension Activity

7. Draw a picture showing one threat to the lagoon and how we can fix it:

8. Challenge: Write or draw three te reo Māori words for things in nature:

1. _____________ (water)

2. _____________ (bird)

3. _____________ (tree)

Waituna Lagoon Environmental Threats

Waituna Lagoon Environmental Threats

🌊 Part 1: What Threatens Our Lagoon?

🤝 Part 2: Being Kaitiaki (Guardians)

🎨 Part 3: Extension Activity

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