What A Disatser.

What a Disaster!

My vocab

Here we will come up with some vocab that is important to the story and we will find out what these words
mean. We will use the dictionary to find a definition and then we will create our own definition.
This vocab will either be new or words related to our topic.

Word	Dictionary Definition	My Definition
Disappointed	upset	angerey
Container	box	case
Dangerous	harmless	savage
Port	seaport	radio
Poisonous	Non-toxic	dangerous
Rot	old	orange
Protective gear	safeguarding	shielding
Environmental	damage	brake
Disatser	problem	Big mess

True or False?

Statement	T/F	Evidence
After the spill people could still go swimming and surfing.	F	Because the black blobs of oil was poisonous.
The Rena was the name of the ship that crashed into the reef.	T	Because in the 3 sentence in the beginning of the story it said A container ship called the Rena had crashed into Astrolabe.
All of the containers survived and didn’t get ripped open in the ocean.	F	Most of the containers survived and one had still be sealed and the rest had opened and had been filled with hamburger patties.
None of the sea creatures were harmed by the oil spill.	F	Because the wildlife expert said that up to twenty thousand bird may have been killed.
The beach was covered in tiny specks of oil.	T	Because the people was picking up very tiny bit of oil that they could find.
There were 1600 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 1200 containers on the ship.	F	There were 1,700 tonnes of fuel oil and 1,300 containers.

Questions about the reading:

Question	Answer
What was the name of the beach where the oil spill happened?	Mount Maunganui.
How many tonnes was the Rena carrying?	They were carrying 1,300 tonnes on `the Rena.
What is the Rena?	The Rena is a big ship that  carries containers.
Why was it bad that the containers came off the Rena?	Because the Rena boat was not strong enough to hold all of the containers.
What did it smell like when the children arrived at their grandparents?	It smelt like a petrol station they said. Also it made them feel abit sick.
What was in the container that washed up to the beach?	Dosennes of black blob oil.
How many tonnes of oil had been spilt into the sea?	350 of oil had been split into the sea.
Why is the article called What a Disaster?	Because there was a big huge mess in Mount Maunganui and there were piousness oil on the beach too.
Do you think this oil spill will still be causing problems for sea creatures?	Yes
Why do you think this was such a terrible accident?	This was a big huge disaster because the fuil black oil is killing sea life and make Mount Maunganui beach a mess.
What is something that we could try and do to prevent this happening again?	Putting half of the containers on another Rena boat so it is not that heavy while going across the water.

Task Description: This is a reading and writing activity about the story book called What A Disaster. It is all about Mount Maunganui beach being covered in balch fuel oil and it is killing sea life. Hope you enjoy this activity and doe'nt forget to leave a comment down below ( if you like it ).

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