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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Summer Learning Journey 2019-2020 • Week 1 • Day 2 - Activity 1

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, for today I am going to be doing another activity for the Summer Learning Journey. I hope you enjoy reading my post and I hope you learn something!

Day 2: UP IN THE AIR

Activity 1: Flying Solo

Jean Batten was a famous aviator (pilot) who was born in Rotorua, New Zealand in 1909. In the 1930s she made several record-breaking solo flights (on her own) across the world. In fact, she was the first person to fly solo from England to New Zealand - a huge achievement! She also flew a number of long solo flights between England and Australia/Brazil. When she flew, she always took a sulk dress with her so that she could look beautiful at the parties she attended upon her arrival.


Amelia Earhart was an Americal aviator who lived at about the same time as Jean Batten. Like Jean, she also flew solo. In fact, she was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She flew all the way from Canada to Northern Ireland on her own without stopping. In 1937, Amelia Earhart attempted to circumnavigate (go right around) the world. Unfortunately, the flight ended in tragedy when she disappeared near Howland Island, about halfway between Australia and Hawaii. She was never found.

For this activity, we had to compare and contrast Jean and Amelia, we had to include at least three similarities and three differences between them.


I hope you learned something today, please have a great day!

3 comments:

  1. Gabe
    Hi Lyan,

    Great use of a Venn Diagram! Jean and Amelia were certainly two talented pilots! I really like how you have also included more detail above you diagram, this really engages us readers and allows us to learn more about these two-amazing people!

    I had no idea that Jean had planned her flight while she was still studying! That would have been a very busy time of her life. Do you want to fly planes when you are older? What are your hobbies?

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    Keep up your wonderful blogging work!

    Gabe

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  2. Hi Gabe, thank you for your lovely comment, flying planes would be a cool thing to do but I'm actually afraid of heights. My hobbies are, dancing, reading, drawing,photography and playing the piano. Once again thank you for your lovely comment, I hope you have a great day!

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    1. Hi Lyan, Great hobbies! I hope that you get to pursue them all in later life! I also play the piano, Hope that you are enjoying your holidays.

      Gabe :)

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