Basket Boats

WALT: Identify and make connections with informationq

SC: Identify key points of information.

Basket Boats by Jill MacGregor SJ P2 N1 2009

Answer with full sentences

eg. Who is your teacher in Room 7?

Correct: Mrs Parker is my teacher in Room 7

Wrong: Mrs Parker

1. How does Thanh and his family look after the Thung Chai boat? Give as much detail as possible.

            Every six months or so, a sticky resin from a special tree is smeared over the inside and outside of     

          thung chai. This makes the boat watertight.

2. The boat is made from natural resources. What are the resources?

            bamboo stick and a fishing line.

             

3. Find pictures of all of the resources needed to make and care for this boat.

          

           

4. Would we be able to make these boats here in New Zealand?

           Yes because we have those resources.