What is in a clean stream

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Clear Water
Dragonflies
Wood Debris
Lilies
Watercress
Bank Vegetation
Rocks
Tall Grass

Cabbage Tree and Bull Rushe

We had to paint a silhouette of either a cabbage tree or a bull rush I chose to paint a cabbage tree. It was actually quite tricky to get the fine details so in the end it just ended up like a wizard goat. Cabbage trees around the Oamaru creek.

What is the difference between a Stream, Creek and River

Statistical Investigation: Omaru Creek

Walt:  conduct a statistical investigation.

We used google maps to determine the walking  distance to 124 Apirana Avenue. This is the entrance to the Omaru Creek that we are studying. The screenshot shows the route, distance and time from my house to the creek. Furthest away was Zain who was 4.8km away and it would take him 59 minutes to walk. Jolie however live the closest only 550m away which by walking is 7 minutes. Harrison lives in East Tamaki so I had to work out how far it would be from the train station The mean distance of the 5 people in my group is 1970m.

Saving the Omaru Creek

The Omaru Creek is located in a suburb in east Auckland called Glen Innes. It is infested with rubbish, fat and polluted water. The residents of Glen Innes disposed baby wipes, mattress springs and household rubbish into this creek. Furthermore, cooking fats were poured down kitchen sinks resulting in blockages.

There was an overflow in the Omaru Creek so a Maintenance crew from Auckland Council was called they identified and solved the  problem. They cleared out the blockage, removed all of the rubbish and also flushed the stream with clean fresh water.  Now Glen Innes School needs to play their part in helping the community by cleaning up the stream and making sure that this never happens again.