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Drones are remotely control unmanned flying machines. They are used for filming, racing and for fun.
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2016 Olympic Mascot
Comparing Mascots
NZ Olympic Mascot
How have bikes changed?
Doped Bikes
Good Spotting!
Why athletes get sponsored
Walt: Make connections by thinking about underlying ideas in and between texts.
Walt: Understand why companies sponsor athletes
Key Concepts:
- Sponsorship is needed for athletes to live, race and win.
- Sponsors only want to sponsor the best athletes.
Instructions:
This is the second lesson of our focus into athletes and sponsorship. This week we are going to explore why companies like Adidas sponsor athletes.
When reading write down any unknown words on this Padlet Drones: Vocabulary Exploration . During our reading group we will discuss these unknown words.
1. Read Text 1: Paint Job (School Journal, P2, N3, 1997)
2. After reading text 1 use the text to answer the questions on the Padlet: Drones - Paint Job
3. Read Text 2: adidas signs Sonny Bill
4. In pairs and then in our group we will discuss the sounds in the presentation: What’s That Sound? V.1
Text 1: Paint Job (School Journal, P2, N3, 1997)
Text 2: adidas signs Sonny Bill
Sponsorship
Walt: Find key information and think about what we read.
Walt: Understand how athletes need sponsorship
Key Concepts:
- Sponsorship is needed for athletes to live, race and win.
- Sponsors only want to sponsor the best athletes.
Instructions:
This is the first lesson of our mini inquiry into athletes and sponsorship. This week we are going to explore what sponsorship is and why athletes need it.
This week we are also going to start our Drones: Vocabulary Exploration Padlet. We will use this Padlet to record any unknown words during our reading and discuss definitions of new words in our group.
1. Read Text 1: Give It a Try ( School Journal, Part 2, N2, 2000)
2. After reading text 1 use the text to answer the questions on the Padlet: Drones - Give it a Try
3. Read Text 2: Swimmer Natalie Coughlin on Pilates, Plums, and Backstroking For Gold.
Extreme Cheating
Walt: Find key information and think about what we read.
Walt: Explore how and why some technology is cheating.
Key Concepts:
- Technology is helping athletes go faster & able to break world records.
- Some technology advances in sport are actually cheating.
Instructions:
This is the third lesson of a mini inquiry into technology and the olympics. This week we are going to look at a some technology advances which are cheating. We will continue thinking about why and what technology is cheating.
This week we are also going to start our Drones: Vocabulary Exploration Padlet. We will use this Padlet to record any unknown words during our reading and discuss definitions of new words in our group.
1. Read Text 1: Game On! ( School Journal, Part 1, N1, 2006)
2. After reading text 1 use the text to answer the questions on the Padlet: Drones - Game On!
3. Read Text 2: Justin Gatlin beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record. When reading think about how and why this technology is cheating.
4. Make a copy of the presentation: Advice blog - Justin Gatlin Beats Bolt. Follow the instructions to complete a report on Sarah Pete's cheating.
5. Explore the Extras to do some independent interest learning around technology and the Olympics.
Text 1: Game On! ( School Journal, Part 1, N1, 2006)
Links
Padlet: Drones - Game On!
Presentation: Advice blog - Justin Gatlin Beats Bolt
Drones: Vocabulary Exploration Padlet
Extras:
Doped Bikes
Walt: Find key information and think about what we read.
Walt: Explore how and why some technology is cheating.
Key Concepts:
- Technology is helping athletes go faster & able to break world records.
- Some technology advances in sport are actually cheating.
Instructions:
This is the second lesson of a mini inquiry into technology and the olympics. This week we are going to continue learning about how technology has changed bike racing. We are also going to look at a technology advance in bikes which is actually cheating and then think about why and what technology is cheating.
1. Read Text 1: Ruby's Sunflower
2. After reading text 1 use the text to answer the questions on the Padlet: Drones - Ruby's Sunflower
3. Read Text 2: Doped Bikes. When reading think about how this technology is cheating and other bike design technology is not cheating.
4. Make a copy of the presentation: Investigation Report - Bike Doping. Follow the instructions to complete a report on Sarah Pete's cheating.
5. Explore the Extras to do some independent interest learning around technology and the Olympics.
Text 1: Ruby's Sunflower ( School Journal, Part 1, N5, 2001)
Text 2: Doped Bikes
How have bikes changed?
Walt: Discuss what we have read by finding key information and using the things we already know.
Walt: Explore how has bikes have changed and improved.
Key Concepts:
- Technology is helping athletes go faster and able to break world records.
- Some technology advances in sport are actually cheating.
Instructions:
This is the first lesson of our next mini inquiry into how technology has changed sporting by helping athletes to improve their speeds, heights and distances. This week we are going to think about how bikes work and how they have changed.
1. Read Text 1: The First Rugby Ball.
1. Read Text 2: Sports Technology. Find one section that is interesting to you and find some facts about what has changed to share with the group.
2. Explore the Extras to do some independent interest learning around technology and cycling.
3. Make a copy of the drawing: How has the bicycle changed? Follow the instructions to show some changes from this bike to the Olympic bikes today.
Text 1: The First Rugby Ball
Text 2: Sports Technology
Evolution of the Bicycle from Visual Artwork on Vimeo.
Links
Drawing: How has the bicycle changed?
Extras
NZ Olympic Mascot
Walt: Discuss what we have read by finding key information and using the things we already know.
Walt: Explore what makes New Zealand unique and special.
Key Concept: Countries have different cultures and things that make them unique/special.
Instructions:
This is the last lesson of our mini inquiry all about Olympic Mascots and how mascots show what makes a country unique/special. The focus of this last lesson is to explore what makes NZ special and unique and in doing so design our own NZ Olympic mascot. To do this we will read lots about different NZ icons and discuss what and why we think they represent NZ.
1. Read Text 1: Kiwiana #2 and think why each icon is special to NZ.
2. Click Text 2: New Zealand Icons and read through a few designed NZ Mascots.
3. Make a copy of the Drawing: My NZ Olympic Mascot.
Post to your blog and blog log.
Text 1: Kiwiana #2
Text 3: Any Old Iron (Journal)
Links
Drawing: My NZ Olympic Mascot
Extra Texts which might be helpful:
Comparing Mascots
Walt: Discuss what we have read by finding key information and using the things we already know.
Walt: Compare Olympic mascots by looking at what they teach us about their country.
Key Concept: Countries have different things that make them special.
Instructions:
In this lesson we will look at some past olympic game mascots and think about how they compare to the Rio 2016 mascot.
1.Read Text 1: Wenlock - London 2012 This will give you some information on the mascot for the London 2012 Olympics.
2. Make a copy of the drawing: Comparing Mascots. Follow the instructions to make a poster comparing two mascots.
Post to your blog and blog log.
4. Read Text 3: The history of Olympic mascots
Text 1: Wenlock - London 2012
Text 2: Vinicius - Who am I?
Links
Drawing: Comparing Mascots
Extras
Text 3: The history of Olympic mascots
Video - Video: Out of a rainbow
2016 Olympic Mascot
WALT: Understand how and why characters have different viewpoints.
Apply Understanding / Key Concept: Countries have different things that make them special.
Instructions:
Our topic this term is Olympics Exposed. So to begin this exciting topic we are going to learn all about what are the Olympics and then begin exploring everything about the mascot of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Vinicius. Our key question is: What does this mascot teach us about Brazil?
1. To start watch this video, Ancient and Modern Olympics, to learn some facts about the Olympics. Listen carefully because we will discuss what you have learned.
2.Read Text 2: Vinicius - Who am I?. This will give you some more information about Vinicius. There is also audio and a video to listen to. Then in your group you will discuss what is the Rio 2016 mascot is.
3. Make a copy of the drawing: 2016 Rio Olympic Mascot. Follow the instructions to make a poster all about the 2016 Rio Olympic Mascot.
Post to your blog and blog log.
4. Watch and read the other texts to learn some more about
Video 1: Ancient and Modern Olympics
Text 2: Vinicius - Who am I?
Image Attribution: Panorama.com.ve
Links
Drawing: 2016 Rio Olympic Mascot
Extras
Video - Rio Olympic Mascot
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