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Coding

Walt: understand why coding is important to learn.

Instructions

1. Read all the instructions carefully, both on this site and on your docs.

2. Read the text "Why kids should learn to code"

3. Open the activity "Coding Vocabulary". - Complete the task and share on your blog.

4. Open the activity "Coding Advice blog" - Use the arguments and information from the reading and the video. - Make sure you read the letter carefully and identify all the questions that Dylan asks you for help with. 5. Once both tasks are on your blog you can further your own learning on coding and create your own flappy bird game.

Text: Why kids should learn to code

YOUTUBE VIDEO

Extra Texts: Youtube: Why all kids should learn to code Website: What is HTML anyway Website: Code.orgLinks Google Draw: Vocab Task Presentation Task: Advice Blog

Year 5&6 Camp

Walt: make connections across a wide range of texts.

Instructions

1. Read the instructions carefully.

2. Using google search for the Year 5/6 camp at Pt England School

- Find a blog post by an older student at Pt England School about the Year 5/6 camp.

- Create a new blog post.

- Summarise the authors thoughts about camp in their blog post in 1 paragraph.

- - Write a second paragraph explaining how your experiences were similar or different.

3. Link the authors blog post to your blog post.

4. Give a shout out to the author on your own blog.

5. Leave a comment on the authors blog.

Text: Pt England Blogs

Summarise your chosen blog post

1. Introduce your writer.

- Who are they?

- What year did they go to camp?

- Were they in Year 5 or 6?

2. What were their highlights?

- What was their favourite moment on camp.

- What was another moment they mentioned?

Rangitoto

Walt: synthesise information from across multiple texts.

Instructions

1. Please read all instructions carefully, both on this site and in docs.

2. Read the text Secrets of Rangitoto Island

- Talk about this text with a member of your group. You will have to discuss it with your whole group soon with the teacher.

3. Read the Fuller Ferry text and begin the Brochure tasks. There is a lot of writing in these tasks so be careful to check your punctuation and sentences.

- Complete both sides of the brochure and share on your blog.

- Remember to use Free to use images, and also provide attribution.

4. Read the texts "Aucklands Volcanic Risk" and "Volcanic Hazards".

- Using the information from both these texts you will need to create a postcard to send to a friend. Explain in your Postcard what the Volcanic risks are for living in Auckland.

5. The Youtube video is a simulated event (this means it's not real).

Text: Secrets of Rangitoto Island

Extra texts

Website: Fuller Ferry

Website: Aucklands Volcanic Risk

Website: Volcanic Hazards

Links

Google Draw: Brochure (Front)

Google Draw: Brochure (Back)

Google Presentation: Postcard

Earthquakes

Walt: make connections between multiple texts

Instructions:

1. Please read all instructions carefully. Both instructions on the site and on your docs.

2.Read your story carefully

3. Watch the video "Get Thru"

Open the activity PES Get Thru Presentation. Complete the presentation with a buddy. You will need to use your chromebook webcam to take photos of you and your partner. Remember this presentation should look visually appealing, while giving accurate and descriptive safety advice.

4.. After your teacher has seen your Presentation share it on your blog and begin the video plan. You do not need to make a copy, as your teacher has already shared it with you! You will need to plan your safety video carefully with your whole group on the Google doc before you start filming.. Please have your teacher ok your plan before you start.

Text: Earth Quake

Extra Texts

Website: Get Thru

Website: What is an earthquake

News Story: Christchurch Earthquake

School Journal: One City - Two Earthquakes

Links

Google Presentation: PES Get Thru

Google Doc: Get Thru Saftey Video plan

Examples

Presentation: Example Presentation

Taupō

Walt: identify the main ideas in the text by using a variety of strategies.

Instructions:

1. Read your story carefully

Google Mapping New Zealand Volcanoes

2. Read and follow these instructions carefully.

3. Follow these instructions to begin your Google maps task.

4. This task is on going, so you can add more to it throughout the term! Post this onto your blog with 1 paragraph explaining the task and what the main thing was that you learnt about 'Whakaari'.

Text: Taupō