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Trees
Walt: make connections across multiple texts
Instructions:
Read the texts below.
Use the information from the websites and journals to complete the presentation and poster and then share them on your blog.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What is a 'native' tree?
Name and talk about at least 3 native NZ trees
Is a coconut tree native to NZ?
Why is a coconut tree so useful?
Read with the teacher:
School Journal P3 N3 2002
Read with a buddy:
Extra activity: Grammar
Activity : The Tree of Life
NZ Native Birds
Walt: make connections across multiple texts
Instructions:
Read the texts below.
Use the information from the websites and journals to complete the presentation and poster and then share them on your blog.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What does endemic or native mean?
What are some names of native NZ Birds
Why is it important for us to take care of our native birds?
How do pests threaten our native birds?
Read: Forest and Mountain Birds
Read: Sea and Shore Birds
Read:
Read with teacher: Click for sound
Create! Endemic Birds Poster
Activity: Spirit of the Bird
Pests and native animals
Walt: make connections across multiple texts
Instructions:
Read the texts below.
Use the information from the websites and journals to complete the presentation and poster and then share them on your blog.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What is a pest?
What are the main types of pests in New Zealand?
Why are pests bad for our environment?
How do pests affect bird life in NZ?
Read: Mice
Read: Possums
Read: Rats
Read with teacher: 'Kiwi In The City'
Click on the book for activity
Activity: Pest Poster
Activity: Pest Detectives
Image Attribution:
Mice, possum and rat: www.doc.govt.nz
Week 5 - Reduce, reuse, recycle
Walt: make connections across multiple texts
Instructions:
Read all of the readings and watch both of the videos.
Use the information from the websites and journals to complete the presentations and then share them on your blog.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What is recycling?
How can I recycle properly?
What is Para Kore?
What are the 3 R's?
Explain what Kaitiakitanga means
Read: Kaitiaki Of The Stream
Read: Doing Your Bit
Watch: Para Kore
Activity: Kaitiaki of the stream
Activity: for 'Doing Your Bit'
Activity: How to Recycle
Image Attribution:
Recycle Logo: Petr Kratochvil @ http://www.freestockphotos.biz/stockphoto/5696
Week 3 - Water Pollution
Walt: make connections across multiple texts
Instructions:
Read all of the readings and watch both of the videos.
Use the information from the websites and journals to complete the poster and then share it on your blog.
After you finish the poster, complete the activity for the 'The River'
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What impact does plastic have on the environment?
Does NZ live up to it's '100% pure' reputation?
How are our oceans and rivers polluted?
What are people doing to fight against plastic pollution?
YouTube Video
Read: Plastic Petition
Read: Plastic Fantastic
Padlet word bank
Create and Share - Poster
Activity - "Plastic Fantastic"
World Pollution
Walt: make connections across multiple texts
Te Taiao o Tāmaki
This term our inquiry theme is Te Taiao o Tāmaki which means
'the environment of Tāmaki'. Over the next three weeks, we will learn about one of the biggest threats to our environment: pollution. This week, we will learn about pollution all around the world!
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What is pollution?
What are the three main types of pollution?
How is pollution having an impact on the environment?
Where in the world is pollution the worst?
Instructions:
Read all three of the readings and watch both of the videos. You can read/watch them in any order. Use the information to complete the presentation and then share it on your blog.
Remember:
Use safe search for images and then do an image attribution
Write a description with your presentation when you publish on your blog
Use labels on your blog
Extra for experts!
Read 'What a Disaster!' in the school journal
Click on the school journal below to take you to the activity
China and Delhi: The most polluted places on earth
Teacher Notes
YouTube Video: Smog in China
What is pollution?
Extra activity: 'What A Disaster!'
Water pollution
Land Pollution
Google Drawings: Poster
Image attribution:
What is pollution: @http://study.com/
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Wikipedia @https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastikm%C3%BCll_in_den_Ozeanen
Water pollution: Wikipedia @https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_pollution
Land pollution: Wikipedia @https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill
School Journal: tki @http://instructionalseries.tki.org.nz/content/search?SearchText=environment&SearchButton=&CurrentTab=is_homepage&SubTreeArray%5B%5D=22574&ColourWheelLevel=all&CurriculumLevel=all&ReadingYearLevel=all&LearningArea=all
About My Group - Tanzanians
Walt: Read for meaning and present your learning in a slideshow
Instructions:
Kia Ora! Welcome to your new literacy class! This is the group that you will be in for reading, so why not learn all about it?
Read both of the readings and watch both of the videos. You can read/watch them in any order.
Use the information to complete the presentation to a high standard and then share it on your blog.
A few reminders:
Organise your presentation in your writing folder
Add a brief description about your presentation when you post it on your blog
Image attribution - ask Miss Scanlan!
Teacher Notes
YouTube Video
Time for Kids: Day In The Life
Google Maps
Wikipedia
National Geographic - Kids
Presentation Template
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