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Components of the Solar System
Walt: understand specific vocabulary by finding clues in the text.
Walt: rearrange and select important information to make sense of, and summarise ideas.
Focus:
This week, we will begin our final focus topic. This topic will begin with us inquiring into different components of the solar system, and will lead into a chance for you to explore an area of your choice.
Instructions:
1. Read your texts for the week.
2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.
3. Complete the follow up Task.
4. Continue working on your animation for the term.
2. What causes a shooting star
(Wonderopolis)
3. NASA website
EXPLORE
Vocabulary
Follow up Task
Animation
Comprehension Task
Attributions:
Youtube: Dark Oceans: Surveying Saturn's Moons | Out there | The New York Times (The New York Times) - 8 November 2015
Kory 'flight of the Kiwi'
Walt: read a graphic novel
Walt: read for understanding and enjoyement
Focus:
Instructions:
1. Read your texts for the week.
3. Complete the 'Parts of a graphic novel' follow up task.
4. Complete the 'Characters and Setting' follow up task.
5. Complete the questionnaire.
4. Continue working on your animation for the term.
5. Complete your 'Guardians of the Galaxy' song.
Vocabulary
Characters and Setting
Animation
The Parts of a Graphic Novel
Questionnaire
Attributions:
Youtube: Meet the locals - New Zealand Geckos | Massey University (Massey University) - 26 August 2015
Life on other planets
Walt: make connections across texts.
Walt: justify our opinions using information from texts.
Walt: understand the wider solar system and distances between planets.
Focus:
This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. This week, we will continue to look beyond Earth while continuing to think about the resources which make Earth habitable.
Instructions:
1. Read your three texts for the week.
2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.
3. Complete the follow up Task.
4. Continue working on your animation for the term.
5. Complete work from last week.
Vocabulary
Follow up Task
Animation
Comprehension Task
Attributions:
Youtube: What makes a planet habitable | M51 and Gizmo in Half Baked Plan | NASA Spitzer (FREE SPACE) - 15 March 2017
Life Beyond Earth
Walt: scan for information in texts
Walt: make connections across texts
Walt: compare resources on Earth and Mars
Walt: understand the wider solar system and distances between planets
Focus:
This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. Over the next 3 weeks, we will be inquiring into what makes planet Earth habitable.
Instructions:
1. Read your three texts for the week.
2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.
3. Complete the comprehension task.
4. Complete the follow up task.
5. Continue on your animation for the term.
6. Complete work from last week.
Comprehension Task (Week 5)
Comprehension Task (Week 6)
Attributions:
Youtube: NASA discovers Earth-like planet in 'habitable zone... (CNN), 23 July 2015
Water and Energy Sources
Walt: understand that water, air, rocks, and soil, and life forms make up planet Earth and are Earth's resources.
Focus:
This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. Over the next 3 weeks, we will be inquiring into what makes planet Earth habitable.
Instructions:
1. Read your three texts for the week.
2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.
3. Complete the comprehension task.
4. Complete the follow up task.
5. Continue on your animation for the term.
6. Complete work from last week.
1. Water worries
(SJ L3, April 2012)
Attributions:
Youtube: Water cycle - Blazer Fresh | Go Noodle (Go Noodle, Get moving) - 19 May 2017
What makes Earth habitable?
Walt: understand that water, air, rocks, and soil, and life forms make up planet Earth and are Earth's resources.
Walt: understand why comparisons are made to make connections between our prior knowledge and new knowledge.
Focus:
This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. Over the next 3 weeks, we will be inquiring into what makes planet Earth habitable.
Instructions:
1. Read your three texts for the week.
2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.
3. Complete the comprehension task.
4. Complete the follow up task.
5. Continue on your animation for the term.
6. Complete work from last week.
Attributions:
Youtube: Science video for kids; Natural Resources of the Earth (Turtlediary) - 4 April 2016
Planet Earth and Beyond
Walt: ask questions before and during reading to create a deeper understanding of the texts.
Walt: make deep connections between a range of texts.
Focus:
This term, we are exploring Planet Earth and Beyond through our Inquiry topic, Guardians of the Galaxy. This week, we will be looking at the topic in general, and will begin to ask ourselves questions about the topic.
Instructions:
1. Read your two texts for the week.
2. Add new vocabulary to the Vocab Padlet.
3. Complete the follow up Task.
4. Begin your animation for the term.
Attributions:
Youtube: Inside a rocket from take off to orbit (external cameras) in HD: 999metalme (25 January 2009)
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