Day Four

Ms de Jong's tutorial video (This explains how to use this page)

Food chains of the sea and their hero: Bull Kelp/Rimurapa

Please note during Lockdown:

For the written answers of this page, you can either create a Google Doc/Google Slide and post to Seesaw or write it on paper, photograph it and post it to Seesaw when you are finished.

WALT:

Understand food chains of the sea and why kelp is important to them
Compare the differences between food chains and food webs

Task One:

Look at the pictures and think about how these creatures are linked.

Bull Kelp/Rimurapa: Hero of the food chain

Explore these great videos about kelp to discover why it is so important in our oceans...

What is a kelp forest?Discover why kelp forests are a favourite place to hang-out for sea creatures - small and large.

Kelp, help!Discover what all that slimy green stuff that washes up on the beach is for ...

RimurapaTahi, rua, toru! Explore the many ways we can use seaweed. Quiz with 3 parts

How much oxygen do sea plants produce?Young Ocean Explorers has been on a mission since 2012 to inspire kids to love our ocean - through entertaining education. We want to capture children's imaginations through great storytelling, bringing the beauty, awe and fascination of the ocean and its inhabitants alive. Our vision is to create generational change by connecting hearts and minds with the importance of enjoying and caring for our oceans and give them tools to make a better future. There’s never been a more vital time for the health of the ocean and this planet than now!

Task Two:

Your noticings:

After watching the videos above, why do you think kelp is so important to our oceans?

List at least 5 noticings, (new things you learnt) using the heading: "Why kelp is a hero of the ocean".
Next, click on the picture on the left to answer the quick question about kelp. Use your new learning to help you think about it before checking your answer.
Were you right? Ka Pai!

Where did all the kelp go?Find out how the balance of the ocean reefs in northern New Zealand have been upset, and what we can do to correct it.

Heroes in danger:

Kelp are being seriously affected in Northern areas of New Zealand and need help.

Watch this video to find out what is happening. Use the questions below to share your noticings.

Use the heading: "Help the kelp".
Describe what has happened to the kelp in this area - what has done that?
What would eventually happen if the kina were not controlled by their predators? (kina barren)
How can this situation be fixed?

Food Chains

Task Three:

What is a food chain?

Watch the video.
Then draw a food chain to show the link between snapper, kina, kelp, crayfish and people. You may include other creatures if you wish.
Use arrows and label your food web. Check: are the arrows going in the right direction?
Using the heading: "Food chain of the sea", post your food chain on Seesaw with a comment about how it works.

(23 minutes)

What is a food chain?Follow an underwater food chain from bottom to top. He aha tēnei mea te tāhūhū whakapeto? Whāia tētahi tāhūhū whakapeto mai i raro ki runga. Click the [CC] icon in the video player to view Te Reo subtitles.

Snapper - who has seen a snapper before? Watch the video about snapper in Goat Island Marine reserve

Kina - RangatahiKinda cool Kina. What is prickly, green and can be eaten as kai? A kina of course! Do you know how to say kina? This is a quiz with 3 parts

Watch these videos to get a little more understanding of some other members of the sea food chain.

Food Chains vs Food Webs

Did you know...

Food Chains and Food Webs are not the same thing!

Food chains show how energy is passed from one living thing to another. It follows a strict line from smallest to biggest and it always begins with the sun.
Food webs have small food chains in them. They show lots of different ways that energy can be passed between food chains. It does not follow a strict line.

Watch this video to help you understand more about the differences between food chains and food webs.

Food Web

What differences do you see between the food web on the left and the food chain above?

Under the heading "Food Chains and Food Webs" describe in your own words how food chains and food webs are different.

Daily Rubbish Collection.

Pick up rubbish.

Discuss health and safety first!

Make sure to look under plants, in gardens, in gully traps and drains.

How many pieces of plastic can you find?

Update your class tally sheet.

Upload the quantity of plastic collected to the Young Ocean Explorers website. you will see running totals being updated.

Class Tally Sheet for Rubbish - 21 Day Challenge