The teacher will divide the class into groups. Each group will be given one of the Faith vs. Fear Story Cards. Each group will explore a different story by reading their Bibles, and watching the video clip.
You need to read/view the story together, discuss the questions on the card and prepare a presentation for the class using one of the following options:
A dramatic reading of the story with different voices
Mime with narration
News report with interviews
Illustrate the story as a series of pictures with captions, etc.
Make a PowerPoint with pictures and commentary
This will continue on to Tuesday next week
See how many different solutions you can come up with.
You will work on Addition and Subtraction workstations today.
How have our 5 animals had to adapt in order to survive in their changing habitat?
You now have the opportunity to start exploring about some of the different animals - you won't get time to do all of them, so make sure you start with the one that interests you most. Record your thinking in your workbook.
Use the videos or websites below to learn more about each animal.
** Students use iPads to research and record observations in workbook 'Animal Adaptations'. Complete adaptations for as many animals as possible.
Watch this video to remind you of how an animal's environment affects their survival.
Watch the videos below and work out what kinds of changes in the environment are threatening the survival of animals in our world.
Q. Can you make connections between what is threatening the different living things?
Q. Can you think of anything else that might endanger the lives of different creatures?
**Students complete Threatened Status Profile in workbooks.
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS EXPLAINED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq63QW8g7jI
ENERGY & FOOD CHAIN EXPLAINED - 30 min - Your teacher will read you a book that reminds you about how animals get their food, and how the food chain is very important for the survival of all living things. Either Pass The Energy Please by B McKinney or Who Eats What? by P Lauber.
Q. What would happen if one part of the food chain was missing or reduced?
Q. How could the animal adapt? Has this occurred in our world somewhere already?
Discuss food chains/webs. Youtube link here...
Complete the foldable with examples.
The following words are important when we are talking about food chains:
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
decomposer
You will randomly select an animal.
Your task is to research your animal and to work out its food chain. You need to record it in the Food Chain page in your workbook.
Label the sections: decomposer, producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer.
Explain what could happen if a part of the food chain was reduced.
What is the impact on predators and its prey?
Internet site resources include Kidrex, World Book Britannica, Google search "for kids"
SEARCH WORDS to add to your animal search - diet, food web, predators, habitat
Some links to try
MURRAY COD - https://kids.kiddle.co/Murray_cod https://www.mdba.gov.au/education/resources/wetlands-and-food-webs http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Murray_cod https://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/archived/mdbc-NFS-reports/2202_factsheet_native_murray_cod.pdf
HAWKSBILL TURTLE- https://kids.kiddle.co/Hawksbill_turtle#:~:text=It%20is%20smaller%20than%20the,%2C%20squid%2C%20and%20other%20invertebrates. https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/hawksbill-turtle
BRUSH TAILED ROCK WALLABY- https://kids.kiddle.co/Brush-tailed_rock-wallaby https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/sp_brush-tailed_rock-wallaby.php https://animalia.bio/brush-tailed-rock-wallaby#:~:text=Brush%2Dtailed%20rock%2Dwallabies%20are%20social%20and%20nocturnal%20animals.,well%20as%20their%20den%20sites.
GLOSSY BACK TAILED COCKATOO - https://kids.kiddle.co/Glossy_black_cockatoo https://kidadl.com/facts/animals/glossy-black-cockatoo-facts https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/glossy-black-cockatoo/ https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/parrots/glossy-black-cockatoo#:~:text=The%20glossy%20black%2Dcockatoo%20lives,clearing%20has%20not%20taken%20place.
KOALA - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/koala https://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/koala/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Koala https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-koalas/ https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/koala/353344