1. Choose a topic (either a living creature or a scientific object).

2. Decide on 3- 4 areas from the ideas below to research on your topic. Each one will be a paragraph in your report.

Creature - appearance, habitat, movement, diet, behaviour, adaptations, life cycle

Object - appearance, parts, functions, features, uses, value

3. Find at least 3 different sources of information. Sources of information could be video, internet sites, books, journal articles (I can help you find these) etc

4. Take notes on this scaffold here

1. Watch the video clip here and take notes using the cause and effect chart here

2. Draft a summary paragraph about the article using your notes.

3. With a partner swap writing. Read your partner’s paragraph. Mark them against the summary rubric and give them a feedback and feed forward comment.

Use the information you have found this week to create an interesting list poem entitled " What is climate change?" Use the list poem format to create a picture in your reader's mind of the negative impact of climate change on our world. Scaffold here.

1. Post your summary paragraph on your blog along with an explanation of the activity, the WALT and reflection on how you went with your note taking.

2. Share your What is climate change poem along with an interesting visual like the one below that demonstrates the changing face of the world due to climate change

2. Send your visual and poem to Mrs P for printing so we can also display in the classroom for others to read.

1. Watch the video clip here about taking notes.

2. Read or listen to the article here and take notes using the t chart scaffold here.

3. Check your notes against the note taking rubric here. Add or delete information if ncessary.

4. Draft a summary paragraph about the article using your notes.

5. Compare your paragraph to summary rubric. Edit and improve your writing.

1. With a partner swap writing. Read your partner’s paragraph. Mark them against the summary rubric and give them a feedback and feed forward comment.

2. Post your eel 3D image and your summary paragraph on your blog along with an explanation of the activity, the WALT and reflection on how you went with your note taking.

3. Send your visual and writing to Mrs P for printing so we can also display in the classroom for others to read.

1. Watch the video clip here about taking notes.

2. Read or listen to the article here and take notes using the scaffold here.

3. Check your notes against the note taking rubric here. Add or delete information if ncessary.

4. Draft a summary paragraph about the article using your notes.

5. Compare your paragraph to summary rubric. Edit and improve your writing.

The diver described the creatures he found 11,000m beneath sea level as "alien-like".

Design an alien like sea creature that he may have seen during his dive using sumo paint.

Insert your creature into a google drawing and label its key features.

Give your sea creature an interesting name.

1. With a partner swap writing. Read your partner’s paragraph. Mark them against the summary rubric and give them a feedback and feed forward comment.

2. Post your alien like sea creature and your summary paragraph on your blog along with an explanation of the activity, the WALT and reflection on how you went with your note taking.

3. Send your visual and writing to Mrs P for printing so we can also display for others to read.

1. Read the model text here. What language features has the author used to share their ideas?

2. Choose a setting that matches your personality. Find an image of your setting to use as inspiration for your writing. Think about the activities, objects, people, smells, colors, overall feel of the place, etc. that come to mind when you think of this setting.

3. Plan and draft you writing here

4. Compare your writing to the rubric here. Edit and improve your writing.

Create an interesting visual that illustrates all the shared qualities between you and your chosen setting. You can do this digitally or on paper.

• Paper: The visual should NOT be a cut-out of a single picture from a magazine pasted onto your paper.

• Digital images: Need to be self created using sumo paint/google drawing or google slide collage.

• You may like to use a silhouette of yourself then include the aspects of the setting within that.

1. With a partner swap writing. Read your partner’s paragraph and sketch the visual image you get. Label the sketch using words your partner used. Share and compare to your partner’s visual.

2. Post your finished visual and your paragraph on your blog along with an explanation of the activity, the WALT and reflection on how you went with your writing.

3. Send your visual and writing to Mrs P for printing so we can also display for others to read.