Science in the Garden

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MUST DO TEXTS:

Read this book as your main text. Write any unfamiliar words into your word journal.

Some of these words are explained in the glossaries on pages 4 and 6 and some are explained in the text. Read on when you are unsure about a word and look for clues in the text that will help you figure out the word’s meaning. Also look for information in the diagrams or illustrations that will help you to solve the word. If you are still unsure, look the word up in a dictionary (either online or in print).

YOUR CHOICE TEXTS:

Choose texts from this section. After reading, complete the tasks based on the text.

Draw and explain how a seed grows into a plant .

Listen to the poem being read. Draw and write about a plant that’s important to you and your family.

Take a walk in your garden. Record what you can see, smell, hear, feel and maybe taste. Now think about what you would like to plant yourself.

What did you learn about gardening from Whakaotirangi? How is the way she gardened the same or different from how people in Aotearoa garden today?

Record the main ideas of how earthworms help plants to grow.

Summarise the main events of the story? Why do you think there was a tomato growing with the carrots? Could it be a true story?

Choose a helpful tree or plant in New Zealand. Find more information about it.

CHALLENGING TEXTS:

Explain why Chris wanted to find out more about the kawakawa plant.

Draw pictures to show what you visualised as the text was being read

Do you like plants? Could you see yourself becoming a botanist one day? What type of work could you see yourself doing as a botanist? Read the article on this link to answer the questions above

Find more books to read about Plants on www.getepic.com/app/search

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