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Term 2 Week 7
Text: The Great Barrier Reef (See it while you can)
Monday - page 40
After reading:
Watch this video clip.
Create a DLO to explain what a coral reef is and show at least 10 species who live there . Also explain what coral is.
Tuesday - page 41
Create a DLO that shows
1) where the Great Barrier Reef is on a map. Show where some other coral reefs are.
2) how ocean acidification happens
Wednesday - Page 42-43
In your own words, explain
1) what coral are made of
2) what coral need to survive
3) how coral eat
4) how a coral reef grows over time
Thursday - Page 44
Explain what coral bleaching is, and how/why it happens.
Friday - Page 45
- Explain what 'ph of 8.1' means. You might want to include a picture of the PH scale to help explain.
- How does having more carbon dioxide in the ocean hurt the coral reef?
Tuesday - Page 46
- How do the scientists study the reef? What are they trying to show or figure out?
- Why are the NZ scientists testing in an "artificially acidified sea water" - what does this mean?
Wednesday - Page 47
- Where does NZ cold-water coral grow? How far down? Why can't NZ have tropical coral?
- How do scientists get the cold water coral so they can study it?
Thursday - Page 48
- Make a DLO showing 'before and after' type photos of coral reefs. Make a screencast and explain how coral reefs are damaged using your own words.
Term 1 Week 8-10, Term 2 Weeks 1-6
WALT make connections between and across texts
Learning tasks linked on the 'Inquiry' page of this site.
Term 1 Week 7
WAL understand what we read
Term 1 Week 4
WAL understand what we read
Link to text 'Explorers of the sunrise' - link to audio file
- Create own map/timeline of the voyage, including lists of who would have gone, what they would have had to take (including food, clothing)
- Create an infographic about how they navigated using 'traditional' methods
Term 1 Week 3
WAL understand what we read
Link to text 'Breathless' - link to audio file
- Listen to the story by yourself and follow along before coming to the group
- Read together as a group
- Comprehension questions with teacher
- Draw a picture of the main character and add characteristics about them
Term 1 Week 2
WAL about Hauora and other models of health
- Read through these slides with a buddy.
- Discus as a class any words or phrases you don't understand and clarify with each other (teacher to give meaning if no students know).
- Use the printed picture of an octopus to rewrite a short summary of each of the 8 aspects IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Glue this into your writing book.
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