Kate Sheppard
W9: Our Blue Planet
p.2-3 Explain the process of evaporation and condensation
What is the difference between evaporation and condensation?
p.4-5 The disappearing act
hopefully it’s a fine day to do this outside
p.6 What happens to water vapour as it cools?
Explain how it rains
What is groundwater?
p.7 Why do we have water shortages?
Why is freshwater a taonga?
W8: The Greatest Race in the World
LI: use the text to support your answers
p.2-3 How did the Tour de France start?
What does it mean in English?
p.4-5 How far is 3500kms?
What’s one interesting fact about the course?
p.7 List facts about how long it takes
p.8-9 Who gets to wear the special yellow jersey?
Why is the jersey yellow?
p.10 How do the cyclists keep going?
Infer what it must be like for a racer
p.12
W5: Wheke
LI: understand what is happening in the story
p.2-3 What was Martin doing at Beth’s laboratory?
Which sentence best shows the picture?
p.4-5 Explain why Martin was feeling nervous
Which sentence best shows the picture on page 4?
What did Beth invite Martin to do?
p.6-7 Do you think Martin should help feed the octopus? Why or why not?
p.8-9 What are two interesting facts about an octopus? Why is the marine reserve a safe place for Wheke?
p.10-11 Why did Beth invite Martin to snorkelling?
Which sentence best shows the picture on page 10?
p.12 Where was Wheke hiding?
Marine reserves?
W2: The Motorbike Photo
LI: make inferences
p.2-3 Why did Zac want to take the photo to school?
Infer what might happen if Zac took the photo to school
p.4-5 Infer why mum made Zac put the photo in an envelope
Infer how mum was feeling/ Explain how you know why
p.6-7 When should Zac have shown his friends the photo/ Where do you think the photo could be?
p.8-9 Where did they search for the photo?
p.10-11 Infer how Zac might be feeling
p.12-13 Explain why Zac was annoyed
p.14-15 Why didn’t Zac want to take the photo to school?
p.16 What was the moral of the story?
