Task 1
LI: To find information in texts
Read Weta
It would be great to see if we had any weta in our school gully.
Where should we look?
What does a weta need to survive?
Task 2
LI: Retell the main events in a text
Read Lost in the Bush
What happened to the group in the story?
Write down the main events.
Task 3
LI: to find information in a text
Read: Olly’s Cicadas
We have cicadas down in our gully - and just the other day a student found one that was shedding its skin.
Create a poster about the cicada and include 5 facts that you learnt from the article.
https://nzmaths.co.nz/sites/default/files/2021-09/year-5-week-1-offline-activities.pdf
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https://nzmaths.co.nz/sites/default/files/2021-09/year-6-week-1-offline-activities.pdf
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Warm Up
Free Write
Look out a window in your house. Write down everything that you can hear and see.
Paint a picture in your reader's mind.
Task 1
LI: write a simple explanation.
Watch this video: What if kids and adults switched roles?
Write an explanation of what you think the world would be like.
Task 2
LI: summarise into our own words
Read The Zoo Debate
What are the main points of either side of the argument for and against zoos?
Write a summary paragraph of each side of the argument in your own words.
Inquiry - How Salty is the Sea?
LI: Conduct a scientific investigation
SC: I can follow the structure of a scientific report and use subheadings.
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Write a scientific experiment report
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Question
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Hypothesis
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Materials
I can share my findings from my ocean current experiment
I can use scientific language
Watch the Nanogirl video: How Salty is the Sea?
Conduct the experiment and use the headings above to share your findings.