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  • Kua hua te mārama

     The moon is full.

    Kia ora. It's going to be a quiet week this week, with the year 10s on work experience.  Year 6 students are visiting on Thursday, and you are off to the StarDome on Friday, so we still have quite a bit to do!  This week you are going to choose someone involved in the space race and write a biography for them.  You will need to think about when and where they were born, went to school, worked etc. as well as research their achievements and maybe the challenges they faced along the way.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify a person involved in the space race
    • Research this person
    • Record information using dot-jot notes
    • Write a biography using the conventions of biography writing

    Activities:

    1. Brainstorm people involved in the space race in small groups
    2. Select a person to research (should not be the same as anyone else in your group)
    3. Locate information about your person and record using dot-jot notes
    4. Create a biography of your chosen person
    5. Create a poster to celebrate their greatest achievement (in your opinion)

    Homework:
    Write here...


    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING a poster that presents the key moment in the life of a person associated with the Space Race so that we can share our understanding of how innovations have created opportunities for an individual and a society