Section outline

  • An example of a classification key.

    An example of an ecosystem

    Kia ora 9C1,

    Our context is relationships, The ME in Team!

    Big Idea

    This term, across your learning areas, you will be developing your interpersonal skills and learning about leadership, and the role people play in a team or community group.

    In time, you will be identifying a community issue and solving the following problem: how do we teach the community about how we can work together to find a solution for the community issue?

    Our value is pono, integrity


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...Life Processes by classifying and organising organisms based on their structural features.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • outline why scientists classify organisms
    • describe the 5 kingdoms of living organisms
    • distinguish between vertebrates and invertebrates
    • use simple keys to classify unknown organisms or objects.
    • distinguish between ecosystems, communities and populations.
    • define the term habitat and describe the habitats of a range of organisms.


    Activities:

    1. Complete 'The Animal Kingdom' worksheet that is glued into your 1B8 Science book. If you have misplaced this worksheet please see the instructions below. SciPad pages can be found on Google Classroom.


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    3. Extra challenge: Use your knowledge of classification and classification keys to complete Y9 SciPad, Identifying Arthropods, page 166. Write the answers only in your 1B8 Science book. SciPad pages can be found on Google Classroom.

    Google Classroom code: d4kuvuw