8 March - 14 March

Week 6

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING water quality and water pollution by researching and investigating local water bodies
• We are EXPLORING water quality and water pollution by researching and investigating their causes and effects on communities
• We are EXPLORING sustainability/kaitiakitanga by investigating the state of a local waterway and how this is a challenge to communities

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• • We are FOCUSING on water quality and pollution by identifying factors that contribute to the causes and effects of the pollution
  • We are FOCUSING on water quality and pollution by comparing best practices locally and globally
  • We are FOCUSING on water quality and pollution by raising awareness about a local water way pollution issue
  • We are FOCUSING on water quality and pollution by discussing and describing ways to solve the local water way pollution issue

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

• We are PLANNING to raise awareness on water quality and pollution
• We are PLANNING to have debate on water water quality and pollution to discuss our perspectives on the issue.

Success Criteria: I have.....

• Understood how exploration and innovation create opportunities and challenges for people, places, and environments.
• Understood that events have causes and effects.
• Understood how people participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges.

Activities:

-Reading a NZ Herald article on plastic pollution in our waterways

-Making a PMI chart based on our reading

-Auditing plastic in our lunchbox and school bag

-Thinking of the ways to reduce plastic from our lunchbox and school bag

Resources: 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/plastic-clips-from-freezing-works-washing-up-on-beaches-from-east-cape-to-southland/5JRPAX7Z7ENJEIUBRNZH55AWOQ/