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  • Kia ora 8F2!  Welcome back to Term 1 for 2020. I hope you have had a great break and fun holiday and are ready to explore science!  Below you will find this terms Achievement Objectives and the Learning Intention for the next few weeks. I have also outlined what will happen in each session of the week.


    Big idea: ‘Te Taha Wairua’ - Connecting to the Goat Island marine environment


    Achievement Objectives:


    Living world


    Students will:


    Life processes

    • Recognise that there are life processes common to all living things and that these occur in different ways.


    Ecology

    • Explain how living things are suited to their particular habitat and how they respond to environmental changes, both natural and human-induced.


    Learning intention: We are learning to ...

    • Grow our knowledge and understanding of marine reserves, especially New Zealand
    • Recognise the role of tangata whenua in marine conservation
    • Understand the different habitats animal can live in


    Success Criteria: I can ...

    • Describe what a marine reserve is
    • Understand that caring for our resources of the land and sea is important to our well being and survival
    • Define the term habitat and give an example

    Activities:

    Lesson 1: First part: Work on your cover page in the book. You tube clip about marine reserves. Student and teacher discussion about students knowledge about marine reserves.

    Lesson 2: Slide show "Protecting our marine world" and working through what we can do and what we cannot do in a marine reserve.

    Lesson 3: Create a map and find all the marine reserves in New Zealand.