Term 1 Week 4

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING...conservation in New Zealand by identifying species trends in New Zealand and their cause and response.
• We are FOCUSING...nature and the environment by comparing and contrasting plants and animals.

Success Criteria:

- I can name the 8 characteristics of all living things
- I can draw a scientific diagram with the features needed
- I can recall the equation for photosynthesis. 
- I can compare and contrast photosynthesis and respiration
- I can explain why photosynthesis is important to me and all life on Earth. 
- I have viewed stomata under a microscope.
- I can explain what stomata do for the leaf.
- I can label parts of a leaf
- I can explain the function of the different parts of a leaf

- I can label a flower diagram
- I can identify different ways that NZ native plants can be used for Rongoa
- I can recall and describe the different methods of seed dispersal.
- I can recall and describe the process of seed germination.
- I can recall and describe the requirements for seed germination.
- I can define the terms habitat, ecology, and adaptations.
- I can identify features of prey and predators
- I can identify whether an animal is a predator or prey based on characteristics they have.
- I can use my knowledge of NZ animals and plants to create a food web that shows relationships between organisms
- I can identify the direction of energy flow in a food chain 

- My cell diagram has:

• A title

• A drawing that fits most of the a4 page

• Labelled parts of the cell

• My name at the top of the page

Activities:

Do Now: look at your feedback on the cell diagram you drew last lesson

Drawing cell diagrams practice

• Only finish this task when you can show me a satisfactory diagram

• For those that finish early: science game I posted on GC

Cell Respiration aerobic vs anaerobic student research project