Section outline

  • FOCUS / ARONGA

    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


    Activities:

    Kahoots and blookets about NZ native animals and plants. 

    Finishing worksheets that I assigned in Week 10

    • Manage your time well and you should get them all done

    Extension:

    https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/natural-selection/latest/natural-selection_en.html 

    • Can you create a population of only brown bunnies? How?

    • Do brown bunnies get eaten more in the desert or snow?