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  • Kia ora 8F1! 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.



    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING to develop our understanding about food chains
    • We are FOCUSING to compare the terms herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores
    • We are FOCUSING to Identify different animals in a food web. 
    • We are FOCUSING to understand how animals adapt to their environment

    Success Criteria: I can ...

    • Name the different animal in a food chain
    • Explain what a herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore is
    • Create a food web
    • Describe how an animal can adapt to its environment with one example

    Activities:

    Lesson 1:  Powerpoint presentation of adaptation


    Lesson 2:  

    Adaptation: Magic school bus and worksheet



    Lesson 3: 

    Practical investigation: Adaptation