13 June - 19 June

Kia ora...students. For this week you will research how we measure climate temperature/wind speed and wind direction. You will thereafter choose one weather instrument to design and create in class.Some teams will create a product  that addresses the issue of problems along coastlines eg: 

Achievement Objectives: Enter AO's here

Big Idea: Sustainability

Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

• understand how to measure  and read temperature/ wind speed and wind directions
• determine the instruments used to read these climatic conditions.
• design and create a weather instrument such as a wind vine or wind sock
• showcase how your instrument works 

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• understanding climatic conditions using weather instruments
• creating a weather instrument that is also unique and interesting

Activities:

1) Write down the various weather instruments you know and the purpose of each tool.

2)See images on the board on weather instrumentsIdentify each one and its purpose . These include the anemometer/rain guage/thermometer and barometer.

3)See video on weather instruments and the function of each instrument. Also complete the attached worksheet.

4)Complete the cross word on weather instruments: 

5) By working in teams of three choose one weather instrument you wish to design and create in class such as a wind sock. Let this be useful / innovative and unique in design.

Homework:
Write here...

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

• • We are PLANNING... to create sustainable outcomes for the environmental issues we learnt about so that we can have a plan to showcase to each other, that would help future generations eg the greed dot effect/ or reducing carbon foot prints through individual l action plans
  • WE are planning to Go to Kelly Tarltons to see the incredible ocean.life and understand ways to protect them
  • We are planning to innovate ways to have as sustainable approach for the use of oceans and shores