Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...“Our Place” by investigating the rock and soil which make up our local environment so that  we understand the origins of our local environment and how they were formed.
    • We are exploring “Our Place” by discovering life forms in our local environment so that we can understand which species belong in our area (are they native or introduced?).

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Observe differences in soil samples.

    • Give examples of how soil is a habitat.

    Activities:

    1. Summarise Māori Soil Science article (on google classroom) and upload summary video to flipgrid - 7C1 join code - 04279c80, 7C2 join code - 6ca3a21e 
    2. Education Perfect: Living vs Non-living.
    3. Read through Soil as a Habitat article - https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/892-soil-is-a-habitat
    4. Education Perfect: Environments. 
    5. Making a Winogradsky column - https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/975-growing-soil-microbes

    Homework:
    Finishing five factors which influence soil formation cube.