Term 1 Week 2-3

Nau mai, Hoki mai!

Welcome back to school. I trust that you have had a relaxing break.

Our context this term is Kaitiakitanga of Taonga in Aotearoa. 

This term we will be how we are part of something much bigger... and that our survival may be in peril depending on the decisions that we make.

Success Criteria:

Connect the interdependence of our survival on other living things.
Describe the world around us using ecological terms and give examples (ecology, biotic, abiotic, individual, population, community, ecosystem)
Define habitat and give examples (lithosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere)
Describe how an animal has adaptations so that it is successful in its habitat (behavioural vs physical)

Activities:

1. Video- Our survival depends on bees
2. Compare and contrast factors that will increase and decrease the bee population
3. Ecological terms intro- via Finding Nemo, The Lion King, and Happy Feet
4. Black mumba vs mongoose- who will win? Describe the behavioural and physical adaptations of each animal and watch them fight!
5. Create a NZ endangered animal profile and present back to the class

Further Learning:
All resources are found on Google Classrooms, EP, and Brainpop