Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING ecology and the living world strand, by investigating relationships between the unique organisms found in New Zealand and their environment.
    • We are EXPLORING adaptations that these unique organisms have in order to survive in New Zealand
    • We are EXPLORING water by experimenting and performing various investigations to discover its unique properties
    • We are EXPLORING human impacts on water by investigating how people disrupt the water cycle
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to develop and understanding of our impact on the ocean so that we can promote ways to protect it

    Kia ora year 8s and welcome to week 9! This week we will be reflecting on pollution in the ocean, as well as carrying out a fish dissection to look at fish anatomy.


    Success Criteria: 

    • I can list the external and internal features of a fish
    • I can describe the function of some internal/external features of a fish
    • I can suggest ideas for reducing plastic waste

    Activities:
    1. Fish dissection
    2. Pollution poster