Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING our context of Matariki through Astronomy and organising the different planets in our Solar System in order from the sun.
    • We are EXPLORING our context of Matariki through Astronomy and discovering the different components within the Solar System


    Kia ora ākonga, this Term our context is Matariki and we will be learning about this through the science topic of Earth, Space Science (ESS). We will be collaborating with Maths and English. 

    Plan for this week is as follows:

    Tuesday: Title page and KWL chart - what do we know about this topic from primary school? 

    Wednesday: Learning about the planets MNEMONIC activity

    Thursday: What are the other components in the Solar System that you know of?


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    1. To learn about what’s in the solar system

    2. To  name the planets in our solar system and their order 


    Activities:

    1. Wacky MNEMONIC competition
    2. Dr Who lost in space activity 

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