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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...volcanoes, including their formation, types, and eruption mechanisms through experimenting, modelling and researching so we can understand the makeup of the earth's geosphere
    • We are EXPLORING...the impact of volcanic eruptions on the environment and the necessary safety measures needed to use them as a recreational space.

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    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify the three forms of rocks, providing examples of each type
    • Compare the different types of rocks
    • Explain how rocks are formed and transformed via the rock cycle
    • Make connections between the types of rocks and the geosphere's terrain 
    • Key words: Sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous, intrusive, extrusive, rock cycle, weathering, erosion, conglomerate, basalt, sandstone, pounamu

    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    1. Hands-on activities: Making sedimentary rocks (conglomerate: lolly cake and basalt: hokey pokey), create a pet rock, play the rock cycle game, examine + compare rock samples
    2. Literacy activity: "Māori Rock Uses" article and questions about pounamu's location in the geosphere
    3. Education Perfect: "Rock Cycle"
    4. Class notes via Google Slides
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