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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING biodiversity by investigating why our oceans are important
    • We are EXPLORING the land and ocean by comparing ways in which we interact with the oceans
    • We are EXPLORING the oceans and sustainability by researching the impact humans have on the marine reserves.
    • We are EXPLORING the oceans and sustainability by identifying different ways we can sustainably use or interact with the oceans

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    LESSON 1: IMPORTANCE OF SEA TO US
    FOCUS QUESTION: Why is the sea important for me? How am I connected with the sea?
    • DISCUSS whakapapa & connectedness to sea according to te ao Māori
    • SHARE recent connections with the sea & kai moana
    • EXPLORE importance of the sea to us [slide 10]. Extend learning using true false cards
    • READ National Geographic Resource Library: ‘Ocean’ and complete Kahoot QUIZ
    • CATEGORISE different sea creatures and types of kai moana using Ocean Connection Cards & complete VENN DIAGRAM activity
    • TEST & GROW knowledge of te reo Māori & English marine life names using the Sea Creature / Kararehe o te wai Cards and Kahoot 
    • RECORD & GRAPH favourite kai moana
    • READ Whaitere – the enchanted stingray or Whaitere – te whai ātahu story & explore idea of kaitiakitanga.
    Whaitere



    Take a Kahoot QUIZ 


    LESSON 2: OVERFISHING
    FOCUS QUESTION: What is overfishing? What impact does overfishing have?
    • DISCUSS impacts of overfishing
    • Use Overfishing cards (warm up picture & idea cards) to COMPARE a sustainably vs overfished ocean
    • BRAINSTORM what we already know about overfishing
    • WATCH a short film made by Alice Guerin ‘Glad to Sea You’re on Board’.

    • CONSIDER reasons why fish and marine life have declined 
     Add new knowledge to Overfishing Prior Knowledge Chart.
    • DEFINE key terms, explore definitions and how overfishing affects population sizes.
    • WRITE definitions of key terms (fishery, sustainable fishing, overfishing…)
    • CREATE a diagram showing how overfishing affects the size of a fish population