Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING threats to our Marine Environment and ways to protect our oceans environments (participation for change)
    • We are EXPLORING the importance of biodiversity by investigating different species and habitats of sea life.



    Success Criteria: I can/have: 

    • Describe what a marine reserve is
    • Describe how caring for our resources of the land and sea is important to our well being and survival
    • Describe how tides affect rocky shore species
    • List features that can be used to classify the five groups of vertebrates


    Activities:

    • Investigating tides and their affect on rocky shores
    • Drawing a diagram of rocky shore zones
    • Classifying animals into groups (vertebrates vs invertebrates, then into mammal, reptile, bird, etc)