Weekly outline

  • General

  • 31 January - 6 February

  • 7 February - 13 February

  • 14 February - 20 February


    Week 1: Classification

    Watch the following clip on Classification of Organisms.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9AQbkQgVeU

    Binomial Classification system ---- Carl Linnaeus --- Genus and species


  • 21 February - 27 February

  • 28 February - 6 March

  • 7 March - 13 March

  • 14 March - 20 March


    Week 5: Endangered Animals 

    During this lesson - you are going to create an awareness poster about an endangered animal.
    What is an endangered animal. What is happening to put them on the endangered list and what can be done to save them. 

    These posters will go up around the science area to create a bit of awareness 

    Read or watch the the following articles / videos first to get some ideas on where to start. 
    https://www.nationalgeographic.org/video/meet-some-worlds-most-endangered-animals/

    https://whaledolphintrust.org.nz/projects/hectors-dolphins/

    https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/bats-pekapeka/

    https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/marine-mammals/dolphins/maui-dolphin/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBdLF0JlvW8



  • 21 March - 27 March

  • 28 March - 3 April


    Week 8: Different relationships 

    This week we will be looking at the different relationships that exist between individuals 

    -Parasitism 

    -Mutualism and 

    -Symbiosis / altruism

    Watch the following videos to learn more about these relationships 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSmL2F1t81Q

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doB6fyzoO68

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCIt9JNHGFU

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yhPeVD5Tm4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSmL2F1t81Q

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJHUtnlvyIg


    Read through these interesting  articles as well 

    https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mutualism-examples-of-species-that-work-together.html



  • 4 April - 10 April

  • 11 April - 17 April

  • 18 April - 24 April

  • 25 April - 1 May

  • 2 May - 8 May

  • 9 May - 15 May

  • 16 May - 22 May

  • 23 May - 29 May

  • 30 May - 5 June

  • 6 June - 12 June

  • 13 June - 19 June

  • 20 June - 26 June

  • 27 June - 3 July

  • 4 July - 10 July

  • 11 July - 17 July

  • 18 July - 24 July

  • 25 July - 31 July

  • 1 August - 7 August

  • 8 August - 14 August

  • 15 August - 21 August

  • 22 August - 28 August

  • 29 August - 4 September

  • 5 September - 11 September

  • 12 September - 18 September

  • 19 September - 24 September

  • 26 September - 2 October

  • 3 October - 9 October

  • 10 October - 16 October

  • 17 October - 23 October

  • 24 October - 30 October

  • 31 October - 6 November

  • 7 November - 13 November

  • 14 November - 20 November

  • 21 November - 27 November

  • 28 November - 4 December

  • 5 December - 11 December

  • 12 December - 18 December