Week 6 / 7 Daily 5 Reading

Whero Group   Watch      Secret Life of Head Lice | I Didn't Know That

Use the Tic-Tac-Toe sheet to further unpack the science knowledge.

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Kakariki Group Watch 5 Animals That Can Walk On Water

Make a list of the five animals and what they all have in common.

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Kahurangi and Kowhai Watch Why Jupiter Has a Giant Red Spot

Answer the following questions in your literacy book…

1. Why does the sun not control Jupiter’s weather?
2. What does control Jupiter’s weather and why is it so extreme?
3. Why has the Giant Red Spot been on Jupiter for so long?

Week 5 Daily 5 Reading Video Links

Whero Group   Watch      The Biggest Difference Between Wasps & Bees

Create a T Chart to explain the difference between a wasp and a bee. Include a detailed drawing of a wasp and label it.

Extra - for the curious Wasps: The Literal Worst  (13 minutes)

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Kakariki Group Watch Read the article and watch the video

‘China's ban on foreign waste is a wake-up call for NZ’

Create an A4 poster to educate the class about plastic waste and the effects on our environment. You may want to include helpful tips to reduce our plastic waste.

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Kahurangi and Kowhai Watch Sharks Feasting on a Whale Carcass

Life Inside a Dead Whale

Write step-by-step instructions using the article and one of the videos to show the process of a whale fall and the animals that live off the carcass at different stages.

Weeks 2, 3, and 4 in action.

Wow the weeks are flying by as school cross country happened in Week 2, Student-Led Conferences in Week 3, a Strike Day in Week 4 and now we have four Room 1 students off to Coast2Coast camp in Week 5.

Have an awesome camp Kaelyn, Tess, Sara and Karl!

But congratulations Cyrus for making the I.I. Cross Country team

Weeks 3 and 4 Daily 5 Video links

Whero Group   Watch      How to make mini matchstick Rocket

Explain how they work and draw a diagram with labels to show how you would make it.

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Kakariki Group Watch Mars One's human mission to Mars - 2012 introduction film

Write three reasons why you would or wouldn’t like to go on the Mars One mission in your literacy book.

Justify your opinion with facts from ‘Becoming a Martian’, the YouTube clip and your own research.  

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Kahurangi and Kowhai Watch How is DNA Fingerprinting Used to Identify a Criminal?

Use Tic-Tac-Toe sheet to note the key ideas in the video.

Daily 5 - Work on Writing

Part of Work on Writing is do some research on an unusual animal and write a report.
The Google slide show will help guide you in your learning.

Below are the progressions covered in Work on Writing.

1. I can find and record appropriate information for my writing.
2. I organise my ideas into paragraphs and have clear links between my paragraphs.
3. I use vocabulary that is appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.

Also here are some useful links in for research journey.

Top 25 Strangest Animals In The World

60 WEIRD ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD

22 Strange Animals You Probably Didn’t Know Exist

20 Of The Coolest Animal Species In The World

Weeks 1 and 2 Daily 5 Video links

Whero Group   Watch      Venus Flytrap: Jaws of Death

Draw a cross diagram to show a Venus Flytrap plant and label the all parts of it.

(Be an expert scientific observer)

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Kakariki Group Watch How Space Physically Changes Astronauts Permanently

Use Tic-Tac-Toe sheet to note the key ideas in the video.

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Kahurangi and Kowhai

Watch These Whispering, Walking Bats Are Onto Something

Answer the following questions in your literacy books…

1. How do bats use echolocation to hunt and navigate?
2. Why does the barbastelle bat, or whispering bat, hunt without echolocation?
3. Why might the bat keep the volume down as they navigate?
4. How does the tragus help the bat find prey?

Tough Guy and Girl Day - A Magic Day

Well done Brad, Sam, Brodie, Sophie and Tulia for competing in this Tough Guy and Girl Challenge.