Literacy

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Go to this link for some independent reading work


plot generator


This is the LINK to the tracking doc for TERM 4




ICE


the science of ice cream
ice skating science
Can you simulate this experiment and make your own science video about this?

water and ice experiments part 1

water and science part 2



Reading smorgasbord

Astronauts eat salad grown in space

how to stop ice cream melting

worlds quirkiest race

Brave girl goes back into water after shark attack.

choose one of the above articles to read and answer the comprehension questions.  Prepare an oral retell of the article that your listeners will critique.




Level 3 Literacy

About the Moa
How do we know about the Moa?
More on the Moa and the source of the evidence about them

Complete  a graphic organiser like the sample, to show how Owens used the evidence for and agaisnt the existence of  large bird in New Zealand

Go to the link above and read some more about the moa.
Make a poster digitally about the moa using the evidence included on the site.  In your poster show how the fact you have included was based on a specific piece of evidence.  eg Moa ate grubs and seeds.  The evidence for this was found in the contents of their gizzards.




Level 4 Literacy
learning from the Christchurch Earthquakes

Connected material for Learning from the Christchurch Earthquakes

Level 3 literacy
WALT connect ideas from a science based article so as to be able to understand the article and what the information in it means.

Rising Seas Article

audio link to Rising Seas

Additional content for Rising Seas article

Tide Gauges Video
Watch this video and  answer the questions below using full answers and complete sentences.
1 -What does 'Mean sea level' mean?

2 How do scientists find mean sea level?

3 How did the Christchurch Earthquake affect the tide gauge on the wharf in the video?


Literacy task
Use the photo  material in the 'Additional content ' section as well as the information from the article to write an explanation about what the consequences of rising seas are.   See if you can find come examples from around the world of each of these consequences.

TASK 2 watch this video about how rising sea levels are affecting countries like Tuvalu in the Pacific.
Find some facts about Tuvalu and Kiribati

Explain the ways in which rising sea levels are a problem for the people of these Pacific Islands.
For each problem provide some detail and examples in your answer.

RISING SEAS














ABOUT ACID RAIN

This helpful website explains about acid rain which came up last week as we talked about acids and bases in science.
Read the information on this page and answer the following questions
WALT link information across text and see how one piece of information is relevant to another.
Explain in a way that you can understand what acid rain is.

Make a list of all the negative consequences of acid rain - provide a brief note to explain each consequence (ie add a little detail)

Choose one case study from the section that talks about what damage acid rain has done and investigate it further.  As you write a short explanation of your case study, underline or highlight any of the consequences you have noted in your list in question 2

  Is is a problem in New Zealand?  Why or why not?
Make a collage of digital images of acid rain and come up with a slogan based on the section 'what you can do to avoid acid rain'  Present this a digital poster.














WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE, THEN READ THE WATER CYCLE ARTICLE
 FROM CONNECTED 2 2002 AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS YOU ARE GIVEN



"BEATING THE WIND"
reread this article either a hard copy or from the hyperlink on the front page
Using the evidence provided in the article explain all the ways that a cyclist could make a difference to their speed.  Make sure that your explanation includes how or why the innovation works.
You may need to use diagrams

Present your work in your literacy book please as a little mini research topic.

Write down in your literacy book questions you have about aerodynamics

Watch the video on the following link
www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Science-Stories/Cycling-Aerodynamics/Lindsey-Underwood

What skills, passions and interests have led to Lindsey doing this job?
What was her educational pathway?

THEN watch  aerodynamic drag
This is an interesting but challenging article.  You will need to read it carefully using what you already know from the Beating the Wind article to understand it.
Explain what aerodynamic drag is and what makes a difference to it.  You will have to stick closely to the evidence in the article but make sure you understand it!

Lots of new Vocabulary in this topic.  Make a glossary as part of your min research project.

Crystal growing group  - Watch this video about the REAL Crystal cave!

Read this article on Mexico's crystal caves

Level 4
link to google slides version of 'The Tsunami that washed time away'
link






link to new article and video about Torty - DUNEDIN READING GROUP


QUESTIONS for CHRISTCHURCH reading group- week 9

Sky-high - read this story

Read the short story about the Tunnellers under Arras and answer the questions below.

Not all the answers will be found in the article.  Where I have put an **  this means you will need to do some extra research to find the answer.

1  Why does the narrator refer the “Wahihi’s local rag?”**  

2  What was the role of the canary underground?

3  How does a geophone work**?

4  What dies it means when its says “They said it would end the stalemate, maybe even win the war”

5 Who were the Pioneers?**

6 What was the purpose of putting tarp on the tunnel?

7 What questions have you got having read this story?

VOCABULARY EXTENSION GROUP
Go to THIS link for an activity on heiroglyphics

storybirds sign up link

mascot stories

link to list of can do activities



DUNEDIN READING GROUP WEEK 6
GO TO THIS LINK AND CLICK ONTO FIRST WORLD WAR MASCOTS TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE STORY







USING e-books
You are able to access the e-books held by St.Paul's on your own device.  When you 'borrow' a book you will have access to it for 2 weeks and then it will 'disappear' back into the e-library.  In order to read the book you will need to have an e-reader downloaded.  See below.

Adobe Digital Editions App (free) is required to open

·       Kobo

·       Microsoft Surface

·       Desktop and Laptop

·       Sony

Bluefire Reader App (free) is required to open

·       Android

·       iPad

·       iPod

USERNAME  this is your name the way it appears in your school gmail address

PASSWORD this is currently 'ebooks'

THE GIVER NOVEL STUDY GROUP
Make sure you have read up and including chapter 10 before completing the activity below.
Jonas' community could seem to some reader like 'Utopia.'  To other readers is may seem like 'Dystopia.'
Using some examples from the text to support your point of view decide which one you think it is.  Make sure you explain WHY you think this.  You should expect to write at least 4 paragraphs, each of which has a main point and supporting evidence.

ACTIVITY 2
Make a character web showing all the main characters in 'The Giver' and including some biographical facts about them.  For example their age, their job, their relationship to another character.  

ACTIVITY 3
Memories - Prior to being given this activity you need to read from Chapter 11 to and including chapter 13
Make a digital poster of the memories you would want to keep if you were to be a receiver of memory like Jonas.



CAMOUFLAGE
amazing camouflage in nature
information about camouflage
More information about camouflage

Using these three websites you are going to write a short explanation about What camouflage is.
FIRST you need to visit this website and read the information on each page, play the game and take the quiz.  When you have done this and feel confident about the structure of an explanation then use the websites linked above for information with which to write your explanation.
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Paddle Power Reading

Make sure you have listened to the first episode of Treasure Island - and answered the questions.

Using the pictures taken from Paddle Power, arrange them in the correct sequence and write a set of instructions for How to prepare for a kayaking trip.  Write one instruction next to each photo.  DO this in your literacy book.

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GORILLA READING
Complete reading task and then go to online reading activities  and then this site 
reading comprehension online
I will be working with you during this session too so you will be able to go back to these activities.

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THE GIVER

Read up to and including chapter 4 and answer these questions as fully as you can on a google doc that you need to title "The Giver
What are the 'rules' that seem to be in place in this society?
How are the families made up in this community?
What do you think is the purpose of the 'feelings' sharing that the family have as a routine?
Describe the character of Jonas that you have understood so far in reading these 4 chapters.  Use some quotations from the novel to support your description

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF YOUR RESPONSES MUST BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE, SYNTACTICALLY CORRECT SENTENCES.





Listening Activity - 

link to treasure island

Listen to the first episode of treasure island.  

Write the title in your literacy book

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

WHO IS JIM?

What job does the Captain give Jim?

Where do you think this first story is set?  Why do you think that?mascot infomration