Monday, October 17, 2016

Inquiry Term 4

Get Resourced: Define, duplicate, list, name, recall, tell, find, describe - Gaining the information we need.  Week 3-4

TASK
What to use
Child sign
Teacher sign
A1
Choose a mountain in New Zealand.
Find out: How it was formed?
What makes it a mountain?
Popplet
A2
Find out about the Waikato River.
Where does it originate?
Where does it flow to?
What makes it a river?
Popplet
A3
What are lakes? How are they formed?
Popplet (Use one Popplet for all of A1, A2 and A3)
Post it on your blog
A4
Share your Pepeha with your class / small group

Get Organised: Explain, Compare, Discuss, Predict, Outline, Restate - Understanding our Information Week 5 & 6

TASK
What to use
Child sign
Teacher sign
B1
Compare two places (rivers or mountains or lakes or islands) within New Zealand - similarities/differences
Venn Diagram - A3
B2
Retell a myth or legend, selecting the main points to include in a  comic strip.
Reading books/presented as artwork

Get on to it!  Examine, Classify, Solve, Investigate, Explain - Applying and analysing our information. Week 6-8

TASK
What to use
Child sign
Teacher sign
Your case study. Choose one geographical feature in New Zealand. Eg. Mountain, lake, river.
C1
Investigate your chosen place.
Explain the relationship between the Maori people and this area. Why is special / sacred.
In the past, how did Maori use this area? Are there any myths linked to this area?
C2
Draw a Picture to summarise your investigation (This can be your book cover page)

Looking Back & Looking forward : Justify, Rate, Decide, Choose, Plan, Imagine, Invent, Construct. Reflecting and Creating using our information. Week 9-10


TASK
What to use
Child sign
Teacher sign
D1
Write your own legend about your chosen place using all the information you have in your case study.  
Picture Book
Or
Educreations
Post it on your blog
D2
Plenary - reflection
What happened and why?
What didn’t happen and why?
What could you do differently next time?
Inquiry Book / Blog post

Drama