Reading for information

To support our inquiry we have been learning to research using keywords.  Using our notetaking skills we then record relevant information and reorganise this using a variety of maps.

The next step is to summarise what we have learnt and make connections.

Mahika - 'Crabs have predators like birds and jellyfish.  One way the stay safe is by moving fast over land and having a hard shell over their body. '

Arina - 'The main predators of the seastar are snails and sea turtles.  If they are unlucky to be grabbed by a predator they are forced to detach an arm.  Fortunately they grow a new one.'

Daniel - 'The mussels predators are starfish, crabs and strong currents can cause trouble too.  Their hard shell helps protect the soft insides and their strong foot helps them to suction onto rocks when the water is strong.'

Animal riddles

To write an animal riddle you need to both inform and describe your animal to the audience.  Click through some of our animal riddles and see if you can find our hidden facts.

Design and create

At the end of term 2 we applied our science knowledge to design and build a prototype for a new feature in our school playground.  The criteria was to have a moving part and the students could either modify a feature of our existing playground or design a new feature.  Split pins, grooved wheels and hanging ropes were some of the ideas that were tried.

 

Arina's Video on Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Who am I riddles

We had lots of fun getting to know our new friends in Room 11.  We then wrote a riddle describing ourselves and had fun guessing who had written it.