Last home learning task of the term...

Predator Home Learning

Your final conservation based home learning presentation this term is to be on a predator or a threat to a New Zealand native species. Think outside the box about your presentation this time! Power-points and posters are great, and you’ve proved you can make those. Can you do something even more creative?? Write a song? Make a video? Maybe put together a stop-motion? What about a puppet show? Or a video of a puppet show? Or a board game that teaches people about your predator and the effects it has?

Things to include:

·               The name of predator

·               What it affects

·               How it attacks

·               Where it lives

·               Why it is a threat to our native species

·               How it is managed (by the Department of Conservation, farmers, students etc)

·               Can it be eradicated???

     Design a trap that could be used by Dept. of Conservation. Draw a diagram and            explain how your trap would work.

Due: Friday 18^th September

Technology and Te Reo Maori videos

We have been working hard this term and as we have assembly this week, thought we'd better show off some of our learning!

Balloon Racers

Kei te pehea koe

Home Learning due Friday Week 6.

Native Plant Home Learning

Choose a native plant to investigate. You can present your information any way you like – video clip, powerpoint, prezi, poster, speech, song, rap, poem etc.

Your presentation will need to include the following:

·        Where your plant grows and what conditions it needs to thrive.

·        What the English and Maori names are for your plant.

·        A description of your plant – how tall it grows, what it looks like, its leaves etc.

·        A diagram of your tree or leaves from your tree – this could be a rubbing as well.

·        Any uses for your plant – can it be medicine???   How is it used?

·        Is there any other information you would like to tell us?

DUE: Friday 28^th August

Your kids!

Wow! I have been literally been blown away by the quality of presentations on New Zealand's native birds today. The kids have made power-points, posters, models, prezis, written from the perspective of a smuggled bird, and delivered speeches and generally have impressed each other throughout the morning. I am so proud of their effort and achievements!! Thank you for all the support at home. It's been a pleasure to mark home learning for perhaps the first time ever! We will continue on this project-based home learning while we're on a roll!!
Pics to come.