Welcome to my blog. I am a student at Karoro School in Greymouth, New Zealand.
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Toondo work
Friday, 7 September 2018
infogaphic goggel drawing.
Infographic
Where To Next? Connected, Level 4
Science/Social Science learning goals
We are learning to understand about the environments around us and the negative of positive
impact our actions can have on these environments.
impact our actions can have on these environments.
Success criteria;
- identify some positive actions we can take at school and in our own lives to help our
- environment.
Literacy
Task: Create an infographic showing people how they can reduce their waste in
their lunchbox.
their lunchbox.
Our co-constructed success criteria:
-Have a strong title/hook
-Use convincing language and images
-Have simple things people can do
-Use images (free to use)
-Use bullet points/ short sharp information
-Use correct punctuation and spelling.
Wherer to next reading work.
Where To Next? Connected, Level 4
Turning Old into New
Literacy
Science/Social Science learning goals
We are learning to understand about the environments around us and the negative of positive
impact our actions can have on these environments.
impact our actions can have on these environments.
Success criteria;
identify and explain some of the issues facing our environment today
identify some of the negative impacts humans are having on the environment
identify some positive actions people are taking both here and around the world to try
and help look after our environment.
and help look after our environment.
identify some positive actions we can take at school and in our own lives to help our
environment.
environment.
learn about our local bush track and creek and identify some ways in which we can help
to look after (kaitiakitanga) these areas.
to look after (kaitiakitanga) these areas.
Reading Learning Goals
-I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.
-I am learning to use illustrations, text boxes, charts and graphs to help me make inferences so
I get more information from the text.
I get more information from the text.
-I am learning to use more than one text, in print or electronic formats, to gather and check the
accuracy of information.
accuracy of information.
-I am learning to read a wide range of texts (e.g. encyclopaedias, websites, newspapers) to
gather and check information on a topic.
gather and check information on a topic.
-I am learning to explain why the author has written a text.
-I am learning to read and understand text that contains academic and topic-specific vocabulary.
Read the text, ‘Turning Old Into New’ and then complete the following activities.
- Why is recycling a good idea? Because we can reuse it and make it in to things like
- clothing, furnisher.
- How many tons of rubbish do New Zealanders send to landfills every year? NZers send
- 2,5 million tonnes of rubbish to dumps a each year.
- When rubbish breaks down what gas does it produce? What environmental problem
- doewawds this contribute to? It produces Co2 and methane. It contributes global
- warming.
- Complete this sentence: Everything we use is made from Earth's Natural Resources.
- Explain where these resources come from;
Wood: comes from trees.
Metal: It comes from rock that is mined from the ground.
Plastic: The Plastic is made from oil.
6) How does oil form? Oil forms from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of year
ago.
ago.
7) What are some of the things glass can be recycled into? Smashed glass or unused glass
bottles in greymouth can be taken to the hokitika
bottles in greymouth can be taken to the hokitika
glass blowing shop and be reshaped into things like glass cups, mirrors, and also small fragile
things like glass kiwis , glass birds, and other glass things.
things like glass kiwis , glass birds, and other glass things.
8) What are some of the things cardboard can be recycled into? Cardboard can be made into /
turned into, newsprint, writing paper, toilet paper, and egg cartoons.
turned into, newsprint, writing paper, toilet paper, and egg cartoons.
9) What can plastic with the number 1 be recycled into? The number 1 plastic bottles can be
recycled into, soft drink bottles, pillows, and sleeping bags.
recycled into, soft drink bottles, pillows, and sleeping bags.
10) Attach a google drawing here that explains how number 1 plastics can be turned into
clothing.
clothing.
11) What are microfibres and what is the problem with them? Microfibre is the stuff that comes
of our clothes and they go down the drain and into the sea and ruins our sea life and the sea
life food chain.
of our clothes and they go down the drain and into the sea and ruins our sea life and the sea
life food chain.
12) What is Earth Overshoot day? Earth overshoot day is when we use more resources from
the earth than the earth can reproduce in one year.
the earth than the earth can reproduce in one year.
Glossary - Write what these words mean
Atoms: the tiny particle of a substance.
Carded: fibres.
Global Warming: It IS when the earth's atmosphere gets warmer and the ice in the north and
south pole is melting.
south pole is melting.
Malt: barley or other gran that has been used for brewing beer.
Natural resources: things that made naturally from our earth.
Synthetic: something that is made by humans and is the result of combining is different
chemicals.
chemicals.
In class we will be working on projects looking at issues around rubbish and what we can do to
help reduce this problem.
help reduce this problem.
Video Links
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)