Citizenship is Everyone’s Business! Kahikatea Syndicate Unit Topic: Sharing the Planet
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Term 2 Weeks 1 – 5, 2009 Curriculum Focus: • Science Living World 2.1,2.2,2.3 • Social Sciences Place and Environment 2.1,2.5
Inquiry into the following: • Transdisciplinary theme. Sharing the Planet. • Key idea. Humans impact on their environment.
“Humans are the only species on Earth that are producing waste that Earth cannot digest” Capt. Charles Moore, Agilata Marine Research Foundation
• Key Competencies Thinking and questioning, (T&Q) Participating and contributing, (P&C) Using language, symbols and text. (L,S&T) • Rich Task Select an endangered or threatened, New Zealand native living thing and design a habitat in which it could thrive.
Created by Viv Leachman
Embedded Values: Ecological Sustainability
Resources People-businesses, DOC Forest & Bird Brook Sanctuary Wetlands eLearning – Google, blogs, websites, TED talks Science & Technology resources “Inquiry Learning through Concepts” Journal Search ICT Opportunities Blogging Google searches Emailing Movie making
Power point presentations, Kidspiration I movies Possible Web site
Lines of Inquiry • How do humans impact? Where? • Structures and systems are available to protect our environment. • Species adapt to enable survival. • How can I help? Provocation What if there was nobody to look after the kiwi?
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Thinking, Talking Exploring cards “Inquiry Learning through Concepts” →
definition of Endangered. (T&Q) TED video, Black robin story Short videos from DoC website Reveal Essential questions – discuss in relation to video/ story Add Inquiry questions in groups?
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Websites Fact sheets KCC Compare local/ national (T&Q)
Vocabulary Endangered, invasive, impact, protect, extinct, environment
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Design a habitat for your living thing. learning journey.
(L,S&T)
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DOC visitor or email contact
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Presentation/s for blog to show
Self assessment of inquiry questions,
Reflect on group skills.CWSN catered for through composition of Inquiry groups, support as required. CWSA catered for through open ended Inquiry process