What have you learnt about planting and growing?

What is your question? Research here. 

We have been asking questions for our research...

As part of our inquiry into rock pools, we have been thinking about different animals that live there. We have been working in groups to ask questions about an animal of our choice. 

We have begun to put together links to different sites for the students.

Find out more by clicking the links below (we will be adding to these as our inquiry progresses):

Generic Resources for the Rocky Shore

Crabs

Mussels

Jellyfish

Sea Anemones

The Environment Group

We are learning about debates and as part of our inquiry, we want to find out about the environment. Our inquiry is called, "who should look after the environment". So far we have made brainstorms. We think that everyone should look after the environment.

Yesterday, we did Google Hangout with Room 10 at Kelburn school. They are near Zealandia. They are very lucky because they see lots of native birds such as kaka, tuis, sparrows, kereru and they even saw a shag fly over the other day. They are also interested in the environment and want to trap pesky rats and other pests. They talked about smart rats who managed to dodge the traps. They are designing different traps that will attract the rats. 

We also found out that Mahutonga have also been setting traps for the rats down the bank. The rats are not going for the food in the traps as they don't feel comfortable enough to eat there.

By Lizzie, Max, Ben, Mateo, Jan, Finlay, Izar, Liam, Zach and Theo B

Enviromment by Theo B

Care for the environment, oh please please please,

our future depends on us, it realy does please.

it’s for me, it’s for you

it’s for everyone on the globe

let’s keep our earth clean and very bright green

just care for it it’s now a big deal

if we did look after it a few years ago this would not

have troubled our poor mother earth.

Mystery Skype with Whangarei Primary School

Some of us Mystery Skyped a class from Whangarei Primary School. It was fun having to research and find places on a map.  We took turns and asked questions to each other to narrow it down until we got the correct school.

Whangarei mystery Skype from Matariki on Vimeo.