Term 2 Reading Work Week 4

Term 2 Week 4

Reading work for Miami Heat

Day 1

Name: ________________________________________________ Date:______________________ KWL Chart

Select a topic you want to research. In the first column, write what you already know about the topic. In the second column, write what you want to know about the topic. After you have completed your research, write what you learned in the third column. What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned

What I Know	What I Want to Know	What I Learned
that you have lots of different turtles. They have shells to protect themselves. they nest their eggs under the sand at a beach.	what is a biggest turtle weight? what do turtles eat? how long do they live for? what is the longest time a turtle lived for?	they can grow up to 2 metres and weigh up to 600 kgs. Fish,insects and earthworms this is the usual life span of a turtle is 150 years the longest time a turtle has lived for wad 507 years (cool huh)

Day 2 Building Vocab

Research what all of these words mean. Record answers here.

species: Is a similar group of animals.	reptile: A cold-blooded vertebrate  that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises	threatened: Is an  intention to take an action against (someone).
endangered: A species) seriously at risk of extinction	Hawksbill: A small tropical sea turtle with hooked jaws	Leatherback: A very large black turtle with a thick leathery shell,
hatchlings:A young animal that has recently hatched out of it’s egg.	predators: an animal that naturally preys on other (smaller)animals.	Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme: Is an intergovernmental organisation based in Apia, Samoa with more than 90 staff members.
hatchery:A room that is kept extremely warm which is also filled with eggs of different species it is  kept warm so it replicates their parents sitting on their eggs	satellite tracking:Is used for visual observation,over earth.	electronic tags:Electronic tagging is a form of non-surreptitious surveillance consisting of an electronic device attached to a person or vehicle
plight:If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.	plummeted:fall or drop straight down at high speed.	customary laws:Custom in law is the established pattern of behavior that can be objectively verified within a particular social setting.
illegal trade:international wildlife trade is a serious conservation problem, addressed by the United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild life	black market:A black market or underground economy is a market in which goods or services are traded illegally	intrigued:Is being fascinated in something or someone

Choose 10 of these words into go into your Home learning book for the week. Write the words into your book.

Day 3

Success criteria -    ask questions

Answer the questions here from your KWL Chart. Research your answers and record here.

Day 4

Success criteria - use topic sentences to identify what each paragraph is about

Summarise your reading here. Use keywords from the text to help you.

Day 5

Success criteria - integrate the main ideas and important information to draw conclusions about how people are affecting the plight of the sea turtle.

they are leaving rubbish and junk on the beaches which is affecting not just our beaches but also turtles lives.

Record here your answers to: How are people affecting the plight of the sea turtle?

people should pick up after themselves ( especially plastic bags)

don’t drain anything that could be a risk for turtles into the ocean.

Hikanui enviroschool (reading work)

Name: ________________________________________________ Date:______________________ KWL Chart

In the first column, write what you already know about Enviroschools. In the second column, write what you want to know about Enviroschools. After you have completed your research, write what you learned in the third column. What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned

What I Know	What I Want to Know	What I Learned
You need to water plants You need to pick up rubbish You need to have a clean environment You need to keep bugs in their own habitat	How do the people at the dump make rubbish cubes? Why is it good to recycle? Where does all of the rubbish go? Do you have to be trained to be a enviro kid?	That their are a lot of nothing areas at not just their school but also at my own school. We need plants and trees to get oxygen. They do need to be taught about being an enviro kid for three years hikanui school have been working with the Hamilton city council, the University of Waikato,and community groups to turn Hikanui into an enviroschool. in 1980 native trees were planted at the edge of a large gully on the school grounds in 1993 all of the land got cleared and a pathway got put in

Day 2 - Vocab

Find the meanings for the following words.

drainage the action or process of draining something.	gully a ravine formed by the action of water.	boggy areas a wet area
cultivated refined and well educated	nursery refined and well educated	influence the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.
trialing test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.	composting make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost.	public charities volunteers helping people with public problems.

Day 3 - Summarize

Write an explanation of how Hikanui School became an Enviroschool.

By finding lots of different ways to compost,reduce,reuse and recycle.

Day 4

From the photos and evidence you have collected, create a table of all the problems you have identified we have at Parkvale School. What are the solutions to these problems, do you think?

No where areas	Rubbish	Reduce, reuse and recycle	Greenhouse
- There are over 20 no where areas in our school	-In parkvale school their shouldn't be any rubbish but their is.	-It is really good to reduce,reuse and recycle	the school should get the green team back together or get some new green team members to add new flowers and vegetables