WET FEET

WET FEET

Our Inquiry unit for term 2 is called Wet Feet. It is a study and focus on New Zealand Wetlands.

We have started brainstorming what we ‘think’ we know about New Zealand Wetlands and also created a question each that we want to answer over the 10 week unit.

Our first brainstorm...

Brainstorm One…

Water             Eeels               skinks       Africa       moss      NZ

Geckos                  Land               deeper ponds seals      rainforests

Birds                     Hill valleys          logs           dogs          crocodiles

Pukekos         ditches            slips           nets           cats     

Takahe           frogs               some amphibians       rivers

Grey Herons        man made holes       fish      swamps      turtles

Long grass           puddles          mammal’s           streams    snakes

Trees                     toads              cold blooded animals/ reptiles

Plants lily pads         when flooded some wetlands appear

Geese                    flax bushes          rain           stormy weather

Paradise ducks         mud    tui       fantails     native plants/ bird

Endangered species        insects      dry up in drought      larvae

Dragonflys     sunsets      algae        bugs    spiders      habitats  

 

It was great to see what the children already know so we can now build new knowledge from finding out new information to gain a better understanding of New Zealand Wetlands.

Here is our display so far J