Homework+Inquiry+Project

** Speeches. Week 1 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday **
 * Homework Term 2 **

** Our Changing World. **

Reptiles Insects Amphibians Fish Birds Mammals All breed, develop and change in different ways. Whale, heron, snake, baboon, human, blowfly, sparrow, sharks, penguin, cow, horse, alligator, frog, newt, beetle, hippo, crocodile, toad, rabbit, turtle, kiwi, mullet, eel, ladybird, platypus Investigate reasons why each animal fits into each classification, Add two more to each group. You can use images.
 * Walt: ** to investigate Changes in the natural world by looking at Metamorphasis and exploring changes animals undertake before adulthood.
 * Activity one: ** Classify each of these animals into the correct category.

Outline the life cycle of two very different animals. Use images to show the changes at each stage, Complete a life-cycle by adding captions and explanations to match each stage of development. (Easy ones: frog, monarch butterfly) Either make an Ebook or present your work using Pages-one document for each life-cycle. Or two pages in your Our Changing World book.
 * Activity 2: ICT **

Investigate, explain and present a poster showing how a “plant” changes over its lifetime
 * Activity Three: **

Good investigations are beans, tomatoes, sunflowers, fruit trees as these rely on changes of season. Extension. Changes in our yearly calendar The Seasons Investigate and compare the different seasons in New Zealand and Japan.

Our Changing World Assignment 2 History

Walt: To identify and source knowledge on how famous inventions have influenced our present

Write up a timeline showing DECADES. 1900-1910, 1911-1920. 1921-1930, 1931-1940, 1941-1950, 1951-1960, 1961-1970, 1971-1980, 1980-1990, 1991-2000, 2001-2013. In each decade **__locate and record one significant event__** that happened (History)

Eg. 1930-1940 The Great Depression. 1961-1970 Man Landed on the Moon.
 * Quite often these events sparked the “invention” of new technologies. **
 * __ So explore and find knowledge on __****__ : __**

a) The first aircraft b) The first motor vehicle c) Early weapons, d) Leisure boats/yachts, e) medicines, f) Computers, g) War Planes/tanks

“**__Compare and contrast”__** Find a photo, an image of the original invention and writing a suitable **__supporting text.__**
 * Activity. **

Then locate the 2013 model. Display a photo or image and supporting text. Can you identify the **__similarities and the differences.__**

2) Simply use a series of photographic evidence to show the development of Changes in Inventions by ruling up a **__Then and Now Comparison Chart__**

3 ) Inquiry Presentation. ICT Resource and display on A3 a presentation that Explores and Explains the improvement/change of a simple invention.

Ideas. Rockets, Trucks, Sports Uniforms, Fashion, housing, Television, Radio Technology, Space exploration, Smoking attitudes, Tractors, Guns, Refrigeration, Music systems, Americas Cup Yachts, shoes Kitchen appliances, Formula one motor racing You may do this on the computer but you will need an A3 sized poster template.