Reading Work For Term 2 Week 4

Term 2 Week 4

Reading work for - LA Lakers    

                                            

             Green means this is what I was searching up and I understand it.

Black means this is the answer.

Day one

Guided Reading

1. KWL Chart - Success Criteria 1 -   ask questions related to the estuary and its role

Name: Janine                                 Date: 12 May 2015

              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 ecosystems help the earth. *The inventions are eco friendly. *A plant or animal's life cycle.	*What does Eco friendly mean? * Are there more names for eco? *What are they? *Are there any eco friendly inventions? *What are they?

Day 2

Building Vocab

What do the following words mean? Research to find out meaning.

Pāuatahanui Inlet = A drowned river valley	sanctuary = A nature reserve like a bird sanctuary or a place of safety.
Tally = A count of scores or a mark on a tree that gives information about that tree	Margery = Is a popular nursery rhyme - See Saw Margery Daw.
sieve = A metal or plastic mesh made for draining solids from liquids.	Limpets = Is a animal that has a conical shell and a muscular foot.
Enclosed or semi-enclosed body of water =	spawning grounds = A place where fish leave their eggs.
Hermit crabs = Are crabs that are in a shell that looks like a triangle. If the shell is too big it falls off.	lugworms = A worm that lives in muddy and sandy areas. A lot of people use them for fishing bait.
Incoming tide = They are the opposite of outgoing tides. Incoming tides come in and outgoing tides go out back to the sea.	oystercatcher = A bird that feeds on chiefly and shellfish. It eats oysters (as in the name!) aswell.
Pied stilt = Is a bird that is mainly white and has a little bit of black on the wings. It has stick like legs and a really thin beck.	fell trees = Is the process of cutting down individual trees and the person cutting down the tree is called a tree feller.
subdivisions = An area of land being divided into different plots for sale or the action of being subdividing or being subdivided.	stormwater drains = Are used to drain out extra rainwater from sidewalks, parking lots and roofs.
smother = A mass of something taking over or killing someone by covering their nose and mouth.	detergents = A soap and water liquid used for cleaning dirt off of things.
sewage = Wastewater from toilets, sinks, bathtubs and more.	stabilised =  Make or become unlikely to change or fail
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) =  They research about the water and atmosphere	Contractors = A person in a business signing a contract and gets a special job or someone who looks after the contracts.

Choose 10 words to go into your home learning book this book. These will be your spelling words to learn for the week.

Day 3

Success Criteria 2 -  identify answers about the estuary and its role to draw out ideas about ecosystems generally

Research the answers from your KWL Chart. Record answers here.

1. Eco friendly means It is not harmful to the environment.

2. There is 1, it is green eg; keeping your city green. Keep it clean.

3. There are 7 eco friendly inventions. They are, Solar powered parking meters, staple-free stapler, water powered desk clock, environmentally safe insect repellent, portable universe charger, solar powered suction cup and solar power.

Day 4

Success Criteria 3 -  summarise the causes of problems in the ecosystem.

Write your summary here of what causes problems in the ecosystem.

Day 5

Success criteria -    integrate what we have learned to suggest action in relation to the ecosystem.

Record here all the possible ways you think you could fix (make better) the problem to the ecosystem

Set up an ecosystem group/club and do things like pull out all the weeds and biking everyday or taking public transport for a fortnight.

Reading Work For Term 2 Week 5

Name:Janine

Date: 19th May

                                 KWL Chart

In the first column, write what you already know about Water worries/issues in NZ. In the second column, write what you want to know about Water worries/issues in NZ. 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
Pollution is being dropped into our waterways. Polluted water - People throw rubbish into the water. Sewage is a problem Toxins in our water (pollution) - Sickness can affect us, animals and birds. Water is reused in the water cycle. Farmers us up a lot of water to water their farms.	Why are people using a lot of water? Why doesn’t everyone have a water storage tank? How many filters does it take until the sewage water from your home, become clean water that you can use again? Why does the water steam up and turn into vapour in the water cycle?	That farmers need a lot of water to water their farms and they need it for their animals. That there are water restrictions - it depends on what the season is to how much water you can use.

Day 2 - Questions (Answers these questions using your text).

1. What does the author mean when she says our problems have “only just started”?

It means that the problem hasn’t been going on for ages, it has only just started.

     2. Does every drop really count? Does the author mean this literally? Why do you think that?

Yes. Because if you waste 1 drop of water than that is 1 drop we can’t drink or save a life with!

     3.   What big idea is the author conveying?

     4. Tell me more about the way you connected our day-to-day experience of

         water with the water cycle. How did this help you understand the text?

The water-cycle helps me with my day to day water use because it reuses the water I have already used so I can use it again. It helps you to understand how water is reused so we can use it again.

     5.  How did you use the structure of the article to identify the main ideas?

     6. How did the water-cycle diagram support your understanding of the issues?

It shows you how the water-cycle works and instead of telling you (You might not understand), they show you how it works.

Day 3 - Vocab (What do the following words mean. How can these keywords help you to understand the text?)

Herbicides = It is toxic to plants and it can destroy the plant.	Pesticides = It is used to kill insects but it can also kill plants and it is harmful to animals.	E-coli = A bacteria that is found in human intestines, it causes no harm. It can be used for food poisonings and it can be harmful to old people and children.
desalination = any process that is used for taking salt out of water and making it fresh again.	vapour = Steam that water makes when it heats up. They are called water vapor.	harvesting = you can harvest a crop of something or catch or kill an animal for human purpose.
aquifers = a body of rock containing ground water.	bacteria = a form of bacterium. It can make you very sick.	queuing = you arrange in a quie for something like a meal or a drink.

Day 4

Colloquial expressions - what do the following expressions mean?

“take for granted” = We don’t think about it, we take it and we just think everyone has it. - Like money, some people take it for granted. (Especially some children)

“every drop counts” = If you waste a drop of water that is a drop of water we can’t use to save a life. - Save water save life.

“There’s no doubt” Eg; There’s no doubt about that. Theres no doubt in your mind.

Reading work for term 2 Week 6

Key :

Plain black = I filled it out and I got it

Name: Janine

Date: 26th May Term 2 week 6

KWL Chart

In the first column, write what you already know about sewerage. In the second column, write what you want to know about sewerage, pump stations and vacuum sewers. 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
*Sewage it getting into our lakes, ponds, rivers, oceans. *Sewage is water that comes from our sinks, baths, toilets and bathroom. *It’s GROSS! *Sewage can be a problem.	*Why is there so much sewage? *Is sewage a problem? - Why	I learnt……. *That sewage can stop people from using their taps and drinking water from the taps. *That there is three types of water. *Liquefaction can be a solid and a liquid. *That christchurch has a SCRIT team and they fix problems in the pipes. *Potable water is water that runs out of your taps. *Stormwater is water that falls out of the sky - other name for it is rain. *Wastewater is water that we have used before. *The sewage was knee deep at christchurch when the earthquake happened. *Sewage can cause damage to the environment.

Day 2 - Questions (Answers these questions using your text).

But where do you start when an entire city has been brought to its knees?

“Obviously a wrecked sewerage system is a major health hazard,” says Simon Christie, a structural engineer with SCIRT. “Fixing that was our top priority.”

1. Why was fixing the sewerage system ‘top priority’?

Because if it wasn’t fixed first then people & animals can get sick. Also the sewage can cause harm to the environment.

The Three Waters

A city’s water supply is a complicated business! This is because there are three different kinds of water to deal with:

2. What are the three different kinds of water to deal with?

Potable water - water that runs out of taps that is clean and safe to drink.

Wastewater - Water that has been used, like water that you have used to bathe in or shower.

Stormwater - Rainwater that washes out to the outside drains.

Day 3 - Vocab (What do the following words mean. How can these keywords help you to understand the text?)

convey - Transport, taking something somewhere. Eg; car or bus.	sewerage - The pipes that carry sewage.	Water waste - Water that has been used. Eg; water from the bath or shower.
contamination - Things that are minour to the physical body or workspace eg;	infrastructure - Building supplies used for buildings.	potable - Water that runs out of your taps.
liquefaction - It can be a solid or liquid.	silt - Fine clay or sand that comes to the top when liquefaction happens.	biosolids - A material that is made from recycled sewage.
vacuum sewer - A vacuum that sucks up sewage.	innovation - An action or process of innovating.	stakeholders - A person with an interest or concern of something. (Normally in a business.)

Day 4

Colloquial expressions - what do the following expressions mean?

“meet the same fate”

“Generally speaking” If I generally speak than I speak in my

“every cloud has a silver lining” there's always something happy to happen after something bad happens.

“up and running”  =  Something is going after it has been fixed. Eg; The car is now up and running. - Something has broken down and someone fixed it up so it is up and running.