Living World - Biology - Mammals

Is this a mammal? 

If you think YES - Explain WHY?

Investigate the Topic
Make notes in your journal
Write the questions for the Kahoot Quiz!

YES - You do the research and submit your questions for the quiz.

Discover some interesting information about a mammal of your choice.

Research one specific mammal - land or ocean
Video Link
Mammal Research Link -1
Mammal Research Link-2 
Learning Games Link - look on the left to find mammals

Search... example
Mammal facts for kids
Elephant facts for kids

Example Animals: whale, dolphins, otter, elephant, giraffe, mountain lion, zebra, dog, gorilla

Write the Questions
Example Questions:

• Which is the largest whale?
• What is the main food of the Blue Whale?
• How long can a Blue Whale hold its breath?
• How fast does the Blue Whale's heart beat?

Extra Thinking
Investigate the different sorts of mammals - placental, marsupial, monotremes
What's the difference between these?

Contribute your questions and possible answers to the form below.

STEPS

1. write the questions - word your questions well
2. write four possible answers - don't make it too easy
3. submit the questions and possible answers to the blog form
4. add a URL for an image you want with your question

The best (most clearly worded) questions will be used for a Kahoot Quiz tomorrow.

Example:  Who is this guy?

A small child with long fingers

A dog skeleton

Not a mammal

A bat skeleton

Iconic Destinations

Where do people most want to visit in the world?

520 Votes

The largest words = the most votes

Iconic Destination Survey

Where in the World

Iconic Places

Select an iconic destination to research and present to the class.
Check out the list of possibilities below before you decide.

 Include picture and diagrams in your presentation

Petra – South America Taj Mahal Auschwitz  NASA Ayers Rock Angkor Wat Machu Picchu Amazon Rain Forest Acropolis - Athens Greece Troy – Horse of Troy

Tower of London Mt Everest Colosseum – Rome Mariana Trench – Japan Great Wall of China Empire Sate Building The Grand Canyon Burj Khalifa - Dubai Niagara Falls  Iguazu Falls Venice

London Eye Venezuela's Angel Falls Mitre Peak Fiordland - New Zealand Mt Naraghoe The Dead Sea Blue Mosque – Istanbul Great Barrier Reef - Australia The Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery Antarctica

Project Document

Room 2 - Day Out? Idea

It has been suggested that we go for a class trip to Quail Island later in the term when other classes are visiting the A and P Show.

What are some of the things we need to do to make this happen?

Brainstorm what you think and list your ideas in your journal

Then look at the secret list

• Book a date with the ferry company
• Work out the cost
• Get permission from Mr. Dolan
• Work out the risk management for the day
• Write a letter to parents for permission, payment and help
• Make a list of the gear we would need to take
• Plan some activities for the day

Wonders of the World

Mt Everest

Watch this short video
Use a whole page in your learning journal to take notes about this great mountain
Include keywords, dates, people, measurements, 10 to 20 facts, pictures, diagrams, colour

Make your notes memorable.

The Grand Canyon

Note Taking Skills

Watch this short youtube video and then in your journal create a page of notes that include the top 10 facts that stood out most for you. (yes you can watch the video more than once)

Don't try and get all the information or just copy it word for word.

Be thoughtful and decide what's important.  Just write down keywords and ideas then use some colour and add some illustrations or a diagram as part of your notes.

Language Features

With a buddy read through a selection of poems and try and identify (find) examples of any of the language features listed here:

This link will take you to a website that has examples of these language features - Your Dictionary

What is slang?

Very informal language used to identify with a particular sub-culture.

What is emotive language?

Using words that provoke a particular response in the audience.

What is sensory language?

Using words that have a strong appeal to one or more of the senses.

What is a simile?

Comparing two things by using 'as' or 'like'.

What is a metaphor?

Comparing two things as if they were the same.

What is alliteration?

Repeating initial consonant sounds in nearby words.

What is are onomatopoeia?

Words that imitate the sound they represent.

What is rhyme?

Repetition of identical or similar end-sounds in two or more words.

What is a hyperbole? 

An exaggeration used for effect.

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Using your previous planning decide on a holiday experience that you will write about to inform and entertain the class.

This writing can take the form of:

a short retell

a report like a newspaper

a poem

a song

a recipe

All these should include vivid description and some attempts at two or three of the language features listed above. Have fun. Be creative. Experiment with words. Make an ordinary experience stand out like a neon sign  (hey is that a simile?).

The Great Wall

The Great Wall of China

step 1. note taking

In your journal draw and note down the keywords and facts about the Great Wall - in 20 minutes.

what, where, when, why, who, how

The Great Wall of China is made up of a number of different sections. 

These sections were built over a long period of time from stone and other materials. 

They were built to protect against attacks and invasions from the north.

The Great Wall of China stretches around 6300 kilometres in length. 

If you measure the length of all the different sections of wall, the distance is more like 22000 kilometres

The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built by humans. 

The widest section of the wall is around 9 metres 

The highest point of the wall is around 8 metres 

The first parts of the wall were built over 2000 years ago.

A large number of workers have lost their lives while building the wall.

  

Earlier sections of the wall were made from stone, wood and compacted earth.

  

While some parts of the wall have been preserved or renovated, other parts have been vandalised or destroyed to make way for construction.

Rumours that astronauts can see the Great Wall of China from the Moon with the naked eye are untrue.

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Step 2. Brainstorm words to describe - teacher

size

shape

texture

number

position location

colour

age

movement

like a...

Step 3.

Use your notes and brainstorm words

Use facts combined with descriptive words to create a set of 10 expressive sentences about the Great Wall

Step 4.

Editing Sentences - simple - compound - complex

Make the model
Paper Toys