Connected 2017 Level 2 - Taking Action
In this Connected there are four articles (Space food; Gardening in the living room; Down the drain; Bringing back the birdsong).
About this resource
The focus in this issue of Connected is on the Nature of Science strand of the curriculum and the science capability: engage with science.
Connected 2017 Level 2 - Taking Action
At times, themes require the introduction of concepts that students at this curriculum level may not be able to fully understand. What matters at this stage is that students begin to develop understandings that they can grow over time.
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Space Food
A group of students investigate how to stop food rotting on a journey to Mars. They share what they know about the different methods of food preservation to come up with a plan.
1 of 4Gardening in the Living Room
Balaclava School has a new greenhouse called the Living Room.
2 of 4Down the Drain
Students at Wilford School in Petone were shocked to discover the amount of rubbish finding its way onto their local beach.
3 of 4Bringing Back the Birdsong
For years, introduced predators have been killing birds along the Kepler Track in Fiordland. Students in the Kids Restore the Kepler project are working with the Department of Conservation and the Fiordland Conservation Trust to reduce the number of predators living in the area. Their mission: to br...
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