Plants & Animals

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Plants and Animals

Week 4 - What Have We Learnt?

Week 4

Week 4:

The students use the ‘Growing a Bean’ observations published by other students to make comparisons of the growth of their own bean plant. The students use the text accounts and the data collection information on the web site to identify similarities and differences between plant and animal habitats in different locations.

The students submit an evaluation of the project.

Curriculum focus	Learning Objectives	Curriculum focus	Learning Objectives
Mathematics	To be able to collect, present and interpret data. To be able to compare data in graphical form.	ICT	To be able to communicate and handle information. To be able to present information with an awareness of audience. To be able to evaluate the success of using ICT to communicate information and to share data.
English	To be able to read a variety of texts. To be able to read for information. To be able to write for a wide audience. To be able to share written accounts. To be able to write an evaluation of a task.	Science	To be aware of the similarities and differences between plant and animal habitats in different locations. To be able to identify a number of plants and animals. To be able to identify the criteria required to make a fair comparison. To be able to describe a scientific investigation.

Activities

The purpose of this week is for each group of students to make their final observations of the growth of their bean plant. Students interpret comparative data by reviewing the work submitted by other schools on the project web site.

Step	Title	Notes
1	Review Time	Overall comparisons.
2	How’s the Bean Been?	Final observation of the bean growing experiment.
3	What We Have Learnt	Overview observations of the project.
4	Goodbye	Final text communications and graphic.
5	Publish Our Work	Publish the final text and graphics.

Resources

Vocabulary

Expectations for this week

Support sheets

Collaborative writing

Optional

Digital camera

Keywords support sheet

evaluation, evaluate, compare, retrieve, information, completion, publish, audience, collaborate summary

Most students will be able to

retrieve stored information
make comparisons using retrieved information
communicate and handle information
present information with an awareness of audience

Some students will be able to

compare information and decide on the fairness of the comparison
suggest another scientific investigation they could undertake

Week 4