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32 pages
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Reading year levels 5-6 Teacher support material providing background information for teachers, curriculum links, and ideas for classroom discussion and activities - as well as digital content for students - can be accessed at www.connected.tki.org.nz Contents: Three drones / by Peter Griffin -- Betty Batham : biologist / by Kate Hannah -- Predicting possibilities / by Bernard Beckett -- The long pause / by Dr Amber Aranui
Summary: Three drones describes three examples of how they are used in the world of work. Betty Batham : biologist tells the story of a pioneering marine biologist. Predicting possibilities uses real-world examples to show how mathematics can be used to predict the possible outcomes of a range of human and environmental activities. The long pause explores the mystery of the long pause between the two major periods of Pacific migration.