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32 pages
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Reading year level 4 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: Animal X factor / by Sophie Fern -- Kimihia Kermit / by Philippa Werry -- Sea science / by Dr Marie McEntee, Joe Fagan, and the schools of Aotea -- The house that Dan built / by Johanna Knox
Summary: Animal X factor explores familiar questions - why do we like some animals more than others, and does it matter? Kimihia Kermit describes how Ngāti Mutunga and students from Uruti, Mimi, and Urenui schools are working with scientists to find out which frogs are still living in their rohe (local area). Sea science describes a citizen science project carried out by three schools on Aotea Great Barrier Island. Concerned by the amount of marine debris washing up on their beaches, the students partnered with scientists from the University of Auckland to investigate what was happening and to take action to bring about change. In 2018, Daniel Turinsky, a student at Nelson Central School, entered a competition to design an eco-house using the computer game Minecraft. The house that Jack built describes the thought processes Daniel went through as he weighed up different options to create his winning design.