integratedunit-Kiwi

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 // The following guided inquiry integrated unit is the end result of collaborative thinking and learning as a wonderous journey for Whaea Sela, Whaea Jeanette and Y5-Y6 students of TA4 //  //Teacher:// **What do I want students to question, think about, articulate and be able to transfer in the end?**  <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> //Students:// **How might learning about kiwi make a difference in my life and in the lives of others?** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">__<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**Key Competencies** __ <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">* Managing Self * Participating and Contributing * Relating to Others *Thinking

<span style="color: #220c0c; font-family: Georgia, serif;">__Understandings__
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">//We will:// <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> **// template credit: E.P.S // Learning Journey - Action Plan ** Revised and adapted from Bloom's Taxomony and Lane Clark, 2003
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Identify the special features of the kiwi bird and describe how these characteristics help it stay alive    <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">[[image:moving_kiwi.gif width="124" height="112" align="right"]]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Recognise that the kiwi is suited to its particular habitat
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Develop an understanding of the relationship between the kiwi and ourselves
 * Celebrate:** Sharing success and value to my learning

**Invent:** Using my learning to make a difference

**Judge:** Making decisions and judging information

**Organise:** Managing information, learning and myself

**Record:** Recording my learning and reporting my understanding

**Explore:** Discovering new learning

<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">

Thinking tools/frames used: <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: #c81414; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #180202; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; color: #ad1010; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; color: #120707; font-family: Georgia, serif;">1. **Wonderings** -statements that students wonder or have questions about (concerning kiwi). 2. **KWL** - a chart that documents what the students ** Know ** and ** Want ** to know. The ** Learnt ** section is completed at the end of the unit. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> **__THE ARTS (VISUAL)__:** NB: The **pencil task** that forms part of the following presentation was the 'closest' observational drawing experience for students. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">media type="custom" key="2791453" <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center;">**The BIG 'inquiry' question that came from students of TA4** <span style="display: block; font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center;">
 * __ENGLISH (LISTENING)__:**

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #290505; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> **__HEALTH & PE__:** Students participated in the Kiwi **Virtual Field Trip** with [|Learnz]. To further develop an understanding between the kiwi and themselves they spent time as **education outside the classroom** becoming 'Kiwi Trackers' with Marilyn and Chris from BNZ and Mike from the Department of Conservation. media type="custom" key="2862693"

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">** __ENGLISH (WRITING)__: ** 'Rumours' were heard that kiwi lurked in the Tarawera forest so students of TA4 wrote **letters** to the Kawerau Voice, our local newspaper about this.

Mike was also asked to find out more. Here are the **e-mail findings** : <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hi guys, <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> Recently we’ve been running some education stuff through Ohope in regards to kiwi. Out of this came a very enthusiastic bunch of upper primary kids and set of teachers and parents from Putauaki. They talked about the rumours of kiwi living in the Tarawera Forest, and want to know if this is the case and how if there are how/what, can they do to become involved??? I should also mention at this junction that the local branch of BNZ are pretty excited about all of this too! <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So, the million dollar question – have you done any listening around these parts of late? If no, is it possible/worthwhile doing any next season? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I know that this school is keen in getting involved in all aspects of possible kiwi work locally – including fundraising and checking trap lines etc… <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Your thoughts? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Mike
 * From:** Michael
 * To:** Bridget; Peter; Nicholas
 * Cc:** Tansy; Sarah; Fiona
 * Subject:** Kiwi in Tarawera

<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hi Mike, <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I too was hopeful that we could come up with the goods after numerous reports of kiwi calls around the Tarawera Outlet campground. I have spent many nights over the last 4-5 years listening in the area and I even had a student camp out there, in different locations for a total of 15 nights during the last kiwi listening period. I took Lance and his dog Murph out there about three years ago after another report and even Murph couldn't find anything. The only thing that we have heard are pukeko. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So I have made the call now that unless someone brings me a photo or even better a kiwi in a box, our resources are better spent elsewhere. Sorry that I don't have better news. I would have loved to set up a protection/monitoring programme out there! We do have Whio on the Tarawera River though, so that's pretty cool. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Kind regards <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Bridget
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">From: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Bridget
 * To:** Michael
 * Subject:** RE: Kiwi in Tarawera forest [[image:kiwi_baby.jpg width="92" height="83" align="left"]]

<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hi Jeanette, <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The news isn’t good – significant resources have been spent on trying to track down the elusive kiwi in your neck of woods to no avail. So… I’m currently scratching my head and trying to think up some other local based conservation projects that you might be interested in becoming involved with. Unfortunately, at this moment in time, it won’t be anything to do with kiwi locally. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The response from the kiwi ranger in Rotorua is included – they have definitely tried… <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I’ll be back in touch soon once I’ve looked into other possibilities. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Regards, Mike

<span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center;">    **//While the outcome was what not we had anticipated, the inquiry itself was well worth the effort//**

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> **__ ENGLISH (SPEAKING) AND THE ARTS (VISUAL AND DANCE): __** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> * Information <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> * Clear Voice <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> * Expression <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> * Stance <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> After brainstorming ideas about helping kiwi, students designed **"Save the Kiwi" posters**. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">TA4 held their **class assembly** that focused of course on the kiwi. They shared many learning experiences and then performed a **dance** mix to the sound of Nesian Mystic.
 * Interviews ** - between a reporter and a kiwi (actors then switch roles). All performances were videotaped and critiqued on the following:

3<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">. <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: #f9244b; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**Part-Whole Relationships** - thinking frame that is used to 'break down' the whole object into parts and to critically think what would happen if ONE part was missing. An example was created using the 'chicken' as a model. Students then completed individual PW relationship sheets to identify the special features of the kiwi bird that help it stay alive. 4. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> **6 T-Chart** - completed to identify the physical, behavioural and environmental attributes of the kiwi. This chart also illustrates the strengths, weaknesses and so whats regarding these attributes.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #3500ff; font-family: Georgia, serif;">__SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION__: **<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">  <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">  **__TECHNOLOGY AND ENGLISH (SPEAKING AND PRESENTING)__:** <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">The final homework project for TA4 was set. Students had to investigate, design, create and report on why the kiwi is suited to its particular habitat. The end product as a miniature ecosystem would be a 'model' **kiwi sanctuary**. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">The criteria was discussed, a rubric formulated and each project was marked on the following:  <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">layout
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">time management
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">presentation
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">information
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">design

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">All kiwi sanctuaries (along with save the kiwi posters) were placed on display at the Bank of New Zealand. Thanks to Marilyn and Chris for judging these exhibits. Students also spent time **answering the big question**, what features of a bird help the kiwi survive and **talk about their own experiences** thus far. media type="custom" key="2862839"

<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">__Reflection and Review__
<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #f20d0d; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; color: #e00b0b; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> 5. **SWSW** - a thinking frame that highlights strengths, weaknesses and so whats (how 'things' can be improved) from the writer's point of view. The SWSW was used individually to reflect on the Kiwi Integrated Unit experience as a whole.

A paper **learning journal** was also kept to house thinking frames, photos, record ideas and share learning experiences.

<span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center;">**<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Good Night Kiwi ** //Thank you for viewing our wikispace. All the very best Whaea Sela -// //Arohanui Whaea Jeanette and TA4, 2008// media type="youtube" key="1bHJzrryb1I" height="344" width="425"