inquiry2014

=Term 4 - Habitats=

Play this fun game from the BBC - [|Habitats] [|Build your own Habitat] [|Human and Animal Habitats] [|Know your animal habitats] [|Which Habitat?] [|Home for a frog] [|Habitats] [|Team Wild] [|Magic School Bus Habitat Match up] [|Wild habitat] [|Animal homes] [|Plant and Animal habitats] [|Habitat Maker] [|Lots more habitat activities]

Term 3 - Around the World Commonwealth Games Links [] [|Medal Table]

Term Two Inquiry

=Get Warm - Stay Warm =

Click on this link to [|Tagxedo]

Try some of these temperature activities





= [|Interactive Thermometer] =

Term One Inquiry == This term we are going to research and learn about some disasters that have happened in New Zealand. Our focus will be finding out what **challenges** and **dilemmas** people had to overcome during these disasters. The links below will provide information about the disasters you and your partner are researching.

This website will take you to a time line with information about lots of NZ disasters. ||= This website has lots of information about the historical and recent NZ disasters. ||= \ This website has information about some famous NZ disasters ||= Find out information about what to do to keep safe in a disaster. || Find out about what search and rescue teams do. ||= Find out more information on how to be prepared for an emergency or disaster. ||= Find out the latest Find out about this organisation that helps in emergencies and disasters. ||
 * = [[image:nzhistory.JPG link="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/new-zealand-disasters/timeline"]]
 * = [[image:landsar.JPG width="137" height="92" link="http://www.landsar.org.nz/front/front.aspx?ID=996"]]
 * earthquake** information ||= [[image:red cross.JPG width="234" height="48" link="https://www.redcross.org.nz/"]]
 * = [[image:geonet.JPG align="center" link="http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/"]]

Find out the latest **volcanic activity** information ||=

Check for latest weather updates and warnings here. ||=

View civil defence photos of NZ disasters. ||= Find out about the science behind some of these natural disasters. ||

=**New Zealand disasters we are researching:**= [|Mount Tarawera Eruption] [|Hawkes Bay Earthquake] [|Wahine Shipwreck] [|Pike River Mine Explosion] [|Cave Creek Disaster] [|Hyde Railway Accident] [|Tararua Shipwreck] [|Seacliff Mental Hospital Fire] [|Southland Floods] [|Cyclone Bola] [|Influenza Epidemic] [|Christchurch Earthquakes] [|Erebus Aircraft Accident] [|Kaitangata Mine Disaster] [|Abbotsford Landslide] [|Hawkes Bay Earthquake]
 * [|Rena Shipwreck]**

=Our Challenge=

We are going to research a disaster and create a Powerpoint presentation about it. In our presentation we will share with the class what we have learned about the events that happened and answer some of the following questions:


 * How do natural disasters impact on the environment?
 * How do natural disasters impact on humans?
 * How can we prepare for disasters?
 * How can communities benefit from natural disasters?
 * What strategies do communities have to cope with natural disasters?
 * Can we prevent natural disasters?
 * How can people survive natural disasters?
 * What causes natural disasters?

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