Science

Making Sense of the Living World

Level 3

Achievement Objectives

Learning Outcomes

AO1.Students can distinguish between living things within broad groups on the basis of differences established by investigating external characteristics

Students will be able to classify the tui as an omnivore and compare it to animals which are carnivores and herbivores.

Students will be able to name the terms Omnivore, Carnivore and Herbivore in Te Reo Maori

AO2. Students can investigate special features of common animals and plants and describe how these help them to stay alive

Students will be able to describe the special features of a tui's feet, feathers and beak which help it to survive

AO3. Students can research and describe how some species have become extinct or are endangered

Students will be able to search the TuiTime site to find out how the arrival of invasive species is a threat to tui's survival

AO4. Students can explain, using information from personal observation and research, where and how a range of familiar New Zealand plants and animals live

Students will be able to explain why the tui eats both invertebrates for protein and fruit and nectar for energy.

Students will be able show how a range of animals survive in the same ecological system eg the tui and the bellbird and how some animals compete successfully for the same food

Students will be able to explain the effect of introduced animals on food competition in an established ecological system