about earth's atmosphere - gw...18 19 the earth’s atmosphere teacher notes the atmosphere,...

21
10 Introduction Air Summary We have seen the importance of the air, the good clean air we breathe into our lungs. When Rangi and Papa were separated the wind and air came in to ll the space. The universe and the heavens were created and the land below. T whiri-m tea is the guardian of the winds and the air. His gift to the people was the wind and the good fresh air, that give life to all Tane’s creatures; the birds, and people, and to all of us living on the Head of the Fish of M ui. Our task is to care for the life force of the air, so it is clean forever, for the generations coming after us. N reira e hoa m , kua kite t tou i te nui o t nei mea te hau, te hau m ka momoia mai ki te poho o te tangata. I wehea a Rangi r ua ko Papa, ka uru mai ko te hau. Ka tohaina ng rangi me te whenua i raro. Ko T whiri-m tea te kaiwhakahaere m waenganui. T na koha mai ki te iwi ko te hau, ko te h ora, e ora ai te tini a T ne, me te tangata, tae atu ki rau iwi e noho nei i te Upoko o Te Ika i nei r . Kia kaha t tou ki te manaaki i te mauri o te hau, kia m tonu ai, kia m tonu ai, m ng Whakatupuranga. Investigate and explore This section features experiments and activities to enable children to gain an understanding of air, earth’s atmosphere, and air pollution. It is divided into three parts: 'about earth’s atmosphere', 'about air pollution in the Wellington region', and 'about global pollution'. The activities should be followed sequentially so that students can build on what they have learned. Activities in this section also provide children with the opportunity to get out into their local environment and explore air quality issues. This can take the form of eld trips, day trips in the local community, and short walks around your school grounds. About earth’s atmosphere In the following pages students will gain an understanding of air as a gas, how it is made up, how it behaves and how all animals need it – including humans. Students learn how green plants use photosynthesis to clean the air, how the carbon cycle works, and the role of the atmosphere. This will prepare them for the concepts of air pollution and air quality which are discussed in the next section. About earth's atmosphere

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Page 1: About earth's atmosphere - GW...18 19 The earth’s atmosphere Teacher notes The atmosphere, made up of a mixture of gases, is a blanket of air surrounding the earth. The atmosphere

10

Intr

od

uct

ion

A

ir

Sum

mary

We

hav

e se

en t

he

imp

ort

ance

of

the

air,

th

e g

oo

d c

lean

air

we

bre

ath

e in

to

ou

r lu

ng

s. W

hen

Ran

gi

and

Pap

a w

ere

sep

arat

ed t

he

win

d a

nd

air

cam

e in

tofi

ll t

he

spac

e. T

he

un

iver

se a

nd

th

e

hea

ven

s w

ere

crea

ted

an

d t

he

lan

d

bel

ow

. Tw

hir

i-m

tea

is t

he

gu

ard

ian

of

the

win

ds

and

th

e ai

r. H

is g

ift

to

the

peo

ple

was

th

e w

ind

an

d t

he

go

od

fres

h a

ir, t

hat

giv

e li

fe t

o a

ll T

ane’

s

crea

ture

s; t

he

bir

ds,

an

d p

eop

le, a

nd

to

all

of

us

liv

ing

on

th

e H

ead

of

the

Fis

h

of

Mu

i. O

ur

task

is

to c

are

for

the

life

forc

e o

f th

e ai

r, s

o i

t is

cle

an f

ore

ver

, fo

r

the

gen

erat

ion

s co

min

g a

fter

us.

N r

eira

e h

oa

m, k

ua

kit

e t

tou

i t

e

nu

i o

tn

ei m

ea t

e h

au, t

e h

au m

ka

mo

mo

ia m

ai k

i te

po

ho

o t

e ta

ng

ata.

I

weh

ea a

Ran

gi

ru

a k

o

Pap

a, k

a u

ru m

ai k

o t

e h

au. K

a to

hai

na

ng

ran

gi

me

te w

hen

ua

i ra

ro. K

o

Tw

hir

i-m

tea

te k

aiw

hak

ahae

re m

wae

ng

anu

i. T

na

ko

ha

mai

ki

te i

wi

ko

te

hau

, ko

te

h o

ra, e

ora

ai

te t

ini

a

Tn

e, m

e te

tan

gat

a, t

ae a

tu k

i ra

u

iw

i

e n

oh

o n

ei i

te

Up

ok

o o

Te

Ika

i n

ei r

.

Kia

kah

a t

tou

ki

te m

anaa

ki

i te

mau

ri

o t

e h

au, k

ia m

to

nu

ai,

kia

m t

on

u a

i,

m n

g W

hak

atu

pu

ran

ga.

Inve

stig

ate

an

d e

xplo

reT

his

sec

tio

n f

eatu

res

exp

erim

ents

an

d a

ctiv

itie

s to

en

able

ch

ild

ren

to

gai

n a

n

un

der

stan

din

g o

f ai

r, e

arth

’s a

tmo

sph

ere,

an

d a

ir p

oll

uti

on

. It

is d

ivid

ed i

nto

th

ree

par

ts: '

abo

ut

eart

h’s

atm

osp

her

e', '

abo

ut

air

po

llu

tio

n i

n t

he

Wel

lin

gto

n r

egio

n',

and

'ab

ou

t g

lob

al p

oll

uti

on

'. T

he

acti

vit

ies

sho

uld

be

foll

ow

ed s

equ

enti

ally

so

th

at

stu

den

ts c

an b

uil

d o

n w

hat

th

ey h

ave

lear

ned

.

Act

ivit

ies

in t

his

sec

tio

n a

lso

pro

vid

e ch

ild

ren

wit

h t

he

op

po

rtu

nit

y t

o g

et o

ut

into

thei

r lo

cal

env

iro

nm

ent

and

exp

lore

air

qu

alit

y i

ssu

es. T

his

can

tak

e th

e fo

rm o

f

fi el

d t

rip

s, d

ay t

rip

s in

th

e lo

cal

com

mu

nit

y, a

nd

sh

ort

wal

ks

aro

un

d y

ou

r sc

ho

ol

gro

un

ds.

Ab

ou

t e

art

h’s

atm

osp

he

reIn

th

e fo

llo

win

g p

ages

stu

den

ts w

ill

gai

n a

n u

nd

erst

and

ing

of

air

as a

gas

, ho

w

it i

s m

ade

up

, ho

w i

t b

ehav

es a

nd

ho

w a

ll a

nim

als

nee

d i

t –

incl

ud

ing

hu

man

s.

Stu

den

ts l

earn

ho

w g

reen

pla

nts

use

ph

oto

syn

thes

is t

o c

lean

th

e ai

r, h

ow

th

e

carb

on

cy

cle

wo

rks,

an

d t

he

role

of

the

atm

osp

her

e. T

his

wil

l p

rep

are

them

fo

r th

e

con

cep

ts o

f ai

r p

oll

uti

on

an

d a

ir q

ual

ity

wh

ich

are

dis

cuss

ed i

n t

he

nex

t se

ctio

n.

About earth's atmosphere

Page 2: About earth's atmosphere - GW...18 19 The earth’s atmosphere Teacher notes The atmosphere, made up of a mixture of gases, is a blanket of air surrounding the earth. The atmosphere

12

13

Wh

at

do

we

kn

ow

alr

ea

dy?

Tea

che

r n

ote

sT

his

Co

RT

th

ink

ing

act

ivit

y a

ssis

ts t

he

teac

her

to

fi n

d o

ut

wh

at t

he

clas

s al

read

y

kn

ow

s ab

ou

t th

e to

pic

an

d w

hat

th

eir

area

s o

f in

tere

st a

re w

ith

in t

he

top

ic.

Co

mp

lete

th

e p

re-u

nit

qu

esti

on

s at

th

e st

art

of

the

un

it. T

he

po

st-u

nit

sec

tio

ns

are

left

op

en f

or

refl

ecti

on

at

the

end

of

the

un

it (

Wh

at I

hav

e le

arn

ed a

nd

Ho

w I

lear

ned

).

KW

L(H

) ch

art

Pre

-un

it q

uest

ion

sPo

st-u

nit

qu

est

ion

s

Wh

at

I kn

ow

ab

ou

t A

IR a

nd

AIR

PO

LLU

TIO

N

Wh

at

I w

an

t to

fi n

d

ou

t a

bo

ut

AIR

an

d

AIR

PO

LLU

TIO

N

Wh

at

I h

ave

learn

ed

ab

ou

t A

IR a

nd

AIR

PO

LLU

TIO

N

Ho

w I

le

arn

ed

ab

ou

t A

IR a

nd

AIR

PO

LLU

TIO

N

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Wh

at

do

we

kn

ow

alr

ea

dy?

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

Est

abli

sh w

hat

stu

den

ts a

lrea

dy

kn

ow

ab

ou

t th

e co

nce

pts

of

air

and

air

po

llu

tio

n.

Rec

ord

stu

den

ts’ l

earn

ing

in

tere

sts.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Fir

st t

wo

sec

tio

ns

of

the

gri

d c

om

ple

ted

.

Act

ivit

y -

KW

L(H

) ch

art

Me

tho

d

Cap

tiv

ate

stu

den

t in

tere

st i

n t

his

to

pic

by

sh

arin

g s

om

e o

f th

e st

ori

es i

n t

he

intr

od

uct

ion

to

th

is b

oo

k o

r sh

ow

ing

th

e D

VD

in

clu

ded

in

yo

ur

kit

bo

x.

Th

e te

ach

er e

xpla

ins

the

KW

L(H

) to

th

e st

ud

ents

. Th

e st

ud

ents

th

en

ind

epen

den

tly

co

mp

lete

th

e fi

rst

two

sec

tio

ns

of

the

gri

d.

Stu

den

ts d

iscu

ss w

hat

th

ey h

ave

wri

tten

in

pai

rs o

r sm

all

gro

up

s. T

hey

do

no

t

add

new

in

form

atio

n t

o t

hei

r g

rid

.

Th

e te

ach

er g

ets

feed

bac

k f

rom

th

e cl

ass

and

cre

ates

a c

lass

bra

inst

orm

ab

ou

t

wh

at t

he

stu

den

ts k

no

w (

or

thin

k t

hey

kn

ow

) ab

ou

t th

e to

pic

. Th

is a

ctiv

ity

hel

ps

the

teac

her

get

a c

lear

id

ea o

f th

e cl

ass’

s co

llec

tiv

e k

no

wle

dg

e. A

ll i

nfo

rmat

ion

is

add

ed t

o t

he

bra

inst

orm

, wh

eth

er i

t is

in

corr

ect

or

no

t.

As

the

un

it p

rog

ress

es s

om

e in

form

atio

n m

ay b

e cr

oss

ed o

ut

if i

t is

in

accu

rate

, an

d

mo

re d

etai

l m

ay b

e ad

ded

to

co

rrec

t in

form

atio

n.

Th

e te

ach

er a

sks

the

stu

den

ts f

or

thei

r q

ues

tio

ns.

Th

ese

are

wri

tten

on

a c

lass

qu

esti

on

sh

eet.

Th

is a

ctiv

ity

id

entifi

es t

he

area

s o

f st

ud

ent

inte

rest

in

th

e u

nit

an

d

may

pro

vid

e ar

eas

of

rese

arch

fo

r st

ud

ents

. Wh

en a

nsw

ers

to t

he

qu

esti

on

s ar

e

dis

cov

ered

th

ey a

re w

ritt

en o

n t

he

shee

t.

Page 3: About earth's atmosphere - GW...18 19 The earth’s atmosphere Teacher notes The atmosphere, made up of a mixture of gases, is a blanket of air surrounding the earth. The atmosphere

14

15

Th

ree

sta

tes

of

ma

tte

r

Tea

che

r n

ote

sT

her

e ar

e th

ree

ph

ysi

cal

stat

es o

f m

atte

r. W

ater

is

the

on

ly

sub

stan

ce t

hat

occ

urs

nat

ura

lly

in

all

th

ree

stat

es. A

ll m

atte

r

is m

ade

up

of

tin

y p

arti

cles

. Th

e ch

art

bel

ow

su

mm

aris

es t

he

mai

n f

eatu

res

of

the

var

iou

s st

ates

of

mat

ter.

State

Do

es

it

have

a

defi

nit

e

volu

me?

Do

es

it

have

a

defi

nit

e

shap

e?

Ho

w d

o t

he

part

icle

sm

ove

?

Soli

dY

ES

YE

SP

art

icle

s a

re

held

to

geth

er

clo

sely

an

d

stro

ng

ly.

Liq

uid

YE

SN

O

A liq

uid

tak

es

on

the

sh

ap

e

of

the

con

tain

er

tha

t h

old

s

it.

Pa

rtic

les

are

held

lo

ose

ly

an

d c

an

slid

e

pa

st e

ach

oth

er.

Th

is

all

ow

s li

qu

ids

to fl

ow

.

Gas

NO

A g

as

tak

es

on

th

e

volu

me

of

the

con

tain

er

tha

t h

old

s it

.

NO

A g

as

tak

es

on

the

sh

ap

e

of

the

con

tain

er

tha

t h

old

s

it.

Pa

rtic

les

can

mo

ve

qu

ick

ly i

n a

ll

dir

ect

ion

s.

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Th

ree

sta

tes

of

ma

tte

r

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

sT

her

e ar

e th

ree

ph

ysi

cal

stat

es o

f m

atte

r –

gas

, liq

uid

an

d s

oli

d.

All

mat

ter

is m

ade

up

of

tin

y p

arti

cles

.

Tem

per

atu

re c

han

ges

wat

er f

rom

liq

uid

to

so

lid

to

vap

ou

r. T

he

atm

osp

her

e

con

tain

s w

ater

in

all

th

ree

stat

es, a

s ra

in (

liq

uid

), s

no

w a

nd

ice

(so

lid

) an

d w

ater

vap

ou

r (g

as).

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts c

an l

abel

wh

ere

to fi

nd

th

e th

ree

stat

es o

f m

atte

r o

n a

map

of

NZ

.

Stu

den

ts c

an d

raw

a t

rian

gle

dia

gra

m t

o i

llu

stra

te u

nd

erst

and

ing

.

Act

ivit

y/e

xpe

rim

en

t

Me

tho

d

Dis

pla

y t

he

con

tain

er o

f w

ater

, a b

lock

of

ice

and

bo

il a

n e

lect

ric

jug

to

sh

ow

stea

m. A

sk s

tud

ents

– W

hat

is

hap

pen

ing

?

Wh

at c

an y

ou

see

wh

en w

ater

bo

ils

and

ice

mel

ts?

Exp

lain

th

at t

her

e ar

e th

ree

stat

es o

f m

atte

r –

liq

uid

, so

lid

an

d g

as. W

ater

is

spec

ial

bec

ause

it

can

nat

ura

lly

occ

ur

in a

ll t

hre

e st

ates

. Ref

er t

o t

he

Sta

tes

of m

atte

r p

ost

er.

In s

mal

l g

rou

ps

the

stu

den

ts b

rain

sto

rm h

ow

wat

er o

ccu

rs o

n e

arth

an

d i

n t

he

atm

osp

her

e in

all

th

ree

stat

es, f

or

exam

ple

:

liq

uid

(w

ater

) –

rain

, sea

, str

eam

s, l

akes

soli

d (

ice)

– g

laci

ers,

hai

l

gas

(w

ater

vap

ou

r) –

vap

ou

r, s

team

.

Th

e st

ud

ents

th

en u

se a

rro

ws

to s

ho

w h

ow

th

ese

stat

es o

f m

atte

r ca

n c

han

ge

fro

m

on

e to

an

oth

er, f

or

exam

ple

:

wat

er t

o i

ce –

fre

ezin

g (

bel

ow

0°)

wat

er t

o v

apo

ur

– ev

apo

rati

on

(h

eati

ng

)

ice

to w

ater

– h

eati

ng

(ab

ov

e 0°

)

vap

ou

r to

wat

er –

co

oli

ng

(p

reci

pit

atio

n: r

ain

).

It w

ill

bec

om

e cl

ear

to s

tud

ents

th

at i

ce c

an n

ot

bec

om

e v

apo

ur

wit

ho

ut

turn

ing

into

wat

er fi

rst

an

d v

ice

ver

sa. N

B: d

ry i

ce i

s n

ot

actu

ally

wat

er –

it

is c

om

pre

ssed

carb

on

dio

xid

e.

Gro

up

s re

po

rt b

ack

to

th

e cl

ass.

Dis

cuss

th

e w

ater

cy

cle

po

ster

wit

h t

he

stu

den

ts.

Is t

her

e a

con

nec

tio

n b

etw

een

th

eir

smal

l g

rou

p b

rain

sto

rm a

nd

th

e p

ost

er?

On

a m

ap o

f N

ew Z

eala

nd

, lab

el w

her

e y

ou

wo

uld

fi n

d w

ater

in

its

th

ree

dif

fere

nt

stat

es, i

.e. w

ater

as

a li

qu

id i

n l

akes

, riv

ers,

aq

uif

ers

etc,

wat

er a

s a

soli

d i

n

gla

cier

s, s

no

w, i

ce e

tc, w

ater

as

wat

er v

apo

ur

in c

lou

ds,

ste

am e

tc. U

se a

n a

tlas

to

chec

k y

ou

r an

swer

s.

Wate

r

Ice

Wate

r va

po

ur

Res

ou

rces

Ice,

wat

er i

n a

con

tain

er, j

ug

of

wat

er t

o b

oil

Stat

es o

f m

atte

r

po

ster

Wat

er c

ycl

e

po

ster

Sin

g C

D '

I’m

a dr

op o

f w

ater

'

–av

aila

ble

fro

m

Sch

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17

Air

– i

t’s

a g

as

Tea

che

r n

ote

sA

s al

read

y d

iscu

ssed

th

ere

are

thre

e p

hy

sica

l st

ates

of

mat

ter.

Air

is

mad

e u

p o

f a

mix

ture

of

gas

es. T

he

pro

per

ties

of

a g

as a

re s

um

mar

ised

bel

ow

.

State

Do

es

it h

ave

a d

efi

nit

e

volu

me?

Do

es

it h

ave

a d

efi

nit

e

shap

e?

Ho

w d

o t

he

part

icle

sm

ove

?

Gas

NO

A g

as

tak

es

on

the v

olu

me o

f

the

co

nta

ine

r

tha

t h

old

s it

.

NO

A g

as

takes

on

the

sh

ap

e o

f th

e

con

tain

er

tha

t

ho

lds

it.

Pa

rtic

les

can

mo

ve

qu

ick

ly i

n a

ll

dir

ect

ion

s.

Th

e w

arm

er

the

y

ge

t, t

he

fa

ste

r

the

y m

ove

.

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Air

– i

t’s

a g

as

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

sA

ir i

s a

mix

ture

of

gas

es.

Hea

ted

air

exp

and

s an

d r

ises

.

Co

ole

d a

ir s

ink

s an

d c

on

trac

ts.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts c

an e

xpla

in w

hat

hap

pen

ed a

nd

wh

y i

t h

app

ened

(w

rite

up

exp

erim

ent)

.

Exp

eri

me

nts

Ballo

on

s b

eau

tifu

l b

allo

on

s!

Me

tho

d

Stu

den

ts e

ach

blo

w u

p a

bal

loo

n. W

hat

is

in t

he

bal

loo

n?

An

swer

: a m

ixtu

re o

f g

ases

in

clu

din

g w

ater

vap

ou

r fr

om

yo

ur

bre

ath

.

Stu

den

ts t

hen

let

th

e ai

r o

ut

of

the

bal

loo

n. W

her

e is

th

e g

as f

rom

th

e b

allo

on

no

w?

Th

e a

mazin

g s

uck

ing

bo

ttle

Me

tho

d

War

m a

gla

ss b

ott

le b

y fi

lli

ng

it

wit

h h

ot

wat

er.

Po

ur

the

wat

er a

way

.

Stre

tch

a b

allo

on

ov

er t

he

bo

ttle

op

enin

g.

Pu

t th

e b

ott

le i

n c

old

wat

er.

Th

e b

allo

on

sh

rin

ks

and

is

suck

ed i

nsi

de

the

bo

ttle

.

Ex

pla

na

tio

n

Tem

per

atu

re h

as a

n e

ffec

t o

n t

he

gas

par

ticl

es i

nsi

de

the

bo

ttle

an

d b

allo

on

. W

hen

th

e ai

r is

hea

ted

, th

e en

erg

y o

f th

e p

arti

cles

in

crea

ses.

Th

is m

akes

th

em

race

aro

un

d a

nd

pu

sh o

n t

he

sid

es o

f th

e co

nta

iner

, cau

sin

g t

he

bal

loo

n t

o

infl

ate

and

exp

and

.

Co

oli

ng

th

e ai

r in

sid

e th

e b

ott

le c

ause

s th

e p

arti

cles

to

slo

w d

ow

n a

nd

mo

ve

tog

eth

er. T

he

spac

e th

ey o

ccu

py

bec

om

es l

ess

and

th

e b

allo

on

sh

rin

ks

and

is

pu

lled

in

to t

he

bo

ttle

. Pu

ttin

g a

fo

otb

all

into

a f

reez

er a

lso

dem

on

stra

tes

this

- i

t w

ill

shri

vel

up

as

the

air

is c

hil

led

.

Re

sou

rce

s•

B

uil

din

g S

cien

ce

Co

nce

pts

30

-

The

Air

Aro

un

d

Us

Min

istr

y o

f

Ed

uca

tio

n 2

003

Bal

loo

ns

Air

fi l

led

pla

stic

bo

ttle

Bo

wl

Ice

Ho

t w

ater

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19

Th

e e

art

h’s

atm

osp

he

re

Tea

che

r n

ote

sT

he

atm

osp

her

e, m

ade

up

of

a m

ixtu

re o

f g

ases

, is

a b

lan

ket

of

air

surr

ou

nd

ing

th

e ea

rth

. Th

e at

mo

sph

ere

reac

hes

ou

t

into

sp

ace.

It

pro

tect

s th

e ea

rth

fro

m t

he

har

mfu

l ef

fect

s o

f

the

sun

du

rin

g t

he

day

an

d k

eep

s th

e h

eat

fro

m e

scap

ing

at

nig

ht.

As

we

kn

ow

, th

e ai

r in

th

e at

mo

sph

ere

is m

ade

up

of

a n

um

ber

of

gas

es. T

hes

e g

ases

pre

ss d

ow

n o

n t

he

eart

h’s

surf

ace,

exe

rtin

g a

fo

rce

that

we

call

atm

osp

her

ic p

ress

ure

or

air

pre

ssu

re.

Alt

ho

ug

h w

e ar

e u

sual

ly u

naw

are

of

this

pre

ssu

re, i

t ac

tual

ly

pre

sses

do

wn

ver

y h

ard

– r

ou

gh

ly e

qu

ival

ent

to t

he

forc

e o

f

an e

lep

han

t st

and

ing

on

a d

esk

!

We

liv

e in

th

e tr

op

osp

her

e w

hic

h c

on

tain

s 90

% o

f th

e ai

r in

ou

r at

mo

sph

ere.

Th

e tr

op

osp

her

e re

ach

es t

o a

pp

roxi

mat

ely

18k

m a

bo

ve

the

eart

h’s

su

rfac

e. O

ur

wea

ther

occ

urs

in

th

e

tro

po

sph

ere.

Ab

ov

e th

e tr

op

osp

her

e th

ere

are

dif

fere

nt

atm

osp

her

ic

lay

ers.

Th

e ex

osp

her

e is

th

e o

ute

rmo

st l

ayer

of

the

eart

h’s

atm

osp

her

e ex

ten

din

g a

bo

ut

800k

m a

bo

ve

the

eart

h’s

surf

ace.

For

an

oth

er

fun

air

pre

ssu

re e

xpe

rim

en

t ch

eck

ou

t '

Bo

ttle

s in

to R

ock

ets

' b

y R

ex

Ea

gle

, Sc

ho

ol

Jou

rna

l P

art

3 N

um

be

r 2

20

03

Inte

rest

ing

fa

ctO

ur

mo

de

rate

te

mp

era

ture

s a

re

pa

rtly

th

e r

esu

lt o

f h

avi

ng

ju

st

the

rig

ht

kin

d o

f a

tmo

sph

ere

.

Th

e a

vera

ge

su

rfa

ce t

em

pe

ratu

re

on

Ve

nu

s is

a h

ell

ish

ly h

ot

45

0c.

Ma

rs i

s a

fri

gh

ten

ing

ly f

ree

zin

g

-53

C.

Th

eir

in

sula

tin

g ‘

bla

nk

ets

– a

tmo

sph

ere

s -

are

ve

ry t

hic

k

(Ve

nu

s) a

nd

ve

ry t

hin

(M

ars

).

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Th

e e

art

h’s

atm

osp

he

re

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

Un

der

stan

d h

ow

air

pre

ssu

re w

ork

s.

Un

der

stan

d t

he

lay

ers

of

the

atm

osp

her

e.

Air

has

wei

gh

t an

d t

he

pre

ssu

re i

s g

reat

er c

lose

to

th

e ea

rth

.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts s

elec

t o

ne

‘air

pre

ssu

re’ e

xper

imen

t an

d c

an e

xpla

in w

hat

hap

pen

ed

and

wh

y i

t h

app

ened

.

Act

ivit

ies

Atm

osp

heri

c la

yers

po

ster

Tak

e th

e st

ud

ents

ou

tsid

e to

lo

ok

at

the

sky.

Ho

w f

ar u

p d

oes

th

e ai

r g

o?

Dis

cuss

th

e d

iffe

ren

t la

yer

s in

ou

r at

mo

sph

ere

wit

h r

efer

ence

to

th

e p

ost

er.

Wh

at h

app

ens

wh

ere

in o

ur

atm

osp

her

e?

Ou

r atm

osp

here

- d

em

on

stra

tio

n

Eq

uip

me

nt

An

ap

ple

an

d k

nif

e

Me

tho

d

Sho

w s

tud

ents

an

ap

ple

an

d a

sk t

hem

to

im

agin

e it

is

the

eart

h.

Cu

t th

e ap

ple

in

hal

f.

Th

e sk

in o

f th

e ap

ple

is

lik

e th

e ea

rth

’s t

rop

osp

her

e, c

ov

erin

g t

he

app

le l

ike

a

snu

g b

lan

ket

.

Th

e w

ho

le a

tmo

sph

ere

pro

tect

s th

e ea

rth

fro

m t

he

har

mfu

l ef

fect

s o

f th

e su

n

du

rin

g t

he

day

an

d k

eep

s th

e h

eat

fro

m e

scap

ing

at

nig

ht.

Th

e sk

in o

f th

e ap

ple

sh

ow

s h

ow

th

ick

th

e tr

op

osp

her

e is

in

rel

atio

n t

o t

he

eart

h.

Re

sou

rce

s•

A

tmo

sph

eric

lay

ers

po

ster

Atm

osp

her

e

dem

on

stra

tio

n

Air

pre

ssu

re

exp

erim

ents

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21

Fig

ure

2

Fig

ure

3

Fig

ure

4

Fig

ure

1

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Th

e a

mazin

g d

ry t

issu

e

Eq

uip

me

nt

Bo

wl

of

wat

er

Gla

ss o

r cu

p

Tis

sue

pap

er

Me

tho

d

Cru

mp

le a

tis

sue

and

wed

ge

it i

nto

th

e b

ott

om

of

a g

lass

. Up

turn

th

e g

lass

an

d

plu

ng

e it

in

to a

bo

wl

of

wat

er.

Qu

est

ion

s to

ask

Wh

at c

an y

ou

see

?

Wh

at i

s h

app

enin

g?

Wh

at d

o y

ou

kn

ow

ab

ou

t it

?

Wh

at i

s tr

app

ed i

n t

he

gla

ss?

Ho

w m

uch

?

Tak

e th

e g

lass

ou

t o

f th

e w

ater

an

d p

ull

ou

t th

e ti

ssu

e -

it i

s q

uit

e d

ry!

In w

hat

way

is

this

exp

erim

ent

sim

ilar

to

th

e p

rev

iou

s o

ne?

Ex

pla

na

tio

n

Th

e g

lass

is

full

of

air

so w

ater

can

’t g

et i

n. A

ir i

s li

gh

ter

than

wat

er s

o i

t ca

n’t

pu

sh t

he

wat

er o

ut

of

the

way

an

d g

et o

ut

of

the

gla

ss -

so

th

e ti

ssu

e st

ays

dry

.

Str

on

g a

ir p

ress

ure

Eq

uip

me

nt

Ru

lers

- 3

0cm

s an

d 1

met

re

Pap

er -

A3

or

larg

er

Des

k

Me

tho

d

Lie

a r

ule

r w

ith

its

en

d ju

st o

ver

th

e ed

ge

of

a ta

ble

. Pu

t a

shee

t o

f p

aper

ov

er t

he

rule

r (F

igu

re 1

) an

d s

har

ply

tap

th

e en

d o

f th

e ru

ler

(Fig

ure

2).

Fee

l h

ow

diffi

cult

it

is t

o l

ift

the

pap

er. Y

ou

can

fee

l ai

r p

ress

ure

pre

ssin

g d

ow

n o

n t

he

pap

er.

Qu

est

ion

s to

ask

Wh

at c

an y

ou

see

?

Wh

at i

s h

app

enin

g?

Wh

at d

o y

ou

kn

ow

ab

ou

t it

?

Ho

w m

uch

of

the

rule

r is

co

ver

ed b

y p

aper

? H

ow

lo

ng

is

the

rule

r? H

ow

big

is

the

pap

er?

Co

mp

are

resu

lts

of

the

exp

erim

ent

wh

en y

ou

alt

er t

he

len

gth

of

the

rule

r co

ver

ed

by

pap

er.

Ex

pla

na

tio

n

Th

e ai

r p

ress

ure

pu

shin

g d

ow

n o

n t

he

pap

er i

s st

ron

ger

th

an t

he

forc

e o

f th

e h

and

tap

pin

g s

har

ply

on

th

e ru

ler.

Fig

ure

1

Fig

ure

2

Exp

eri

me

nts

Air

pre

ssu

re

Yo

u c

an t

urn

a g

lass

of

wat

er u

psi

de

do

wn

wit

ho

ut

spil

lin

g a

dro

p w

ith

th

e h

elp

of

air

pre

ssu

re. D

o t

his

ov

er t

he

sin

k t

he fi

rst

tim

e!

Eq

uip

me

nt

Gla

ss o

r p

last

ic c

up

Wat

er

Sin

k o

r la

rge

con

tain

er t

o c

atch

an

y w

ater

sp

ill

Stif

f ca

rd ju

st a

lit

tle

larg

er t

han

th

e cu

p

Me

tho

d

Fil

l a

gla

ss t

o t

he

bri

m w

ith

wat

er (

Fig

ure

1).

Slid

e a

pie

ce o

f st

iff

card

ov

er t

he

top

of

the

gla

ss a

nd

ho

ld i

t in

pla

ce (

Fig

ure

2).

No

w, s

till

ho

ldin

g t

he

card

in

pla

ce, q

uic

kly

tu

rn t

he

gla

ss u

psi

de

do

wn

(Fig

ure

3).

Th

en, h

old

th

e g

lass

wit

h o

ne

han

d a

nd

let

go

of

the

card

.

Th

e w

ater

my

ster

iou

sly

sta

ys

in t

he

gla

ss (

Fig

ure

4).

Try

th

is e

xper

imen

t w

ith

lar

ger

gla

sses

or

cup

s an

d l

arg

er c

ard

, an

d s

ee i

f th

ere

is

any

dif

fere

nce

bet

wee

n t

he

size

s u

sed

.

Qu

est

ion

s to

ask

Wh

at c

an y

ou

see

? W

hat

’s h

app

enin

g?

Wh

at d

o y

ou

kn

ow

ab

ou

t it

?

Do

es w

ater

hav

e w

eig

ht?

Is

wat

er h

eav

ier

than

th

e ca

rd?

Wh

at i

s h

old

ing

th

e ca

rd i

n p

lace

?

Do

es t

he

wat

er t

emp

erat

ure

ch

ang

e th

e re

sult

?

Ex

pla

na

tio

n

Th

e st

ren

gth

of

the

air

pre

ssu

re p

ush

ing

up

on

th

e ca

rd i

s st

ron

ger

th

an t

he

forc

e

of

the

wat

er p

ush

ing

do

wn

on

it.

So

, th

e st

ron

g a

ir p

ress

ure

ou

tsid

e th

e g

lass

ho

lds

the

card

in

pla

ce. T

his

sto

ps

the

wat

er f

rom

fal

lin

g o

ut

of

the

gla

ss.

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23

Win

d i

n y

ou

r sc

ho

ol

Tea

che

r n

ote

sW

ith

ou

t w

ind

, we

wo

uld

n’t

hav

e an

y c

han

ge

in t

he

wea

ther

. Th

at m

ean

s n

o

sno

wm

en, n

o t

ans

and

no

sin

gin

g i

n t

he

rain

. Win

d i

s ai

r m

ov

ing

ho

rizo

nta

lly.

It’

s

the

resu

lt o

f ai

r m

ov

emen

t o

ver

th

e ea

rth

. Air

mo

ves

bec

ause

of

pre

ssu

re s

yst

ems

- it

tra

vel

s fr

om

are

as o

f h

igh

pre

ssu

re t

o a

reas

of

low

pre

ssu

re. T

wo

rea

son

s fo

r

thes

e p

ress

ure

ch

ang

es a

rou

nd

th

e ea

rth

are

:

the

eart

h m

ov

es: a

s th

e ea

rth

mo

ves

, it

dra

gs

the

atm

osp

her

e ar

ou

nd

wit

h i

t,

wh

ich

cau

ses

the

air

to m

ix w

ith

th

e h

igh

er l

evel

atm

osp

her

e. T

his

cre

ates

turb

ule

nce

an

d p

ress

ure

sy

stem

s.

the

sun

's h

eat:

th

e ai

r ar

ou

nd

ear

th c

han

ges

tem

per

atu

re, d

epen

din

g o

n t

he

tim

e o

f d

ay. A

s th

e ai

r w

arm

s u

p, i

t ri

ses.

In

po

lar

reg

ion

s, w

her

e th

e su

nli

gh

t

spre

ads

ov

er a

gre

ater

are

a, t

he

resu

lt i

s le

ss w

arm

air

. Th

is m

ean

s th

e ai

r o

ver

the

po

les

is d

ense

r th

an t

he

air

ov

er t

he

equ

ato

r.

As

air

rise

s, l

ow

pre

ssu

re a

reas

are

cre

ated

bel

ow

. Air

in

hig

h p

ress

ure

are

as t

hen

rush

es t

o fi

ll

in t

he

gap

. If

ther

e’s

a b

ig d

iffe

ren

ce b

etw

een

th

e p

ress

ure

s, t

he fl

ow

of

air

bet

wee

n t

he

two

po

ints

wil

l b

e st

ron

ger

.

Fo

r m

ore

in

form

atio

n a

bo

ut

spec

ial

feat

ure

s o

f th

e w

ind

in

Wel

lin

gto

n, r

efer

to

pag

es 5

-10

of

this

bo

ok

.

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Win

d i

n y

ou

r sc

ho

ol

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

sU

nd

erst

and

ho

w t

he

win

d (

air

mo

vin

g)

blo

ws

in y

ou

r sc

ho

ol.

Ph

ysi

cal

bar

rier

s ca

n c

han

ge

the

dir

ecti

on

of

win

d.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts c

an i

den

tify

an

d m

ap w

her

e w

ind

blo

ws

in t

hei

r sc

ho

ol,

exp

lain

ing

wh

y t

her

e ar

e ‘w

ind

y’ a

reas

an

d ‘c

alm

’ are

as.

Act

ivit

y –a

win

d m

ap

of

you

r sc

ho

ol

Me

tho

d

Exp

lain

to

th

e st

ud

ents

th

at t

hey

are

go

ing

to

in

ves

tig

ate

ho

w a

ir m

ov

es a

rou

nd

the

sch

oo

l b

y w

ind

map

pin

g u

sin

g b

ub

ble

s. D

o t

his

on

a d

ay w

ith

so

me

win

d.

In s

mal

l g

rou

ps

the

stu

den

ts g

o t

o d

iffe

ren

t p

arts

of

the

sch

oo

l an

d l

oca

te

them

selv

es o

n t

he

map

. Stu

den

ts b

low

bu

bb

les

and

ob

serv

e th

e d

irec

tio

n

they

tra

vel

. Stu

den

ts d

raw

arr

ow

s o

n t

he

map

to

sh

ow

th

e d

irec

tio

n. M

ake

ob

serv

atio

ns

fro

m d

iffe

ren

t p

oin

ts o

f a

bu

ild

ing

an

d d

iffe

ren

t d

ista

nce

s fr

om

th

e

bu

ild

ing

.

In c

lass

get

th

e st

ud

ents

to

rep

ort

on

th

eir fi

nd

ing

s. D

id t

hey

ob

serv

e an

y

pat

tern

s? B

y t

akin

g r

ead

ing

s fr

om

all

aro

un

d t

he

sch

oo

l th

ey w

ill

no

tice

th

at t

he

win

d d

oes

no

t al

way

s tr

avel

in

th

e sa

me

dir

ecti

on

. Wh

at h

as c

ause

d t

his

?

Try

th

is a

ctiv

ity

on

oth

er d

ays

and

co

mp

are

the

resu

lts.

Exp

lain

th

at w

ind

is

nam

ed a

cco

rdin

g t

o t

he

dir

ecti

on

it

com

es f

rom

no

t th

e

dir

ecti

on

it

is g

oin

g. D

raw

a c

om

pas

s to

ill

ust

rate

th

at w

ind

blo

win

g t

o t

he

no

rth

is c

alle

d a

so

uth

erl

y b

ecau

se i

t co

mes

fro

m t

he

so

uth

. In

New

Zea

lan

d, t

he

sou

ther

ly c

on

tain

s co

ld a

ir. A

win

d b

low

ing

to

th

e so

uth

is

call

ed a

no

rth

erl

y

bec

ause

it

com

es f

rom

th

e n

ort

h.

Ask

th

e st

ud

ents

ho

w t

hes

e o

bse

rvat

ion

s re

late

to

win

d i

n N

ew Z

eala

nd

. Wri

te a

clas

s b

rain

sto

rm. E

xpla

in t

o t

he

stu

den

ts t

hat

th

ese

idea

s w

ill

be

exp

lore

d w

hen

vie

win

g t

he

vid

eo W

icke

d W

eath

er: T

he W

ind.

Re

sou

rce

s•

The

Win

ds o

f

Tw

hiri

-mte

a

reto

ld b

y

Nu

ki

Tak

ao

Co

nn

ecte

d

Seri

es 1

200

4

A4

size

map

s

of

the

sch

oo

l

gro

un

ds

Bu

bb

les

and

blo

wer

Wea

ther

van

e

and

co

mp

ass

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24

25

Wic

ke

d w

ea

the

r: t

he

win

d

Tea

che

r n

ote

sT

he

win

d i

s th

e m

ain

dri

vin

g f

orc

e o

f N

ew Z

eala

nd

’s w

eath

er. N

ew Z

eala

nd

is m

ade

up

of

lon

g s

kin

ny

isl

and

s su

rro

un

ded

by

oce

an. T

he

tro

pic

s li

e to

th

e

no

rth

an

d A

nta

rcti

ca t

o t

he

sou

th.

Th

e tr

op

ics

rece

ive

mo

re d

irec

t su

nsh

ine

cau

sin

g t

he

air

to w

arm

up

an

d m

ass

abo

ve

the

equ

ato

r. T

he

war

m a

ir m

ov

es a

way

fro

m t

he

equ

ato

r. I

t is

defl

ect

ed

by

th

e sp

inn

ing

of

the

eart

h (

Co

rio

lis

effe

ct)

wh

ich

cau

ses

the

pre

do

min

ant

wes

terl

y w

ind

s. I

n b

oth

hem

isp

her

es t

he

area

s w

ith

in 4

to 5

lati

tud

e ar

e

win

dy.

In

th

e so

uth

ern

hem

isp

her

e th

ere

are

few

lan

dm

asse

s to

slo

w t

he

win

d

do

wn

. Th

at i

s w

hy

th

e w

ind

tra

vel

s at

su

ch g

reat

sp

eed

s th

rou

gh

th

e R

oa

rin

g

Fo

rtie

s.

Wh

en t

he

win

ds

hit

New

Zea

lan

d t

hey

fi n

d a

fo

rmid

able

bar

rier

in

th

e

Sou

ther

n A

lps.

Th

e w

arm

air

, fu

ll o

f m

ois

ture

, sta

rts

to r

ise

up

to

go

ov

er t

he

Alp

s. A

s it

ris

es i

t b

eco

mes

co

ole

r. C

old

air

ho

lds

less

wat

er v

apo

ur

than

war

m

air,

so

it

con

den

ses

and

lo

ses

mo

st o

f it

s m

ois

ture

as

rain

. Th

is i

s w

hy

th

e W

est

Co

ast

has

rai

nfo

rest

. As

the

air

race

s d

ow

n t

he

east

ern

sid

e it

is

war

med

by

th

e

lan

d, c

reat

ing

a d

ry n

ort

h w

este

rly

win

d. T

his

is

kn

ow

n a

s th

e F

oh

n e

ffec

t.

Th

e w

este

rlie

s fi

nd

a g

ap b

etw

een

th

e N

ort

h a

nd

So

uth

Isl

and

in

Co

ok

Str

ait.

As

the

win

d h

its

the

Kai

ko

ura

ran

ges

it

is d

irec

ted

no

rth

war

d. A

s it

hit

s th

e

Tara

rua

ran

ges

it

is d

irec

ted

so

uth

war

ds

tow

ard

s W

elli

ng

ton

. Th

at i

s w

hy

Wel

lin

gto

n i

s su

ch a

win

dy

pla

ce.

Wel

lin

gto

n’s

av

erag

e w

ind

sp

eed

is

56k

m/

hr.

It

has

on

av

erag

e 64

day

s

per

yea

r w

ith

gu

sts

ov

er 9

6km

/h

r. I

t h

as 2

2 d

ays/

yea

r o

f g

ale

forc

e w

ind

s

com

par

ed t

o o

nly

tw

o d

ays

in A

uck

lan

d a

nd

th

ree

day

s in

Ch

rist

chu

rch

.

Ale

xan

dra

is

the

leas

t w

ind

y p

lace

in

New

Zea

lan

d. I

t is

in

lan

d, p

rote

cted

fro

m

the

wes

terl

ies

by

th

e So

uth

ern

Alp

s an

d h

as a

n a

ver

age

win

d s

pee

d o

f o

nly

6km

/h

r.

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Wic

ke

d w

ea

the

r: t

he

win

d

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

sW

ind

is

the

mo

vem

ent

of

air

in t

he

tro

po

sph

ere.

Win

d i

s cr

eate

d b

y c

han

ges

in

tem

per

atu

re c

ause

d b

y t

he

hea

tin

g a

nd

co

oli

ng

of

the

eart

h’s

su

rfac

e, o

n l

and

an

d s

ea.

Mo

un

tain

ran

ges

ch

ang

e th

e d

irec

tio

n o

f th

e w

este

rlie

s w

hic

h t

hen

im

pac

t o

n t

he

Wel

lin

gto

n r

egio

n.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts c

an s

ucc

essf

ull

y c

om

ple

te t

he

vid

eo v

iew

ing

sh

eet.

Act

ivit

y

Me

tho

d:

Stu

den

ts v

iew

th

e fi

rst

two

sec

tio

ns

of

the

vid

eo W

icke

d W

eath

er: T

he W

ind

and

com

ple

te t

he

vie

win

g s

hee

t.

On

co

mp

leti

on

th

e te

ach

er d

iscu

sses

th

e v

iew

ing

sh

eet

wit

h t

he

clas

s to

ch

eck

un

der

stan

din

g. D

isp

lay

a l

arg

e cl

ass

vie

win

g s

hee

t. I

f th

ere

are

area

s n

eed

ing

clar

ifi c

atio

n, r

epla

y a

nd

dis

cuss

rel

evan

t se

ctio

ns

of

the

vid

eo.

Vie

win

g t

he

rest

of

the

vid

eo w

ill

giv

e a

gre

ater

un

der

stan

din

g o

f h

ow

th

e w

ind

affe

cts

oth

er p

arts

of

the

cou

ntr

y, b

ut

it i

s n

ot

esse

nti

al.

Ad

dit

ion

al

lan

gu

ag

e a

ctiv

itie

s•

A

s a

clas

s cr

eate

a g

loss

ary

of

term

s fr

om

th

e W

ick

ed W

eath

er v

ideo

Trac

k w

eath

er m

aps

in t

he

new

spap

er

Co

llec

t w

ind

lan

gu

age

and

use

as

a b

asis

fo

r p

oet

ry.

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2.

Sho

w h

ow

win

d is

create

d o

n a

glo

bal le

vel. R

em

em

ber

to lo

cate

th

e

Ro

ari

ng

Fo

rtie

s in

bo

th h

em

isp

here

s

3.

Sho

w w

hat

hap

pen

s w

hen

th

e w

eath

er

hit

s th

e W

est

Co

ast

of

New

Zeala

nd

an

d m

ove

s acr

oss

to

th

e e

ast

co

ast

.

Vid

eo

vie

win

g s

he

et

Wic

ke

d W

ea

the

r: T

he

win

d

1. D

raw

a d

iag

ram

to

sh

ow

ho

w w

ind

is

cau

sed

by

dif

fere

nt

air

te

mp

era

ture

s.

4.

Sho

w h

ow

Wellin

gto

n’s

win

dy

weath

er

is c

au

sed

usi

ng

win

d d

irect

ion

arr

ow

s. K

ey

featu

res

to in

clu

de a

re t

he S

ou

thern

Alp

s, T

ara

ruas,

K

aik

ou

ras,

Co

ok S

trait

an

d W

ellin

gto

n.

Wic

ke

d w

ea

the

r fa

cts

1.

Wellin

gto

n’s

ave

rag

e w

ind

sp

eed

is

___

km

per

ho

ur.

2.

Wellin

gto

n h

as

win

d g

ust

s o

ver

96km

per

ho

ur

on

___

days

a y

ear.

3.

Wellin

gto

n h

as

gale

fo

rce w

ind

s __

___

days

a y

ear.

A

uck

lan

d h

as

gale

fo

rce w

ind

s _

____

days

a y

ear.

C

hri

stch

urc

h h

as

gale

fo

rce w

ind

s __

___

days

a y

ear.

4.

Th

e least

win

dy

pla

ce in

New

Zeala

nd

is

Ale

xan

dra

wit

h a

n a

vera

ge w

ind

sp

eed

of

____

km

per

ho

ur.

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28

29

All

an

ima

ls n

ee

d a

ir t

o s

urv

ive

Tea

che

r n

ote

sA

ir i

s m

ade

up

of

a m

ixtu

re o

f g

ases

. Th

e m

ain

com

po

nen

ts o

f ai

r ar

e n

itro

gen

(N

2) 7

8% a

nd

oxy

gen

(O

2)

21%

. car

bo

n d

ioxi

de

(CO

2) i

s an

in

vis

ible

an

d o

do

url

ess

gas

th

at m

akes

up

les

s th

an 1

% o

f o

ur

air.

Air

is

fou

nd

ev

ery

wh

ere

incl

ud

ing

in

so

il a

nd

wat

er. A

ll

liv

ing

th

ing

s h

ave

dev

elo

ped

way

s o

f ta

kin

g o

xyg

en (

gil

ls,

lun

gs)

ou

t o

f th

eir

env

iro

nm

ent.

Lar

ger

org

anis

ms

nee

d

mo

re c

om

ple

x b

reat

hin

g s

yst

ems

to e

ffi c

ien

tly

tra

nsp

ort

oxy

gen

to

cel

ls a

nd

rem

ov

e w

aste

(C

O2)

. Mo

st l

ivin

g

org

anis

ms

use

oxy

gen

to

bu

rn s

ug

ars

to r

elea

se e

ner

gy.

On

ce t

he

liv

ing

th

ing

s h

ave

use

d t

he

oxy

gen

, lef

tov

er

carb

on

dio

xid

e an

d s

om

e o

ther

gas

es a

re t

hen

rel

ease

d

bac

k i

nto

th

e at

mo

sph

ere.

Sp

ira

cle

s: S

om

e in

ver

teb

rate

s d

on

’t h

ave

lun

gs-

th

ey u

se

spir

acle

s to

bre

ath

e. T

hes

e ar

e ti

ny

ho

les

wh

ich

co

nn

ect

to t

iny

tu

bes

(tr

ach

ea).

Th

e tu

bes

go

fro

m t

he

ou

tsid

e o

f

the

exo

skel

eto

n a

nd

co

nn

ect

to t

he

org

ans

insi

de,

car

ryin

g

oxy

gen

in

an

d c

arb

on

dio

xid

e o

ut.

Gil

ls: a

llo

w a

qu

atic

an

imal

s su

ch a

s fi

sh t

o t

ake

oxy

gen

fro

m t

he

wat

er a

nd

get

rid

of

carb

on

dio

xid

e, a

s th

ey

bre

ath

e o

ut.

Lu

ng

s fo

un

d i

n i

nv

ert

eb

rate

s: S

om

e in

ver

teb

rate

s h

ave

lun

gs

bu

t th

ese

are

no

t li

ke

ou

r lu

ng

s. T

hey

are

mu

ch m

ore

bas

ic. S

pid

ers

bre

ath

e th

rou

gh

lu

ng

s ca

lled

bo

ok

lu

ng

s.

Th

ese

hav

e la

yer

s o

f so

ft p

late

s st

ack

ed o

n t

op

of

each

oth

er, r

ath

er l

ike

pag

es i

n a

bo

ok

. Oth

er a

nim

als

lik

e sn

ails

hav

e an

op

enin

g i

n t

hei

r b

od

y w

hic

h t

akes

air

to

a s

ing

le

bas

ic l

un

g i

nsi

de

thei

r sh

ell.

Lu

ng

s fo

un

d i

n v

ert

eb

rate

s: M

amm

als,

bir

ds,

rep

tile

s

and

am

ph

ibia

ns

all

hav

e tw

o l

un

gs

of

var

yin

g c

om

ple

xity

.

Am

ph

ibia

ns

are

also

ab

le t

o ‘b

reat

he

thro

ug

h t

hei

r sk

in’

(see

bel

ow

).

Bre

ath

ing

th

rou

gh

th

e s

kin

: Wo

rms

bre

ath

e th

rou

gh

th

eir

skin

, wh

ich

is

wh

y t

hey

mu

st s

tay

mo

ist.

Th

ey d

o t

his

by

a p

roce

ss c

alle

d g

as e

xch

ang

e. O

xyg

en i

s d

isso

lved

in

th

e

mo

istu

re o

n t

he

skin

an

d p

asse

d i

nto

th

e b

od

y. C

arb

on

dio

xid

e is

pas

sed

fro

m i

nsi

de

the

bo

dy

bac

k o

ut

into

th

e

air.

Am

ph

ibia

ns

also

bre

ath

e th

rou

gh

th

eir

skin

usi

ng

th

e

sam

e p

roce

ss, t

o s

up

ple

men

t th

eir

lun

gs.

Vert

eb

rate

s

An

imals

wit

h

a b

ack

bo

ne

Wh

ere

do

mo

st

spe

cie

sli

ve?

Ho

w d

o t

hey

get

oxy

gen

fr

om

th

eir

en

viro

nm

en

t?

Fish

Wate

rG

ills

Am

ph

ibia

ns

Wate

r/

lan

d

Tad

po

les

ha

ve

gil

ls

Ad

ult

s h

ave

lun

gs

an

d

als

o b

rea

the

thro

ug

h t

heir

skin

Rep

tile

sLa

nd

Lun

gs

Bir

ds

Lan

dLu

ng

s

Mam

mals

Lan

dLu

ng

s

Inve

rte

bra

tes

An

imals

wit

ho

ut

a

back

bo

ne

Wh

ere

do

mo

st

spe

cie

sli

ve?

Ho

w d

o t

hey

ge

t o

xyg

en

fr

om

th

eir

en

viro

nm

en

t?

Mayfl

ie

sN

ymp

hs

- w

ate

r

Ad

ult

s

- la

nd

Nym

ph

s -

gil

ls

Ad

ult

s -

spir

acl

es

We

taLa

nd

Spir

acl

es

Kati

po

spid

er

Lan

dLu

ng

s

Wo

rms

In s

oil

Bre

ath

e

thro

ug

h t

heir

skin

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

All

an

ima

ls n

ee

d a

ir t

o s

urv

ive

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

sA

ir i

s es

sen

tial

fo

r li

fe.

An

imal

s h

ave

evo

lved

dif

fere

nt

way

s to

get

oxy

gen

fro

m t

he

env

iro

nm

ent.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts c

an i

den

tify

an

d c

ateg

ori

se h

ow

dif

fere

nt

anim

als

get

oxy

gen

fro

m t

he

env

iro

nm

ent

and

wh

y d

iffe

ren

t an

imal

s b

reat

he

in d

iffe

ren

t w

ays.

Act

ivit

y/e

xpe

rim

en

t

Me

tho

d

Ask

th

e st

ud

ents

to

tak

e a

big

bre

ath

in

an

d t

hen

let

it

ou

t. A

sk t

he

stu

den

ts

wh

at t

hey

th

ink

hap

pen

s w

hen

ever

th

ey b

reat

he

in. E

xpla

in w

hy

yo

ur

ches

t

get

s b

igg

er a

s y

ou

r lu

ng

s fi

ll w

ith

air

. Th

e o

xyg

en i

n t

he

air

trav

els

thro

ug

h y

ou

r

bo

dy

to

kee

p y

ou

ali

ve.

Ho

w d

o o

ther

an

imal

s g

et o

xyg

en?

Get

th

e st

ud

ents

to

wo

rk i

n g

rou

ps

to

com

ple

te t

he

foll

ow

ing

tab

le.

Wh

ere

do

th

ese

crea

ture

s li

ve?

Use

th

e fo

llo

win

g h

ead

ing

s o

n a

lar

ge

pie

ce o

f

pap

er t

o p

lace

th

e p

ictu

res

of

anim

als

on

th

e fo

llo

win

g p

age.

Dis

cuss

an

swer

s.

On

lan

dIn

wate

rB

oth

on

lan

dan

d in

wate

rIn

so

il

Ho

w d

o t

hes

e cr

eatu

res

bre

ath

e? S

ee t

he

teac

her

no

tes.

Use

th

e fo

llo

win

g

hea

din

gs

to c

ateg

ori

se t

he

crea

ture

s. D

iscu

ss y

ou

r an

swer

s.

Co

mp

lex

lun

gs

Gills

Skin

Sim

ple

lu

ng

sSp

iracl

es

Mak

e th

ree

stat

emen

ts a

bo

ut

wh

at y

ou

r ch

arts

tel

l y

ou

. Wh

at d

o t

he

cate

go

ries

tell

yo

u?

Re

sou

rce

s•

H

ow

do

anim

als

bre

ath

e? B

LM

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Ho

w d

o a

nim

als

bre

ath

e?

Ba

tA

nt

Bu

tte

rfl y

Ko

ura

(cr

ayfi

sh

)D

olp

hin

Ho

use

fl y

Ele

ph

an

t

Fro

gK

iwi

Mille

pe

de

Ho

w d

o a

nim

als

bre

ath

e?

Ch

ild

ren

cu

t o

ut

the

dra

win

gs

and

so

rt t

hem

in

to t

he

gro

up

s as

dis

cuss

ed o

n t

he

pre

vio

us

pag

e.

An

swe

r sh

ee

t fo

r cl

ass

ifi c

ati

on

act

ivit

y –

Ho

w d

o

an

ima

ls b

rea

the

?

2 lu

ng

s

Hu

man

Ele

ph

ant

Shee

p

Liz

ard

Turt

le

Kiw

i

Bat

Wh

ale

Do

lph

in

Gills

Nat

ive

fres

hw

ater

fi s

h

Shar

k

Mayfl

y l

arv

ae

Tad

po

le

Ko

ura

(cr

ayfi

sh)

Th

rou

gh

th

e s

kin

Wo

rm

Fro

g (

+ s

imp

le l

un

gs)

Sim

ple

lu

ng

s

Slu

g

Gia

nt

lan

d s

nai

l

Spid

er

Fro

g (

+ t

hro

ug

h s

kin

)

Sp

iracl

es

Wet

a

Ho

usefl

y

Bu

tterfl

y

Lad

yb

ird

Mil

lip

ede

An

t

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Lad

ybir

dM

ayfl

y l

arv

ae

Sha

rkSh

ee

p

Gia

nt

lan

d s

na

ilSp

ide

r

Tua

tara

Turt

le

Wo

rmW

ha

leH

um

an

We

ta

Tad

po

le

Slu

g

Na

tive

fre

sh w

ate

r fi

sh

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34

35

Ph

oto

syn

the

sis

– th

e c

lea

n a

ir c

ycle

Tea

che

r n

ote

sP

eop

le a

nd

an

imal

s b

reat

he

in o

xyg

en a

nd

bre

ath

e o

ut

carb

on

dio

xid

e. S

o w

hy

has

n’t

all

th

is b

reat

hin

g o

ut fi

lled

th

e w

orl

d w

ith

car

bo

n d

ioxi

de?

Wh

ere

do

fre

sh s

up

pli

es o

f o

xyg

en c

om

e fr

om

? F

rom

pla

nts

an

d t

rees

!

Pla

nts

tak

e in

car

bo

n d

ioxi

de

and

let

ou

t o

xyg

en. I

t is

a

bal

ance

d c

ycl

e an

d i

t al

l h

app

ens

thro

ug

h a

pro

cess

cal

led

p

ho

tosy

nth

esis

.

Inte

rest

ing

fa

ctR

igh

t n

ow

yo

u a

re b

reath

ing

in

air

th

at

din

osa

urs

bre

ath

ed

ou

t.

In o

ne

min

ute

yo

u b

rea

the

in

fi v

e

litr

es

of

air

.

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Ph

oto

syn

the

sis

– th

e c

lea

n a

ir c

ycle

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

sT

hro

ug

h t

he

pro

cess

of

ph

oto

syn

thes

is p

lan

ts m

ake

thei

r o

wn

fo

od

usi

ng

sun

lig

ht

and

car

bo

n d

ioxi

de.

Oxy

gen

is

a p

rod

uct

of

the

ph

oto

syn

thes

is p

roce

ss.

Fo

rest

s an

d o

cean

pla

nts

are

th

e ea

rth

’s l

un

gs.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts c

an i

den

tify

th

e lu

ng

s o

f th

e lo

cal

com

mu

nit

y a

nd

exp

lain

th

eir

imp

ort

ance

.

Stu

den

ts c

an e

xpla

in t

he

chan

ges

to

th

e le

af i

n t

he

ph

oto

syn

thes

is e

xper

imen

t.

Ph

oto

syn

the

sis

wa

lkTa

ke

the

stu

den

ts f

or

a w

alk

in

th

e p

lay

gro

un

d o

r lo

cal

bu

sh a

rea

to l

oo

k a

t

tree

s. I

f y

ou

’re

nea

r th

e co

ast

chec

k o

ut

the

oce

an. A

sk t

he

stu

den

ts t

he

foll

ow

ing

qu

esti

on

s:

Are

pla

nts

liv

ing

th

ing

s? Y

es.

Wh

y a

re p

lan

ts g

reen

? B

ecau

se t

hey

co

nta

in c

hlo

rop

hy

ll (

see

vo

cab

ula

ry, p

age

103)

.

Wh

at d

o p

lan

ts n

eed

to

mak

e th

eir

foo

d/

surv

ive?

Sun

lig

ht,

wat

er, c

arb

on

dio

xid

e, c

hlo

rop

hy

ll (

this

is

the

ph

oto

syn

thes

is p

roce

ss).

Ho

w d

o p

lan

ts a

ffec

t o

ur

atm

osp

her

e? T

hey

giv

e u

s o

xyg

en a

nd

tak

e in

car

bo

n

dio

xid

e.

Wh

y a

re p

lan

ts i

mp

ort

ant

for

hu

man

s an

d o

ther

an

imal

s? W

ith

ou

t th

em w

e

wo

uld

n’t

hav

e an

y f

oo

d o

r o

xyg

en h

ence

th

ere

wo

uld

be

no

an

imal

lif

e o

n e

arth

.

Ask

th

e st

ud

ents

if

ther

e ar

e p

lan

ts i

n t

he

sea.

Wh

at e

ffec

t d

o t

hes

e p

lan

ts h

ave

on

th

e at

mo

sph

ere

of

the

pla

net

? T

her

e ar

e ti

ny,

fre

e fl

oat

ing

, pla

nts

cal

led

ph

yto

pla

nk

ton

th

at a

lso

ph

oto

syn

thes

ise.

Ph

yto

pla

nk

ton

is

at t

he

bo

tto

m o

f th

e

foo

d c

hai

n. M

arin

e li

fe i

s d

epen

den

t o

n t

his

pla

nt.

Use

th

e p

ost

er t

o d

iscu

ss p

ho

tosy

nth

esis

in

mo

re d

etai

l an

d d

evel

op

a g

oo

d

un

der

stan

din

g o

f th

e cl

ean

air

cy

cle.

Ph

oto

syn

thesi

s exp

eri

men

t

Me

tho

d

Tak

e ti

n f

oil

an

d c

ov

er u

p h

alf

of

a le

af o

n a

liv

ing

pla

nt

blo

ckin

g s

un

lig

ht

to t

he

leaf

.

Mo

nit

or

the

leaf

dai

ly t

o o

bse

rve

chan

ges

to

its

sta

te (

colo

ur,

tex

ture

, siz

e et

c).

Wit

ho

ut

sun

lig

ht

the

leaf

is

un

able

to

car

ry o

ut

the

pro

cess

of

ph

oto

syn

thes

is

and

wil

l d

ie.

Re

sou

rce

s•

P

ho

tosy

nth

esis

po

ster

Hea

lth

y p

lan

t

Tin

foil

an

d

pap

er c

lip

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36Exp

lore

th

e l

un

gs

of

you

r co

mm

un

ity

Tea

che

r n

ote

s

Pla

nn

ing

Pra

ctis

e th

e p

roce

ss o

f p

lan

nin

g y

ou

r o

uti

ng

by

usi

ng

th

e ac

tio

n p

lan

ner

co

ntr

act

op

po

site

. By

usi

ng

th

e

pla

nn

er t

o p

rep

are

and

org

anis

e th

e fi

eld

day

yo

u a

re g

ivin

g s

tud

ents

th

e o

pp

ort

un

ity

to

see

th

e p

roce

ss

in a

ctio

n b

efo

re t

hey

use

it

agai

n a

t th

e Ta

ke

Act

ion

sta

ge

of

the

pro

gra

mm

e.

Teac

her

s ca

n e

ith

er m

od

el t

he

pro

cess

to

th

e cl

ass

as a

wh

ole

or

stu

den

ts c

an o

rgan

ise

the fi

eld

tri

p

usi

ng

th

e p

lan

ner

in

sm

all

gro

up

s. S

mal

l g

rou

p r

esp

on

sib

ilit

ies

for fi

eld

tri

p p

lan

nin

g c

ou

ld i

ncl

ud

e th

e

foll

ow

ing

:

• H

ealt

h a

nd

Saf

ety

– C

om

ple

te a

Saf

ety

Act

ion

Pla

nn

er a

nd

/o

r R

AM

S fo

rm

• E

mer

gen

cy c

on

tact

sh

eet

• N

ewsl

ette

r h

om

e w

ith

in

form

atio

n

• O

rgan

ise

par

ent

hel

per

s to

mee

t 1:

8 ra

tio

• M

ap –

wh

ere

are

we

go

ing

to

wal

k?

Exp

lore

?

• C

lass

jou

rnal

ists

/p

ho

to jo

urn

alis

ts f

or

the

Exp

lore

day

. Wh

at n

eed

s to

be

reco

rded

? Sh

ared

wit

h

oth

ers?

• I

f y

ou

ch

oo

se t

o g

o f

urt

her

afi

eld

, bu

s b

oo

kin

gs,

an

d v

enu

e b

oo

kin

gs

wit

hin

reg

ion

al p

ark

s w

ith

par

k

ran

ger

s m

ay b

e n

eces

sary

.

Exp

lore

By

tak

ing

an

exp

lora

tory

wal

k t

hro

ug

h t

hei

r lo

cal

com

mu

nit

y, s

tud

ents

map

th

e cl

ean

air

fi l

ters

of

thei

r

nei

gh

bo

urh

oo

d. T

hey

id

enti

fy p

ark

s an

d b

ush

are

as w

her

e th

e tr

ees

are

giv

ing

ou

t o

xyg

en f

or

stu

den

ts

and

th

eir

fam

ilie

s to

bre

ath

e. T

hey

may

no

tice

pla

ces

wh

ere

ther

e ar

e fe

w t

rees

bu

t th

ere

is s

pac

e fo

r

them

to

be

pla

nte

d.

On

a m

ap o

f th

e ar

ea w

ith

in a

1-5

kil

om

etre

rad

ius

of

the

sch

oo

l, s

tud

ents

map

th

e lu

ng

s (b

ush

an

d

fore

st a

reas

) o

f th

e lo

cal

com

mu

nit

y, i

den

tify

ing

wh

ere

the

sou

rces

of

oxy

gen

are

fo

r al

l th

e li

vin

g

thin

gs

that

liv

e w

ith

in t

he

defi

ned

are

a. L

oo

k o

ut

for

lich

en a

s so

me

wil

l o

nly

gro

w i

n c

lean

hea

lth

y a

ir

env

iro

nm

ents

– t

hey

can

’t t

ole

rate

mo

tor

veh

icle

exh

aust

s. S

tud

ents

als

o m

ap w

her

e th

e cy

cle

way

s an

d

wal

kw

ays

are,

an

d w

her

e th

e p

ub

lic

tran

spo

rt r

ou

tes

are.

Use

a s

top

wat

ch t

o m

easu

re h

ow

far

stu

den

ts g

et w

hen

th

ey h

ave

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Use your mind mapping brainstorm to help you complete your project contract

Who?

ResourcesWhat equipment is needed for you to complete your project?

Who do you need to ask permission from? Who else can help?

When?Deadline date for action planner contract to be completed and signed by teacher:

Day __________ Month__________

What?What will your project look like when it is completed?

Name your project. What are your goals/ intentions?

How will your project benefit the environment?

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40

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atm

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her

e th

ere

wo

uld

be

no

lif

e an

d n

o w

eath

er.

No

thin

g o

n e

arth

aff

ects

th

e su

n, b

ut

som

e th

ing

s m

ay c

han

ge

the

sun

’s i

nfl

uen

ce

on

oth

er t

hin

gs

on

ear

th. F

or

exam

ple

pla

nts

pro

vid

e sh

ade

fro

m t

he

sun

fo

r

anim

als

that

liv

e in

dar

k p

lace

s, a

nd

kee

p s

trea

ms

coo

l so

th

at t

he

liv

ing

th

ing

s

in t

hem

can

su

rviv

e. T

he

atm

osp

her

e p

rote

cts

the

eart

h f

rom

th

e su

n’s

har

mfu

l

rad

iati

on

.

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

I don’t

have

any

effe

ct o

n the

sun

I am

wh

ere

th

e

eva

po

rate

d w

ate

r g

oes

I ero

de the

ear

th b

y

mov

ing

arou

nd (w

ind)

I pro

vide ca

rbon

dioxid

e for p

lants

I protect animals from dangerous UV

I war

m t

he

atm

osp

her

eI w

arm

th

e w

ate

r an

d

help

it

to e

vap

ora

te

I w

arm

th

e lan

d

I shine on plants and

help them grow

I pro

vide vi

tamins

for a

nimals

Air

Sun

Th

e w

eb

of

life

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

All

th

ing

s in

an

eco

syst

em a

re i

nte

rco

nn

ecte

d.

If o

ne

thin

g i

s al

tere

d i

t af

fect

s o

ther

th

ing

s in

th

e sy

stem

.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts c

an a

ctiv

ely

par

tici

pat

e in

th

e jig

saw

act

ivit

y.

Stu

den

ts c

an c

om

ple

te t

he

vis

ual

web

of

life

ch

art.

Jig

saw

act

ivit

y

Me

tho

d

Stu

den

ts s

it i

n a

cir

cle

in g

rou

ps

of

six.

Eac

h s

tud

ent

get

s a

role

car

d: S

un

(li

gh

t), A

tmo

sph

ere

(air

), W

ater

, Ear

th (

lan

d),

P

lan

ts, A

nim

als.

Gro

up

s d

isb

and

in

to n

ew c

om

po

nen

t g

rou

ps

(e.g

. all

su

ns

tog

eth

er).

In t

hei

r n

ew g

rou

ps

stu

den

ts d

iscu

ss /

bra

inst

orm

ho

w t

hey

aff

ect

the

oth

er

com

po

nen

t g

rou

ps

e.g

.:

Sun

- I

hea

t u

p t

he

wat

er c

ausi

ng

it

to e

vap

ora

te.

Atm

osp

her

e –

I p

rote

ct t

he

eart

h f

rom

th

e su

n’s

hea

t.

Pla

nts

– I

rel

ease

oxy

gen

in

to t

he

atm

osp

her

e.

Stu

den

ts t

hen

ret

urn

to

th

eir

ori

gin

al g

rou

p t

o d

iscu

ss h

ow

th

ey l

ink

to

get

her

.

Ask

th

e st

ud

ents

wh

at w

ou

ld h

app

en i

f th

ere

was

no

atm

osp

her

e ar

ou

nd

ear

th.

Wh

at w

ou

ld b

e af

fect

ed?

Wh

at l

ink

s w

ou

ld b

e b

rok

en?

Ask

th

e st

ud

ents

wh

at w

ou

ld h

app

en i

f th

ere

wer

e n

o t

rees

.

Wh

at w

ou

ld b

e th

e co

nse

qu

ence

s?

Dis

cuss

oth

er i

ssu

es t

hat

ari

se.

As

a fo

llo

w u

p a

ctiv

ity

th

e st

ud

ents

co

uld

do

th

e fo

llo

win

g:

Dra

w t

hei

r o

wn

web

usi

ng

arr

ow

s to

sh

ow

ho

w o

ne

par

t o

f th

e sy

stem

aff

ects

an

oth

er. T

her

e w

ill

be

arro

ws

go

ing

bo

th w

ays

in m

ost

cas

es. E

g: P

lan

ts r

elea

se

oxy

gen

in

to t

he

atm

osp

her

e. T

he

atm

osp

her

e p

rov

ides

car

bo

n d

ioxi

de

for

the

pla

nts

to

bre

ath

e in

.

Mak

e m

od

els

or

mo

bil

es t

o s

ho

w h

ow

par

ts o

f th

e sy

stem

are

in

terc

on

nec

ted

. T

his

co

uld

be

do

ne

focu

sin

g o

n a

par

ticu

lar

hab

itat

, e.g

. fo

rest

, san

d d

un

es,

estu

ary,

str

eam

.

Re

sou

rce

s•

Ro

le c

ard

s:

Sun

(li

gh

t)

Atm

osp

her

e

(air

)

W

ater

E

arth

(la

nd

)

P

lan

ts

A

nim

als

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45

Exa

mp

les

of

po

ssib

le a

nsw

ers

fo

r

com

po

ne

nt

gro

up

sSu

n (

lig

ht)

I w

arm

th

e at

mo

sph

ere.

I w

arm

th

e w

ater

an

d h

elp

it

to

evap

ora

te.

I w

arm

th

e la

nd

.

I sh

ine

on

pla

nts

an

d h

elp

th

em g

row

.

I p

rov

ide

vit

amin

s fo

r an

imal

s.

Atm

osp

he

re (

air

)I

do

n’t

hav

e an

y e

ffec

t o

n t

he

sun

.

I am

wh

ere

the

evap

ora

ted

wat

er g

oes

– I

ho

ld w

ater

vap

ou

r in

th

e fo

rm o

f

clo

ud

s.

I er

od

e th

e ea

rth

by

mo

vin

g a

rou

nd

(win

d).

I p

rov

ide

carb

on

dio

xid

e fo

r p

lan

ts.

I p

rote

ct t

he

anim

als

fro

m d

ang

ero

us

UV

an

d I

ho

ld o

xyg

en.

Wa

ter

I h

ave

no

eff

ect

on

th

e su

n.

I ev

apo

rate

in

to t

he

atm

osp

her

e

cau

sin

g i

t to

so

met

imes

rai

n, s

no

w,

clo

ud

.

I m

ois

turi

se t

he

eart

h a

nd

so

met

imes

exfo

liat

e (e

rosi

on

).

I p

rov

ide

wat

er w

hic

h i

s n

eces

sary

fo

r

pla

nts

to

gro

w.

I p

rov

ide

wat

er f

or

anim

als

so t

hey

do

n’t

deh

yd

rate

(o

ther

wis

e th

ey d

ie).

Ea

rth

(la

nd

)I

hav

e n

o e

ffec

t o

n t

he

sun

.

My

hea

t ab

sorb

ed f

rom

th

e su

n h

eats

up

th

e lo

wer

tro

po

sph

ere.

I co

llec

t w

ater

in

lak

es, r

iver

s an

d

oce

an.

I g

ive

pla

nts

a p

lace

to

cal

l h

om

e.

I p

rov

ide

a h

om

e fo

r m

any

an

imal

s.

Pla

nts

I h

ave

no

eff

ect

on

th

e su

n.

I p

rov

ide

the

atm

osp

her

e w

ith

oxy

gen

.

I p

rov

ide

shad

e to

sto

p w

ater

ev

apo

rati

ng

.

I h

old

ear

th i

n p

lace

wit

h m

y r

oo

ts.

I p

rov

ide

foo

d f

or

anim

als.

An

ima

lsI

hav

e n

o e

ffec

t o

n t

he

sun

.

I ex

hal

e ca

rbo

n d

ioxi

de

into

th

e at

mo

sph

ere.

I p

oll

ute

th

e w

ater

.

I fe

rtil

ise

the

lan

d w

ith

my

was

te.

I ea

t p

lan

ts –

so

met

imes

cau

sin

g

exti

nct

ion

.

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

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47

Th

ink

er’

s k

eys

Tea

che

r N

ote

s

Lea

rnin

g i

nte

nti

on

Refl

ect

on

kn

ow

led

ge

gai

ned

th

us

far

to c

om

ple

te t

he

Th

ink

er’s

Key

s ac

tiv

ity.

Succ

ess

cri

teri

a

Stu

den

ts c

an s

ucc

essf

ull

y a

dap

t th

eir

new

kn

ow

led

ge

to c

om

ple

te T

hin

ker

’s K

eys

acti

vit

y.

Me

tho

dSt

ud

ents

to

co

mp

lete

th

e ta

sks

ou

tlin

ed i

n t

he

Th

ink

er’s

Key

s g

rid

op

po

site

.

Re

sou

rce

s•

BL

M T

hin

ker

’s

Key

s G

rid

•F

or

furt

her

info

rmat

ion

on

Th

ink

er’s

Key

s

ple

ase

refe

r to

Mic

hae

l P

oh

l’s

bo

ok

'Lea

rnin

g

to T

hin

k /

Th

ink

ing

to

Lea

rn'

Inv

est

iga

teA

bo

ut

ea

rth

's a

tmo

sph

ere

Th

e R

ev

ers

e

List

te

n t

hin

gs

you

wo

uld

neve

r se

e in

the

tro

po

sph

ere

.

Th

e W

hat

If?

Wh

at

if p

lan

et

ea

rth

did

no

t h

ave

pla

nts

?

Th

e D

isad

van

tag

e

Wh

at

are

th

e

dis

ad

van

tag

es

of

glo

bal w

arm

ing

?

Th

e C

om

bin

ati

on

List

th

e a

ttri

bu

tes

of

win

d.

Use

th

ese

id

ea

s

to im

pro

ve t

he d

esi

gn

of

the

in

ter-

isla

nd

ferr

y.

Th

e A

lph

ab

et

List

wo

rds

ass

oci

ate

d

wit

h t

he

wa

ter

cycl

e.

A-Z

Th

e B

AR

Use

BA

R t

o im

pro

ve

on

th

e d

esi

gn

of

the

Silv

er

Fern

pla

nt.

Th

e V

ari

ati

on

s

List

th

e m

an

y d

iffe

ren

t

leis

ure

act

ivit

ies

wh

ere

you

need

weath

er.

Th

e P

ictu

re

Wh

at

do

es

this

pic

ture

ha

ve t

o d

o w

ith

th

e

ea

rth

’s a

tmo

sph

ere

?

Th

e P

red

icti

on

Wh

at

wo

uld

hap

pen

if w

e c

on

tin

ue

to

cho

p d

ow

n t

he

ea

rth

’s f

ore

sts?

Th

e D

iffe

ren

t U

se

List

ma

ny

use

s fo

r a

weath

er

van

e.

Th

e R

idic

ulo

us

Just

ify

this

sta

tem

en

t…

All

hu

ma

ns

sho

uld

liv

e

un

derw

ate

r.

Th

e C

om

mo

nality

Wh

at

do

win

d a

nd

a

lap

top

co

mp

ute

r h

ave

in c

om

mo

n?

Th

e Q

uest

ion

Th

e a

nsw

er

is…

Ph

oto

syn

the

sis

Wh

at

are

fi v

e

po

ssib

le q

ue

stio

ns?

Th

e B

rain

sto

rmin

g

Bra

inst

orm

wa

ys t

o

red

uce

carb

on

dio

xid

e

in t

he a

tmo

sph

ere

.

Th

e I

nv

en

tio

ns

Inve

nt

a w

ay

of

red

uci

ng

win

d in

Well

ing

ton

.

Th

e In

terp

reta

tio

n

Giv

e s

om

e p

oss

ible

rea

son

s fo

r:

He

ad

lin

es

– C

ap

ita

l

Cit

y re

loca

tes

to

Ch

rist

chu

rch

du

e t

o

we

ath

er

cris

is.

Th

e B

rick

Wall

Co

nsi

der

alt

ern

ati

ves

to

tra

vell

ing

by

car

to

sch

oo

l.

Th

e C

on

stru

ctio

n

Co

nst

ruct

a m

od

el o

f

the

wa

ter

cycl

e.

Th

e F

orc

ed

Rela

tio

nsh

ip

Ho

w m

igh

t an

air

qu

ali

ty s

cie

nti

st u

se a

bo

ok

, e

mp

ty y

og

hu

rt

con

tain

er

an

d a

n

ora

ng

e t

o m

on

ito

r a

ir

qu

ali

ty?

Th

e A

ltern

ati

ve

List

wa

ys o

f in

cre

asi

ng

oxy

ge

n w

ith

ou

t

pla

nti

ng

tre

es.

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49

Min

d m

ap

pin

g

Tea

che

r n

ote

sT

he

org

aniz

atio

n o

f a

min

d m

ap r

efl e

cts

the

way

yo

ur

ow

n b

rain

org

anis

es i

dea

s an

d i

nfo

rmat

ion

– n

ot

in n

ice

nea

t li

nes

wit

h d

ou

ble

lin

e sp

acin

g b

etw

een

par

agra

ph

s. M

emo

ry i

s n

atu

rall

y a

sso

ciat

ive,

no

t

lin

ear.

Min

d m

app

ing

all

ow

s as

soci

atio

ns

and

lin

ks

to b

e re

cord

ed a

nd

rei

nfo

rced

.

Usi

ng

min

d m

app

ing

as

a refl

ecti

on

or

eval

uat

ion

to

ol,

yo

u e

nab

le s

tud

ents

to

qu

ick

ly r

etri

eve

thei

r

idea

s an

d l

earn

ing

fro

m m

emo

ry t

o r

eco

rd t

hem

in

an

effi

cie

nt

org

anis

ed m

ann

er. M

ind

map

s ar

e ea

sy

to r

evie

w a

nd

wit

h r

egu

lar

rev

iew

, mem

ory

is

rein

forc

ed.

Ho

w t

o m

ind

ma

pF

or

mo

re d

etai

led

in

form

atio

n r

efer

to

How

to

Min

d M

ap b

y T

on

y B

uza

n

Mo

st s

tud

ents

fi n

d i

t u

sefu

l to

tu

rn t

hei

r p

age

on

th

e si

de

and

do

a m

ind

map

in

'lan

dsc

ape'

sty

le.

Wit

h t

he

mai

n i

dea

or

top

ic i

n t

he

mid

dle

of

the

pag

e th

is g

ives

th

e m

axim

um

sp

ace

for

oth

er i

dea

s

to r

adia

te o

ut

fro

m t

he

cen

tre.

Star

t fr

om

th

e ce

ntr

e o

f th

e p

age

and

wo

rk o

ut

(ju

st l

ike

a b

rain

sto

rm).

Mak

e th

e ce

ntr

e a

clea

r an

d

stro

ng

vis

ual

im

age

that

dep

icts

th

e g

ener

al t

hem

e o

f th

e m

ap

Use

key

wo

rds

and

wh

erev

er p

oss

ible

im

ages

(n

ot

sen

ten

ces)

. Co

me

up

wit

h a

n e

xplo

sio

n o

f id

eas.

Tran

slat

e th

em i

nto

wo

rds,

im

ages

(sm

all

pic

ture

s), c

od

es o

r sy

mb

ols

.

Pri

nt

rath

er t

han

wri

te i

n s

crip

t. I

t m

akes

map

s m

ore

rea

dab

le a

nd

mem

ora

ble

.

Som

e st

ud

ents

fi n

d t

hat

usi

ng

cap

ital

let

ters

en

cou

rag

es t

hem

to

get

do

wn

on

ly t

he

key

po

ints

.

Cap

ital

s ar

e al

so e

asie

r to

rea

d i

n a

dia

gra

m. Y

ou

may

, ho

wev

er, w

ish

to

wri

te d

ow

n s

om

e

exp

lan

ato

ry n

ote

s in

lo

wer

cas

e.

Use

co

lou

r to

dep

ict

them

es, a

sso

ciat

ion

s an

d t

o m

ake

thin

gs

stan

d o

ut.

Th

ere

are

no

bo

un

dar

ies

- T

hin

k 'o

ut-

of

the-

bo

x'. E

ver

yth

ing

is

po

ssib

le. U

se w

ild

co

lou

rs, f

at c

olo

ure

d m

ark

ers,

cra

yo

ns,

or

skin

ny

fel

t ti

pp

ed p

ens.

Yo

u h

aven

’t l

ived

un

til

yo

u’v

e m

ind

map

ped

an

id

ea w

ith

ho

t p

ink

an

d d

ay-

glo

ora

ng

e cr

ayo

ns.

An

yth

ing

th

at s

tan

ds

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