YEAR 5 · TERM 1 · WEEK 8
Harbour Water Quality
Read, think, write, solve and play. Try your own answer before checking. You can have another go.
LEARN & PRACTISE
Word explorer
Read each word. Look for parts you know. Type each word to practise its spelling.
READ & UNDERSTAND
Reading detective
A group investigates water clarity at two safe shoreline viewpoints. They cannot tell whether water is healthy from colour alone. Instead they read publicly available monitoring data and compare measurements from different dates. Their teacher explains that rainfall and location can affect results. The group writes what the evidence supports and what it cannot prove.
WRITE & IMPROVE
Writing studio
Write a balanced scientific paragraph using the words evidence, because and limitation.
Plan one idea, explain it and check that your sentences make sense. You can edit your writing.
TRY THE EXAMPLE FIRST
Maths mission
Measurements of 12.5 and 10.8 differ by 1.7 units.
APPLY YOUR LEARNING
Real-world mission
Design a data table for monitoring water from a safe distance. Use fictional readings and explain what you would compare.
You can also draw or make the activity away from the screen. Record what you did or what you would make.
SKILL GAME · TAKE YOUR TIME
Challenge gate
Use what you learnt to unlock the gate. There's no timer. Mistakes help you find what to try again.
LOOK BACK
How did you go?
Choose what feels right. This isn't a test and there is no wrong answer.
Ka rawe — your learning is saved!
You can return to any activity to improve your work.
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