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These are ideas of some activities you can do to learn about the environment and sustainability.
- make a bird feeder
- help sort out the recycling (although it isn't being collected it can be stockpiled for when we move out of Level 4).
- reuse items for crafts
- read books about the earth
- be water wise - explain why we turn the tap off when we brush our teeth (the Waikato has recently been through a drought - talk about this).
- connect with the environment - lie down, close your eyes and listen for sounds
- look for living insects and bugs in your garden - why are bugs important to our environment?
- look in your local stream, trees or bush - Seeley's Gully or Miropiko Pa bush walk are great places to go.
Science Websites
Curiosity is key when it comes to science.
We can be scientists when we:
wonder, observe, test, try things out, have an idea or hypothesis.
Try something as easy as floating and sinking.
Find items in the house or garden, get a bucket of water and guess which ones will sink and which ones will stay afloat.
Encourage your child to have some ideas first about what they think will happen.
activities related to plants and animals
science plants and animals
Melbourne Zoo Live
Zoo animals at home
Edinburgh Zoo Live
Edinburgh Zoo Live Cams
Nanogirls Lab
hands on experiments
Friday 17 April:
This is a video the children love to watch
monarch butterfly
Thursday 16 April:
Leaves:
Are the leaves of your trees around your house starting to change colour and fall off the trees?You can do all sorts of things with the leaves you collect:
- leaf rubbings
- sorting into colour
- sorting into shape
- a leaf hanging
Monday 6 April
Before we finished school we had been investigating sunflowers.
The Tiny Seed
Here is a story that one of the children said was a favourite from their kindy.
Sunflowers Don't Grow in Winter
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