Inquiry

http://www.parliament.nz = = = = **__ Week 4 Inquiry Focus: __** **__WALT__**: * For a community to strive and function: rules and laws are necessary. How does the Government change the law? What is the hierachial structure of NZ's political system? Graphic Organisers we will be using are: the ripple effect chart, KWL and a Flow chart.
 * **__Activate Prior Knowledge__**
 * **__Make connections__** - in particular between text we are reading; in particular what we know about Parliament and rules and laws.
 * **__Make connections__** - in particular between text and their world.
 * **__Ask questions__** about what we don't already know.
 * __ Questions we will find out: __**

Web sites that will help us: http://www.parliament.nz/VirtualTour/7.aspx

http://www.fact-index.com/n/ne/new_zealand_parliament.html = = = http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/AboutParl/HowPWorks/ =

http://www.explore.parliament.nz/

http://www.lgnz.co.nz/

http://www.waimakariri.govt.nz/

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**__WALT__**: * **__Activate Prior Knowledge__** early Maori and Pakeha relationships and how they established themselves in Aotearoa. Conflict Conflict Resolution **__Context:__** Wairau Incident and Parihaka
 * __Week 3 Inquiry Focus:__**
 * **__Make connections__** - in particular between text we are reading and history.
 * **__Make connections__** - in particular between text and their world.
 * **__Ask questions__** about what happened between
 * __Graphic Organisers we will be using__**:
 * Ripple Effect Compare and Contrast - Venn Diagram**

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So far we are still in the Immersion aspect of our inquiry, finding out what we know already and are looking at Ecosystems and Biomes. We will be during week 3 starting to decided what we would like to find out about and narrow down our Inquiry and come up with questions to research.
 * 1) Living things have certain requirements in order to survive.
 * 2) Living things are suited to their particular habit.
 * 3) Living things rely on their particular environments and other species for survival.