This term our topic has been Te Moana. We have been learning about all sorts of wonderful sea creatures and their habitats. We visited Whites Bay to experience the contrast in sea life between the rocky and sandy shore. Next week we plan on visiting the estuary in Havelock to explore sea creatures that live in muddy habitats.
We have also learnt about the different tidal zones that sea creatures can and cannot survive in.
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| Splash Zone - High Tide Zone - Middle Zone - Low Tide Zone |
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| Mr B preparing all pupils for their White's Bay exploration. |
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| Cave located on rocky shore of White's Bay looking through to Rarangi Beach. |
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| Tiny octopus found hiding against rock edge on sandy shore. |
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| Sea anemone |
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| Students working hard to identify rock pool creatures. |
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| Tayla enjoying the sandy mud hole. |
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| How many barnacles, limpets and periwinkles can you see? |
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| Ashelyn and Jessie making a sand castle. |
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| Elliot searching for Cats Eyes on the rocky shore. |
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| Group driftwood sculpture. |
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| Sandy shore groups exploring their quadrats. |
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| George hiding in his groups' driftwood sculpture. |
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| Rocky shore groups exploring their quadrats. |
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| Sandy shore group exploring their quadrat. |
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Having fun digging holes in the sand. How many barnacles? |
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Towa holding up the mummified eel he found on the beach. What has Mrs Eden spotted? |
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Skye testing the water.
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What a great day all round! The photos really tell the story. Mr B has some more he can send you. The beach sculptures looked fantastic and the quadrats will give us some interesting data. Looking forward to the estuary trip. Thanks to all the parents who made it possible to get there and back and thanks Mrs Wearing for setting this up this blogspot.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place for children to learn about the sea. Great blog page.
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