Solar System Inquiry

The tamariki record their knowledge about their planets. They record their facts and learn about the colours that can be seen, on their planet.

Maya and Ash talk about what they found in their research. What colours will they use / mix?

Next, they mix colour and record how they made their colours and in what quantities. After a little explanation the teacher left the children to hang the planets. They worked in their pairs so beautifully! Well done Ruma Toru!!

For our first colour mixing lesson, the children did exceptionally well.

AJ and Breeze are proud of their planet, so far. They are excited to help Ms Harrison with her contraption to hang the planets. Sun, Mercury... what is next?

The paper mache' planets are hung in the right order... but is there one missing?. I think it is the BIGGEST planet. Comment below if you know what it is.

The children look back at our KWL chart. We did this before we started learning about the solar system.

A KWL chart tells us the following:

Know - What do we know? (Record Before learning)

Want - What do we want to know? (Record Before learning)

Learn - What we have learned? (Record during and after learning)

Archie reads out the questions to his classmates. They decide if we have learned anything, in our Inquiry yet.