
Creating tables, graphs, and models
Levels 1 and 2

NZC Achievement Objectives

Te Mātauranga o Aotearoa
Science Literacy: Develop literacy in the language of science and mathematics, and the symbolic systems of science, and use these literacies to read and share own ideas, and those of others.
Te Reo Matatini o te Pūtaiao: Ka pakari haere te mōhio ki te reo matatini o te pūtaiao, o te pāngarau, me ngā pūnaha tohu pūtaiao, ā, ka whakamahia ēnei reo matatini hei whakaatu i ōna ake whakaaro, tae atu ki ō ētahi atu.

Learning Intentions

Integration Ideas
Learning Intentions are from the Ministry of Education
Integration ideas are from the Ministry of Education
Coming Soon!
Social Sciences: How and why people record the important features of places and environments eg. The use of maps, photographs, and stories
Mathematics and Statistics (Statistics): Collect objects from the natural environment, sort them into categories, count each category, and display and discuss the results.

Related Topics
Resources

Solids with solids, solids with liquids, liquids with liquids - which can be mixed together? How can the mixtures be used? And once they’re all mixed up, can they be separated again? Explore how materials are combined for different purposes.
Level
1
Type
Unit
All mixed up
Primary Connections
Solids with solids, solids with liquids, liquids with liquids - which can be mixed together? How can the mixtures be used? And once they’re all mixed up, can they be separated again? Explore how materials are combined for different purposes.

Some things can be bent, some things can be stretched, some things can be folded, some things can be cut... How a material can be changed depends on what it’s made of. Explore how everyday materials can be physically changed.
Level
1
Type
Unit
Bend it! Stretch it!
Primary Connections
Some things can be bent, some things can be stretched, some things can be folded, some things can be cut... How a material can be changed depends on what it’s made of. Explore how everyday materials can be physically changed.

We live in a world that is constantly changing. Even things that might be considered immovable such as mountains or rocks are gradually changing. Create miniature landscapes to explore the impacts of natural processes and human activity.
Level
2
Type
Unit
Beneath our feet
Primary Connections
We live in a world that is constantly changing. Even things that might be considered immovable such as mountains or rocks are gradually changing. Create miniature landscapes to explore the impacts of natural processes and human activity.

Changes to the land and sky occur all the time - what do you see from day to day? Observe and investigate the effects of human interaction on the school environment.
Level
1
Type
Unit
Changes all around
Primary Connections
Changes to the land and sky occur all the time - what do you see from day to day? Observe and investigate the effects of human interaction on the school environment.

What effect does salt have on the temperature of ice? This lesson plan and activity will let students experiment for themselves. What outcomes and reasoning will they come up with?
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Colder Than Ice
Science Kids
What effect does salt have on the temperature of ice? This lesson plan and activity will let students experiment for themselves. What outcomes and reasoning will they come up with?

This article describes what we know about the huge volcanic explosion that formed Lake Taupō. It looks at some of the effects of this eruption that can be seen in the landscape and how scientists piece together the evidence about this eruption.
Level
1
Type
Book
Connected 2011 Level 1: ‘Taupō’
Ministry of Education NZ
This article describes what we know about the huge volcanic explosion that formed Lake Taupō. It looks at some of the effects of this eruption that can be seen in the landscape and how scientists piece together the evidence about this eruption.

Scientists are detectives. They try to solve the mysteries of nature. They use all their senses to find out what life, the world, and the universe are up to.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2013 Level 2: ‘Take a Closer Look’
Ministry of Education NZ
Scientists are detectives. They try to solve the mysteries of nature. They use all their senses to find out what life, the world, and the universe are up to.

Room 3 has its own bird “takeaway table”, stocked with delicious bird food. The table is visited by over 13 different bird species. Room 3 reports on the study that made this happen.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2013 Level 2: ‘The Takeaway Table’
Ministry of Education NZ
Room 3 has its own bird “takeaway table”, stocked with delicious bird food. The table is visited by over 13 different bird species. Room 3 reports on the study that made this happen.

The islands of Tokelau have been invaded by yellow crazy ants. Scientists are investigating where they are and what can be done about them. By collecting and recording data, they can identify the extent of the problem and figure out the best course of action.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2016 Level 2: ‘An Invasion of Yellow Crazies’
Ministry of Education NZ
The islands of Tokelau have been invaded by yellow crazy ants. Scientists are investigating where they are and what can be done about them. By collecting and recording data, they can identify the extent of the problem and figure out the best course of action.

Students at Fernridge School have created a digital light display for Matariki using Raspberry Pi computers. This article shows how the students created the light display, providing a real-life context for exploring how computers work.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2018 Level 2: ‘Lighting the Sky with Raspberry Pi’
Ministry of Education NZ
Students at Fernridge School have created a digital light display for Matariki using Raspberry Pi computers. This article shows how the students created the light display, providing a real-life context for exploring how computers work.

This article describes a citizen science project carried out by three schools on Aotea Great Barrier Island. Concerned by the amount of marine debris washing up on their beaches, the students partnered with scientists from the University of Auckland to investigate what was happening and to take action to bring about change.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2019 Level 2: ‘Sea Science’
Ministry of Education NZ
This article describes a citizen science project carried out by three schools on Aotea Great Barrier Island. Concerned by the amount of marine debris washing up on their beaches, the students partnered with scientists from the University of Auckland to investigate what was happening and to take action to bring about change.

This article follows a science project conducted by students in three Dunedin schools. The topic – investigating which inner city ecosystem supports the most insects and invertebrates – should appeal to most students. The article demonstrates how to conduct a scientific investigation. It also emphasises the importance of communicating your findings so people can take action.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2020 Level 2: ‘City of Bugs’
Ministry of Education NZ
This article follows a science project conducted by students in three Dunedin schools. The topic – investigating which inner city ecosystem supports the most insects and invertebrates – should appeal to most students. The article demonstrates how to conduct a scientific investigation. It also emphasises the importance of communicating your findings so people can take action.

As fish have no visible eyelids (and closed eyes generally imply sleep) and we see them usually by day when they are in motion, this question is always the source of some debate.
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Do Fish Sleep?
New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
As fish have no visible eyelids (and closed eyes generally imply sleep) and we see them usually by day when they are in motion, this question is always the source of some debate.

Display this poster in your classroom as a visual aid to support students to create labelled diagrams that show the features of an object.
Level
1-4
Type
Poster
Drawing a labelled diagram
Primary Connections
Display this poster in your classroom as a visual aid to support students to create labelled diagrams that show the features of an object.

Is it living or not living? Is it a plant or an animal? Explore how we group things together based on their observable features, to help us figure out what everything is!
Level
2
Type
Unit
Feathers, fur or leaves
Primary Connections
Is it living or not living? Is it a plant or an animal? Explore how we group things together based on their observable features, to help us figure out what everything is!

What’s the difference between food chains and food webs? How do you read these? Have a go with the Thinker questions or make your own chains and webs!
Level
1-4
Type
Poster
Food Chain VS Food Web
Kiwi Conservation Club - Hakuturi Toa
What’s the difference between food chains and food webs? How do you read these? Have a go with the Thinker questions or make your own chains and webs!

Bees need flowers, and flowers need bees… In this unit find out about how flowers rely on animals to germinate and help disperse their seeds and how animals depend on plants for food.
Level
2
Type
Unit
Friends or foes?
Primary Connections
Bees need flowers, and flowers need bees… In this unit find out about how flowers rely on animals to germinate and help disperse their seeds and how animals depend on plants for food.

Your garden is full of life and ONE tree/shrub is waiting to be your friend. Get to know your
tree/shrub, learn, and recognise your friend.
Level
1-4
Type
Outdoor Activity
Get to know your trees
Whenua Iti Outdoors
Your garden is full of life and ONE tree/shrub is waiting to be your friend. Get to know your
tree/shrub, learn, and recognise your friend.

Johnny introduces your second challeng - Map Skills! This is a fun activity that combines developing an understanding of maps with a treasure hunt (or 3!).
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Go Wild Map Skills
Whenua Iti Outdoors
Johnny introduces your second challeng - Map Skills! This is a fun activity that combines developing an understanding of maps with a treasure hunt (or 3!).

Johnny gives you some great tips & tricks that will help to take some awesome photos, and there are a couple of prizes up for grabs!
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Go Wild Photo Skills
Whenua Iti Outdoors
Johnny gives you some great tips & tricks that will help to take some awesome photos, and there are a couple of prizes up for grabs!

We need them, but do they need us? Delve into the life of plants, look closely at what they need to survive, and how that compares to the needs of animals.
Level
1
Type
Unit
Growing Well
Primary Connections
We need them, but do they need us? Delve into the life of plants, look closely at what they need to survive, and how that compares to the needs of animals.