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-NiE ,
19 JULY 2017
Elementary
Under the sea Note to the teacher
century learning skills
OUR children are riding the great wave of technology today. They now have facts and procedures at their fingertips. Teachers have to equip their students with new skills that allow them to thrive in today’s global economy. The activities in The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education pullout combine literacy skills with current content to build this set of skills. The key below indicates the skills integrated into the activities in this pullout.
Critical thinking ● Identify ● Reason ● Measure ● Organise
Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect ● Invent
Problem solving ● Question ● Research
Treasures of the ocean ACCORDING to the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii, the United States, the oceans cover 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface and contain 97 per cent of the Earth’s
water. The most amazing thing is, they hold 99 per cent of the living space on the planet. Have you wondered what lies beneath the deep, blue waters?
NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking
Creative thinking
● Identify ● Reason ● Organise
● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Invent
Communicating
Collaborating
● Oral ● Non-verbal ● Aural
● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Attain goal
Problem solving ● Research ● Recreate ● Present
EXAMPLE
Fish
Mammal
Shellfish
For example, dolphins generally prefer areas that offer good conditions for prey capture and protection for their life cycle (e.g. breeding, socialising, feeding and resting). – The Star, June 13, 2017
Paste a fun fact here
● A shoebox ● A pair of scissors ● A tube of glue ● Two sheets of blue A3 papers ● At least 10 pictures of underwater life from The Star, with their labels (words from The Star showing their names) ● Modelling clay ● Cardboard (it can be a used cereal box) ● A roll of cellophane tape ● A spool of thread
● Aural
Collaborating ● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Compromise ● Attain goal
Paste a fun fact here
Steps:
To create the diorama, you will need:
An ocean diorama made out of scrap materials and an old cereal box at a children’s science workshop. – File photo
1. Gather all your supplies as listed. 2. On a piece of paper, make a rough sketch of how you want your diaroma to look like. 3. Cut out one side of the shoebox, which is to be used as the viewing side. 4. Stick the blue A3 papers to the walls of your shoebox to reflect the ocean. 5. Paste the pictures of underwater life on cardboard to create a threedimensional effect. Hang them from the top of the box using thread. For corals and sea plants, place them on the floor of the ocean. Use modelling clay to ensure they stay in place. 6. Paste the labels on (or near) your pictures. 7. Voila! Your diaroma is ready. After you are done, display the diorama in class and do a gallery walk. Then, take turns to present it to your classmates. Include the fun facts you have found earlier to make your presentation more interesting. Finally, ask the class to vote for the most well-designed diorama.
NiE Activity 2
● Non-verbal ● Written
Other: _____________
Next, look in The Star for a fun fact about two of the marine life you have found. Cut out the fun facts and paste them in the boxes below.
● Present
● Oral
Plant
(please state the category)
● Recreate
Communicating
In groups of four, create a diorama of an underwater scene. A diorama is a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures. First, look in The Star for at least 10 pictures of marine life, and words showing their names. Cut out the pictures and words to be used in the diorama later. In the table below, write down the types of marine life you have found, according to their categories.
Critical thinking
● Identify ● Organise
Communicating ● Oral ● Written ● Aural
Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Invent
Collaborating ● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Attain goal
Problem solving ● Recreate ● Present
Apart from marine life, what else is in the oceans? Do you think mermaids and even cities exist in the underwater world? In your group, create a fairy tale that is set deep in an ocean. Discuss the 5Ws and 1H questions below to generate ideas. ● Who are the characters? ● When and where does the story take place? ● What happens? ● Why does it happen? ● How do the characters overcome the situation?
Then, in not more than 100 words, write a synopsis of the fairy tale on a sheet of A4 paper. Use pictures from The Star to illustrate it. Finally, read out your synopsis in class.
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