Today Year 5 started a new mystery topic. We learnt that when scientists classify animals it is called taxonomy. We began by sutdying the similarities between a mystery skeleton and a human skeleton.
Did you know that all animals can be seperated into two groups - vertebrates and invertebrates?
We could see a backbone so the mystery animals was a vertebrate.
taWe discovered the mystery skeleton was a bat.
While we already knew some things about bats there was still lots of to learn about our unique species. We read an article about pekapeka to find out more. What did we find out?
Ruby "Bats live in NZ".
Ella "Rodents, possums and cats eat them"
Ranger "People build stuff and that's why they are enangered"
Ariella "If the short tailed bat go extinct so will the wood rose"
"It takes 8 weeks for them to be fully grown" TJ
We're going to study them because Peter and Zahara from Pestfree Howick said they live close by. We want to know how to protect this unique species.
Pekapeka continued 24/09/26
Today Year 6 learnt that classification keys include extinct species like the NZ's Greater Short Tailed Bat.
We learnt more about our native bats by watching a video and reading a school journal.
Then it was time to take action.
What actions can we take to protect pekapeka?
Touma "Stop cutting down dead trees because the pekapeka live there."
"Set traps for pests that harm pekapeka" Nicolas
"Have pest free islands" Mila
"Put out auto resetting traps" Richie
Each class set a trap in the Mara Kai and then picked a cabbage to eat fresh from the garden.
Lastly we completed a batty crossword.
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