Summer nature exploring�Tūhura taiao o raumati
Outdoor connection activity
February, 2022
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Learning intentions
We are learning to:
Curriculum links (Levels 1-4)
Science: Living world; Nature of science
English, The Arts.
He aha ngā kaupapa o waho i te raumati?
What is happening outside in summer? �
We are all part of nature
He tūhonotanga tātau nā te taiao, ki te taiao
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Outdoor explore
Let's explore:
Take a camera, device or paper to record your findings.
Let's explore!�
Head outside and visit Ranginui and Papatūānuku.
�Make a list of adjectives to describe what you see and feel.
How do Ranginui and Papatūānuku look and feel in summer | raumati?
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Birds in summer
| raumati
Many birds raise their families in summer
Dotterels (shorebirds) nesting by Mithuna Sothieson DOC
Fantail/pīwakawaka feeding by David Mudge
Tūī feeding by D. Merton
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Insects and invertebrates
Invertebrates are animals without a backbone
Stick insects | rō
(smooth stick insect)
Cicadas | kihikihi
(chorus cicada)
Beetles (Huhu)
Dragonflies | kapowai
(Carove’s bush dragonfly by Shellie Evan)
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Summer bugging
Can you find any… ?
Butterflies | pūrerehua
(copper butterfly)
Crickets | pihareinga
(north of Kaikoura)
Wasp | wāpi
(german wasp)
Bees | pī
(bumble bee)
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Sounds of summer | raumati
What can you hear outdoors in summer?
Chorus cicada | kihikihi and their song
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Exoskeletons and moults
Insects have skeletons on the outside! They shed their exoskeletons as they grow. Summer is a great time to spot them.
Cicada moult by Shellie Evans (DOC)
Giant bush dragonfly nymph moult by Milen Marinov
Stick insect exoskeleton
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Other summer loving native animals
These animals are much more difficult to find.
Geckos | pāpā
Bats | pekapeka (photo DOC). Bats are nocturnal animals (they come out at night).
Tuatara by Sabine Bernert
Wētā by Kyle Bland
Tūī feeding by D. Merton
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Which plants are flowering in your area?
Photograph or draw your favourite flowers
Pōhutukawa and hebe flowering in summer
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My summer nature observations
Record your findings
Take photos from the same points in each season to help you observe how the seasons influence nature.
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Back in the classroom
Summer learning
For other conservation and teaching outside resources, visit: Resources: Conservation education (doc.govt.nz)
How do you connect with nature in summer | raumati?�
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Whiti ana te rā, ki te pae o mahara,
whiti, whiti ora.
The sun shines, shining on a distant horizon.