WALT use the context of a word to help us understand what it means

Mrs Judd, Week 2, T3

‘Close up’. Write down what you think these words mean, then find the dictionary meaning

Write down a list of words (different from slide 2) that you don’t know the meaning of.

Answer the questions below

1: What do they think the Tytans will look like? Write down two ways the captain said they might look

2: What is the starship called?

3: What did the crew see when they first hopped out of the spacecraft?

4: How do you think the crew are feeling looking around the planet?

5: Why do you think the cadet has said they need a very very very powerful microscope?

Aotearoa’s star- Read the text and answer the questions below

Write down what you think these words mean, then find the dictionary meaning

Answer the questions below

1: What is the brightest star in the sky?

2: What will happen when Eta Carinae runs out of fuel?

3: Why is it called Aotearoa’s star?

Create!

This week your create activity is to create a news report. In the news report you will be pretending that Aotearoa’s star has exploded, and you will make up what has happened to Earth because of that