Exploration
Term 2 2017
We explore to discover, investigate and make
deeper connections to the world around us.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Why explore?
How do people explore?
What is the effect of exploration on people and their future?
Inside this booklet is the Year 3
and 4 home learning work.
Do your home learning so that
you are ready for learning about
the concept of EXPLORATION in
term 2.
TERM 2
WORDS
exploration
investigate
discover
patterns
effect
astronomy
challenge
skills
exploration
The dictionary says:
Exploration is the act of exploring new or unknown places.
The early exploration of the great river was filled with danger.
Exploration is the act of examining or looking at something in detail.
The book is an exploration of the animals of Africa.
1. Draw someone on an exploration.
2. Write a sentence with the word exploration in it.
3. Circle the correct meaning
Exploration is to:
A. write neatly in our books.
B. find out about new things or places.
investigate
The dictionary says:
Investigate is to look at something closely so that you can get
information and learn the facts.
The scientists are investigating why dinosaurs became extinct.
1. Colour in this person investigating the footprints
2. Write a sentence with the word investigate in it.
3. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the words below.
investigate, investigating, investigated
A. In Term 1 the children went to _____________ what type of
birds were around the school.
B. Mr. Johnston __________ the strange smell coming from his
lunchbox.
C. The children will be _____________ why we get the different
seasons.
discover
The dictionary says:
Discover is to find or see something before anyone else.
He discovered oil on his property.
Discover is to learn or find out about something through study or by
watching.
We discovered that it was easy to use e-mail.
1. Draw something you might discover under your
bed or the couch at home.
2. Can you discover the planets in the word-find before ?
patterns
The dictionary says:
Patterns are an arrangement of shapes, lines, letters, numbers,
or colours that can be repeated or used again and again.
The new dishes have a pattern with leaves and flowers.
1. Continue the number patterns
0, 2, 4, 6, __, __, __, __
0, 10, 20, 30, 40, __, __, __, __
0, 6, 12, 18, 24, __, __, __, __, __
0, 1000, 3000, 5000, 7000, ______, ________, _____
2. Write a sentence with the word patterns in it.
3. Copy the kowhaiwhai pattern below.
effect
The dictionary says:
An effect something made by something happening.
The effect of the snow storm was a day off from school.
Draw the effect of a large rock hitting a window.
Finish the sentences
The effect of the sun shining on the wet towel is that ___
_______________________________________________.
The effect of dropping a tennis ball is ________________
________________________________________________.
The effect of holding fire to a piece of paper is ________
________________________________________________.
astronomy
The dictionary says:
Astronomy is the study of the moon, stars, planets and other
objects in space.
1. Draw and name some of the things you might study in
astronomy.
2. Write a sentence with the word astronomy in it.
3. Write or draw what you already know about astronomy.
challenge
The dictionary says:
A challenge is an interesting or difficult problem.
English spelling is a challenge for everyone.
1. Draw a picture of a challenge you have faced.
2. Write a sentence with the word challenge in it.
skills
The dictionary says:
A skill is the special knowledge and training you have to do a
job.
To observe is a skill.
1. Below are skills Scientists use. Match the name of the skill with
its meaning.
classify
predict
compare
identify
investigate
observe
to say what someone or something is.
to look at something carefully.
to find out about something.
to sort things into groups.
to say what is the same
or different about two things.
to say what you think is going to happen.
2. What skills do you need to play netball, soccer or
rugby?
EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA
Here are some more words that you will come across during our
science study.
Terms
Definitions
Solar System – a system that includes a star and all of the
things that go around that star, including planets, comets and
their moons.
day - when the Earth is facing the sun.
night - when the Earth is facing away from the Sun.
rotation - the spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
axis - an imaginary line that passes through the Earth’s
centre.
luminous - an object that gives off light.
opaque - not transparent, can not see through.
revolution - the movement of an object around another
object.
Mercury - the closest planet to the Sun.
Sun - the biggest star of them all.
Venus - second planet from the Sun.
Saturn - giant gas planet that has thousands of rings
around it.
Mars - a cold and lifeless planet. It has two small moons
that orbit it.
Pluto - also known as the ‘Dwarf planet’.