Level 4 close activity

I am learning to put in the correct words for level 4

The largest of all flying creatures is the albatross, which can have a wing span of 3.5 metres.

The bill of this huge seagull is long and powerful.

The albatross's territory (1) is the southern oceans of the place (2) where it

may sometimes travel great distance(3). One albatross, found near the Chilean

oceans (4), had a special identification tag fastened on(5) its neck which

had been put up(6) in New Zealand only 12 days earlier. For (7) that

brief time the bird had flown  (8) 4800 kilometres, an average of 400 meters (9)

daily – an amazing feat of endurance.

They(10) are capable of flying at speeds more(11) than 90 km/h. Their

outstanding ability to fly(12) and glide far better than any

other(13) bird has led to them being said (14)

'the prince of soaring birds'.

They eat(15) mainly on squid, fish, shrimp, and

other (16) creatures that are found near the top (17)

of the sea. They also swoop down (18) on scraps thrown overboard from ships.

Sometimes(19) they will follow a ship for continuous (20) days.

Albatrosses will alight on the ground (21) surface, but only when it is dry (22).

They visit land in the breeding sometimes(23) for a brief time. Adult birds live(24)

out at sea for two or even (25) three years.

Image source: T.Mattern, Department of Zoology, University of Otago

Close Activity level 3

I am learning to put words in correctly

On Frog Pond

This task is about adding words to a  text so it makes sense -  This will also show comprehension and understanding of text.

Read the text and put in the correct word.

It's early morning on frog pond. As the sun rises, light sparkles on the water (1).    All sorts of  pond animals are waking up.The (2)busy day is beginning.

    At the edge of a (3) pond, a little green frog sits on a lilypad (4)in the water. He

is hidden here among these(5) floating plants. He keeps very still and very Quiet(6).

His big, bulging eyes are watching. He's watching the (7) dragonflies. He's watching for

slugs and worms. He's waiting(8) for flies. This little frog is hungry for food(9).

    Someone else is hungry too. A dragonfly hums silently(10) above the water. She is a fierce

hunter, looking(11) for insects. She hovers near a clump of frogs(12). She can fly in

any direction, even backwards and(13) sideways. Like the frog, she has very

big eyes(14). Suddenly she spots a fly crawling up a log(15). She swoops down

like an arrow and grabs the(16) fly with her powerful front legs. Gripping it

as(17), she munches away at it with her sharp body(18) parts.

    The little frog has seen all this before(19). He turns very slightly. He's ready to pounce,

so(20) he keeps very still. He hopes that the dragonfly(21) will take off towards him

when she's finished eating(22). He hopes she won't notice him sitting

still in(23) green among the pondweed. Soon she flies away(24).

Fraction and percentage level 5

I am learning to solve fraction and percentage problems with 3 different strategies

FRACTION:

1.  Anna ate ¼, Jack ate ⅜ and Pete ate ⅛ of a banana cake.

Show or explain how to work out how much cake they ate altogether.

3/4 because if you add Jack and Pete’s piece then it is 4/8 same as 2/4 and Anna ate 1/4 so if you add 2/4 and 1/4 then it would be 3/4.

2. Dan and Mere were given a cupcake each.  Dan ate ⅘ of his and Mere ate ⅔ of hers.

Show or explain how to work out how much cupcake they ate altogether.

3/4 because 4/5+2/3=6/8 which is the same as 3/4

3.   ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF NEGATIVE NUMBERS.

At Sea Beach School you earn house points for good behaviour and lose house points for bad behaviour.

Write the total number of points each house group has in the spaces below.

a.   Mansfield started the day on 75 points. Someone lost 100 points for not being in correct school uniform but got 20 points for all doing their homework.

How many points does Mansfield have now?   __________

-5 because 75-100=-25 but they get 20 points so -25+20=-5

b.  

Bracken started the day on -47 points. They got 60 points for someone helping others in class, but lost 25 points for someone else swearing.

How many points does Bracken have

82 because 50+60=110 and then 110-25=85-3=82

c.  Hislop started the day on 15 points. They got -25 points for someone putting others down in class but earned 80 points for cleaning up the classroom.

How many points does Hislop have now?   __________

70 because 15-25=-10 then -10+80=70

d.   Marsden started the day on 12 points. Someone gave his teacher a note explaining why he didn't have his correct school uniform on yesterday. The teacher decided to subtract the -75 points she had given him yesterday for not being in uniform.

How many points does Marsden have now?   __________

87 because 12 points plus 75 equals 87 points.

4.  PERCENTAGES

Write down the percentage each item was reduced by.

i)    Shirts that were $39.95 but on sale are $19.95 have been reduced by

      50% because half of 40 is 20 so half in percentage means 50%

ii)   Jackets that were $79.95 but on sale are $63.95 have been reduced by

      80% because $80 is %100 so %75 would be $60 and $4 would be %5 so $64 would be 80%

iii)  Trousers that were $69.95 but on sale are $62.95 have been reduced by

      90% because %75 would be $52.50 and %15 would be $10.50 so the percentage is %90

On the final day of the sale, another 20% was taken off the sale price. What is the final day sale price of trousers?

$50 because %75 is $52.50 and %5 is $2.50 so takeaway %5 from %75 is %70 so $52.50 takeaway %2.50 is $50.