Year 5&6 Camp Helpers

 

5 Facts - Goal Setting

 

Response to Text America's Cup 2021

  America’s Cup 

Instructions: 

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

Questions:

1. True or False? Team NZ won the America’s Cup in 2021.

a) True                                                   b) False

2. Team NZ won against a team called 

a)  Luna Rose                                           b) America

c) Luna Rossa                                          d) Luna Roster

3. True or False? NZ made history by becoming the first team to defend the Cup three times outside of the U.S. 

1. False          b) True

4. True or False? Peter Burling sailed with the Team New Zealand Crew. 

1. True                 b) False

5.  This years America’s Cup event was the 

1. 2nd America’s Cup                        b) 50th America’s Cup

      c) 10th America’s Cup                                       d) 36th America’s Cup

6.. True or false? Team NZ’s boat is called ‘The Rehutai’. 

1. True                                    b) False

   

7. What has already been issued and accepted after the 36th America’s Cup? 

1. Rules                                b) A new captain

      c)  Money                               d) Another challenge

8. True or False? Jimmy Spithill (from Team Luna Rossa) did not congratulate Team NZ on their win. 

1. True                    b) False

      

9. True or False? The ‘Auld Mug’ is another name for the America’s Cup. 

a) True                                         b) False 

10) What was the article about? Which fact interested you the most? Why? 

→The article is about America’s cup.The America's Cup has been successfully defended by Team NZ, winning The Match 7-3. 

4 Facts - America's Cup

 

Response to Text Plants

 Plants

Instructions: 

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

Questions:

1. How many species of plants are there on Earth?

a) One Thousand                                                     b) One Hundred 

 c) Hundreds of Thousands                                   d) Over a Billion

2. What 3 things do plants need in order to grow? 

a) sunshine, water and chemicals           b) sunshine, air and wind

c) nothing                                                     d) sunshine, water and air

3. True or False? Photosynthesis is the process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food.

1. False          b) True

     

4. True or False? Plants are vital to life on Earth. 

1. True                 b) False

5. The substance that is found in all green plants, especially in the leaves is called...

1. Chlorine                           b) Chlorophyll

      c)  Carbon monoxide                     d) slime

6.. True or false? Photosynthesis starts when chlorophyll absorbs energy from the soil. 

1. True                                    b) False

   

7. The gas that plants release into the air through photosynthesis is called...

1. Oxygen                                       b) Carbon dioxide  

      c)   Hydrogen                                    d) Nitrogen  

8. True or False? Most living things do not depend on plants for food. 

1. True                    b) False

      

9. True or False? Algae is a type of plant

a) True                                         b) False 

10) What was the article about? Which fact interested you the most? Why? 

→The Article explained about how we need plants to live and how plant also need oxygen to live too

4 Facts Plants and Trees

 

Response to Text The Animal Kingdom

 The Animal Kingdom

Instructions: 

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

Questions:

1. How many species of animals are there in the Animal Kingdom?

a) One Thousand                                                     b) One Hundred 

 c) Over a Million                                                     d) Over a Billion

2. How many different Kingdoms are there in the Natural World?

a) three             b) five

c) ten   d) six

3.True or False? The word ‘classification’ means grouping things together that are alike. 

1. False          b) True

     

4. True or False? The Animal Kingdom is the third largest Kingdom in the Natural World. 

1. True                 b) False

5. ‘Invertebrates’ are animals that don’t have 

1. a tail                 b) an exoskeleton

      c)  any eyes                         d) a backbone

6.. An example of an ‘invertebrate’ are

1. worms                                       b) slugs

      c) spiders                                       d) All of the above

7. What does the word ‘exoskeleton’ mean? 

1. A human skeleton                    b) a hard outer casing or shell

      c)   Halloween                                  d) a type of animal

8. ‘Vertebrates’ are animals that

1. Have a Backbone      b) live in outer space

      c)   Have an exoskeleton              d) are actually plants

9. An example of a ‘vertebrate’ is 

a) a slug                                      b) a spider

c) an insect                                           d) a human

10) What was the article about? Which fact interested you the most? Why? 

→It about the Animal Kingdom and facts 

4 Facts The Animal Kingdom

 

Thursday: Response to Text The Amazon Rainforest

 The Amazon Rainforest

Highlight the correct answers or write down the correct answer.

1. List all of the countries that the Amazon Rainforest covers.

→Perú,Venezuela,Ecuador,Colombia,Guyana,Bolivia,Suriname and French Guiana

2. How big is the Amazon Rainforest?

a) 2 million square feet b) 4 million square feet

c) 5 million square feet d) No exact measurement

3. How many of the world’s bird population can be found in the Amazon Rainforest?

a) 30% b) 10%

c) 20% d) 40%

4. Which of the following species CANNOT be found in the Amazon Rainforest?

a) Humans b) Dogs

c) Cats d) Reptiles

5. True or false: All of the plants and trees in the Amazon Rainforest have been discovered.

a) True b) False

6. What type of technique was used to create farmland and grazing pastures?

a) Clash-and-curve b) Slash-and-curve

c) Clash-and-burn d) Slash-and-burn

7. Why might the indigenous people who live in the Amazon not like interacting with humans that don’t live their lifestyle?

→Because of their health and language barriers that make it difficult to communicate.

8. Why is it important that the Amazon Rainforest has protection laws?

→ To save the forest

Four Facts The Amazon Rainforest

 

Four Facts The Statue of Liberty

 

Tuesday: Response to Text

 The Great Wall of China

Highlight the correct answers or write down the correct answer.

1. In what year was the wall finally finished?

a) 1978 b) 1778

c) 1878 d) 1887

2. Who was the first Emperor of China?

a) She Gin Hangi b) Qin Shi Huang

c) Shi Qin Huang d) Gin She Hangi

3. Which of the following was NOT one of the materials used to build the Great Wall?

a) Bones b) Mud

c) Straw d) Broken sticks

4. How long did it take to build the wall?

a) 3000 years b) 3 dynasties

c) 2000 years d) 2 dynasties

5. Which of the following was an unfortunate cause of death for those building the wall?

a) Diseases b) Giant falling rocks

c) Fatigue d) All of the above

6. What famous movie features the Great Wall of China?

a) Kung Fu Panda b) Prince of Bel Air

c) Karate Kid d) Chicken Run

Tuesday: Response to Text

Four Facts The Great Wall of China

 

Monday: Response to Text

 The Pyramids of Giza

Highlight the correct answers or write down the correct answer.

1. The Great Pyramid is one of the … wonders of the world.

a) Nine b) Eight

c) Seven d) Six

2. Why was the Great Pyramid of Giza given its name?

a) To emphasize its shape b) To emphasize its importance

c) To emphasize its age d) To emphasize its size

3. Which of the following are NOT an Egyptian King?

a) Cleopatra b) Khufu

c) Chephren d) Menkaure

4. What would the labourers NOT HAVE used to build the Pyramids?

a) Their hands b) Mechanical Cranes

c) Sticks and ropes d) No technology

5. How long does it say the pyramids took to make?

a) 10 years b) 25 years

c) 15 years d) 20 years

6. What type of white rock covered the pyramids making it look beautiful?

a) Lemonstone b) Diamonds

c) Limestone d) Crystals

7. Why do you think the people who designed the pyramids made passageways difficult?

→To confuse the people that want to steal their things.

8. Why do you think it may be hard for historians to say how the Pyramids were built?

→ Because there is not that much history about how the pyramids were built.