Description
New Zealand scientists are on the hunt for coprolites – fossilised animal faeces. Analysing this “treasure from the past” allows scientists to learn more about our endangered native bird species, including the kinds of habitats that once supported them. A wonderful article about the work scientists do and the many ways in which they continue to learn about our world.
This pack contains response activities complete with activity explainer videos for supporting teaching and learning reading strategies including:
- Skim and Scan activities
- Summarise activities
- Questioning activities
- Inference activities
- Making Connections activities
- Visualising activities
Themes explored include: coprolite, discovery, extinct species, fossil, Haast’s eagle, Kahurangi National Park, moa, natural history, Otago, pouākai, science, scientist
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