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32 pages
colour illustrations, maps.
Reading year levels 5-6. Teacher support material providing background information for teachers, curriculum links, and ideas for classroom discussion and activities - as well as digital content for students - can be accessed at www.connected.tki.org.nz. Contents: Three drones / by Peter Griffin -- Betty Batham : biologist / by Kate Hannah -- Predicting possibilities / by Bernard Beckett -- The long pause / by Dr Amber Aranui.
Summary: Three drones describes three examples of how they are used in the world of work. Betty Batham : biologist tells the story of a pioneering marine biologist. Predicting possibilities uses real-world examples to show how mathematics can be used to predict the possible outcomes of a range of human and environmental activities. The long pause explores the mystery of the long pause between the two major periods of Pacific migration.
Connected.
Level 3.
New Zealand curriculum.
Level 3.