jak's species and habitat

WALT Describe different habitats in New Zealand and species that live them.

Success Criteria:

1. Write an introduction
2. Write a paragraph describing each creature and the habitat
3. Write a conclusion
4. Add detail about the habitat eg
1. Plants, landscape, temperature, weather, animals living there
5. Add detail about the creatures eg
1. Appearance
2. Size
3. Species they belong to
4. Diet
5. If endangered
6. Use detail and descriptive words

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I have created a New Zealand freshwater habitat and including 3 creatures that live there one endemic one native and one introduced.

The freshwater habitat contains different levels of fish, some like native to introduced;  rocks and water. The rocks are sometimes high and low, some rocks have sharp ends some have not as sharps  ends. There are different types of water some rapid, some calm.  Freshwater streams are fed from melting snow in the mountains.

The endemic creature I have included is a torrentfish which  live in freshwater. The length of  Torrentfish is 100-120 cm. Torrentfish live under the name of freshwater fish. They eat whitebait  .

The eels are native to New Zealand. The eel I’m talking about is a longfin eel. The species they live under is freshwater fish. Sometimes you will find them in the sea but that's where they make babies.  Then they swim back to freshwater and sometimes they nest in freshwater.  The length of the eel is 2 m long. They eat larvae worms, they are omnivores   .

The catfish is introduced to New Zealand. Catfish are pests to eels because they try to steal their babies or kill them. The length of a catfish is 1.2 -1.6 m. They eat water beetles too they are coummers on the food chain .   

The eel, the torrentfish and the catfish live in the New Zealand freshwater habitat.

Describe different habitats in New  Zealand and species that live in them.

Classify groups of species in the living world and describe different habitats.	I cannot identify objects/ideas associated with groups of species in the living world and I need help to group them and link them to their habitat.	I can identify one relevant group within the groups of species in the living world and 1 habitat they live in. I can identify 1 animal in a species group and the habitat it lives in.	I can identify several relevant groups and or subgroups within the groups of species in the living world. I can identify several animals from species groups and the habitats they live in.	I can give reasons why they live in this habitat   I can identify several animals from species groups and the habitats they live in.  I can give reasons why they belong to this group.	I can identify several animals from species groups and the habitats they live in.  I can give reasons why they belong to this group. I can give reasons why they live in this habitat. I can look at these animals and habitats in a new way by showing my understanding through the art of Collage and a written description.
Effective Strategies		1 animal, plant and aspect of habitat	3 or more animals, plants  and aspects of the habitat	3 or more animals, plants  and aspects the habitat. Written description of why animals are in their species groups and why they live in the habitat.	3 or more animals, plants  and aspects of the habitat. Written description of why animals are in their species groups and why they live in the habitat. I can show this through my collage and my writing.

Assessment Task: Part A: Create a collage of three animal species in their habitats. Part B: Write paragraphs to describe the features of the animal and the habitat. Use the rubric to show understanding. Draw/paint background to show the features of a habitat and collage an animal over it.