Kōkiri Learn

Week 4 of 5

Build a multi-causal explanation

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Session 1 · VOICE: Create Conclusions

Many causes

  1. 15 minWhy might several causes act together? Model it as a cause map.
  2. 25 minWrite the explanation: claim, evidence, reasoning using adaptation and food webs.
  3. 10 minPeer check: is every cause backed by data?

Session 2 · VOICE: Create Conclusions

Connect to science models

  1. 20 minWhich species could adapt and which can't? Why?
  2. 20 minLink your findings to adaptation and population change.
  3. 10 minDecide what the partner group needs to know.

Getting started

Explain one cause fully before adding a second.

Stretch

Predict what the site will look like in 10 years if nothing changes.

Checkpoint

The explanation names more than one cause and supports each one.

Activities for this week