Thinkers Keys
New Zealand’s Endangered Species Homework
With
your “Thinking Caps” on, your mission is to complete as many of thinking keys
activities as you can.
Be
creative and present your answers in an interesting way.
You
have 4 weeks to complete your mission.
This
homework is due for completion on Friday the 8th of November.
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1.
The Reverse Key
List
the names of 10 different native species that are NOT endangered
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2.
The Ridiculous Key
Write
your ideas of how to make this idea possible.
Cats
are only allowed out of the house if they are on a lead.
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3.
The Interpretation Key
There
is a new law in New Zealand that you need to promote. You need to design a
poster and explain why it is important.
The
Law: Only native species are to be kept as pets in New Zealand.
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4.
The What If ? Key
What
if there were no introduced predators in New Zealand?
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5.
The Variations Key
Create
an information web of all the different ways you could think of that we can
save New Zealand’s endangered species.
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6.The Alphabet Key
Make a list of things
about endangered species from A – Z.
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6.
The Inventions Key
Introduced
predators are a real problem for New Zealand birds. Create and design a red alert system for
the birds so that they know when a predator is coming. Remember to label all
the special features.
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7.
The Question Key
Write
questions that can only be answered by these words.
Habitat.
Forest. Kakapo. Native species. New Zealand. Predator. Pest.
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8.
The Combination Key
Your
mission is to combine the features of an introduced animal and a native
animal to create a new species. Do a drawing
of the new animal and list its important features.
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9.
The Prediction Key
Write
a paragraph about what the world would look like in 50 years if we protect and
look after our endangered species.
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There are 20
different ‘Thinking Keys’ each designed to unlock different parts of the
thinking process. Use these 10 keys to help you develop flexible problem
solving and thinking habits.
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