IN THE FOREST 3000 YEARS AGO
IN THE FOREST 3000 YEARS AGO
WALT: answer questions based on the text by looking for keywords in the questions.
Success Criteria: 1. I am able to identify and highlight the keywords in the question.
2. I am able to locate the keywords in the text and look for answers to
the questions.
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ACTIVITY 1 - READING RESPONSE - Read Page 19 of the Article and then answer these questions based on the Article.
1. Why were the long-tailed and short-tailed bats flying around in the dark?
The long-tailed and short-tailed bats were flying around in the dark because they were looking for their evening meal, which were the insects.✓
2. What do the laughing bats feed on?
The laughing owl fed on the bats.✓
3. What do the Weta’s smell like?
The Weta smells like a musky bat.✓
4. When the sun comes up in the morning, what would you hear coming out of the dense forest?
When the sun comes up in the morning, you hear birds singing in the dense forest joining in a dawn chorus.✓
5. What are some of the creatures mentioned on page 19 of this article?
Some of the creatures that were mentioned in the article on page 19 are Insects, Wetas, Laughing Owl, Long-tailed and Short-tailed Bats, Huhu Beetles, Other Beetles, Moths, Birds, Snails and Frogs.✓
Activity 2 - Vocabulary
Make sentences with these words.
1. attracted- I was attracted to Maths..✓
2. everywhere- My dad has been everywhere. .✓
3. flying- The bird was flying higher than the aeroplane..✓
4. realise- I had to realise that my daughter was no longer a little girl. .✓
5. including- My family gave me presents including my friends.
6. towards- I was walking towards the door when I heard a loud noise. .✓
7. slowly- I walked slowly upstairs to my room. .✓
8. suddenly- Suddenly the bell rang. .✓
9. against- I was leaning against the wall. .✓
10. noise- There was a lot of noise in the living room. .✓
Activity 3 - The Weta
Google search for an image of the Weta and write five important facts about the Weta.
- There are five different types of Wetas and they are the Tree Weta, Ground Weta, Cave Weta, Giant Weta and the Tusked Weta.
- Weta are mainly herbivorous in the, but are also known to eat insects.
- They are nocturnal and live including grassland, shrub land, forests and caves. They excavate holes under stones, rotting logs, or in trees, or occupy pre-formed burrows.
- There are more than 70 species of Weta’s in New Zealand, 16 of which are at risk.
- The Weta is only found in New Zealand and is so old that it has outlived the dinosaurs.
- Weta are large by insect standards. Some of the giant weta’s are enormous and are amongst the heaviest insects in the world.
- The Weta is sometimes called the dinosaur of the insect world.
- The Weta is more primitive that the Tuatara. The Weta has changed very little in the past 100 million years.
- Wetas have their ears on the front knees and can feel vibrations of noises around them.
- You can tell a male and a female Weta apart because females have a long ovipositor, which looks a bit like a stinger, which they use to lay eggs.
Activity 4 - Blog
Put the facts you have found about the Weta on your individual blog.
