Literacy Resources Related to Energy Theme Unit
Literacy Resources related to Energy theme unit
Title / Type of Resource / Reference / Year Level and or NZC Level / Readability based on Noun Frequency if knownLightening.Uria / Poem in Te Reo Maori + TSM / JJ45 / L2 Gold 1
Thunder / Poem ( audio version available ) / JJ44 / L2
Freezing / RTR / Blue
What a disaster! / About the Rena Oil disaster. TSM
Audio available. / School Journal
L2 August 2012 / Year 4
Tiakina a Tangaroa: Protect Our seas / Audio with embedded support / School Journal
L2 Oct 2011
Power / School Journal Level 2, August 2011 / Year 4
“Water Power” / SJ 2.4.05
How Big is Your footprint? / TSM / School Journal Part 3 Number 1 2011 / Year 5 / 9.5–10.5
Get Your Hands Dirty! / School Journal, Part 1 Number 4, 2009 / 8.5–9.5 years
Connected Insulation / Connected 1
2010 / NZC L1-2
The Ice Hotel / Connected 1 2006
Super Toy Makers / Electronic technology / Connected 1 2005
The Winds of Tāwhirimātea / Connected 1 2004
Thunder and Lightning. Hard ice/soft ice. / Connected 2 2004
Connected to topic of greenhouse effect. / 1, 2.08, 3.07, 3.02
Staying warm, Keeping cool / TSM / 1 2010 / NZC L1-2
Wind Power / TSM / 3 2010 / NZC L2-4
Jumping for Joules / Connected 3 2008
Greig’s Pointed Probem and Magic in the wind.(Watching the weather) / TSM / 2012 / L 3
Building Science Concepts books /
Aluminium: Extracting and Using the Metal / Book 13: / 3/4
Working with Metals / Book 33: / (L3-4,Science/ Material World)
Heat on the Move: / Transferring Heat Energy through Temperature Difference / Book 36 / L 3-4
Ice: Melting and Freezing / Book 58 / L1-2 Material world / Physical world
Keeping Warm: Getting Heat Energy and Keeping It / 46 / L 1-2 Material world/ Physical world
Invisible Forces: Magnetism and Static Electricity / Book 49 / L3-4 Physical world
Insulation: Keeping Heat Energy In / Book 47 / L3-4 Material world/ Physical world
Introducing Metals: / The Properties and Uses of Common Metals / Book 32 / L 1-2 Material world
Solar Energy: Sun Power on Earth / Book 29 / L 2-4 Physical world/Planet Earth and beyond
Windmills and Waterwheels: / Harnessing the Energy of Wind and Water / Book 54 / L 3-4 Physical world
Working with Metals: / The Origins and Applications of Common Metals / Book 33 / L 3-4 Material world
Our recycled worm Farm / TSM / JJ 40
“The Pet Day Problem” / TSM Text about worms: / JJ40
“Make a Mini Worm Farm” / JJ39
Making Paper (from waste paper.) / TSM. Audio version available. / JJ44 / L2 Gold 2
Plastic Fantastic? / Audio Story bk / 200833137 / Y 7 -8 poor readers
Extraordinary Earthworms / RTR / Gold 2
Building Science Concepts
Recycling: New Uses for Rubbish / Book 61 / L 3-4 Material world
Rubbish: How Do We Deal with It? / Book 60 / 1-2 Material world