School Journal Level 3, June 2012
Teacher support materials (TSM) are available for all the following texts in this issue of the School Journal:
| TSM | ||
| Articles | Heartbeat | ✔ |
| Kaupapa Kererū | ✔ | |
| Mmm, That's Tasty! | ✔ |
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Heartbeat
by Andre Ngāpō
A young girl and her koro look out over their forest, Te Rākau, listening for the heartbeat of Tāne Mahuta. The forest shelters many birds and insects, as well as many very old trees.
Kaupapa Kererū
by Ross Calman
Although the kererū is a fairly common bird, its numbers are actually declining. The article describes an initiative by Ngāi Tahu that is helping the threatened kererū population on Banks Peninsula.
Mmm, That's Tasty!
by Neville Gardner
The intriguing title of this article leads to an exploration of our sense of taste and the many factors that help us determine whether food tastes nice or nasty.
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