Milking machinery

Milking machinery

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about reading to find information.

Image from A Hundred Cows

Read 'A Hundred Cows' pages 27-31 of Junior Journal 14. 

How does Mr Fleming milk his cows? The chart below shows the things he uses to help him milk his cows, and what job each thing does. 
 
Fill in the gaps in the chart. The first one has been done for you.
 
Name of thing What it does
a) Milking cups
 
 
 
 
 Milk from the cow is sucked into milking cups.
b)
 
 
 
 
 Stops dirt getting through.
c) Cooler
 
 
 
 
  
d)
 
 
 
 
 Keeps the milk very cold.
e) Paddle
 
 
 
 
  
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Copyright: 
A Hundred Cows - Text was first published by Learning Media Limited on behalf of the Ministry of Education. Copyright Jane Buxton, 1996. Reproduced with permission.
 
Source: Junior Journal 14, Learning Media, 1996.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Thinking
Keywords: 
reports, comprehension, retrieval chart, junior journal, retrieve
Description of task: 
Students read an article on milking cows and then find information in it to complete a retrieval chart.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:

 

This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • use comprehension strategies

as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.

Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Making sense of text: processing system, set 3
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
    Y4 (10/1999)
b) filter easy
c) Any 1 of:

  • It cools the milk (quickly).
  • It stops the milk from going sour.
 easy
d) vat easy
e)
  • It goes round and round/keeps the milk moving.
  • So it won't freeze.
 2 marks – difficult

1 mark – very easy