Section outline

  • Kia Ora Scientist,

    Our context this term is Kia Mana Ake- Chasing Greatness. We will be developing fundamental understanding of the Material World and emphasising lab skills and science literacy so that you feel confident moving into senior school next year!

    Our first task is to hone in on our Science Skills, and this includes
    Lab safety and skills
    Using a Bunsen burner safely
    Understanding, Investigating and Communicating in Science (Science literacy)

    We will be focusing on increasing our chemistry knowledge by doing plenty of practicals so that we are confident practitioners in a laboratory setting.

    Success Criteria:

    • Conduct myself in a lab safely
    • Identify and use lab a variety of lab equipment correctly
    • Use a Bunsen burner effectively and safely
    • Show accuracy when measuring substance 

    • Understand the 3 states of matter
    • Understand the basic structure of an atom
    • Communicate the structure of an atom 


        Activities:
        1. Charades
        2. Lab equipment- identify and draw
        3. LAB- Practise lighting and extinguishing a bunsen burner
        4. Measuring and reading scales accurately
        5. SCIPAD

        Further Learning:
        All resource will be posted on MHO, Google Classrooms. We will also be utilising Education Perfect and Brainpop to supplement understanding.