27 September - 3 October

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING the patterns and trends for everyday examples of physical phenomena such as waves, sound and light.
• We are EXPLORING everyday examples of forms of energy, sources of energy and energy transformations.

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• Define the term 'energy'.
• Describe some common forms of energy.
• Describe a number of energy transformations.
• Define a 'wave' and describe two common wave forms.
• Identify the amplitude, frequency and wavelength of waves.
• Describe sound waves in terms of pitch and loudness.
• Describe the basic functioning of the human ear.
• Describe some properties of light and name some sources of light.
• Explain the difference between transparent, translucent and opaque materials.
• Observe reflection and use the "Law of reflection' to explain observations.
• Describe various uses of reflective surfaces.
• Observe the effect of convex and concave mirrors (curved mirrors) on rays of light.
• Observe refraction and explain your observations.
• Investigate refraction in lenses of different shapes.
• Describe the basic function and structure of the human eye.
• Investigate the appearance of coloured objects.

Activities:

1. Go to Google Classroom and follow the instructions for 'Term 3, week 10, Challenges & Choices: Energy'.