17 October - 23 October

• What is electricity, and how is it created? 
• We are starting at the beginning with dams and water, then learning about hydro dams in New Zealand, and onto renewable and non-renewable
  sources, then the role of Transpower, extending to how electricity comes to our homes and schools, understanding what is electrical energy
• We are ending our learning by dissecting common home appliances and working out how they work

Learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING our learning on developing an understanding of everyday examples of physical phenomena, such as electricity.
  We are identifying how electricity is created in New Zealand, starting with describing and identifying different dams and ending with dissecting an electrical appliance.

Success criteria:

• I can describe what a dam is and how they are built and why they are built
• I can list different purposes for a dam
• I can state important facts about dams in New Zealand
• I can link the dam to how electricity is created
  
  

Activities:

• Working together as a class to understand what a dam is and the types of dams in New Zealand
• Using the internet to develop researching skills
• Working with an online document to transfer the data
• Knowledge quizzes to reinforce our learning
• The working document can be found on Google Classroom