Section outline

  • PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to apply lab safety skills so that we can justify which food item(s) are the healthiest
    • We are PLANNING to construct tables and graphs so that we can present our experiment results

    Links to Holistic Report:  We understand why we are learning and why.  

    **We are spending the last two weeks of term conducting small investigations to develop our science communication and investigation skills

    Activities:

    1. Literacy -- Science in the News (reading articles about products that have been shown to falsely advertise their effectiveness)
    2. BrainPop -- Scientific Process + Video
    3. Hands-on activities (practicals) -- continue to check our seeds!, Popcorn, Soap Bubbles, Water Drops

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Follow the scientific method to draw simple conclusions for science investigation
    • Differentiate between the independent, dependent and control variables
    • Identify how a test could be unfair 
    • Collect data in a table 
    • Extension: Some students received MicroBits to work on
    Key terms:

    • Investigation, independent variable, dependent variable, control variable, method, conclusion, observation