Term 1 Week 2-4

Kia Ora Scientist,

Our context this term is Conflict and Challenges. This term, the focus will be challenging yourselves in science by showing initiative so that you succeed in your learning in class, in the lab, and at home.

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 
  
  
• I can draw a graph accurately, using scientific conventions
• Understand the 3 states of matter
• Understand the basic structure of an atom
• Communicate the structure of an atom 

1. Charades
2. Lab equipment- identify and draw
3. LAB- Practise lighting and extinguishing a bunsen burner
4. Measuring and reading scales accurately
5. States of matter worksheet
6. DEMO - Sublimation of iodine crystals
7. State of matter - Brainpop
8. Drawing graphs - practise

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

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING how we can change the state of matter
• We are EXPLORING particle theory and how this is represented on the periodic table
• We are EXPLORING the physical and chemical properties of metals vs. non metals
• We are EXPLORING how new compounds can be formed through chemical change