27 November - 3 December

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING on defining the difference between mass and weight
• We are FOCUSING on calculating speed using time and distance travelled
• We are FOCUSING on radiation in space by developing a shield that effectively blocks radiation

• I can calculate the average speed of an object or person using the time taken and distance travelled
• I can calculate the speed of an object or person at different times in their journey
• I can debate the ethics of a topic
• I can measure the radiation coming from an object and how effective different shields are

Activities:

• Space travel ethics worksheet on Google classroom
• Space radiation protection project - measuring radiation with a Geiger counter
• Colouring space images of galaxies online:

Have you ever seen amazing, coloured images of objects in space, like stars or even entire galaxies? Some of these images were originally taken with forms of radiation that the human eye cannot actually see, like x-rays. In order to create the beautiful pictures you see in the news or online, scientists have to use an image-editing program to add colour to them. We will be trying this in class