Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...through observing and investigating elements and food compounds
    • We are EXPLORING...how food compounds influence the taste, smell and texture food so we can interpret and classify similar foods
    • Later in the term... we are EXPLORING...how food is cooked by researching different cooking (heating) methods so they we can correctly prepare cultural dishes


    Learning Intentions:

    Differentiate between elements and compounds as a means to identify compounds that affect food taste, smell and texture

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Use the periodic table to locate and identify information about elements
    • Identify elements by their atomic symbol
    • Describe the structure of an atom
    • Use molymods to build models of common compounds
    • Extension: Calculate the protons, neutrons and electrons of elements and draw their atomic structure 
    • Key words: atom, element, molecule, compound, periodic table

    Activities:

    1. Class notes + activities: Google Slides (shared), matching activities
    2. Literacy: Write acrostic poem about an element  + Atoms Family activity (extension), writing country names using atomic symbols, atomic structure sentence jumble (extension)
    3. Hands-on: Building models of compounds
    4. BrainPop videos: Periodic table
    5. EdPerfect: Discovering Elements + Chemistry: Glorified Baking modules