Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


    We are EXPLORING on recognising how heat works.

    We are EXPLORING on reading information about heat and connecting our understanding of it.


    Success Criteria: I can...

    • Write answers to questions about heat.
    • Draw artwork related to heat.
    • Explain how a movie is related to the context of "Circus Circus"

                                                                                                         Achievement Objectives:

    Explore, describe, and represent patterns and trends for everyday examples of physical phenomena, such as heat.


                                                                                                                          Monday

    • The students will first watch this   about what is heat.
    • Then they will look at this website or this link about exothermic and endothermic reactions and go down the page. Then create a table like the one on the next slide about differences between exothermic and endothermic reactions.
    • Afterwards, they will label and draw 6 more pictures which show exothermic and endothermic heat in their science books. Also, they will write an explanation for each picture for why it shows exothermic and endothermic heat.
    • Then within the slideshow they have made about the different circus acts they will add images of sources of heat and give explanations for why the sources of heat would be there.
    • They will do the next task as is explained: "Imagine that the prime minister has come to ask you to explain to the public information about heat. The prime minister wants you to explain about the importance of exothermic and endothermic heat as well. Write a response to the questions."
    • Finally, they will see a list of different occurrences. They will need to write next to each occurrence whether it would either be an exothermic or endothermic reaction.
    • The students will show compassion for those people who are in the circus.


                                                                                                                         Tuesday


    The students will draw a work of art which will show how things look when it is shown through heat vision like in this link.

                                                                                                                   Thursday

    The students will watch "A Bug's Life" on this and then they will explain how it is related to the context of the circus.