Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...Aotearoa summer celebrations by discovering the science of icecream, sand, pesky summer bugs and the sun


    Kia ora year 8's. This week we will be exploring the science of icecream and sand.

    Success Criteria: 

    • I can explain how substances transform from solid to liquid to gas
    • I can explain how particles in different states behave
    • I can define biogenic and abiogenic
    • I can draw scientific diagrams
    • I can describe the different sources of sand
    • I can explain how sand is formed
    Activities: 
    1. Solid, liquids and gases worksheet (literacy)
    2. Sand magnet separation task
    3. Sand microscope + diagram task