Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING what everything is made of
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on climate & pollution issues that our community face
    • We are FOCUSING on DNA and fingerprinting as a way to identify a suspect
    • We are FOCUSING on hair and fabric analysis as a way to identify a suspect
    • We are FOCUSING on chemical and ballistic analysis as a way to identify a suspect
    • We are FOCUSING on defining how matter can exist in three different states



    Success Criteria: I can/have: 
    • identify the arrangement of particles in each state of matter.
    • link the arrangement of particles in each state of matter to their properties
    • find elements on the periodic table
    • I can identify the number of electrons, protons, and neutrons in small atoms


    Activities:

    • States of matter task on BrainPOP
    • Gluing periodic table into front or back cover of book
    • Colouring in the metals and non-metals on the periodic table in different colours
    • drawing a diagram of an atom
    • Writing our name by only using element symbols