8W1 Science

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  • Select activity 8W1 Science Assessment 1: Bacteria in the Classroom

    

    8W1 Science Assessment 1: Bacteria in the Classroom Assignment

    Completion

    Students must

    

    Mark as done
  • Select activity 8W1 Science Assessment 2: Earth Forms and Natural Disasters

    

    8W1 Science Assessment 2: Earth Forms and Natural Disasters Assignment

    Completion

    Students must

    

    Mark as done
• Select week Term 1 Week 2

  Term 1 Week 2

  Kia ora Year 8's and welcome to Science!

  This week we will begin by exploring what it is to be a scientist!

  Success criteria:

  • I can name different types of scientists
  • I can name important features of a scientist

  Activities:

  • Me as a scientist
  • My strengths

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 3

  Term 1 Week 3

  Kia ora year 8's, this week we will be exploring lab safety and beginning our first context of the year...

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...health in South Auckland by investigating microorganisms

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • • I can name the important rules in the lab
    • I can explain why it is important to keep safe in the lab
    • I can recognise hazard symbols
    • I can name different types of microorganisms

  Activities:

  1. Lab safety whiteboard activity
  2. Lab safety poster
  3. Microorganism scientific drawing 

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 4

  Term 1 Week 4

  Kia ora year 8's, this week we will be looking at what makes a living organism living.

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...health in South Auckland by investigating microorganisms

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • • I can explain the meaning of MRS GREN
    • I can compare living and nonliving things

  Activities:

  1. MRS GREN book activity
  2. MRS GREN slideshow research task
• Select week Term 1 Week 5

  Term 1 Week 5

  Kia ora year 8's, this week we will be learning about Protists, Fungi and Viruses

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...health in South Auckland by investigating microorganisms

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can describe the features of protists, fungi, bacteria and virus
  • I can give examples of fungi, bacteria, viruses, and protists

  Activities:

  1. Protist research task - Giardia
  2. Fungi yeast balloon experiment
  3. Make a virus out of plasticene

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 6

  Term 1 Week 6

  Kia ora year 8's, this week we will be learning about Bacteria, plus how to keep ourselves safe from harmful microorganisms. We will also make a start on our assessment by beginning an experiment...

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...health in South Auckland by investigating microorganisms

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can describe the features of protists, fungi, bacteria and virus
  • I can name the methods we use to protect ourselves against harmful microorganisms
    
  • I can discuss the pros and cons of different ways we protect ourselves against harmful microorganisms
    
  • I can write an aim, method, variables and hypothesis

  Activities:

  1. Bacteria features reading
  2. Begin assessment - set up bacteria experiment
  3. Write an aim, variables, hypothesis and method for our experiment
• Select week Term 1 Week 7

  Term 1 Week 7
  
  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING on carrying out a fair test to hypothesise about the levels of microbes across the classroom so that we can demonstrate our learning about microbes.

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 7! This week we will we working on our assessment - carrying out a fair test to investigate microbes in the classroom.

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can write an aim, method, variables and hypothesis

  Activities:

  1. Write an aim, variables, hypothesis and method for our experiment
     
  2. Write the results for our experiment

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 8

  Term 1 Week 8

  
  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING on carrying out a fair test to hypothesise about the levels of microbes across the classroom so that we can demonstrate our learning about microbes.

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 8! This week we finishing and submitting our assessment - carrying out a fair test to investigate microbes in the classroom.

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can write an aim, method, variables, hypothesis, method, results and conclusion
  • I can answer a question about life processes and bacteria

  Activities:

  1. Complete and proofread each component of our assessment
     
  2. Submit the assessment

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 9

  Term 1 Week 9
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural spaces in South Auckland by discovering the nature of living things

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can important features of animal and plant cells
  • I can describe the function of some organelles
  • I can compare differences between animal and plant cells
  • I can explain how cells are specialised to suit a function

  Activities:

  1. Cell diagram - drawing and labelling
  2. Plant and animal cells microscope lab
  3. Cell model
  4. Specialised cell table

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 10

  Term 1 Week 10

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural spaces in South Auckland by discovering the nature of living things

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can organise organisms by their shared common traits
  • I can name the 7 levels of Linnaean taxonomy

  Activities:

  1. Taxonomy mnemonic challenge
  2. Taxonomy research tasks

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 11

  Term 1 Week 11

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural spaces in South Auckland by discovering the nature of living things

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can list different habitats in NZ
  • I can define behavioural and structural adaptations
  • I can explain how adaptations are important for an animal's survival

  Activities:

  1. Habitat brainstorm
  2. Thumb experiment

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 1

  Term 2 Week 1

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural spaces in South Auckland by discovering the nature of living things

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can list important adaptations of birds
  • I can describe how bird beaks are adapted for different diets
  • I can research an endangered NZ animal - habitat and its adaptations

  Activities:

  1. Bird adaptation worksheet
  2. Bird beak experiment
  3. NZ animal research task

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 2

  Term 2 Week 2

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural spaces in South Auckland by discovering the nature of living things

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 2 - the last week of this context. This week we are exploring plants by learning about their adaptations.
  
  

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can list examples of adaptations of plants
  • I can describe how plants disperse their seeds in different ways
  • I can research an endangered NZ animal - habitat and its adaptations

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 3

  Term 2 Week 3

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural spaces in South Auckland by discovering the nature of living things

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 3 - the last week of this context. This week we are completing the context by researching a native NZ animal.
  
  

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  • I can research an endangered NZ animal - habitat and its adaptations

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 4

  Term 2 Week 4

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by experimenting with water filtration and purification
  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by observing the fire triangle
  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by investigating heat and insulation
  • We are EXPLORING...water safety by observing and investigating the concept of bouyancy

  
  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 4. This week we are launching into our new context by learning about the priorities of survival, and how to make water safe to drink.
  
  Activities:
  

  • Wilderness survival scenario
  • Filtration and purification table 
  • Water filtration practical
• Select week Term 2 Week 5

  Term 2 Week 5

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by experimenting with water filtration and purification
  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by observing the fire triangle

  
  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 5. This week we are recapping how to make water safe to drink, as well as learning about fire!
  
  Activities:
  

  • Water comic strip
  • Fire + wilderness survival google classroom worksheet

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 6

  Term 2 Week 6

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by observing the fire triangle

  Kia ora year 8s, this week we are continuing to learn about the fire triangle, and how we can use it to make and extinguish fire.

  Activities:

  • Google classroom worksheet - why is fire important for wilderness survival
  • Fire extinguishers worksheet

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 7

  Term 2 Week 7

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by investigating heat and insulation

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 7! This week we will be exploring heat and how to stay warm in a survival scenario.

  Activities:

  - Heat transfer definitions

  - Heat and insulation worksheet

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 8

  Term 2 Week 8

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by investigating heat and insulation

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 8! This week we will continue exploring heat and insulation. 

  Activities:

  - Build a mini shelter
  

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 9

  Term 2 Week 9

  
  

  • We are EXPLORING...wilderness survival by investigating food and energy

  
  

  Activities:

  - Food and energy label hunt

  - Food burning lab

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 10

  Term 2 Week 10

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural disasters by investigating earth forms
  • We are Exploring...natural disasters by researching the cause of Volcanoes and Earthquakes in New Zealand

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to Week 10! This week we are shifting into SOS survival looking at natural disasters - in Science we will be exploring the structure of Earth and the cause of landforms, volcanoes and Earthquakes in New Zealand.

  
  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 1

  Term 3 Week 1

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural disasters by investigating earth forms
  • We are Exploring...natural disasters by researching the cause of Volcanoes and Earthquakes in New Zealand

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to Term 3! This week we are continuing to explore the structure of Earth, the tectonic plates, and the cause of landforms, volcanoes and Earthquakes in New Zealand.
  

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 2

  Term 3 Week 2

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural disasters by investigating earth forms
  • We are Exploring...natural disasters by researching the cause of Volcanoes and Earthquakes in New Zealand

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to Week 2! This week we are continuing to explore the structure of Earth, the tectonic plates, and the cause of landforms, volcanoes and Earthquakes in New Zealand.

  Activities:

  - Brainpop - Earthquakes

  - Volcanoes diagram

  - Volcano types research task

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 3 and 4

  Term 3 Week 3 and 4

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...natural disasters by investigating earth forms
  • We are Exploring...natural disasters by researching the cause of Volcanoes and Earthquakes in New Zealand

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to Week 3! This week we are beginning our assessment, which requires you to explore the structure of Earth, the tectonic plates, and the cause of landforms, volcanoes and Earthquakes in New Zealand.

  Activities:

  - Assessment

  
  

  • Select activity The Earth, tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes summary

    

    The Earth, tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes summary File

    Completion

    Students must

    

    Mark as done
• Select week Term 3 Week 5

  Term 3 Week 5

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...commonwealth sports by identifying forces and motion
  • We are EXPLORING...commonwealth sports by investigating speed and acceleration
  • We are EXPLORING...commonwealth sports by investigating bouyancy and drag

  Kia ora year 8's,
  
  This week we are launching our Commonwealth Games context by learning about what forces are, and exploring some examples.
  
  Activities:
  - Sports brainstorm
  - Experimenting with push and pull
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 6

  Term 3 Week 6

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...commonwealth sports by identifying forces and motion

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's! This week we are continuing to explore forces by measuring weight force, and investigating friction.

  Activities:

  - Weight force measuring practical

  - Friction practical

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 7

  Term 3 Week 7

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...commonwealth sports by identifying forces and motion

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's! This week we are continuing to explore forces by investigating air resistance.

  Activities:

  - Air resistance practical
  

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 8

  Term 3 Week 8

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...commonwealth sports by identifying forces and motion

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's! This week we are continuing to explore forces by completing our investigation on Air resistance, and recapping all the forces we have learned about.

  Activities:

  - Air resistance practical

  - Forces circus

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 9

  Term 3 Week 9

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...commonwealth sports by identifying forces and motion

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 9! This week we are continuing to explore forces and motion by learning about Newton's 3 laws of motion, and drawing diagrams of balanced and unbalanced forces.

  
  

  Activities:

  - Newton's laws fill-in-the-blanks
  

  
  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 10

  Term 3 Week 10

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...commonwealth sports by identifying forces and motion

  
  

  Kia ora year 8's and welcome to week 10! This week we are recapping Newton's 3 laws of motion, and balanced and unbalanced forces.

  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 1

  Term 4 Week 1
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING safety in the water by investigating buoyancy

  
  

  Activities:
  - Bouyancy forces worksheet and diagrams
  - Float marbles in a clay boat experiment
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 2

  Term 4 Week 2

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING being Sun Smart by observing the electromagnetic spectrum
  • We are EXPLORING safety in the water by investigating buoyancy

  
  

  Acitivities:
  - Maui and the Sun video
  - Harms and benefits of the Sun
  - UVNZ worksheet
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 3

  Term 4 Week 3

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING being Sun Smart by observing the electromagnetic spectrum

  
  

  Activities:
  - Electromagnetic spectrum boxes drawings
  - Light prism activity
  - Splitting colour and light dispersal worksheets
  - Refraction drawing
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 4

  Term 4 Week 4

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING being Sun Smart by recognising the risks of UV light and how to protect ourselves

  
  

  Activities:

  - Slide tasks: UV vs infrared, Dangers of UV, being Sunsmart, Infographic

  
  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 5

  Term 4 Week 5

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING being Sun Smart by recognising the risks of UV light and how to protect ourselves

  
  

  Activities:

  - Create a poster/infographic about UV and sun safety

  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 6

  Term 4 Week 6

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING water pollution by discovering the water cycle
  • We are EXPLORING water pollution by investigating water quality

  
  Activities:
  - Water cycle diagram cut and paste
  - Water molecule stations activity
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 7

  Term 4 Week 7

  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING water pollution by discovering the water cycle
  • We are EXPLORING water pollution by investigating water quality

  
  Activities:
  - Water quality lab - Secchi discs
  
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