8C2 Science
Weekly outline
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Kia Ora Students,
Welcome to your Science learning for 2024. We begin the year with the topic Aotearoa by exploring and classifying things in our surroundings.EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...the context of ‘Aotearoa, 'the home we make it to be where everyone counts’ by classifying the things that surround us.
SC:
Conduct observations to distinguish similarities and differences on items.
Arrange groups of objects based on shared characteristics.
Explain the difference between classification, taxonomy and species.
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Kia Ora Students,
Learning for week 3EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...the context of identities & communities by sorting living things into groups based on similarities.
SC:
Observe organisms and sort them into groups.
Interpret scientific vocabulary.
Identify the 6 animal kingdoms.
- .Activities-Link to Google Classroom
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Kia Ora Students
This week we will take a closer look at each of the living Kingdoms.EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...communities and belonging by identifying organisms and their function in each kingdom.
- SC:
Draw and label a plant and an animal cell.
Compare and contrast organisms in each kingdom.
Explain scientific vocabulary in my own words.
- Activities-Link to Google Classroom
- We are EXPLORING...communities and belonging by identifying organisms and their function in each kingdom.
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PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING... to use a microscope so that we can...identify the parts of an onion plant cell.
SC:
Identify the parts of a microscope.
State the function of the main parts.
Complete a simple procedure by following instructions.
Evaluate my results and draw a conclusion.
Activities
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxv4M4HHUgs
1. With knife, cut onion and peel one thin layer of onion cells from between two thick layers of onion.
2. Cut small piece of thin onion layer off and place onto glass slide.
3. Add drop of iodine onto onion with pipette.
4. Drop coverslip onto slide and gently press down (without breaking it).
5. View under microscope.
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Welcome to week 6.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING... microscopic organisms within our community.
SC:
Complete a simple investigation by following instructions.
Record my results and compare them with others.
Explain scientific vocabulary in my own words.
Google Classroom - Link to Activities
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Kia Ora Students,
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
We are FOCUSING on... organisms within our community.
SC:
Compare and contrast organisms in each kingdom
Explain scientific vocabulary in my own words.
Identify vertebrates and invertebrates.
Activities-Link to Google Classroom
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Kia Ora Students
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING...to classify NZ native vertebrates so that we can...
appreciate our surroundings.
SC:
Draw and label the important features of the animal.
Describe the characteristics/appearance and diet of the vertebrate.
Explain how the animal adapts to its environment.
Identify the animal name in Te Reo.
Activities-Link to Google Classroom
- We are PLANNING...to classify NZ native vertebrates so that we can...
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Kia Ora Students
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING...to classify NZ native vertebrates so that we can...
appreciate our surroundings.
SC:
Draw and label the important features of the animal.
Describe the characteristics/appearance and diet of the vertebrate.
Explain how the animal adapts to its environment.
Identify the animal name in Te Reo.
Complete a Brainpop
Present my work to the class: Slide show of the Native animal.
Activities-Link to Google Classroom
- We are PLANNING...to classify NZ native vertebrates so that we can...
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Kia Ora Students
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING...to investigate native invertebrates so that we can understand the importance/function of all organisms within our communities.
SC: Conduct a practical investigation with my peers.
Identify and classify invertebrates.
Compare and discuss my findings with other groups.
Draw and explain the life cycle of a native insect.
- We are PLANNING...to investigate native invertebrates so that we can understand the importance/function of all organisms within our communities.
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Kia Ora Students Welcome back. Our context for term two is:
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...the context ‘stand up, stand out’ by investigating a research question to collect data and recognise how it can be applied to the “real world”.
- SC:
Explain why I have decided to undergo this scientific investigation and the relevance of it in the ‘real world’.
Identify the aim of my investigation.
Predict the outcome of my investigation through my hypothesis
- We are EXPLORING...the context ‘stand up, stand out’ by investigating a research question to collect data and recognise how it can be applied to the “real world”.
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Kia Ora Students, Welcome to Week 2,
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING...the context of ‘Stand up, Stand out’ by identifying how to test a research question and describing the data gathered.
- Success Criteria:
Identify the aim of my investigation.
Predict the outcome of my investigation through my hypothesis
Identify the equipment needed to test my hypothesis.
Discuss the importance of fair testing and examine how the control, apparatus, and variables can modify an experimental outcome.
Developing necessary skills for my science fair investigation.
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