7W2 Science
Weekly outline
-
-
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to science for 2024! My name is Miss Robertson-Bickers and I am excited to be teaching you science this year. Our first context of the year is 'He Waka Eke Noa - We're all in this together', and we will be beginning by learning what science is and the amazing different types of science there is to explore.
Success Criteria:
- I can make simple observations
- I can recall my past knowledge of what a scientist looks like
Activities:
- Observation memory test
- Draw a Scientist
-
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING... 'He Waka Eke Noa' by learning how to organise ourselves and collaborate effectively in groups
- We are EXPLORING... how to care for ourselves and each other by observing correct lab safety practice
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 3! This week we are continuing to learn about the different types of science, and learning about keeping safe in the lab.
Success Criteria:
- I can list lab safety rules
- I can explain the importance of lab safety rules
- I can describe different types of science fields
Activities:
- Me as a Scientist name card
- Lab safety problem solving
- Lab safety Kahoot
- Lab safety word search
-
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING... 'He Waka Eke Noa' by learning how to organise ourselves and collaborate effectively in groups
- We are EXPLORING... how to care for ourselves and each other by researching the science around good hygiene
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 4! This week we are learning how to communicate effectively as a group, and exploring harmful and helpful microorganisms
Success Criteria:
- I can communicate effectively in a group
- I can list different types of microorganisms
- I can describe examples of harmful and helpful microorganisms
- I can conduct a fair test
Activities:
- Cups group work game
- Harmful or helpful worksheet
- Mouldy bread fair test
-
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING... 'He Waka Eke Noa' by learning how to organise ourselves and collaborate effectively in groups
- We are EXPLORING... how to care for ourselves and each other by researching the science around good hygiene
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 5! This week we are continuing to explore why good hygiene is important for keeping each other safe, and working well in a group
Success Criteria:
- I can communicate effectively in a group
- I can list different hygiene tools
- I can explain how good hygiene tools keep us safe from harmful microbes
Activities:
- 'Keeping ourselves safe from germs' worksheet
- Pictures and facts page
- Mouldy bread fair test results analysis
-
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING... 'He Waka Eke Noa' by learning how to organise ourselves and collaborate effectively in groups
- We are EXPLORING... how to care for ourselves and each other by researching the science around good hygiene
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 6! This week we are concluding our investigation about good hygiene, and continuing to work well in a group in the lab.
Success Criteria:
- I can carry out an experiment effectively in a group
- I can explain why good hygiene is important
- I can draw a bar chart
Activities:
- Hygiene brainpop task
- Mouldy bread conclusion
- Bouncing balls experiment
- Bar charts
-
Enter text here...
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING... 'He Waka Eke Noa' by learning how to organise ourselves and collaborate effectively in groups
- We are EXPLORING... how to care for ourselves and each other by observing correct lab safety practice
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 7! This week before camp we are carrying out another investigation, using this to create a scatter plot, and continuing to work well in a group in the lab.
Success Criteria:
- I can carry out an experiment effectively in a group
- I can draw a scatter plot
Activities:
- Height and hand span experiment
- Scatter plot worksheet
- Experiment scatter plot
-
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...how our body supports us by observing and classifying the bones of the human body
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 8! This week we are beginning to explore the skeleton and bones of the human body.
Success Criteria:
- I can explain the purpose of our skeleton
- I can list bones of the human body
Activities:
- Clay body with skewer bones activity
- Skeleton relay
- Skeleton book cut-and-paste
-
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...how our body supports us by observing and classifying the bones of the human body
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 9! This week we are continuing to learn about the skeleton, and how our joints allow us to move
Success Criteria:
- I can explain the structure of joints
- I can identify types of joints
- I can explain how joints enable us to move
- I can identify internal structures of the hand
Activities:
- Skeleton book cut and paste
- Joints model from straws and pipe-cleaners
- Finger bones paper model
-
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...how our body supports us by observing and classifying the bones of the human body
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 10! This week we are continuing to learn about the skeleton, and investigating the inside of our bones
Success Criteria:
- I can name the 3 main layers of the bone
- I can describe the 3 main layers of the bones
- I can explain the function of the 3 layers of our bones
Activities:
- Bone diagram + labels
-
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...how our body supports us by observing and classifying the bones of the human body
Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 11! This week we are finishing off the term by looking at the cells in our blood, and beginning to investigate the cardiovascular system
Success Criteria:
- I can name the 3 components of the blood made in the bone marrow
- I can describe the function of the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
- I can explain why our heart rate increases during exercise
- I can measure my heart rate
Activities:
- Blood cells table
- Heart rate investigation
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-