7W2 Science

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  • Select activity 7W2 Science Assessment 1 : NZ Animal adaptations

    

    7W2 Science Assessment 1 : NZ Animal adaptations Assignment

    Opened: Monday, 10 June 2024, 12:00 AM

    Due: Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 8:30 AM
  • Select activity 7W2 Science assessment 2 - friction slide

    

    7W2 Science assessment 2 - friction slide Assignment

    Opened: Thursday, 22 August 2024, 12:00 AM

    Due: Thursday, 22 August 2024, 5:00 PM
• Select week Term 1 Week 2

  Term 1 Week 2

  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:

  1. Observation memory test
  2. Draw a Scientist

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 3

  Term 1 Week 3
  
  

  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:

  1. Me as a Scientist name card
  2. Lab safety problem solving
  3. Lab safety Kahoot
  4. Lab safety word search

  
  

  
  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 4

  Term 1 Week 4
  
  

  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:

  1. Cups group work game
  2. Harmful or helpful worksheet
  3. Mouldy bread fair test

  
  
  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 5

  Term 1 Week 5
  
  

  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:

  1. 'Keeping ourselves safe from germs' worksheet
  2. Pictures and facts page
  3. Mouldy bread fair test results analysis

  
  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 6

  Term 1 Week 6

  
  

  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:

  1. Hygiene brainpop task
  2. Mouldy bread conclusion
  3. Bouncing balls experiment
  4. Bar charts

  
  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 7

  Term 1 Week 7

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  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:

  1. Height and hand span experiment
  2. Scatter plot worksheet
  3. Experiment scatter plot

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 8

  Term 1 Week 8

  
  

  

  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:

  1. Clay body with skewer bones activity
  2. Skeleton relay
  3. Skeleton book cut-and-paste

  
  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 9

  Term 1 Week 9
  

  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:

  1. Skeleton book cut and paste
  2. Joints model from straws and pipe-cleaners
  3. Finger bones paper model

  
  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 10

  Term 1 Week 10

  

  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:

  1. Bone diagram + labels

  
  
• Select week Term 1 Week 11

  Term 1 Week 11

  

  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:

  1. Blood cells table
  2. Heart rate investigation

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 1

  Term 2 Week 1
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...how our body supports us by observing the purpose and structure of the respiratory system

  
  

  Kia ora year 7's and welcome to Term 2! This week we are finishing off our context by exploring how our respiratory system works

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can name the different parts of the respiratory system
  • I can describe the structure of the lungs
  • I can label a diagram of the lungs
  • I can explain how oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported in and out of the body

  Activities:

  1. Lungs - brainpop
  2. Model lungs
  3. Journey of an oxygen molecule

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 2

  Term 2 Week 2
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... environmental sustainability by recognising Aotearoa's unique native species

  Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 2! This week we are beginning our new context by learning about habitats.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can define habitat
  • I can name examples of habitats
  • I can identify physical features of different habitats
  • I can explain why it would be challenging to live in certain habitats

  Activities:

  1. Round robin environment questions activity
  2. Habitats - Odd One Out 
  3. NZ habitats - challenges slides and research task

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 3

  Term 2 Week 3

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  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING to apply our knowledge of NZ's native species so that we can promote the protection of our species and environment

  
  

  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on discussing the importance of protecting our natural environment

  
  

  Kia ora year 7's, This week we will be attending a workshop by Tread Lightly, to learn about sustainability and how we can protect our environment.

  Activities:

  1. Tread lightly workshop
• Select week Term 2 Week 4

  Term 2 Week 4

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... environmental sustainability by recognising Aotearoa's unique native species

  Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 4! This week we are continuing to learn about our unique environment by learning what animal adaptations are and why they are important

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can define behavioural and physical adaptations
  • I can name examples of adaptations
  • I can explain how adaptations help animals survive in their habitat

  Activities:

  1. Adaptation definitions and worksheet
  2. Adaptations videos
  3. Bird beaks lab

  
  

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 5 and 6

  Term 2 Week 5 and 6

  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING to apply our knowledge of NZ's native species so that we can promote the protection of our species and environment

  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on discussing the importance of protecting our natural environment

  
  

  Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 5! This week and week 6 we will be working on our first assessment project - creating an infographic which presents research about the adaptations and impacts to one of our taonga native species.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can define behavioural and physical adaptations
  • I can identify examples of adaptations in a native species
  • I can research appropriately about a native species
  • I can describe how environmental changes impact species

  Activities:

  1. Infographic assessment template
  2. Infographic creation

  
  
  

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 7

  Term 2 Week 7

  
  

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... environmental sustainability by researching the importance of the water cycle and how humans impact it
  • We are EXPLORING... environmental sustainability by recognising Aotearoa's unique native species

  Kia ora year 7's and welcome to week 7! This week we are finishing off our assessment, then beginning to learn about the water cycle.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can name different elements of the water cycle
  • I can explain how water moves through the water cycle
  • I can draw and label the water cycle

  Activities:

  1. Life of a water droplet activity
  2. 
     

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 8

  Term 2 Week 8

  
  

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... environmental sustainability by researching the importance of the water cycle and how humans impact it

  Kia ora year 7s, this week we will be continuing to explore the water cycle, and begin looking at how humans have impacted it through pollution.
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can name the different stages of the water cycle
  • I can explain how water moves through the water cycle
  • I can list different sources of pollution

  Activities:

  1. Water cycle experiment
  2. Water cycle diagram
  3. Pollution table

  
  
• Select week Term 2 Week 10

  Term 2 Week 10

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... environmental sustainability by researching the importance of the water cycle and how humans impact it

  Kia ora year 7s, this week we will be exploring how plastic pollution has an impact on the earth.
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can outline the advantages of plastic
  • I can explain the negative impacts of plastic on the environment
  • I can define terms such as biodegradable, toxic, landfill

  Activities:

  1. Plastic pollution definitions
  2. Plastic pollution letter
  3. Plastic pollution timeline

  
  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 1

  Term 3 Week 1
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating forces and motion in sports

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to term 3! This week we will be launching into our new Olympics context by beginning to learn about forces - what they are and why they are important in sports
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can define a force
  • I can identify whether a force example is a push or a pull
  • I can explain how forces relate to sports
  • I can describe the 3 effects a force may have on an object

  Activities:
  

  1. Sports questions group brainstorm
  2. New context title page
  3. Force observations sentence task (literacy)
• Select week Term 3 Week 2

  Term 3 Week 2

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating forces and motion in sports

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to term 3! This week we will be continuing our new Olympics context by learning more about force, seeing examples, and going into detail about some types.
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can observe forces in action
  • I can identify different types of forces
  • I can describe the cause and effect of gravity and friction

  Activities:
  

  1. Forces circus (numeracy and literacy)
  2. Gravity weight force calculations (numeracy)
  3. Friction worksheet
• Select week Term 3 Week 3

  Term 3 Week 3

  
  

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating forces and motion in sports

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can carry out a practical investigation
  • I can write a hypothesis and variables 
  • I can draw a bar chart
  • I can define friction
  • I can describe real life examples of friction

  Activities:
  

  1. Parachute experiment and bar chart (Literacy and numeracy)
  2. Friction examples task
• Select week Term 3 Week 4

  Term 3 Week 4

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating forces and motion in sports

  
  

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 4! This week we will be continuing to learn about friction, and carry out our second assessment by doing a friction investigation.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can carry out a practical investigation
  • I can explain real life examples of increasing and reducing friction

  Activities:
  

  1. Assessment 2 - Friction investigation (Literacy and numeracy)
  2. Reducing/increasing friction examples worksheet task

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 5

  Term 3 Week 5

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating forces and motion in sports

  
  

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 5! This week we will be continuing our science assessment on the topic of friction.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can carry out a practical investigation
  • I can describe and explain friction

  Activities:
  

  1. Assessment 2 - Friction investigation (Literacy and numeracy)

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 6

  Term 3 Week 6

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating forces and motion in sports

  
  

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 6! This week we will be exploring the link between speed, distance and time, and how to calculate each.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can define speed, distance and time
  • I can use the sdt triangle to solve equations 

  Activities:
  

  1. Speed distance time definitions (literacy)
  2. Speed distance time worksheet (numeracy)
  3. Speed distance time colouring worksheet (numeracy)

   
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 7

  Term 3 Week 7

  
  

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating forces and motion in sports
  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating energy and how it transforms from one form to another

  
  

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 7! This week we will be recapping Newton's law of inertia and beginning to explore energy - what it is and the different forms it takes.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can demonstrate an example of Newton's law of inertia in action.
  • I define energy
  • I can name different forms of energy
  • I can explain an example of energy in action in real life

  Activities:
  

  1. Magic coin card trick
  2. Newton's laws brainpop task
  3. Energy sorting cut-and-paste

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 8

  Term 3 Week 8

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating energy and how it transforms from one form to another

  
  

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 8! This week we will be continuing to explore energy - the different forms it takes.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can explain examples of energy in action in real life
  • I can relate energy to food and our body
  • I can participate sensibly in a practical activity
  • I can calculate my energy needs

  Activities:
  

  1. Energy transformations worksheet (literacy)
  2. Energy circus
  3. Energy at school worksheet (numeracy)

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 9

  Term 3 Week 9

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by investigating energy and how it transforms from one form to another

  
  

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 9! This week we will be focusing on energy in our food.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can identify energy on a food label
  • I can explain why different foods have different amounts of energy
  • I can participate sensibly in a practical activity

  Activities:
  

  1. Energy food packets task
  2. Food testing lab (numeracy and literacy)

  
  
• Select week Term 3 Week 10

  Term 3 Week 10

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  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING...the olympics by observing how the human body functions

  
  

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 10! This week we will be moving from food to exploring how the digestive system functions.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can identify the organs of our digestive system
  • I can explain the function of each of the organs of our digestive system

  Activities:
  

  1. Digestive system fill-in-the-blanks
  2. Digestive system reading and questions (literacy)
  3. Digestive system brainpop

  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 1

  Term 4 Week 1

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by researching and investigating the science behind car and road safety, water safety and sun safety
  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by analysing different situations and classifying which safety concepts to apply

  
  

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to term 4! This week we will be beginning our new context by exploring staying safe out on the roads.

  
  

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can identify car safety features
  • I can explain the importance of staying safe on the roads
  • I can explain the purpose of a crumple zone
  • I can carry out a practical investigation

  Activities:
  

  1. Title page
  2. Car safety features diagram
  3. Crumple zones experiment (numeracy and literacy)

  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 2

  Term 4 Week 2

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by researching and investigating the science behind car and road safety, water safety and sun safety
  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by analysing different situations and classifying which safety concepts to apply

  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 3! This week we will be continuing to investigate how to stay safe out on the roads.

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can use Newton's law of inertia to explain the importance of seatbelts
  • I can name the 3 types of distraction
  • I can explain the importance of staying focussed on the road
    

  Activities:
  

  1. Seatbelt sentences (literacy)
  2. Distractions investigation (numeracy)

  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 3 and 4

  Term 4 Week 3 and 4

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by researching and investigating the science behind car and road safety, water safety and sun safety
  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by analysing different situations and classifying which safety concepts to apply

  
  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 3 and 4! For these weeks we will be investigating the science of flotation and look at how to stay safe in water.

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can define buoyancy, density and displacement
  • I can identify different objects that float and sink
  • I can explain why objects float or sink
  • I can create a boat that floats
    
  • I can discuss how the science of buoyancy is used to create water safety devices

  Activities:
  

  1. Buoyancy brainpop
  2. Buoyancy fill-in-the-blanks (literacy)
  3. Build a boat experiment
  4. Safety device research tasks
• Select week Term 4 Week 5

  Term 4 Week 5

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by researching and investigating the science behind car and road safety, water safety and sun safety
  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by analysing different situations and classifying which safety concepts to apply

  
  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 5! This week we will be exploring rips, then moving on to sun safety.

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can identify the signs of a rip
    
  • I can explain the dangers of a rip
  • I can explain how to act when caught in a rip
  • I can name harms and benefits of sunlight
  • I can identify different types of electromagnetic radiation

  Activities:
  

  1. Rips statements group task (literacy)
  2. Rips group slideshow task
  3. Sun harmful and helpful table
  4. Electromagnetic spectrum worksheet

  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 6

  Term 4 Week 6

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by researching and investigating the science behind car and road safety, water safety and sun safety
  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by analysing different situations and classifying which safety concepts to apply

  
  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 6! This week we will be continuing to learn about sun safety by exploring coloured and UV light

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can identify colours of the rainbow
    
  • I can explain how white light splits into different colours
  • I can describe the dangers of UV light explosure
  • I can identify when UV light is the strongest
  •  I can discuss how to protect yourself from UV light

  Activities:
  

  1. Prism task + worksheet (literacy)
  2. Newton's disc activity 
  3. UV danger slides task (literacy and numeracy)
     

  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 7

  Term 4 Week 7

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by researching and investigating the science behind car and road safety, water safety and sun safety
  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by analysing different situations and classifying which safety concepts to apply

  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are Planning to produce a poster to present our knowledge and educate people about sun safety

  
  

  
  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 7! This week we will be using our knowledge about sun safety, and beginning to explore volcanoes

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can present knowledge on sun and UV safety
    
  • I can label the structure of the earth
    
  • I can describe the structure of the earth

  Activities:
  

  1. UV safety poster task 
  2. Structure of the earth worksheet

  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 8

  Term 4 Week 8

  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by researching the cause of volcanoes 
    

  
  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 8! This week we will be learning about earth processes and the cause of volcanoes

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can describe the arrangement of tectonic plates
    
  • I can explain how the movement of tectonic plates causes eruptions
  • I can experiment magma viscosity

  Activities:
  

  1. Tectonic plates puzzle task
  2. Viscosity lab (literacy and numeracy)

  
  
  
• Select week Term 4 Week 9

  Term 4 Week 9
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING... Great Kiwi summer by researching the cause of volcanoes 
    

  
  Kia ora year 7s and welcome to week 9! For this final week we will be looking at the structure of volcanoes

  Success Criteria: 

  • I can describe the shape and structure of volcanoes

  Activities:
  

  1. Volcano diagram task
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  11 November - 17 November
• Select week 18 November - 24 November

  18 November - 24 November
• Select week 25 November - 1 December

  25 November - 1 December