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  • 29 January - 4 February

  • 5 February - 11 February



    Kia Ora Students, 

    Welcome to Coast Whanau, my name is Mrs A Naidoo and I will be teaching you Science. We begin the year with the topic Aotearoa and we will explore our surrounding ecosystems with a focus on Takutai.




    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING... the context of  ‘Aotearoa, the home we make it to be where everyone counts’ by discovering our surrounding ecosystems.

      SC:

      1.  Describe what an ecosystem is

      2. Identify the living and nonliving components in an ecosystem.

      3. Research and summarise information.

      Activities-Link to Google Classroom



  • 12 February - 18 February

    Kia Ora Students,

    Week 3, we will continue working on the Ecosystem slides.

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING... the context of  ‘Aotearoa, the home we make it to be where everyone counts’ by discovering our surrounding ecosystems.

      SC:

      1.  Describe what an ecosystem is

      2. Identify the living and nonliving components in an ecosystem.

      3. Research and summarise information.

      Activities-Link to Google Classroom




  • 19 February - 25 February

    Kia Ora Students,

    This week we are looking at the interactions of organisms within various habitats.

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...the context of identity in Aotearoa by looking at  the interactions of organisms in communities.

    • SC:

      1. Compare and contrast  different ecosystems. 

      2. Identify producers, and consumers.

      3. State the effects of human influence on natural habitats.

      4. Activities-Link to Google Classroom

      5. Complete the Brainpop




  • 26 February - 3 March

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING...On Identities and communities by learning how to work and use lab equipment correctly.

    SC:

    1. Follow the safety rules in the lab.

    2. Identify the parts of a microscope and how to use the microscope.

    Activities:

    1. Play the lab safety game.

    2. https://www.flinnsci.com/api/library/Download/ded4c367162d40328a101f77ce9a3eec


  • 4 March - 10 March

    Kia Ora Students,
    Week 6 focus will be on National Sea week and learning about our oceans.
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING... on the oceans and the importance of sustaining them.

    SC:

    1. Explain the importance of Sea Week.

    2. Complete a simple experiment by following instructions.

    3. Recognise the layers of the ocean and classify which organisms live in each layer.

    4. Compare the density of different liquids.

    Activities-Link to Google Classroom


  • 11 March - 17 March

    Kia Ora Students,

    We are continuing with our learning about the oceans, this week we will be learning about the coral reefs.

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING...investigate the effects of pollution on our coral reefs so that we can...protect our natural ecosystems.

    SC:

    1. Hypothesise and observe during science investigations.

    2.  Compare the effects of acidification on coral by using seashells.

    3. Explain what polyps are.

    4. Discuss the effects of pollution on the ocean and find solutions with my peers.

    5. Summarise information-importance of reefs.

    Activities-Link to Google Classroom

  • 18 March - 24 March

    Welcome Students to week 8 of our Science Learning.

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING... conduct investigations about acids and bases so that we can...understand the composition of different subatances and their effects.
    • SC

    1. Hypothesise and observe during science investigations.

    2. Summarise information-importance of reefs.

    3. Test the PH of different substances.

    4. Draw conclusions from the results of investigation.

    Activities-Link to Google Classroom


  • 25 March - 31 March

    Welcome Students to week 9 of our Science Learning.

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING... to research native sea animals so that we can...understand, appreciate and sustain marine life.
    • SC

    1. Summarise information and write it in my own words.

    2. Select appropriate information.

    3. Draw and label a marine animal.

    4. Create a brochure by following  prompts.

    Activities-Link to Google Classroom




  • 1 April - 7 April

    Kia Ora Students

    This is a short week so we will focus on tides.

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING..tides so that we can understand the relation of the moon to the earth and the effects on the planet. 
      SC:

      1. Draw and label the map of NZ including the surrounding oceans.

      2. Identify the average temperatures of the oceans.

      3. Explain what causes high and low tides.

      4. Google Classroom - Link to Activities

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  • 8 April - 14 April

    Morena Students


    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING... on taking care of our oceans by identifying the causes of sea pollution.
      SC:
    • 1. Conduct an investigation - water pollution.
    • 2. Record my results and draw conclusions.
    • 3. Identify the main causes of pollution and find solutions.

    Google Classroom - Link to Activities



  • 15 April - 21 April


  • 22 April - 28 April


  • 29 April - 5 May

    Kia Ora Students, welcome back. Our context for term two is:

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING... the context of ‘Stand up, stand out’ by identifying and developing our STEM skills.

    SC:

    1. Identify my STEM interest(science/math/technology) by completing a rocket challenge survey to 

    2. Find out where in NZ rocket launching occurs and why.

    3. Discuss and apply some of the key STEM skills ākonga will need to harness for the challenge.

    4. Describe what an engineer does.

    5. Compare and contrast different types of engineers.

    6. Design a rocket prototype by following the steps of the design process.

    Activities-Link to Google Classroom




  • 6 May - 12 May

    This week

    Kia Ora Students, Welcome to Week 2,
    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING... the context of ‘Stand up, Stand out, by examining the benefits of rockets and space exploration.

    • Success Criteria

      1. Identify the basics of how to launch a rocket 

      2. Apply the health and safety rules and plan risk mitigations

      3.  Discover the concept of variables 

      4. Perform the first test launch and explore the outcome of changing the water level variable 

      5. Use metric units to find the volume of water to add to rockets 

      6.  Analyse flight data to find the optimum water level for flight

      Google Classroom - Link to Activities



  • 13 May - 19 May

  • 20 May - 26 May

  • 27 May - 2 June

  • 3 June - 9 June

  • 10 June - 16 June

  • 17 June - 23 June

  • 24 June - 30 June

  • 1 July - 7 July

  • 8 July - 14 July

  • 15 July - 21 July

  • 22 July - 28 July

  • 29 July - 4 August

  • 5 August - 11 August

  • 12 August - 18 August

  • 19 August - 25 August

  • 26 August - 1 September

  • 2 September - 8 September

  • 9 September - 15 September

  • 16 September - 22 September

  • 23 September - 28 September

  • 30 September - 6 October

  • 7 October - 13 October

  • 14 October - 20 October

  • 21 October - 27 October

  • 28 October - 3 November

  • 4 November - 10 November

  • 11 November - 17 November

  • 18 November - 24 November

  • 25 November - 1 December

  • 2 December - 8 December

  • 9 December - 15 December