EJ Sigue, a Year 3 student, wrote this about his science lesson on Monday. The lesson was all about observation and discussion - there was no reading material - and he remembered pretty well what was said.
EJ, I can see a great scientists developing or maybe a great story writer one day? We love your writing! Thank you for sharing your writing with us.
We learned about how acid or how alkaline a solution could be when mixed with water. Science capability 1, observing and inferencing, was used. Students would discuss why they think toothpaste has a pH scale of 6 and not 3 for example.
Capability 3 was also used, critiquing our evidence, when some group's readings were different to the majority.
Over the last 2 weeks we have been learning to observe like a scientist: we use our sharp eyes and prior knowledge to make predictions.
What will the balloon's traveling path be if I add water to a balloon inside my balloon?
What do I see when I look closer than usual at objects?
Te Puke Primary is having fun with science!
We are learning about electric circuits, physics with balloons, Skittles and colour, chromatography and doing titrations. Working collaboratively just like real scientists!
