Exploring Science
Saturday, 7 November 2015
Robots
Our Year 3 - 6 students used Recon 6.0 Programmable Rovers to learn about robotics and programming. They all went away wanting one of their own!
Exploring the Nature of Science
We are very curious at Te Puke Primary School. We used some of our senses and inferencing to wonder about and discuss what a variety of objects might hold or might be... Observing and inferencing are such important capabilities when learning about science.
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Saturday, 22 August 2015
EJ's Writing
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.
Learning About the pH Scale
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.
Sunday, 16 August 2015
Learning to Observe Closely and Make Predictions
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?
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