MAKING SENSE OF THE MATERIAL WORLD
ACHIEVEMENT AIMS
In their study of the material world, students will use their developing scientific knowledge, skills, and attitudes to:
- investigate the nature and properties of substances, identify patterns in these properties, and understand why chemists group substances in the ways they do;
- apply their knowledge of the properties of substances to the safe and appropriate use of these in the home, in industry, and in the environment;
- investigate reactions, and applications of these, in chemical processes;
- make informed decisions about the interrelationship of chemical substances and processes, with technology, people, and the environment.
The substances that are to be studied are those materials that are relevant to the lives of students. However, at times, the range of substances studied may include previously unfamiliar substances that are appropriate to the continuing learning needs of students. |
In their study of the material world, students will become aware of the nature and behaviour of materials.
The learning emphasis is on developing a knowledge and understanding of materials which are directly involved in the lives of people as individuals, as members of local communities, and as New Zealand citizens.
The development of an understanding that all materials, natural and manufactured, are chemical substances. Students need to become aware of the beneficial effects of materials and of possible environmental problems when they are not used in a safe, appropriate, and responsible manner. |
