Science IS activities

Activity key

Lvl: Curriculum level
CS: Contextual strand
: Living world
: Material world
: Physical world
: Planet Earth and beyond

: Related activities are also listed under each NoS theme and DSSA investigation focus.

The Science IS activities are examples of how the NoS, DSSA and contextual strands can be integrated in classroom learning experiences. Each activity has explicit statements and questions that emphasise the integrating strands.

Lvl	Topic	Activity
1-2	Rocky shore	Grouping rocky shore animals
1-2	Electricity/metals	Which of these materials make the light go on?
1-2	Insects and spiders	Which ones are spiders?
3-4	Rocky shore	Constructing diagrams of food chains
3-4	Space	Different stories about the Moon: Rona me te Mārama
3-4	Environmental studies	Establishing priorities for solving problems
3-4	Sports studies	Fitness testing using pulse rates
3-4	Space	How different cultures name constellations
3-5	Forces in action	How far can we stretch things?
3-4	Heat transfer	Investigating heat transfer by conduction
3-4	Magnetism	Magnets (1/3): what do magnets attract?
3-4	Magnetism	Magnets (2/3): what can magnetism pass through?
3-4	Magnetism	Magnets (3/3): what patterns can a magnetic field make?
3-4	Sports studies	Predicting the behaviour of a bouncing ball
3-4	Environmental studies	Ranking environmental problems
3-4	Types of materials	Substances (1/2): carrying out common diagnostic
3-4	Types of materials	Substances (2/2): identifying mysterious substances
3-4	Space	Using binoculars to view the Moon
4-5	Sports studies	Factors affecting ball bounce
4-6	Environmental studies, Rocky shore	Investigating ways to clean up oil spills
4-6	Space	Using learning objects to understand night and day
4-6	Space	Using models to understand how craters are formed
4-6	Space	Using online models to understand the phases of the Moon
4-5	States of matter	Why does popcorn pop?
5-6	Space	Changing theories about Mars
5-6	Space	Conflicting theories for the origin of the Moon
5-6	Antarctica, States of matter	Floating ice predictions
5-6	Sports studies	Joint injuries: sampling and statistics
5-8	Atoms, ions, and molecules	Models of the atom from Democritus to Rutherford
5-6	Sports studies	Models of the heart
5-6	Earth science	Plate tectonics (1/2): birth of a theory
5-6	Earth science	Plate tectonics (2/2): evolution of a theory
5-6	Rocky shore	Scientific knowledge and Māori knowledge about mussel biology
5-6	Atoms, ions, and molecules	Selecting models of atoms
6-8	Light intensity	Light intensity attenuation
6	Health	Researching bacterial cultures and antibiotics
6-7	Rocky shore	Surveying beach populations using transects
6-8	Applied biological principles	Trace elements and land use: Why the Kaingaroa Forest isn’t grassland
7-8	Antarctica	Changes in scientific research in Antarctica: 1902 and beyond
7-8	Space	How science ideas change over time
7-8	Environmental studies	Using a model to simulate oil pollution

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