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Making Predictions
Levels 1 and 2
NZC Achievement Objectives
Te Mātauranga o Aotearoa
Science Investigations: Carry out classifying and identifying; exploring; looking for patterns and modelling; fair testing; problem solving; making/building an object or a system.
Ngā Momo Tūhuratanga: Ka oti te whakarōpū me te tautohu, te torotoro, te rapu tauira me te whakatauira, te whakamātau tika, te whakaoti rapanga, te hanga i tētahi mea, i tētahi pūnaha rānei.
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Why did the cork pop out of the bottle? The class in this graphic story investigate acid-carbonate reactions to answer this question. They make predictions, observe what happens, and suggest a possible explanation.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2014 Level 2: ‘Pop! Froth! Fizz!’
Ministry of Education NZ
Why did the cork pop out of the bottle? The class in this graphic story investigate acid-carbonate reactions to answer this question. They make predictions, observe what happens, and suggest a possible explanation.
As fish have no visible eyelids (and closed eyes generally imply sleep) and we see them usually by day when they are in motion, this question is always the source of some debate.
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Do Fish Sleep?
New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
As fish have no visible eyelids (and closed eyes generally imply sleep) and we see them usually by day when they are in motion, this question is always the source of some debate.
Who, what, where, why and how are powerful question words.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7dh3EdCEHE
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Do-It-Yourself Science
Bill Nye The Science Guy
Who, what, where, why and how are powerful question words.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7dh3EdCEHE
The amount of distortion of a material increases in proportion to the force applied (within limits). By conducting experiments to gather data about the stretch in a rubber band, students will model scientific investigations and explore scientific laws.
Level
3-5
Type
Activity
How far can we stretch things?
Ministry of Education NZ
The amount of distortion of a material increases in proportion to the force applied (within limits). By conducting experiments to gather data about the stretch in a rubber band, students will model scientific investigations and explore scientific laws.
This educational activity book was designed by staff at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and illustrated by Melissa Snider and Tessa Mills.
Level
1-4
Type
Colouring Book
Mudflat Mysteries
New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
This educational activity book was designed by staff at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and illustrated by Melissa Snider and Tessa Mills.
He puka mahi tēnei e whakaatu ana i ngā kararehe me ngā tpu e noho ana i ngā takutai kōraha o Aotearoa
Level
1-4
Type
Te Reo Māori
Ngā Kōraha Māminga: He Puka Mahi
New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
He puka mahi tēnei e whakaatu ana i ngā kararehe me ngā tpu e noho ana i ngā takutai kōraha o Aotearoa
Learn about why the Sun is so important. Investigate the Sun’s heat and light energy and how it influences people on Earth.
Level
1-2
Type
Lesson Plan
Our Amazing Sun
Genesis School-Gen
Learn about why the Sun is so important. Investigate the Sun’s heat and light energy and how it influences people on Earth.
The “Probability” episode is a sure bet.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX7n_nfKYNY
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Probability
Bill Nye The Science Guy
The “Probability” episode is a sure bet.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX7n_nfKYNY
Everyday materials can be changed in a variety of ways, and what’s more ‘everyday’ than food? Explore how heating and cooling creates physical changes to the observable properties of food.
Level
1
Type
Unit
Spot the difference
Primary Connections
Everyday materials can be changed in a variety of ways, and what’s more ‘everyday’ than food? Explore how heating and cooling creates physical changes to the observable properties of food.
He puka mahi tēnei e hāngai ana ki ngā kararehe me ngā tipu e ora ana i ngā ākau pōhatuhatu o Aotearoa.
Level
1-4
Type
Te Reo Māori
Te Ākau Pōhatuhatu Ka Kai Ā Wai I Ā Wai?: He Puka Karakara
New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
He puka mahi tēnei e hāngai ana ki ngā kararehe me ngā tipu e ora ana i ngā ākau pōhatuhatu o Aotearoa.
This educational activity and colouring book was conceived by staff at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and illustrated by Corlis Schneider.
Level
1-4
Type
Colouring Book
The Rocky Shore 'Who Eats Who?'
New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
This educational activity and colouring book was conceived by staff at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and illustrated by Corlis Schneider.
Let’s investigate our own kāinga (home) by taking a soil sample.
What lives in the whenua? What is it made up of?
Level
1-4
Type
Outdoor Activity
What's under our feet?
Whenua Iti Outdoors
Let’s investigate our own kāinga (home) by taking a soil sample.
What lives in the whenua? What is it made up of?