SENIOR TEAM

Meagan Flett
Mangopare Room
Year 7 & 8
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Kim Sutton
Mangopare Room
Year 7 & 8
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Holly Yeardley
Pepeketua Room
Year 5 & 6
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Brydee Agate
Mokomoko Room
Year 5& 6
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SENIOR TEAM NEWS

Term 3 Newsletter

FORMS

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Year 7 and 8 brochure USE

Cross Country Friday 4th August Permission Form

Science in a Van Experience 17th August 2017

SENIOR TEAM BLOG

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Intermediate STEM

During terms 2 to 4 our Intermediate students participate in week long intensive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) units.

2016 focuses were:

* Marine Ecology (Save the Penguins)

* Astrophysics – Space

* Biology – Genetics

2017 focuses are:

* Electronics – Robotics

* Matter

* Geology (Earthquakes & Volcanoes)

STEM focusses on teaching these disciplines together not seperately. Real world problem based leaning is used to connect the STEM subjects together. All units involve hands on activities and incorporate NCEA style assessment aspects.

It is based around the 5 E’s:

- Engagement
- Exploration
- Explanation
- Extension
- Evaluation

One of our earlier STEM units was based on Electronics -Robotics

A few key activities were focussed on:

Atoms and Electrons
Static Charges
Circuits
Robotics

The most recent STEM unit was focussing on Matter

A few key activities were focussed on:

Forensic Science
Chromatography
Physical and Chemical changes
Particle Theory

What’s the Matter?- Inquiry Learning

Our inquiry topic for Term 3 is “What’s the Matter?”. The Year 5/6 classes have been investigating the properties of matter and how they can be changed or manipulated. We have conducted a series of experiments in the classrooms. So far we have looked at the density of hot and cold water, chemical reactions, non-newtonian fluids, testing the pH of substances and more.