If you want to motivate
your students, try challenging them. This set of science activities,
developed in association with the Science-Technology Roadshow, motivates
students through hands-on activities which lead on to successively
higher level challenges. Designed for mid- to upper primary school.
Also useful for junior high school.
The set contains eight
different A4, laminated cards each outlining straight forward activities
and challenges ready for immediate student use. The Teacher's Guide
gives explanation of the science involved and the answers.
Example
Contexts: Light; Te ao; My body; The environment; Our senses; Time;
Weather; Forces; Our solar system.
Science
Achievement Objectives: Challenge sets cover many Science level
3 and 4 Achievement Objectives. 'Mix and match' them into your science
units to add variety and help motivate students.
The
topics include:
- Flat Mirrors
- Co-ordination
- Hothouse Effect
- Persistence of Vision
- Shadow Length and Time
- Weather Vane
- Pendulums
- Dealing with Food