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Junior Science 2019 (Term 2: Science for decision making (Future oriented)…
Junior Science 2019
Term 2: Science for decision making
(Future oriented)
aspects of decision making
science understanding
social implications
ethical implications
financial implications
moral/ spiritual considerations
Psychology of decision making
Ideas for topics
Type of diet/ exercise
organ donation (opt out or in)
Legalising cannabis
Contraception efficacy
Makeup/ cosmetics and animal testing
Screens and their effects on our health (physical/ mental/ spiritual/ emotional)
Is it okay to have a child to save another (bone marrow transplant - My sister's keeper)
CRAAP test
Dihydrogen monoxide
Knowing both (multiple) sides
Weighing up pros and cons
No decision is perfect but it can be the best with the information you have at the time
You are allowed to change your mind
Spotting pseudoscience and bias
Potential assessment:
Debate around chosen science issue. Students are marked on their arguments, evidence used to support them and their ability to critique other arguments (rebuttals)
Term 4: Revision of content
Living World
Living things are made of cells
animal cell (structure and function)
immune system/ body is made up of different systems
natural selection and adaptations
Material World
Everything in the universe is made up of atoms
Structure of atoms (Hydrogen and Oxygen)
Different levels of H and O mean that the substance does different things (H2, O2, H2O, H2O2, O3...)
Chemical and Physical changes
Parts of a chemical reaction(?)
Physical World
Force and motion
speed, distance, time
Pressure on waka
Planet Earth and Beyond
The earth is a sphere
The Earth revolves around the Sun
The Moon revolves around the Earth
Tides
constellation and navigation
Assessment: Exam
Term 1: Big ideas that changed our world
(How our past shapes us)
(Migration) Pasifika
horrible histories stone age dragons den, medley
tie into Polyfest
Neolithic tool cultures and what they accomplished
Choose 2 - 3 big ideas/ scientists to
explore the changing nature of science
Darwin
Darwin song
Galileo
Marie Curie
Mendelev
Rongoa (Maori medicine)
Potential assessment
: play or monologue about the chosen scientist and the reception of their ideas, video/ speech as the scientist, song, constructing a waka etc. See Darwin song.
Term 3: Detective Science
Focus on observations and inferences
Two versions (simple and complex)
Potential assessment:
Develop a case file that identifies the culprit, with evidence