Science

Science Term 3 __**Science Fair**__ Example of a science fair board Template for drafting your science fair board plan: [|Science Fair Board Layout.doc] [|Science Fair booklet.pdf] Week 8 : Dye it  Please read the attached article Make your own natural colorful dyes - great kid nature project by Jennifer Chait. Unfortunately the advertising surrounding her blog was inappropriate so I have copied and pasted it for you to read. I have acknowledged her work and her website at the top of the document. [|Make hyour own Natural Colourful Dyes.doc] [|Dye It.pdf]
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Student write up of the events of the day: by Week 4 & 5: Grow Your Own Crystals Science Group 5: [|Salts voice thread]

Science Group 2: Saltls Voice Thread

Science Group 4 Salts Voice Thread:  Student write up of the events of the day: by Te Raina //Five people in class got to grow some crystals.With a tablespoon of salt,boiling water,a pencil,a sinker,wool and a cup We had to put it in the sun so it would grow.We will have to wait until Thursday 12 of August to see how our crystals have been going on with growth.//


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 * [|Grow your own crystals.pdf]**

Week 2: Fruit Jellies Student write up of the events of the day: by Connor //We made some jellies to eat everyone got one but the kiwifruit did not set. We did not know why.// Voice Thread Read our voice threads to discover what we learnt about why the kiwifruit did not set.

Morgan, Ollie and Craig Lauren H, Te Raina, Louis and Dyson Zania, Jane, Todd and Jason Heather, Connor and Vinu

[|Science of fruit jellies.pdf]
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Week 1: Red Cabbage Indicator Student write up of the events of the day: by Chelsea //Our base indicator made different ingredients change colour. Some were acids and others were bases. Acids changed to pink and/or purple, bases were a green-blue. Doing this science experiment was very enjoyable. Seeing acids and bases change colour was something that I never thought I would do.//

Chop up 2 cups of Red Cabbage. Blend with 1 cup of boiling water. Soak for 10 minutes then strain the liquid and give the cabbage to the worm farm. The liquid becomes your **'base indicator'**
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Are these foods acid or base? Add 1 tsp of your **base indicator** to the solutions below and see what happens:

1 tsp tartaric acid dissovled in 1/2 cup of water - acid / base 4 tsp lemon juiceacid / base An egg white acid / base 1 tsp sugar dissovled in 1/2 cup of water - acid / base White Vinegar Milk acid / base 1 tsp baking soda dissovled in 1/2 cup of water - acid / base

[|Kitchen Chemistry.pdf]
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Please **__download__** the investigation template for writing up todays science activities. Save the template as yourname kitchen chemistry. You will file it in Term 3 inquiry folder. [|Investigation TEMPLATE.doc]

[|Jack Arcimedes Principle.pdf]
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