Heat and Light Energy Topic Test

To Students,

Friday 16th October all year 7 students will be taking the Heat & Light Topic Test.

Student should revise the following; 4.1 Energy, 4.2 Heat, 4.3 Light

9 Forms of energy (see link) and an example, Conversions of energy, Conduction/Insulators, Convection, Radiation, Luminous/Non Luminous and Reflection.

Remember different ways to study; Sci Words, Chapter Questions, Reading your workbook, Creating Tables, Drawing pictures, Interactive Web Links….

I will open up the Science room Wed 14th and Thurs 15th if you would like to drop in for help.

Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)

To Students,

During Term 4 we will be looking at our planet and our moon. NASA on October 9th will be blasting a section of the moon to confirm the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater near a lunar polar region.

Watch the news during that time for their discoveries!

http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/

Scientific Report Format – Semester 2

To Students,

Below is what to write in a scientific practical report for Year 7 Semester 2.

What goes into a scientific report?

Date		Tell when the experiment was conducted
Heading		Simple word or sentence introducing experiment
Aim		This is what you intend to do in the experiment
Hypothesis (Prediction)		An idea of what might happen or what you might find out in the experiment. Your ‘educated guess’. Explain / justify your prediction.
Equipment (Materials)		This is a list of all the important equipment and chemicals that you used in the experiment. Include the size of the various pieces of equipment you used. In dot points / columns.
Method (Procedure)		This is a detailed list of what you did in the experiment. You must include what quantities were used and the exact order in which the experiment was performed
Scientific Drawing		A labelled scientific diagram of the experiment (with all the equipment connected up and not separate) in pencil
Safety		List the safety requirements of the practical and explain why they are to be followed
Results / Observations		All the quantitative and qualitative measurements and observations you made during the experiment presented in tables, graphs etc
Discussion (Analysis)		This is where you discuss: MUST answer questions from the textbook what you think your results show about the experiment what (if any) was the variable in this experiment? was this experiment a fair test? What remained constant? Justify the use of your equipment and method what you have found about the experiment from other sources, such as textbooks, Internet or encyclopaedias
Conclusion		This is where you summarise what you have found out in the experiment. The conclusion should be short and must relate to the aim. This is what I predicted…… This is what I found……
Limitations		This is where you discuss any problems you had with the experiment and what you did or can do to overcome them. If you did this experiment again what can you do differently? Why? (You can also include ideas for further experiments)   HINT – Make sure you use key terms through out

Evaportation Practical Report

To Students,

Congratulations your Mixtures Test is over.

REMINDER that your Evaportation Practical report is due in two weeks 7A & 7C due Wed 2nd Sept and 7D Monday 7th Sept.

This needs to be written or typed on a loose paper. Please ensure you work to improve your standard and look at VELS.

I will correct drafts if completed in a week.

REMINDER mustard seeds practical!

Mixtures – Types of mixtures questions

To Students,

Attached are the types of mixtures questions. These were started in class but can be finished at home (not homework….just revision / extention).

Types of Mixtures Questions

Please hand in for correction and feedback. If this document doesn’t open, please see me for a hard copy.

Mixtures Week 3/4 Homework

To students,

Below is a copy of the Homework for week 3/4. The focus is on using diagrams to represent the types of mixtures and to learn the key terms.

Mixtures – Homework Week 3_4

Please spend no more than 20 minutes on this task. That is 20 minutes on task away from the televison!

3.1 – Representing mixture is to be compltede FIRST and if you have time you can attemp 3.2 Types of mixtures wordfind.

Victorian Essential Standards – Science Standards and Progression Points

To Students,

At your request, below is the link to the VELS Science Standards and Progression Points

http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/ppoint/science/index.html

Science Year 7 Topic 5 – Mixtures

During the next weeks, Year 7 students will be looking at the different types of Mixtures and how to separate them.

Content will include – Types of mixtures (3.1), separating solids form mixtures (3.2) and separating soluble substances form mixtures (3.3).

Experiments/Activities will include – Testing solubility, temperature and solubility, surface area and solubility, filtration, simple distillation, colour chromatography and separating rock salt.

Homework will include – Representing mixtures and types of mixtures, Using water wisely as well as Applications of filtering at home work sheets

Interactive links - Separating solids from liquids, Components on a solution and Formation of a solution.

The skills and knowledge learnt in Solids, Liquids and Gases will be built upon in Topic 5 – Mixtures.

Density Practical

I have attached the ‘density of cubes and irregular objects’ practical information and the ‘how to calculate density of objects’.

This may help if you would like to study how to calculate  density or if you need to write up your practical report.

Density Practical Information

Solids, Liquids & Gases ‘Helpful?’ Study Questions

Solids, Liquids and Gases Helpful Questions

Attached are questions related to Solids, Liquids and Gases. These can be used as a revision tool.

If you would like your responses corrected and feedback given, please submit to  Miss Winstone.