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  • In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool will build your knowledge and confidence to teach the particle nature of matter – a key concept in the New Zealand science curriculum. Greta will break down the science, giving you useful hands-on strategies for grappling with this notoriously tricky concept.

    Thank you, I’m a beginner so this has been enlightening and motivating!

    Teacher

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    We encourage you to join our discussion about chemistry. Register in our online forum on Slack. In this forum, we share and discuss ideas and share resources.

    I enjoyed the webinar, and I am now planning ahead for 2019!

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    Index

    Topic

    Slide show number(s)

    Video timecode

    Introducing the Science Learning Hub and presenters

    1–2

    00:00

    Index, purpose and support

    3–6

    00:34

    What does the curriculum say?

    7–10

    01:47

    Big science ideas

    11

    04:25

    Using models

    12–13

    05:17

    What is matter?

    14–21

    08:20

    Particles in motion

    22

    23:11

    Empty spaces

    23

    26:51

    States of matter

    24–28

    29:35

    The structure of atoms

    28–34

    35:11

    Chemical reactions and contexts

    35–38

    40:00

    SLH links, keep in touch and thanks

    39

    40:47

    Nature of science

    This webinar discusses the use of models – an important aspect of the ‘Investigating in science’ achievement objective in the Nature of Science strand. To learn more, have a look at the models in science concept or the article on scientific modelling.

    Related content

    The Science Learning Hub has collections of resources curated under concepts such as atoms and molecules, changes of matter and chemical reactions. If you want an engaging context for teaching chemistry, have a look at our topics fire, water and toxins.

    For more support teaching the Material World, have a look at the webinars Chemistry made simple – properties of matter and Chemistry in the primary classroom.

      Published 31 October 2018 Referencing Hub articles
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