Curious Minds Science Camp Story 2017

http://www.curiousminds.nz/stories/exploring-the-science-behind-hawkes-bay/

Geology Camp clip .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqMzFCMUoME&feature=youtu.be

Science Fair Time / Science Fun Time ... (July holiday update ... You still have time to put a great project together. You are welcome to email Miss Hawtin during the holidays should you need info ... hawtinj@hni.school.nz ) .... School JUDGING is on the 9th August.

Here are a few projects from 2016  ... all neatly presented ... maybe do one step per week :-)

Science Camp: Geology Day 1 ... a short video from Day 2 at Waipatiki Beach ... Sincere thanks Aquarium staff, Geologists and the Royal Society.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqMzFCMUoME&feature=youtu.be

Science Camp Workshop: Land Surveying and Bridge Building ... thanks engineers for your expertise and time.

Science Camp Workshop .... the visit to Plant and Food Research in May .... THANKS PFR ... a really interesting, 'hands-on day'.

Plasma = the sun, stars, neon lights, aurora borealis, northern lights, lightning. Having FUN with the plasma ball.

CONVECTION ... the movement of heat energy from one position to another ............... it's happening everywhere !!!!! ... Can you list 10 examples of 'convection' in our world?

"We have lift off !" ... Check out Rocket Lab's exciting launch details.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11862250

It is Rocket Science!

A great day for checking out the variables

Science Fair preparations are coming up, in TERM 2 ... as you look for a science curiosity that you can investigate, OR a tech innovation to develop, remember that the SIMPLEST questions/ideas often have the most amazing results ... Have a smile at this cartoon !

Southern Light Spectacle

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/91832560/southern-lights-delight-new-zealand-for-the-second-night-in-a-row?cid=facebook.ad.April

It is fun being a science monitor!!!

Reuben sharing his Kon Tiki styled model ... part of the group's study of the amazing Pacific Navigators

It is GIANT PUMPKIN time again ... Congrats Manasseh ... first one in and what a beauty .... WELL DONE .... Manasseh's secret growing tip???? WAS ... coffee grinds! WOW!

FUNGI FRIDAY ... was an opportunity to celebrate the amazing contribution fungi make to our lives and the planet.

  Our students were invited to bring and to look at a few of the one and a half million species of fungi in our world

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Because fungi have the potential to unlock biological material and convert it into something else, they are being used in a multitude of ways e.g.for  medicine, food, textiles, fibre, packaging material and even biofuel.  NZ fungi are prominent in the research into the  development of new antibiotics to replace those which are bacteria resistant. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcKBKJ8uro

It's FUNGI FRIDAY tomorrow ... bring your fungi and WOW and LEARN. Add to this wee collection ... Fungi are fascinating :-)

So you are stranded on an Island !!! How would you make fresh water from the salty seawater, using a few items salvaged from your capsized boat? ... Here are some of the group's first ideas. Hey ... think about the experiments we have been doing :-)

What is the difference between physical and chemical changes? A year 7 group check it out.

Brainstorming, sharing ideas, testing and measuring.