Reflection Starch test in plants(Yr7&8)

Photosynthesis is the process in which green plants (primarily) convert energy from the sun’s light into usable, chemical energy. Starch is a white and powdery substance. It houses glucose, which plants use for food. The presence of starch in a leaf is reliable evidence of photosynthesis.



Starch Testing Experiment
Leaves, Beaker, Test Tube, Bunsen burner, Ethanol, Iodine solution.

Boil the water and dip the leaf for one minute. After that, remove the leaf from water. Next is take ethanol in the test tube and boil the test tube in the bathtub. Then, put the boiled soft leaf in an ethanol test tube. The leaf will drop its chlorophyll in ethanol and turns light yellow. Then, remove the leaf from ethanol in a petri dish and put some iodine solution on a leaf. You will see leaf will turn into brown. That shows the starch present in the leaf.

A leaf is boiling in water

Add Ethanol and leaf in test and boil in water tub

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Leaf started to boil and left colour(Chlorophyll)

Add iodine on leaf and it turns brown

"Teach-in ways that ensure all learners are making sufficient progress, and monitor the extent and pace of learning, focusing on equity and excellence for all."
"Use an increasing repertoire of teaching strategies, approaches, learning activities, technologies and assessment for learning strategies and modify these in response to the needs of individuals and groups of learners."

SAC(Reflection)

                                         

                           Student Achievement Conference  

    A student-led conference provides the opportunity for the student to take the central role during discussions. The teacher is involved but is not necessarily sitting with the student and parents all of the time. There might be two or three groupings of parents and students discussing their work in different curriculum areas in a classroom, and the teacher acts as the facilitator and prompter where necessary.

   How do student-led conferences work?

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•  Conferences can last up to 15-20 minutes.
• You do not have to stay this long if your child has finished sharing his/her learning.
• Two or three student-led conferences will be held at the same time, and you will have a designated space for your child’s discussion in the classroom.
• You can 'flow' into a conference slightly earlier or later if the teacher indicates there is space when you arrive.
• You will be involved in a variety of activities during the time — looking at samples of learning, doing a movement to support education, talking about goals and what your child, you and the teacher might do to help these goals, looking at work around the classroom.
• At some point during your conference, your child's teacher will spend some time with you. This time will allow the teacher to expand on the information your child has shared or for you to clarify something if necessary.

In student led conferences, the student takes the central role during discussions that helps them to develop the skills required to become a life long learner.

• Students demonstrate their caring attitude towards their learning by taking personal responsibility for their learning.
• It also provides opportunities for students to show their creativity through presenting evidence of their learning.
• It encourages connectedness between students, parents and whanau through open and honest dialogue.
• The process of reflection and self-evaluation supports students to develop critical thinking.  

"Professional Relationships: Establish and maintain professional relationships and behaviours focused on the learning and wellbeing of each learner"

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Sugar in Fizzy Drinks!!!! Reflection

                              Reflection yr7&8

How to take sugar out from Soda Science project?

Sugar enhances the flavour of many foods and gives people a short burst of energy. It is also full of empty calories and causes sluggishness after the energy burst. Removing the sugar in popular foods is eye-opening. Children and adults alike are surprised by the amount of sugar they ingest daily. First of all, students will read the label on coke and find out how much sugar is present in regular coke. After that teacher will demonstrate sugar content in coke by experimenting in the class. 

Coke Label

For this, the teacher will pour 150 ml of coke in a beaker and put that beaker on the stand and light up Bunsen burner. When coke boils, it starts evaporating, and sugar will be left in the glass. When sugar cools down, it made black sugar coke crystals, and the teacher will put these crystals on a piece of paper and show it into students.

Boil 150 ml of coke

Coke Crystals

Coke boiled and sugar left in the beaker


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Kahoot-Learning Game

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Tamaki College encourages teachers and students to use technology in the classroom, but finding ways to integrate technology into class plans seamlessly can be difficult. Aside from Google Drive and online learning management systems, Kahoot! is the latest addition to many classrooms and it’s here to make learning fun. Here are some ways for teachers to effectively use Kahoot! In the classroom to facilitate learning.

What is “Kahoot!”?

Kahoot! is a game-based learning and trivia platform. What makes Kahoot! So great is that it has uses beyond the classroom; it can be used in offices and social settings, making it a hit for all ages. Kahoot! Can be used from any device (through the website or the app), making learning fun and inclusive in all contexts for all ages. Teachers can create multiple-choice games related to class content that students can play as a class by entering the game code on their app or device. Kahoot! Offers a multitude of other forms of games related to class content that can make learning fun.

Uses for “Kahoot!” in the Classroom

Instead of using a worksheet at the end of a lesson for assessment, consider using Kahoot! It’s a fun and effective way to measure which concepts your students understand fully — and which might need reinforcement if you’re looking to end class on an exciting note, Kahoot! Is a great way to have fun while also utilizing class concepts and looking for a way to energize your students? Use Kahoot! As a bellringer or class starter to get students engaged at the beginning of class.

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

Ed puzzle: Crop, customize, and remix online video content with interactive tool

                         Ed Puzzle!!! Technology Tool

Start with Edpuzzle using video for pre-teaching, perhaps pairing videos with text in any content area where students might need scaffolding or supports. Use the voice-over feature to add a few quick checks to read-aloud videos to engage and support struggling readers, introducing vocabulary words (pronunciation, meaning, synonyms) along the way. For math centres, record yourself teaching a concept, and have the kids stop for practice and submit their answers. Want to flip your flipped classroom? Let kids use the tool to create a video lesson, and choose some of the best for their peers to complete on their own. Then, go into depth in class to expand upon what students learned from remixing their videos.

If you're using others' content as a starting point, Edpuzzle's search will suggest high-quality videos from sites such as YouTube, Khan Academy, TED Talks, and Vimeo. There's also the option to choose content from the curriculum library, which is a collection of videos organized by content area.

Overall, Edpuzzle is a way to make video interactive and student-centred. Rather than a teacher playing a video, clicking pause, and then trying to get students to discuss or take notes or interrogate the film based on what the teacher deems reasonable, Edpuzzle puts the student in control. They can rewatch. They can respond to written questions or quizzes. They can click on hyperlinks inserted by a teacher. They can review written comments or audio notes left by a teacher. 

Edpuzzle truly takes the viewing experience and slows it down for students and allows them to engage with it individually.

My gifted students, and general education students all enjoy this because they can move along at the pace that's right for them. It allows students to view the video, reflect on it, and learn from it like so many of us adults who take online video courses or rely on online training modules for continued professional development. And it's fun. Viewing a film clip with a purpose or a task switches a student from a passive recipient to an active viewer. My students love this. And so do I!

"Ensure learners receive ongoing feedback and assessment information and support them to use this information to guide further learning".

Last day of Term 2 with Year 10

            School Can Be Fun, Easy, and Entertaining

Today(3 July), was the last day of term 2 in the school. I tried to make this day entertaining, creative and fun-loving for my students. So, I prepared an interesting Kahoot for my classes based on NEw Zealand. Students loved it. I announced the prize for the first three winners. But, the end, of course, I shared a cupcake with every student for their participation in-game. We talked about different exciting places in New Zealand and shared activities which they will do during the holidays. Some students have a plan for holidays, and they were very excited. It was a very fun-loving class. Everyone enjoyed it and happy.

A Happy Bid Goodbye

When you arrive with your class at your predetermined goodbye spot, make it a point to bump fists or shake hands with each student, in modest celebration of another great day.

Big smiles, happy students, a final reminder that your classroom is a special place.

A place both teacher and students, love being a part of.

Bones and Skeleton(Reflection)

This week's topic was Bones and Skeleton. I tried a few activities with my STEAM classes. I start class with the introduction of bones and skeleton, and we discuss functions of bones and frame in the human body and in animals. The first activity was dissected fish head and count bones of a fish head. Students really enjoyed this activity and helped me in examining fish and counting bones.

Skeletal System: All the bones in the human body together are called the skeletal system. The skeletal system provides strength and rigidity to our agency, so we don't just flop around like jellyfish. We have 206 bones in our body. Each one has a function. Some bones offer protection to softer more fragile parts of the body. For example, the skull protects the brain, and the rib cage protects our heart and lungs. 

Other bones, like bones in our legs and arms, help us to move around by providing support for our muscles. The skeletal system includes more than just bones. It also includes tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. Tendons attach our bones to muscles so we can move around. Ligaments connect bones to other bones.

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In the first half of the class, students learned about different types of bones in the human body. Students did dissection and complete worksheets and read handouts about bones and skeleton. The second half, students draw different bones skeleton in their science project books—Skeleton of dog, fish, bird and many more.

In the end, I played a video for students.

It was a perfect topic, and students participated very well.

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Effective Teaching Strategies For the Classroom

                                        CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Many teaching strategies work for any classroom, no matter what the age of the students or the subject. When a teacher implements a combination of effective teaching strategies, their students have more opportunities to perform better in class.

There are many different approaches you can use in your classroom. Which ones will work best depends on your and your students’ preferences, as well as your schedule. Let’s take a look at some of the best strategies that work for me.

1. Visualization

Bring dull academic concepts to life with visual and practical learning experiences, helping your students to understand how their schooling applies in the real-world.

2. Cooperative Learning

Encourage students of mixed abilities to work together by promoting small group or whole class activities.

3. Differentiation

Differentiate your teaching by allocating tasks based on students’ abilities, to ensure no one gets left behind.

4. Technology in the classroom

Incorporating technology into your teaching is a great way to actively engage your students, especially as digital media surrounds young people in the 21st century.

5.  Behaviour management

Implementing an effective behaviour management strategy is crucial to gain your students' respect and ensure students have an equal chance of reaching their full potential.

6. Professional development

Engaging in regular professional development programmes is a great way to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom.

7. Model as you teach

When presenting a new subject to your class, it helps to include a demonstration. While some students will be able to grasp a new concept by hearing the information alone, others — particularly visual learners — will need to see it.

8. Work as a team

Splitting the class up into different teams to complete an assignment is a teaching strategy that works wonders, especially at age groups where students insist on always working with their tight-knit circle of friends. Group assignments encourage teamwork and help your class to succeed.

9. Encourage learning from experience

The best lessons often happen outside of the classroom. Getting out into the real world offers a new perspective for children and can help them gain a more profound understanding of what goes on in the classroom.

10. Let the students teach

Letting students lead the class in teaching requires preparation and a deep understanding of coursework. You can assign this task individually or break up students into groups.