MĀTAI MĀTU | CHEMISTRY Feel the chemistry - Living in a material world

Year
2026
Term
Term 3
Colour
Waiporoporo
Levels
5
Code
5SCI
Learning Area
Description

Warning - there is a high probability of test-tubes, bunsen burners, mixing chemicals, explosions and other stereotypically clichéd 'Science stuff'.

We will study the structure and Properties of Matter:

  • Describe the structure of the atoms of different elements. 
  • Distinguish between: an element and a compound; a pure substance and a mixture at particle level.