ENHANCEMENT
CAMP:
WELCOME LEARNERS!
Dance Energizer
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 1
Review
Q1. What would you need to separate a mixture of sand
and water?
A1. You would need something like a sieve or a strainer.
Q2. When would magnets be useful to separate things?
A2. Magnets would be useful to separate small things made of metal
from other solids or liquids.
Q3. What is the difference between the processes of
evaporation and filtering?
A3. The difference is that in evaporation you need to heat the liquid so
that it evaporates from the mixture and leaves the solid behind,
whereas in filtering, the solid is removed from the mixture through a
filter paper and the solid stays behind in the filter paper.
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 2
Lesson Purpose
The lesson is about drawing and using flow
diagrams and how important that is for learning
and when answering questions in science.
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 3
Lesson Language Practice
Complete the flow diagram by filling in the blank boxes marked A and B
in the table below.
A:
What you measured
B: What to do; (Method)
(Results)
Ask a question (Aim)
C:
D: What you learned; (Conclusion)
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 3
Lesson Language Practice
Complete the flow diagram by filling in the blank boxes marked A and B
in the table below.
A: Ask a question (Aim)
B: What to do; (Method)
C: What you measured (Results)
D: What you learned; (Conclusion)
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 4A
Lesson Activity
What’s in the Bucket?
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 4A
Lesson Activity
What’s in the Bucket?
A group of high school students were playing on the
beach and found a small bucket of some interesting
materials. The students found out that the bucket
contained a lot of sand but also some small nails, some
large broken shells, and some white crystals.
The students wanted to find out what the white
crystal are. Their problem was to separate the mixture
of materials in the bucket down to the white crystals.
They started by picking out the large shells by hand.
The students drew the following flowchart to help them
workout what to do next.
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 4A
Lesson Activity
What’s in the Bucket?
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 4B
Q1. What piece of equipment did the students need to do
STEP 1?
The students needed a magnet to separate out the nails from the
rest.
Q2. What two things did the students have to do in STEP 2?
The students would need to add water and filter the sand out.
Q3. How would the students be able to separate white
crystals from water?
The students would need to heat the solution of white crystals to
drive off the water and then they would be left with the white
crystals.
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 4C
Q1. What equipment did the students need for STEP 3?
A1. They would need a Bunsen or something to heat up the mixture,
or they would need an evaporating basin or dish to heat.
Q2. What three processes of separation did students use in
their experiment to separate out all the different materials
in the bucket?
A2. They used the processes of filtration, evaporation, and the use of
magnet.
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 4C
Q3. What if the students mixed up the steps and did STEP 2
instead of STEP 1 to begin their experiment – how could
they fix up their mistake?
A3. If the students added the water in STEP 1 , then they could still
filter out the sand and the nails but the nails would probably tear
the filter paper. They would still have to use the magnet to get rid of
the nails.
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Component 5
Conclusion
Q1. Has this lesson helped you to better understand the use
of flow diagrams? If so, how?
Q2. Has this lesson helped you to recall a number of
different separation techniques? If so, how?
NLC – GRADE 7 - ENHANCEMENT CAMP:
Thank You!
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