Science Road show

During P 5&6, Monday 20th of July, classes 23,28,and 33 went to the Fonterra Science Roadshow, that is being held in our school hall. There were three men who taught us about: Planet Earth - matter, energy an life. Also about sound out Waves - The science of sound. after they talked to us about these topics, they had many different activities that every one could look at and have a play with. Some of the activities were: Spinning chair, estimating age and much more. On some of the activities there were different questions that were asking you for an answer. At the end of the show the three men asked some questions and if you got it right you won a prize! The Fonterra Science Road show was a very enjoyable and a awesome learning experience.

Science Fair 2009

This year Pukekohe Intermediate has held a science fair. The Pukekohe Intermediate school since fair is being held in week 2, term 3. All of the entries had to be handed in by Friday 26th of June, to take part in the competition. Students were aloud to enter in pairs. The categories that you could chose from were:

Scientific Investigation

Scientific Photography

Model

Research Science Board

The categories that Me and Jorgia entered into was Research Science Board. Our topic that we chose was tides. Our overall score was 70/100. Some information that we learnt was: What causes a tide? Tides are the rising of the earth’s ocean surface, caused by the tidal forces of the moon and the sun. We learnt alot of new information and had alot of enjoyment working on this project.