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Introduction to the Laboratory | |
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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ: This topic consists of a number of activities. Some activities are supported by exercises on paper which can be downloaded and printed out, others are onscreen and interactive. The activities are designed to be followed sequentially, as each activity builds on content and language knowledge acquired in the previous activity. N.B. You should download and print any paper-based resource that goes with the web page it supports before going to the web page |
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Activities marked with asterisk (*) need Macromedia's Shockwave Player to work. This is free software and can be easily downloaded HERE from the NSW DET site (NSW DET schools only). |
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ACTIVITIES:
Links to activities and descriptions of activites are set out in the grid below.
| SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS | |
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Word scramble. Names of apparatus. Download exercise here (pdf file - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Use this work sheet along with the web page opposite (Click Activity 1).
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Location (prepositions). Where's the ...? It is on... |
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Description of apparatus. Geometric shapes. What shape is it? |
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Description of apparatus. Material. What's it made of? |
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Description of apparatus. Purpose. What's it used for? |
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Apparatus & purpose. Present continuous verbs.
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Description preparation 1 - sentence completion exercise. |
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What am I? (spelling exercise) |
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Description task. Shape, material, purpose. Cloze. |
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Description task. Shape, material, purpose. Making simple sentences & paragraphs. |
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Writing short, descriptive paragraphs. Download activity & print. |
| PROCEDURES | |
| LIGHTING A BUNSEN BURNER. Sequencing activity. | |
| LIGHTING A BUNSEN BURNER. Cloze activity. | |
| FILTERING A SOLUTION. Sequencing activity. | |
| FILTERING A SOLUTION. Cloze activity. | |
