Finding out about chemicals – Student Activity
This activity is designed to help students become aware that all substances are made of chemicals and that chemicals are made up of a combination of elements.
Teaching and Learning Approaches
Student activities are the main feature of this collection, along with a variety of resources for teachers to use in exploring Toxins.
List of Teaching and Learning Approaches resource items
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Detecting toxins – Student Activity
In this activity, students are introduced to the interactive What killed the dogs? After working through the interactive, they consider the processes used by the toxicology scientists a little more closely.
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Ethics, mice and toxins – Student Activity
In this activity, students consider the use of mice for bioassays and in establishing the lethal dose when researching/testing toxins. They consider the rights and responsibilities of all those affected by these methods.
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Having a go at chromatography – Student Activity
In this hands-on activity, students use paper chromatography to separate the dye pigments in coloured sweets. This introduces students to chromatography and helps them to understand how scientists find toxins in substances.
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Tracking toxins – Student Activity
In this activity, students model bioaccumulation of toxins in marine animals. They participate in a food web game where feeding decisions determine their survival.
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Exploring small doses – Student Activity
In this activity, students explore small doses in the order of parts per million. They dilute food colouring to help them understand how small one part per million actually is.
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What’s poisonous? – Student Activity
In this activity, students learn about toxins and poisons and research what’s poisonous in New Zealand.
