Orientation Day 2021
Welcome to Greenwood College!
Write your name here: __________________________________
You are in a Science room. This room is referred to as Science room
____________. Today I am your Science teacher. My name is
___________________.
In Science we teach you all about safety and risk management. Look
around the room. See what hazards could possibly occur. Write down 3
safety rules that we need to follow when in a Science laboratory.
1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
Observations
Careful observation is a very important skill to have as a Science student.
Today you will be observing and also carrying out a few different
experiments. Your task is to record all of your observations.
It is very important to follow all of the safety instructions. If you do
not understand then please ask as there are lots of people who are able
to help. Safety always comes first.
Demonstration – Hydrogen Balloon
What type of matter (solid, liquid, gas) was in the balloon? ___________
This demonstration was an example of a chemical reaction.
What evidence do we have that a chemical reaction occurred?
______________________________________________________
In a chemical reaction a new substance is formed. We can represent a
chemical equation with the following general equation.
Reactants
Products
The 2 substances that reacted in this chemical reaction were the
reactants. The reactants in this chemical reaction were
______________ and _____________________. The new substance
that was formed in this chemical reaction was the product. The product
in this chemical reaction was ___________________.
We can now write a word equation for this reaction.
________________ + ______________
__________
Who thinks they can write a chemical equation using symbols? Have a go!
____________ + ____________
_____________
Over to you
If you look around the room you will see that we have a few different
workstations. Each workstation will have an activity to complete.
Complete your activity booklet at each workstation. Please stay with your
group. I will instruct you when to move to your next station.
Workstation 1 – Microscopes – Viewing Euglena
You will be viewing Euglena using the microscope. Euglena are commonly
found in pond water. They are tiny, and are made up of only one cell. They
are referred to as single celled organisms. I wonder what Kingdom they
belong to? You will learn about this in Biology next year.
Task: View the Euglena under the microscope. Write down your
observations for each of the different magnifications. The Year 10
helper will assist you with this.
Magnification
Observation of euglena
X 40
X 100
X 400
Workstation 2
A Bunsen burner is a very common piece of equipment used
in Science. Today you are going to learn how to safely light
a Bunsen Burner. Next year you will get the chance to earn
your Bunsen burner licence when you do Chemistry.
Steps to safely light a Bunsen burner
1. Make sure your workspace is not cluttered and long hair is tied back
2. Connect the Bunsen burner to the gas tap
3. Use the collar to close the air hole
4. Light the match. Hold it over the top of the Bunsen burner
5. Turn on the gas at the tap
6. Light the Bunsen burner. What colour is the flame? ____________
7. Use the collar to open the air hole. What colour is the flame?
__________________
Workstation 3 A chemical reaction between a metal and an acid – “Pop
Test”
1. Add a piece of magnesium ribbon to a test tube.
2. Using a dropper bottle add hydrochloric acid so that the magnesium
ribbon is covered.
3. Use a stopper to seal the end of the test tube.
4. Carefully, light a match. Take the stopper off and hold the match
over the end. You will need to do it quickly!
5. Ask the Year 10 helper to show you how.
List 3 observations
1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
Workstation 4 – Acids and Bases
1) Place one squirt of the acid into the test tube. Write down your
prediction of what colour you think it will be. Add the universal
indicator. Observe what happened.
2) Do the same for the base.
Prediction
Observation
Acid
Base
Once finished.
1. Assist your group leader in tidying up the workstation you finished
at.
2. Put your safety glasses away.
3. Wash your hands.
What can you remember? Test yourself on the quiz below.
1) Name an important rule when working in a science room
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2) Name a single celled organism
____________________________________________________
3) State 2 pieces of evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred
i. ___________________________
ii. ___________________________
4) Hydrogen gas is flammable. What does this mean?
______________________________________________________
We hope that you have had a great day and enjoyed this lesson. All the
Science teachers at Greenwood College looks forward to seeing you in
Science next year!