WEEK 1
WORLD 03 · SYSTEMS LAB
YEAR 7 · TERM 3
SYSTEMS UNDER PRESSURE
What happens when a system is pushed — and how can we understand, repair or improve it?
Science · engineering · environment · survivalTERM 3 · 9 MISSIONS
Your mission board.
Explore, investigate, build and explain.0OF 9
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01 ⚙ READY
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WEEK 2
Powered by the Sun
Where does living energy come from?Photosynthesis, chloroplasts/chlorophyll, respiration, inputs/outputs, fair testing and energy in living systems.ENTER MISSION → 03 ⚙ READY
WEEK 3
Ecosystem: Critical
What happens when one part of a system changes?Food webs, producers/consumers/decomposers, biotic/abiotic factors, human pressures and ecosystem resilience.ENTER MISSION → 04 ⚙ READY
WEEK 4
Matter Lab
What are materials doing when we cannot see the particles?Particle model of solids/liquids/gases, changes of state, heating/cooling, spacing/motion and thermal expansion.ENTER MISSION → 05 ⚙ READY
WEEK 5
Heatwave
How does heat move?Thermal energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation; conductors, insulators and fair testing.ENTER MISSION → 06 ⚙ READY
WEEK 6
Force Lab
Why did the design fail?Push/pull forces, balanced and unbalanced forces, friction, elastic/plastic behaviour and controlled variables.ENTER MISSION → 07 ⚙ READY
WEEK 7
Lost
How do you make good decisions when conditions change?Navigation, position, terrain, weather systems, daylight, group capability and decision-making under uncertainty.ENTER MISSION → 08 ⚙ READY
WEEK 8
Build It Better
Can you turn evidence into a better design?Mechanical, electrical, structural and digital systems; input-process-output; criteria, constraints and iteration.ENTER MISSION → 09 ⚙ READY
WEEK 9
System Failure
Can you diagnose an interconnected failure?Integrated biology, matter, heat, forces, engineering and systems thinking; cascading failure and resilience.ENTER MISSION →
MĪHARO · BOOK 4 · TERM 3 READING
NGĀ HAERENGA
JourneysPart 3: The Storm Truth
Read one chapter alongside each of this term’s nine Homework Club missions. Reading is optional and saves your progress on this device. READ PART 3 →
PROJECT HQ · TERM 3
RESILIENT SYSTEMS CHALLENGE
Choose a biological, environmental, physical, engineered or community-infrastructure system; map it, find weak points, model disruption, design an improvement, test, revise and present a more resilient solution.1IDEA
2RESEARCH
3PLAN
4BUILD
5TEST
6IMPROVE
7PRESENT