The Perfect cup of Tea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAswvg60FnY Science Week The Perfect cup of Tea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAswvg60FnY

Your Job Your job is to investigate how to make the perfect cup of tea. You will be using research and investigative techniques to come to a decision on How to make the best cup of tea! After three lessons you will be required to make a presentation on your findings and a written report. The written report can be the presentation material you used.

Part One Research and complete 3 or 4 slides on Tea, include info on Slide 1 a) What is Tea? b) When was it first used? c) When did it come to Europe? d) Where did it grow? e) Where is it grown now? 10 minutes

Part One Compare your slide with your neighbours – can you add anything? Slide 1 a) What is Tea? b) When was it first used? c) When did it come to Europe? d) Where did it grow? e) Where is it grown now? f) Any ethical problems? 5 minutes

Part Two Research and complete 3 or 4 slides on Tea, include info on Slide 2 a) What cultures revere tea? b) How is it drunk around the world? c) Which way do Britons like their tea? 10 minutes

Part Two Compare your slide with your neighbours – can you add anything? Slide 2 a) What cultures revere tea? b) How is it drunk around the world? c) Which way do Britons like their tea? 5 minutes

Part Three Research and complete 3 or 4 slides on Tea, include info on a) What is considered the best way to have tea? b) Can you find any research into the best way to brew tea? 10 minutes

Part Three a) What is considered the best way to have tea? Compare your slide with your neighbours – can you add anything? a) What is considered the best way to have tea? b) Can you find any research into the best way to brew tea? 5 minutes

Part Four

Homework Report your Findings You must include in your report all of the info from your first lesson and all the info from your experiments Include conclusions from each experiment Graphs and tables from each experiment A section on problems you had and improvements that could be made An overall conclusion on the best way to make tea Each Group will have 5 min to present

Level 3   You can write a simple description of something that you observed, using tables and bar charts to help present your findings. In practical work you can select equipment, identify a variable that needs to be controlled, and recognise a risk in the experiment.  You can suggest an improvement to your method. Level 4 You can write a more detailed description using some scientific words. Your work makes generalisation and simple predictions and you can confidently name and identify a variety of different events and objects.  For practical work you can identify possible risks to yourself and others and select appropriate ways of presenting your findings.  From results you can identify patterns and make conclusions.  You can suggest improvements to a method, giving reasons. Level 5  You can explain and describe events using scientific words.  The work may be unfamiliar but you use your ideas on energy, forces, particles and cells to apply your knowledge to different situations.  You can identify ethical or moral issues linked to scientific developments. When planning an investigation you identify the significant variables and choose which to investigate.  You identify hazards and demonstrate how to reduce the risk.  From a set of results you can identify odd results and explain how they may have occurred.  You can use more than one source of evidence to support your conclusion. You evaluate your method used making suggestions on how to improve. Level 6 You can explain your work using detailed scientific knowledge and understanding. You make links between the different concepts and are able to see patterns and trends in the information.  You can use models to explain how abstract ideas can be applied to many different situations.  You are happy to use word equations and line graphs. When planning investigations you use your knowledge of science, identifying variables and recognising which are independent and which are dependent.  Before practical work you complete a risk assessment independently.  In your evaluation you make good comments about the quality of your results. Level 7 You can explain your work using detailed scientific knowledge, showing an understanding of how it links with other areas of science. You are happy to make predictions and use models and analogies to communication your ideas.  You can argue for and against ethical or moral issues linked to scientific developments. You are gaining confidence with mathematical calculations and writing formulae equations.  You independently plan an investigation to test an idea from a range of resources. Before practical work you complete a full risk assessment independently using hazcards.  From your work you assess the strength of evidence, deciding whether it is sufficient to support a conclusion. Levels