Rutherford Science Activity
by Colin Price
Pre-test
(this will give an indication of prior knowledge of New Zealand's most famous scienctist)
Download: Student version pre (PowerPoint, 93 KB)
Download: Student version pre (WORD, 35 KB)
Download: Teacher version pre (PowerPoint, 107 KB)
Download: Teacher instructions (WORD, 72 KB)
PowerPoint PDF on Rutherford in New Zealand
Download: Rutherford in NZ (PDF, 3426 KB)
Easy to read articles and discussion questions
(about chapters in Rutherford's life)
Download: Ernest at Foxhill February 1883 (WORD, 37 KB)
Download: Ernest at Canterbury 1894 (WORD, 36KB)
Download: Ernest at Cambridge 1895 (WORD, 36KB)
Download: Ernest in Canada 1905 (WORD, 40KB)
Download: Ernest at War 1917 (WORD, 38KB)
Download: Ernest and the summer of 1937 (WORD, 62KB)
CantaScience team competition
This is a team competition exercise. The students are split into small groups and given time to read a summary of Rutherford's life and work (10 minutes). They are then given a sheet of 20 questions. A runner from each group will come up to the front to get the answers checked. If there are any incorrect they have to go back to their group/s and try again. The first group to finish gets a prize.
Download: Ernest Rutherford Kiwi Legend1 (WORD, 350 KB)
Download: Ernest Rutherford Kiwi Legend2 (WORD, 2540 KB)
Post-test
(similar to the pre-test , this gives an indication on how much the students have learnt)
Download:
Student version post (PowerPoint, 93KB)
Download:
Teacher version post (PowerPoint, 93KB)
Download:
Student version post (WORD, 57KB)