This resource is about calculating the distance to the moon.
This downloadable document details a student practical activity that uses the concept of ratios to determine an experimental value for the distance to the moon.
This activity also introduces the idea of sources of experimental error.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U03 (Year 10)
This downloadable resource details activities that explore the nature of the human eye.
The resource is an MS Word document that details hands-on experiments that: determine the near point of both eyes, how our eyes use binocular vision, which is a person's dominant eye, judging distances, and finding the blind spot.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S5U03 (Year 5)
This downloadable resource is a student quiz on magnets.
The quiz reviews the following aspects of magnetism: the forces between magnetic poles, magnetic fields, compasses, which metals are magnetic, electromagnets.
The answers are available as a separate download.
New Australian Curriculum 9 Codes: AC9S4U03 (Year 4)
A downloadable resource to help teach about variable resistors.
The resource is a student practical activity where students examine the properties of variable resistors by making one of their own.
In the activity, students create a variable resistor using a shaded-in 'box' drawn with a 'lead' pencil (graphite really) and use it in series with a Light Emitting Diode (LED) to control the amount of light emitted by the LED.
The document contains student instructions and questions to answer.
Teacher notes are provided on page 2 of the document.
This downloadable resource safely explores electrical short circuits.
The resource details a student practical activity that enables students to cause, and investigate the effects of, a short circuit in a low-power situation.
The students assemble a simple circuit consisting of a power supply and a light globe. They then temporarily short out the light globe and observe what happens.
The activity includes questions for students to answer.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S6U03 (Year 6), AC9S9U04 (Year 9)
This downloadable resource details a student activity for building a model fuse.
Students build a simple fuse out of cork, 2 pins and fuse wire and connect it to a light globe in a simple circuit. They then short out the globe and observe what happens to the fuse.
The resource includes questions for students to answer after conducting the activity.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U04 (Year 9)
This downloadable resource tests students' vocabulary about electricity
The resource is a crossword grid with clues that focus on key electricity terms.
An answer sheet is also available.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U04 (Year 9)
These downloadable documents can be used to identify different wetland birds.
They are also useful for highlighting differences in physical characteristics and how these differences might relate to feeding and behaviour.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S5U01 (Year 5)
These downloadable resources explore contact and non-contact forces.
The resources are MS Word documents that detail investigations to help younger students explore non-contact forces (e.g., magnetism and gravity) and contact forces (e.g., friction and air resistance).
These forces are investigated through three activities: balloon rockets, magnet strength, and a rolling car.
The documents also include support materials and the appropriate links to the Australian Curriculum: Science.
New Australian Curriculum 9 Codes: AC9S4U03 (Year 4)
Updated November 2016
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which gives a detailed method for how to dilute concentrated hydrochloric acid.
The accompanying example risk assessment should be used as a guide only. Users should also consider the risks and safety measures in their local environment before proceeding.
