This online resource explores the 'Global Systems' aspect of the Year 10 Science curriculum.
Topics include:
The resource also focuses on the analysis of patterns and trends in data.
This video is about the Voyager space probes, their locations and future goals as of June 2013.
From the ABC television show Catalyst, this 8 minute video shows the history of the Voyager probes and the information they have sent back to Earth.
In the video, their current locations are shown (as of June 2013) and their future tasks explained.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S2U01 (Year 2), AC9S6U02 (Year 6), AC9S7U03 (Year 7)
This online resource looks at laminar flow across an aircraft's wing.
The resource looks into the effect of turbulence and other motion on aircraft and the efforts scientists go to to reduce drag.
The video clip, taken from the ABC television show Catalyst, shows experiments being undertaken in the wind tunnel at Melbourne University along with the efforts taken to design systems that reduce air friction or drag.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U05 (Year 10)
This downloadable resource tells the story of the Darling Scarp.
The resource is a free ebook titled Changing Earth: The Darling Scarpand is only available through Apple Books.
The Darling Scarp is a 2.5 billion year old geological feature which is the backdrop to the modern city of Perth, Western Australia. In this ebook, the key geological processes that led to the Darling Scarp’s formation are investigated, allowing readers to relate present day landscapes to events of the past.
This video explains some different ways that people and animals can tell that it's going to rain.
This video would also support Year 2 students' understanding of the water cycle.
New Australian Curriculum Codes: AC9S1U02 (Year 1), AC9S4U02 (Year 4)
This online resource looks at the emission spectra of various cations.
The first resource is a web page that details a demonstration experiment that can be used to show the flame colours given by an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, and other metal salts. This is a spectacular version of the ‘flame tests’ experiment that can be used with chemists and non-chemists alike.
This online resource explores electromagnetism.
The resource covers bar magnets, magnetic poles and magnetic fields. It also explores the types of electromagnets, how they work and their uses.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S6U03 (Year 6)
This online resource explores energy transference and storage.
The resource explores energy and how it can be transferred from one place to another in a variety of forms. It also reviews the basic concepts of energy.
The resource covers heat and temperature and introduces students to energy transfer diagrams. It also explores sources of renewable and non-renewable energy and how energy is stored and generated.
This resource has links to the cross-curricular priority of sustainability as it examines renewable energy sources.
This online resource looks at pros and cons of wind farms.
The resource is a video from the ABC Splash series, and provides information about the plan to build a wind farm in Tasmania.
This resource would support the implementation of a unit on wind and/or renewable energy.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S6U03 (Year 6)
This video investigates acceleration due to gravity.
The resource is a video that investigates what influences the speed at which objects fall and the popular misconceptions about this phenomenon.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S7U04 (Year 7)
