Interactive/Simulation

This online resource demonstrates the collision theory of chemical reactions.

The resource is a web-based java application that allows students to model the effects of temperature on the rate of collisions in a closed system to see how this affects chemical reaction rates.

Users can alter the number of particles in their model and change the temperature of the reaction, and by observing the simulation they can see how the number of collisions are affected.

See the Additional Information section about how to access the resource.

This novel Flikr image explores the elements of the periodic table, with all the elements represented as QR codes.

The main image can be printed or the codes can be read directly off the screen.

The QR codes are for links to YouTube videos about each of the elements.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U06 (Year 9), AC9S10U06 (Year 10)

This online resource details the chemistry involved in the extraction of metal from ore.

The resource is a set of web pages concerning the chemical reactions and processes commonly used in the mining industry.

The reaction types covered include oxidation and reduction reactions as well as electrolysis for extracting more reactive metals.

The web page also has an interactive multiple choice test to check learning.

These tests give instant feedback and comments if students choose an incorrect answer.

These videos show an expert panel discussing aspects of coral reefs.

Produced by the ABC, these panel discussions look at the topics of:

• Why are coral reefs important?
• Can coral reefs survive?
• Threats to coral reefs: what are they?

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S7U01 (Year 7), AC9S7U02 (Year 7)

This online resource shows students how physics is used in medicine.

The resource allows students to examine results from PET and MRI scans, colonoscopies and radiotherapy on patients.

The aim of this exercise is for students to examine how physics can be used in everyday life.

Students work their way through each test, comparing results and diagnosing possible diseases.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U04 (Year 9)

This online resource has general information about the rock cycle.

The resource is an interactive website where students can learn all about rocks and geology: the science of rocks.

They can learn how rocks can be identified, how they are formed, and how they change over time.

Students can also learn how to identify the three major kinds of rocks and learn how to tell them apart.

They can also learn what kind of changes can happen to rocks, and about the processes that cause these changes.

This downloadable resource examines Earth's geological history.

What did Earth’s continents and oceans look like 250 million years ago, or even 1 billion years ago? What do we know about the climate back when our planet formed?

This free-to-download software allows you to follow continental drift and certain aspects of climate change from 540 million years ago to the present without having to reload. It has several other useful and interesting additional features as compared to 'Ancient Earth'.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U03 (Year 10)

This interactive diagram looks at the Earth's water cycle.

The resource includes an interactive diagram that shows how the Earth's water is not only always changing forms between liquid, solid and gas, but also moving on, above and within the Earth.

The interactive diagram contains interactive features that when hovered over, display information and links regarding each stage of the cycle.

This online resource covers the many types of renewable and non-renewable energy.

The website allows students to read about the many different types of renewable and non-renewable energy in simple but effective language.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U05 (Year 8)

This online resource introduces Foundation Year students to forces.

The resource is a Scootle resource in the from of an interactive challenge which requires students to make decisions about the force needed to move a range of animals across a bridge.

It explores pushes and pulls as forces that can move an object that is at rest.

New Australian Curriculum Code: AC9S1U03 (Year 1)