This experiment showcases the law of conservation of mass.
This downloadable pdf includes a full lesson plan. Starting off with a couple of catching videos, students are asked question to elicit natural thinking about conservation of mass.
Following this, students perform an experiment to deepen their understanding and verify their assumptions.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U07 (Year 9)
In this role-play students explore the carbon cycle.
The website includes links to a full lesson plan, as well as the role-play cards.
Students will love getting involved and acting out the content.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U03 (Year 9)
This pdf details a hands-on activity for exploring the Earth's spheres.
In this document are details for how to run an interactive, hand-on exploration of the Earth's spheres. Students rotate through stations, rolling dice and following the instructions provided.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U03 (Year 9)
This PDF worksheet is for a flower dissection.
It includes background information, diagrams, and questions for students to answer in the spaces provided.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U02 (Year 9)
This website outlines a practical activity for dissecting a flower.
It provides step-by-step instructions, as well as discussion points for the class. This is a perfect activity when learning about plant reproduction.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U02 (Year 9)
This website details different activities to teach food chains.
It includes hands-on activities and games, separated into age group.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S4U01 (Year 4)
This resource collection explores glass and the circular economy.
CSIRO researchers have worked with Australian-based educators to prepare a collection of over 50 curriculum-aligned learning activities for teachers of Foundation – Year 6 students.
This collection is inspired by the 2022 National Science Week theme of "Glass - More Than Meets the Eye'. Activities align to the 8.4 Australian Curriculum - specifically Science, as well as sustainability cross curriculum priorities.
These downloadable resources investigate oxidation states.
The linked resources are adjuncts to the paper 'Redox reduxed: Application of a non-analogous definition for oxidation state' published in the September 2020 issue of ASTA's peer-reviewed Teaching Science journal (i.e., Issue 66.3). The paper, the abstract of which appears in the additional information field, investigates redox reactions and electrochemistry and the downloadable file named 'Appendix B - Redox and Electrochemistry Investigation' gives the details for a student investigation into the subject.
Links to the Science ASSIST Connected Learning Experiences (CLEs).
This document provides links to the Connected Learning Experiences (CLEs) that have been developed by Science ASSIST. It contains a table showing the relevant year level and the Australian Curriculum: Science strand.
Connected Learning Experiences (CLEs) are curriculum resources designed to support teachers implement learning experiences linked to the Australian Curriculum: Science that embody an inquiry approach to scientific investigations of natural phenomena.
This downloadable resource explores the properties of gases and liquids.
The resource is a Connected Learning Experience in which the students not only explore the properties of gases and liquids but also follow instructions to predict the effect of changing a variable when planning an investigation. They will use equipment in safe ways and improve the accuracy of their results. Students will construct a table to organise data. They will compare their data with their predictions and describe the fairness of the investigation.
