Description: In this investigation, different forms of energy and how they can be transformed from one form to another are investigated through examining the transformations involv
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Publication Date: 15 September 2016
Type of Resources: Practical activity/investigation
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Communicating > Communicate ideas, findings and evidence-based solutions to problems using... > ACSIS148
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Construct and use a range of representations, including graphs, keys and models... > ACSIS144
- Year 8 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy appears in different forms including movement (kinetic energy), heat and... > ACSSU155
Publication Date: 07 March 2016
This online resource is an ASSIST Connected Learning Experience (CLE) to help teach Year 10 students the concepts involved in energy transformation and conservation.
Type of Resources: Practical activity/investigation
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Communicating > Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose,... > ACSIS208
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Evaluating > Evaluate conclusions, including identifying sources of uncertainty and possible... > ACSIS205
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Analyse patterns and trends in data, including describing relationships between... > ACSIS203
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent... > ACSIS204
- Year 10 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers... > ACSSU190
Publication Date: 03 July 2015
This online resource is a Connected Learning Experience (CLE) to help teachers teach the concepts of motion and energy transformations to Year 10 stude
Type of Resources: Practical activity/investigation
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Communicating > Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose,... > ACSIS208
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Evaluating > Evaluate conclusions, including identifying sources of uncertainty and possible... > ACSIS205
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Planning and conducting > Plan, select and use appropriate investigation types, including field work and... > ACSIS199
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Analyse patterns and trends in data, including describing relationships between... > ACSIS203
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent... > ACSIS204
- Year 10 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers... > ACSSU190
Publication Date: 21 November 2014
An inquiry-based learning sequence of hands-on activities, digital interactives, animations and videos that cover energy types, gravity, mass, weight, inertia, work, force, simple machines, frictio
Type of Resources: Unit of Work
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Communicating > Communicate ideas, findings and evidence-based solutions to problems using... > ACSIS148
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Evaluating > Reflect on scientific investigations including evaluating the quality of the... > ACSIS146
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Evaluating > Use scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims... > ACSIS234
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Planning and conducting > Measure and control variables, select equipment appropriate to the task and... > ACSIS141
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Construct and use a range of representations, including graphs, keys and models... > ACSIS144
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and... > ACSIS145
- Year 8 > Science Inquiry Skills > Questioning and Predicting > Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and... > ACSIS139
- Year 8 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy appears in different forms including movement (kinetic energy), heat and... > ACSSU155
- Year 8 > Science as a Human Endeavour > Nature and development of science > Scientific knowledge has changed people's understanding of the world and is... > ACSHE134
- Year 8 > Science as a Human Endeavour > Use and influence of science > People use science understanding and skills in their occupations and these have... > ACSHE136
Publication Date: 21 April 2014
This video clip (1:37 mins) explains how ears hear sound. Included is a basic test relating hearing ability to age.
Type of Resources: Video/animation
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 9 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy transfer through different mediums can be explained using wave and... > ACSSU182
- Year 9 > Science as a Human Endeavour > Nature and development of science > Advances in scientific understanding often rely on technological advances and... > ACSHE158
Publication Date: 09 April 2014
This online resource is an instructional guide for building pan pipes made of drinking straws to demonstrate that different musical notes have different frequencies.
Type of Resources: Practical activity/investigation
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 9 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy transfer through different mediums can be explained using wave and... > ACSSU182
Publication Date: 09 April 2014
This online resource is an enhanced slide show which explains how a battery turns chemical potential energy into light in a torch.
Type of Resources: Video/animation
Australian Curriculum:
Publication Date: 09 April 2014
This online resource is a guide to building a basic electrical motor or generator.
The resource uses simple equipment and has a series of instructions with photos.
Type of Resources: Practical activity/investigation
Australian Curriculum:
Publication Date: 07 April 2014
This simple interactive activity examines convection and conduction by demonstrating how a smith works with iron.
Type of Resources: Interactive/Simulation
Australian Curriculum:
Publication Date: 07 April 2014
This interactive simulation encourages students to use simple machines to move energy from its source to perform simple functions such as walking the dog.
Type of Resources: Interactive/Simulation
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 7 > Science Inquiry Skills > Questioning and Predicting > Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and... > ACSIS124
- Year 7 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces, including Earth's... > ACSSU117
- Year 8 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy appears in different forms including movement (kinetic energy), heat and... > ACSSU155