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Forces and Motion

Forces and Motion: BasicsExplore the forces at work when pulling against a cart, and pushing a refrigerator, crate, or person. Create an applied force and see how it makes objects move. Change friction and see how it affects the motion of objects.

Balancing ActPlay with objects on a teeter totter to learn about balance. Test what you've learned by trying the Balance Challenge game.

It's a dragInvestigate the braking efficiency of cars and trucks. Test stopping distances under controlled conditions. Compare effects of vehicle type, tyres, road surface and weather conditions. Choose driving speed, then apply brakes and compare stopping distances. Answer questions about friction, tyres and driver fatigue. This learning object is one in a series of two learning objects.

Projectile MotionBlast a car out of a cannon, and challenge yourself to hit a target! Learn about projectile motion by firing various objects. Set parameters such as angle, initial speed, and mass. Explore vector representations, and add air resistance to investigate the factors that influence drag.

Energy Skate Park: BasicsLearn about conservation of energy with a skater gal! Explore different tracks and view the kinetic energy, potential energy and friction as she moves. Build your own tracks, ramps, and jumps for the skater.

Light & Energy: interactives and games

Light and reflection: using mirrors

Light Rays Game

Remember, light travels in straight lines and reflects off shiny surfaces like mirrors.

Click on an empty block to place a new mirror. Click on a mirror to change the direction and make the light travel around corners or through a hole.

The aim is to reflect the light and make the diamond.

Inquisitive code: 5830

Learning Goals

Determine what colour the person sees for various combinations of red, green, and blue light.
Describe the color of light that is able to pass through different coloured filters.

Energy efficient house:

Food chain and food web from a billabong habitat.

Who's for dinner?Look closely at a food chain and food web from a billabong habitat. Help animals to feed and survive. Play the role of a tadpole, fish or heron. Help the animal to grow and breed by feeding and avoiding predators. Notice that eating high-value food sources may increase an animal's risk of being attacked by predators.

What happens to the food we eat?

In digestionFollow the passage of food through the human body. Select foods and drinks and decide how to digest them. For example, choose to chew, to add saliva to the mouth or add gastric juices to the stomach. Watch how the body reacts to changes. Find out more about digestion along the way and answer questions.

Garden detective: Australian gardenSearch for small creatures in an Australian garden. Find animals such as a scorpion, a lacewing and a cicada. Have a close look at their body parts. Identify groups of creatures that have similar body features such as wings or number of legs. Return all the animals to their habitats. This content is also suitable for use on tablet devices (Android and iPad).

Plant Scan - ABC EducationShow an alien how much you know about plant life on Earth.

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