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T1 Even: Desert Survivors (adaptation)
T1 Even: Desert Survivors (adaptation)
Term 1 desert_survivors_comp.pdf
Desert Survivors - Week 1Week 1: Video to get students thinking about the Aust. desert environment:
Wk1: Explains how non-Aust. animals and plants adapt:
Week 2: Thorough explanations of structural adaptions and how animals adapt to their environment.
From West Australian Zoo. Also discusses plant adaptations, but not desert plants (6.30 - 9.00).
Week 3: Slideshow, central Australian desert. Use as discussion starter on plants:
Desert survivors.m4vWeek 3: slideshow,how desert plants and animals adapt (U.S accent but good information):
Desert blooms after rain:
ABC Education:
How plants survive in different places.
Demonstrating learning (from 2016):
Demonstrating learning (from 2016):
Week 4: Sample Bagging leaves:
Bagging Leaves Science experiment - Ashlyn GangeTerm 1 Writing Unit – Desert Survivors - Harrison Bowen & Adam Faithfull
The Bandy Bandy snake
Graphing our results -soaking clothsWeek 5: Soaking clothes graphing
Student animations:
Teacher resources:
Teacher resources:
The Desert Survivor website is curated content (for student research for the writing task:
Copy of CamouflageSoaking clothsBagging leavesBagging leaves annotated diagramDesert Survivors classroom tasksT2 Even: Essential energy (PC) & Electrical circuits – It's Electricity! (inqisitive)
T2 Even: Essential energy (PC) & Electrical circuits – It's Electricity! (inqisitive)
Build up to six energy chains that make electricity. Select from different energy sources and choose energy converters to match.https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L2354/index.html (it can take quite along time to load so get students to research energy while it loads in the background).
Energy sources QR worksheet.pdf
Electrical circuits
Electrical circuits
Electricity - circuits presentationCircuits Group challenges 2018
How does electricity get to my house?A good interactive.
Some useful websites:
What do we know about electricity?
What is energy?
Transforming energy
https://www.ausgrid.com.au/microsites/hse/interactive/lesson-1/page-1.html
Electricity generation and transmission
Transportation of electricity
Exploring electrical circuits
https://www.ausgrid.com.au/microsites/hse/interactive/lesson-3/page-1.html
Electrical SAFETY: https://www.ausgrid.com.au/microsites/hse/interactive/lesson-2/page-1.html
MPPS has 10 solar kits (in the science store) for students to experiment with creating circuits using small photovoltaic cells and light.
T3 Even: Natural Disasters
T3 Even: Natural Disasters
Inquisitive: Sudden and Extreme Changes to Earth’s Surface
Inquisitive: Sudden and Extreme Changes to Earth’s Surface
Behind the MakeCode Hardware - Accelerometer on micro:bit
The above website provides a map and information on recent earthquakes around the world. Below website provides information on how earthquakes are monitored and measured in Australia.
UNICEF Students (9+) play a simulation in an attempt to minimise a natural disasters.
T4 Even: Solids Liquids Gases
T4 Even: Solids Liquids Gases
Stage 3, Even Years
A unit for Years 5 & 6:
A British website with useful material for teachers and students: Short animated video clips illustrating the different states of matter
Changing states of matter, Chem4Kids.
Atoms and molecules:
Mythbu: cornflour experiment:
Supercooled Water, 2015 Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize:
Liquid steel:
Two experiments:
1. Turns water into ice, steam
2. Gas, balloon bottle
Is CO2 heavier than air?
Compressing gases:
Car Air Bags:
Fire Extinguisher Gases:
Materials
Materials
National Geographic. From 3:15 suggests how to reduce plastic use and biodegradability.
Other possible videos and sites for individual research:
video: Water bottles - unnecessary waste
video: Why go straw-free? Website: https://www.strawnomore.org/
video: E-Waste – What happens to your old electronics?
video: Aluminium cycle 4 mins
video: Sorting Your Recycling
website: Ryde Council A-Z guide recycling
T1 Odd: Food and Fibre + Rising Salt
T1 Odd: Food and Fibre + Rising Salt
Term 1 Odd Year
Term 1 Odd Year
Links to all the good videos for this unit to assist with student research: https://sites.google.com/education.nsw.gov.au/45e56mwebsite2019/science
Developing Agricultural Technology using lessons from Space Exploration. They used the skills outlined in the design and production curriculum to develop a technology solution to grow food in new ways. Addresses food waste.
T1 Odd (alternate): Greenhouse STEM unit
T1 Odd (alternate): Greenhouse STEM unit
Term 1 stem-s3-biomimicry-sample-unit.pdf
T2 Odd: Forces and Energy
T2 Odd: Forces and Energy
Algodoo gives students the opportunity to play with physics. Use your own hands and simple drawing tools to design, construct and explore the world of physics.
Explore physics, build amazing inventions, design games or experiment with Algodoo in your science classes. Should be on all Stage 3 laptops, but can be added if needed.
Different Forms of Energy: a good educational video from BBC TV, but may miss some forms of energy.
Energy Transformation rotationsLight and energy resources_science
T3 Odd: Planets: Earth's Place in Space - apps and websites
T3 Odd: Planets: Earth's Place in Space - apps and websites
Planets iPad app :
Students learn to explore the planets in the solar system via the use of ICT. Use this app to explore the planets in more detail - rotate and magnify each of them to gain a greater understanding of their uniqueness. Ask students to select two planets to compare and contrast.
SkyView® app
A beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night.
iBook by Tracy Mulligan for upper primary.
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L696/index.html#
Celestia The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy.
Stellarium is a planetarium app that produces a realistic view of the sky, just as if you were looking up from your backyard, with the naked eye, binoculars. Stellarium can set your location to anywhere you like, and then display the sky with all of its stars, constellations, planets, comets, and satellites, just as if you were right there looking up.
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