Science
Students learn best if they:
Websites:
creative-chemistry.org.uk
double helix
asta
stansw
fizzicseducation.com.au
ABC Sleek Geeks
CSIRO
moodle units
www.stannsw.asn.au
$60.00 to join but worth it - gives membership to www.asta.edu.au
volcanoes
- learn by doing
- think and act like real scientists
Websites:
creative-chemistry.org.uk
double helix
asta
stansw
fizzicseducation.com.au
ABC Sleek Geeks
CSIRO
moodle units
www.stannsw.asn.au
$60.00 to join but worth it - gives membership to www.asta.edu.au
volcanoes
Scientists look carefully at patterns in nature and try to understand their origins. These patterns reflect underlying laws of nature. There are lots of patterns and regularity in nature.
There's a really good experiment called "dancing currants", it's excellent for predicting & writing up, and safe for kids to do! Essentially you put water and vinegar into a tall jar, add a handful of currants (they'll sink) add bicarbonate soda & bubbles form, attaching themselves to the currants, they float to the top then sink when the bubbles pop. They love it!!
An easy one involves predicting how many drops of water you can fit on a coin. Balloon rockets are good too, can predict distance travelled before and see who's rocket is fastest/travels furthest…just google it!
Check out an app called ScienceBreak, it has been designed with experiments and also videos inside the app that are extremely easy to follow.
There are some good ideas here:http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/lessonplans/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
All you need is here! We just did a science based Inquiry and this was a fabulous resource. Also refer to Hands On Science website - brilliant!
Check out spangler science and sickscience on youtube. Idid his science last term and the kids LOVED it.
Exploding coke is always a hit. You take a bottle of coke, and drop a mentos in it. It basically erupts. A good idea for outside and make sure the kids stand back. One teacher got the kids to stand on their verandah while she went down and put the mentos in. Apparently the looks on the students faces were priceless.
Check out science Bob. I've used a few off there for our lunch time science club.
Oobleck, balloons and yeast to blow it up, create fizwhiz.
Cool Australia - http://www.coolaustralia.org/curriculum-materials/
There's a really good experiment called "dancing currants", it's excellent for predicting & writing up, and safe for kids to do! Essentially you put water and vinegar into a tall jar, add a handful of currants (they'll sink) add bicarbonate soda & bubbles form, attaching themselves to the currants, they float to the top then sink when the bubbles pop. They love it!!
An easy one involves predicting how many drops of water you can fit on a coin. Balloon rockets are good too, can predict distance travelled before and see who's rocket is fastest/travels furthest…just google it!
Check out an app called ScienceBreak, it has been designed with experiments and also videos inside the app that are extremely easy to follow.
There are some good ideas here:http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/lessonplans/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
All you need is here! We just did a science based Inquiry and this was a fabulous resource. Also refer to Hands On Science website - brilliant!
Check out spangler science and sickscience on youtube. Idid his science last term and the kids LOVED it.
Exploding coke is always a hit. You take a bottle of coke, and drop a mentos in it. It basically erupts. A good idea for outside and make sure the kids stand back. One teacher got the kids to stand on their verandah while she went down and put the mentos in. Apparently the looks on the students faces were priceless.
Check out science Bob. I've used a few off there for our lunch time science club.
Oobleck, balloons and yeast to blow it up, create fizwhiz.
Cool Australia - http://www.coolaustralia.org/curriculum-materials/