The “Catch a falling ruler” powerpoint explains to students how to conduct an investigation with a partner to explore their ‘reaction time’ when a 1 metre ruler is held at their eye level and then dropped. The student must grasp the ruler and record their results for 5 trials. This product also includes review questions to evaluate the investigation. There is a final slide to explain ‘reaction time’. The results could be graphed in a line graph.

For each pair of students make up a small tray containing the following - blob of plasticine piece of paper a marble a balloon rubber band The students test each material and then record their findings on the worksheet.

Assessing students prior knowledge and reflecting on what the students have learnt

An award card for team investigations. Teams are encouraged to work collaboratively and follow their team roles in order to receive this award.

Students common household utensils and collage materials to imitate beaks and food as well as eye droppers and cups to imitate nectar. Students investigate by using the utensils to pick up various objects in their tray. The eye dropper is to collect water and deposit it in the other cup for nectar. Students match each beak on the worksheet to a common household tool. Challenge the students to use google images to find a bird that has the same beak as on the worksheet. Conclude by sharing their findings.

The students collected ants in the school yard to bring back to class and observe more closely. Students were given this text on ants to read. The students then, completed a written task about the ants text in their science journals. They had to write about the body structure of an ant, their habitat and how ants protect themselves from predators.

This is a powerpoint of fungi images found in Perth Bushlands in Western Australia. It accompanied the IWB lesson on mushrooms from the Children's University of Manchester. Students were given several specimens of &'shop bought mushrooms&'; to draw and label.