This is a powerpoint, youtube clip and worksheet that explains to students how to set up a fair test to investigate coral bleaching. Students will take two marine shells, weigh each shell then place one shell in a bowl of tap water and the other shell in a bowl of vinegar. Over the next week the students make observations and record the changes to each shell. There is also a worksheet to accompany this powerpoint. The worksheet is called ‘Investigating Coral Bleaching student worksheet’ . The students will make their own conclusions about the effect of Carbon Emissions on our coral reef ecosystems. The worksheet can be adjusted so that the investigation runs over a sorter period eg, one week.

Students will investigate the following question ‘How much soil is blown away when we use a straw to blow consistently on a landscape for 20 seconds?’ Students will take two containers and using a spoon fill each container to the top with soil from the garden. Then leave one container ‘dry’ and use a spray bottle to ‘dampen’ the soil in the second container so that it is moist. Students will weigh the dry soil and record the weight. To conduct the investigation one student places the dry container at the end of an A3 piece of paper and sets the timer to 20 seconds. The student places the tip of the straw at one end of the container and blows across the soil landscape for 20 seconds. They are modelling the effect of a strong wind. The student weighs the container a second time (after blowing) and records the weight Now repeat for the second (moist) container. The powerpoint explains how to conduct this activity and includes review questions.

This resource includes a powerpoint presentation to guide students as they investigate water with their fives senses. Some of the activities include shining a torch onto the cup of water and dropping a marble into the cup of water. Included is a worksheet for the students to record their findings about water.

For this investigation you will need to collect a very small amount of beach sand from your closest beach. Place some beach sand in very shallow trays. The students will be making a ‘sticky tape’ slide and then observe their slide under a microscope or magnifiers. There are ten slides in this resource which will guide the students into understand the components of beach sand and how it contains carbonate and no carbonate materials. The highlight is using drops of vinegar into a sample of beach sand and making observations to see if there is a reaction.

This product is a 7 slide presentation about owl pellets and how they are formed. It guides students to design and construct a small animal using Lego that could be a food source for an owl such as a rodent, frog, cricket, spider, moth, centipede. Students must build their animal and then create instructions by setting out the drawings of the Lego pieces on 1cm grid paper. You can also take a photo of their completed Lego animal to assist them with remembering how to build it. It conclude the lesson the students pull apart their Lego animal and pack it into a zip lock bag along with their instructions. In the follow up lesson the students swap their packages with another team and using the instructions and with help from the photos, try to build the animal.

This is a design activity with the final goal making a set of shoes made from a variety of everyday materials. The students will test the following materials in this investigation. wood plastic sponge fabric cardboard There are 4 tests for the students to conduct. Investigation 1 - Heating and cooling Test each material by holding it against different surfaces for 1 minute and recording findings in a table. Investigation 2 -Friction Rub the material against different surfaces such as carpet, grass and paving for 1 minute to see if there is an effect on the material. Investigation 3 - Force Set a timer for 1 minute while standing on the material. Describe the material after standing on it. Investigation 4 - Water Immerse the material in water for 1 minute and recording findings in a table. To conclude the investigation the students share their findings and decide on the best materials to use to make their set of shoes.

As a whole class the students made playdough. I found this to be the best recipe as it did not require cooking. Ingredients · 2 cups plain flour · 2 tablespoons vegetable oil · 1/2 cup salt · 2 tablespoons cream of tartar · 1 and a half cups boiling water (adding it slowly until it feels just right) · food colouring (optional) · few drops glycerine (secret ingredient for stretch and shine!) Method Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl. Slowly add boiling water into the dry ingredients. Stir continuously until it becomes a sticky, combined dough. Add the glycerine. Allow it to cool down then take it out of the bowl and knead it vigorously for a couple of minutes until all of the stickiness has gone. This is the most important part of the process, so keep at it until it’s the perfect consistency. If it remains a little sticky then add a touch more flour until just right. Before the students were given their blob of playdough, we conducted a class brainstorm about all the ways we could manipulate it. These were recorded in our Class Science Journal eg, press, pinch, squeeze, roll, flatten etc. Then the students were given time to get creative. Once the students had completed their model they were asked to use the words on the worksheet to describe how they formed and molded the dough. This is where the worksheet comes in handy as the students had a visual copy of the words. Students who struggle with literacy and to write a full sentence were encouraged to circle the words that they used to create their model.

This resource is a powerpoint to teach students about the different ways that fish move and what their bodies are covered in. Teachers could use this tool in several ways as a factual text with each student choosing one species and conducting their own research about their chosen fish. drawing a detailed picture of the fish with annotations. teachers could get their students to draw a table in their Science Journals and use the information in the slides to classify different feature for each fish eg how is the body covered, how does it move, where is it found (in rock pools or deep ocean) etc.

For this investigation each team of students will need a small container of sea shells. a piece of coloured card A3 size. textas There are three slides in this resource Title slide Suitable to for Years 1-3 students. The students complete several sorting and classifying activities. They arrange their shells onto their A3 coloured card then use the words on the powerpoint to label their collection. Slide suitable for Years 4-6. For this activity the students have a few more challenging tasks. To conclude this activity the students can take a photo of their display with their iPads and upload to their digital online learning platform - eg Seesaw, Google Classroom, Freshgrade.

Delight your students with this chemical and physical changes quiz. Students can work in teams or individually to answer 10 quiz questions. The questions are presented on slides with images. Here is the answer key Perfume evaporating on your skin - physical. Butter melting - physical. Digesting food - chemical. Burning fuel in a lawnmower - this one is NOT a physical change. burn (combustion) - chemical, crumble - physical, melt - physical, rust - chemical, crush - physical, freeze - physical, grind - physical, rot - chemical Fogging a mirror with your breath - physical. Mending a broken bone - chemical. Paper ripping - physical. Glass cracking when placed in cold water - physical. Slicing potatoes to cook fries - physical

The students were given the following materials to complete this investigation a ruler a large foldback clip with the steel pin removed - this is the fulcrum several objects -small blocks, erasers, sharpeners etc easily sourced around the classroom. Plus a few heavier objects for investigation 3. Investigation 1 - First class lever The students set up their equipment to balance two objects Investigation 2 - Second class lever The students set up their equipment with the fulcrum at one end of the ruler and then balance two objects. Investigation 3 - Third class lever The students set up their equipment to lift a load. In their Science Journal the students choose two of the investigation and draw a diagram including these labels - fulcrum, object and ruler.

This resource is a powerpoint to teach students about fish adaptations and how fish survive in their habitat. Teachers could use this tool in several ways As a factual text with each student choosing one species and conducting their further research about the adaptations of their chosen fish. Drawing a detailed picture of the fish with annotations to explain the adaptations. Teachers could get their students to draw a table in their Science Journals and use the information in the slides to classify different features for each fish eg how is the body covered, how does it move, where is it found (in rock pools or deep ocean), how it finds it’s food etc

This is a set of PowerPoint slide to guide your students to investigate viscosity. Each team will need the following materials one polystyrene cup with a hole in it a small container of vegetable oil a small container of honey a small container of water. Newspaper to collect the mess timers The students will take turn to pour each liquid into the cup and time how long it takes for the liquid to exit the cup.

To conduct this investigation with your class you will need two varieties of fish scales from two different species. This is so the students can compare two of the four main types of fish scale. You can remove my images of herring and perch and replace with fish species that suit the ocean or waterways where you live. The students will conduct their investigation and record their findings by drawing a detailed picture of their fish scale and identifying important features such as •shape, •thickness •colour •size After careful observation of their fish scale under a microscope the students should be able to compare their scale to the diagrams on the powerpoint and be able to identify if the scale is placoid, ganoid, ctenoid or cycloid.

To use this resource firstly print off slides 2- 12. There are 10 stations. You will need to provide the materials at each station for the students complete the investigations. Here is what you need to prepare Slide 2 Iron filings and sand - in a tray add sand and a few spoons of iron filings. Students use a magnet to collect the iron filings. Slide 3 Fizzing tablet and water - glass of water and a fizzing tablet such as Aspro Clear. Slide 4 Inflate a balloon with vinegar - bottle, measuring cups, funnels, balloon, vinegar, bicarb soda. Slide 5 Glowsticks - 2 glow sticks, 2 large beakers, 2 thermometers, 2 pieces of black card, icy cold water from the fridge, hot water from a kettle. Slide 5 Burning candle - candle, large glass jar, matches. Slide 6 Autumn leaves - a tray of autumn leaves, crayons, lithograph paper Slide 7 Melting ice investigation - 2 petri dishes, ice cubes, salt, measuring spoons. Slide 8 Milk and lemon juice - lemon juice, pipette, milk, glass beaker. Slide 9 Investigating nails - 2 trays of nails (rusted and not rusted). Slide 10 Plasticine - various colours of plasticine. Slide 11 Chalk - various colours of chalk, paper Print the recording sheet on Slide 12. Allocate the students to the different stations and allow them to complete the investigation and record their findings on the worksheet. Gather students together to share findings. If you have time rotate students to another station. Gather students together and conclude by sharing the Conclusions on the PowerPoint.

This is a powerpoint to guide students in an investigation on melting 4 different materials such as a small piece of cheese small piece of butter 4 choc buttons a metal bolt The powerpoint slides include the components of ‘fair testing’, developing an investigation question, a list of materials, how to set up the investigation and a slide of review questions

This is an interactive investigation where the students are taken to a bushland setting in Perth Western Australia or have access to a bushland area on their school site. The students use the worksheet to guide their investigation about the Noongar season of Birak which occurs in December/January. There are several Noongar Six Season posters that can be purchased or found online. I purchased mine from SERCUL in Beckenham. Follow this link to my website for some detailed information about Birak. https://thescienceworkshop.weebly.com/birak.html

Part One Commence the lesson sharing the story of the ‘little house with no doors or windows but with a star inside’. If you Google the story you will find plenty of versions on the internet. Part Two In this investigation each student is given one half of an apple and a ruler. The students complete the following tasks about the apple Label your drawing with these words leaf stem core flesh skin seed My apple has _____________ seeds. My apple is __________ high. My apple is ____________wide. Write two sentences describing your apple. Part Three Investigation - What can you put on an apple to stop it from turning brown? Students conduct their own investigation with an apple to see which liquid is best at preventing it from turning brown.

This is a powerpoint to guide students to conduct their own research about a volcano. The students can create their own powerpoint or Keynote and use the information on the slides to guide their research. The information on the slides include Volcano name and location Which country and continent is volcano? Type of volcano and number of eruptions over the past 500 years. Closest city and population Distance closest city is from volcano and date of last eruption

This Science investigation tests how powerful the sun is at drying out a piece of wet paper towel. Students set up two investigations to compare sunlight and shade. Students record how many minutes it takes for the paper towel to dry. There is a powerpoint to accompany this activity with a slide of review questions - Sunlight and shade questions.