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      Listed under:  Science  >  Scientific inquiry  >  Experiments  >  Scientific control
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      Stomp Rocket Design Challenge

      • TLF-IDA002082

      This resource provides a scaffold for students to complete a design challenge. The design challenge requires students to create a stomp rocket that can travel to a chosen planet in the solar system. The design challenge can also be used to investigate forces and energy. It can be delivered over a number of lessons, or it ...

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      Industrial design challenge – separating materials lesson

      • TLF-IDA002725

      is lesson provides a great introduction to the idea of separating mixtures and enables students to consider separation as a process that operates on macroscopic levels. Students also learn about waste management and recycling processes in Australia. The lesson provides students with an opportunity to engage in hands-on ...

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      experiMENTALS: Magic rocking candle

      • TLF-IDM016610

      This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of burning both ends of a balancing candle. This activity is most likely to be done as a teacher demonstration for safety and classroom management reasons, particularly at primary school level.

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      experiMENTALS: Bubble 07 diversion grenades

      • TLF-IDM016544

      This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of carrying out a chemical reaction between bicarbonate of soda and vinegar.

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      experiMENTALS: Spooky slime

      • TLF-IDM016699

      This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of making spooky slime with cornflour to produce a substance that is a little like a liquid and a little like a solid.

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      Sites2See: Insects and Spiders

      • TLF-IDM016738

      This page links to a range of materials from the Australian Museums' Bugwise program, with additional materials and activities, including a resource about invertebrates in freshwater.

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      experiMENTALS: Levitating balloon

      • TLF-IDM016651

      This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of levitating a balloon.

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      DIY Lava Lamp

      • TLF-IDM016475

      This resource contains lessons plans containing instructions and teachers' notes for an activity based on a chemical reaction that occurs when a soluble aspirin tablet dissolves and the fact that oil and water do not mix are used to create a model of a lava lamp. Students have fun while they learn about density of fluids. ...

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      Fair test

      • TLF-IDL540

      Run experiments in a plant research laboratory. Investigate the effects of different variables on the growth of lettuces, peas and tomatoes. Research the answers to questions about how to achieve optimum hydroponic growth conditions. Examine the effect of key variables on growth: nitrogen, temperature, light intensity and ...

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      Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Fountain of fizz

      • TLF-IDM015520

      Have you ever wondered how many bubbles there are in a bottle of soft drink? What if they all shot out the bottle at the same time in a fountain of fizz! Watch as Ruben Meerman, the Surfing Scientist explores where bubbles come from and how they form, with spectacular results!

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      Let's make slime!

      • TLF-IDM025327

      This resource explains how to make slime using cornflour to produce something called a non-Newtonian fluid. A non-Newtonian fluid is a substance which has properties of a liquid and a solid. This means it can flow like a liquid, but also can have a set shape. It all depends on the amount of force you apply to it. In this ...

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      Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Properties and behaviour of gases

      • TLF-IDM015797

      All substances are made up of tiny particles. A change in temperature can change the way these particles behave. Watch as the Surfing Scientist demonstrates how a gas behaves when it is heated. Find out whether the balloon gets sucked or pushed into the bottle!

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      Mirrors Simulation (sk-Intel)

      • TLF-IDM016413

      Students explore the reflection of light by plane mirrors and operate a simple periscope using ray diagrams.

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      experiMENTALS: Trumpet straw

      • TLF-IDM016294

      This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of making a straw that can produce vibrations when blown through.

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      experiMENTALS: Keys on a shoelace

      • TLF-IDM016617

      This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students to show that keys on a shoelace can do some unexpected things.

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      experiMENTALS: Bouncing balls

      • TLF-IDM016763

      This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students to observe what happens when two different sized balls are dropped independently or in vertical contact. The simple explanation relates to transfer of energy.

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      Seahorses

      • TLF-IDM016644

      This six and a half minute video segment from Catalyst shows one of the most beautiful and bizarre creatures under the sea, the seahorse. Their highly unusual reproduction has not been sufficient to overcome the impacts of habitat destruction and human predation.

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      DIY pH Indicator

      • TLF-IDM016663

      This resource contains lessons plans containing instructions and teachers 'notes for an activity based on the natural pH indicator present in red cabbage leaves. It can be extracted following these explicit and clear directions included for this activity. This indicator solution changes colour from purple to bright pink ...

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      Cool colour

      • TLF-IDM016673

      This is a lesson plan, complete with instructions, materials list, worksheets and photographs of the expected results from the ABC's surfing scientist. The students are encouraged to participate in a first-hand science activity using sugar and colour-coated chocolate lollies.

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      iPlan

      • TLF-IDM016719

      This resource contains ten IWB flipcharts as well as Flash alternative exercises and models how to plan a scientific investigation, choose the right equipment and follow safe working practices.

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