Science Talk 2007: Ruben Meerman
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Find out what happens when the ABC's Surfing scientist, Ruben Meerman visits Year 3 at Crown Street Public School with some liquid nitrogen! Ruben shows the Year 3 students what happens to solids and gases when they are cooled and warmed and relates this to real-world phenomena. Ruben also shows the kids some tricks with everyday items such as a potato and straw.
© State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Training, 2013.
NSW syllabus outcomes
(ST2-6MW-S) describes how adding or removing heat causes a change of state
(ST3-6MW-S) explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials
(ST3-7MW-T) explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes
Australian curriculum content descriptions
(ACSSU046) A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat
(ACSSU076) Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance
(ACSSU077) Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways
(ACSSU095) Changes to materials can be reversible, such as melting, freezing, evaporating; or irreversible, such as burning and rusting
More information
- Resource type:
- Interactive Resource
- ScOT topics:
- Scientists, Experiments, Liquids, Nitrogen, Gases
- File type:
- text/html
- Language/s:
- en-AU
- Author:
- State of NSW, Department of Education
- Publisher:
- State of NSW, Department of Education
- Date created:
- Monday, 20 October 2008
Resource ID: 1afa99e9-c245-403b-a775-75b3870cb3eb