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experiMENTALS: Magic rocking candle

Learning objects experiMENTALS: Magic rocking candle

TLF ID M016610

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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Educational value
  • This resource addresses science inquiry skills and contains first-hand activities that are based understandings related to the physical sciences for year 7 following the Australian Curriculum. This activity could also be used to discuss the states of matter in combustion in a wax candle, i.e. understanding from chemical sciences in the Australian Curriculum (year 5,6 and 8).
Year level

3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8

Topics Safety Reciprocal actions Machinery States of matter Phase transformations Ethics Data analysis Properties of matter Data representation Gravity Gases Solids (Matter) Liquids Experiments Corrosion Evidence Paper crafts Solubility Evaluation Scientific control Independence (Experiments) Modelling
Learning area
  • Science
  • Technologies

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Contributors
  • Author
  • Name: ABC - eXperiMentals
  • Organization: ABC - eXperiMentals
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: ABC - eXperiMentals
  • Organization: ABC - eXperiMentals
  • Description: author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Data contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Description: Publisher
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • © 2013 Australian Broadcasting Corporation.