This unit covers the Chemical Sciences portion of the Australian Curriculum for year 2. Through a series of presentations, hands-on activiti...
In this lesson, students will learn about the people who put all these materials together.
This lesson will have students will find examples of materials they discussed in the previous lesson.
Students are asked to reflect on the importance of recycling through either writing or drawing. This worksheet was designed to be used with...
This teacher sheet outline the instructions for a recycling activity where students turn scrap paper into beautiful, handmade paper bookmark...
During this presentation, students explore the environmental impacts that come from material choices, and the importance of choosing materia...
In this presentation, student learn about the different careers that are built around using materials to solve design problems, namely inven...
In this presentation, students learn why designers and engineers often mix materials. Like a superhero team, a mix of materials allows the s...
Students set off around the classroom or playground in search of examples of each category of material. This worksheet can be done as a comp...
This presentation helps students turn their attention to the built world around them to recognise the materials, and combinations of materia...
This first presentation is designed as refresher to some of the content that students should have learned at a foundation level. Students le...
This is an interesting demosntration of the hydrophobic nature of oil, but for younger students, it just looks like an amazing magic trick....
The traditional demonstration of liquids and density. Use this colourful experiment to illustrate how liquids of different densities laye...
An interesting investigation that demonstrates the changes that can happen to a familiar object during a chemical reaction.This is an experi...
An investigation of a non-Newtonian fluid, sometimes called Ooblek. This is a fun experiment for kids to play with and get messy.
An experiment that demonstrates the behaviour of liquids with different densities. Use this colourful experiment to illustrate how liquid...
A simple baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction inflates a balloon. Students learn that chemical reaction can produce a gas.
This set of clothing flashcards has been created to support studies on the weather in the early years and lower primary. Students can create...
Students will look at the various materials that everyday objects such as toys and clothes are made from, discussing why that choice in mate...
This resource consists of 5 pages, each detailing the value of invertebrates and the important role they play in our environment.
This resource provides labelled features and examples of various types of invertebrates including: insects, molluscs, myriapods, arachnids,...
