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    Preparing Slides of Plant Cells

    • TLF-IDM016745

    Students use this resource consisting of six slides with diagrams, written explanation and voice-over to understand how to prepare a slide of onion cells. There is a two-question quiz and a summary slide.

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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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    Series circuits

    • TLF-IDM025328

    In this resource, students will use a simulation to build a series circuit with batteries, light bulbs, resistors, and switches. From their experimentation, students will understand how different components affect the circuit, and explore the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.

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    Stopping Distances: animation

    • TLF-IDM016344

    Students use this resource consisting of a webpage in which students can vary either the vehicle (car or truck) and the road surface (dry, wet, icy) to explore the effect on stopping distance. This could be used as an introduction to friction.

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    Plotting a Magnetic Field

    • TLF-IDM016553

    Students use this resource consisting of seven slides with diagrams, written explanation and voice-over to understand how to plot the magnetic field around a bar magnet using a plotting compass. There is a two-question quiz and a summary slide.

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    Rate of Photosynthesis

    • TLF-IDM016748

    Students use this resource consisting of eight slides with diagrams, written explanation and voice-over to understand how to measure the rate of photosynthesis and understand what factors affect it. A detailed method is suggested for measuring the effect of varying levels of light. There is a two-question quiz and a summary slide.

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    Using a Microscope

    • TLF-IDM016384

    Students use this resource consisting of ten slides with diagrams, written explanation and voice-over to understand how to use a microscope correctly. There is a two-question quiz and a summary slide.

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    experiMENTALS: Relightable candle

    • TLF-IDM016389

    This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of relighting a candle. This activity is most likely to be done as a teacher demonstration for safety and classroom management reasons, particularly at primary school level. Do this experiment to learn how a candle ...

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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: 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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    Invictus Games Sydney 2018 – Science – Stage 5

    • TLF-IDM024964

    Modern prosthetics are developed to offer comfort and practicality in a range of complex environments. This Stage 5 unit, The science and technology of prosthetics and the physics of movement, explores a number of technological advances in the field of prosthetics including material strength, sensors and actuators and osseointegration. ...

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    Syllabus bites: Electricity

    • TLF-IDM015290

    This resource is designed to support science teachers in addressing concepts in electricity in the BOS NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum in Science - Stage 3. Making decisions about the use of electricity is approached from an understanding of circuits, sources and sustainability.

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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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    Experiments that compare Inhaled Air and Exhaled Air

    • TLF-IDM016375

    Students use this resource consisting of seven slides with diagrams, written explanation and voice-over to understand the procedures to compare carbon dioxide levels of inhaled and exhaled air and to detect presence of water vapour in exhaled air. It relates the change in exhaled air to respiration. There is a two-question ...

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    Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    • TLF-IDM016761

    Students use this resource consisting of five slides with diagrams, written explanation and voice-over to understand how a fuse protects a circuit and learn some uses of resettable circuit breakers. There is a two-question quiz and a summary slide.

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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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    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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    Using a Quadrat

    • TLF-IDM016167

    Students use this resource consisting of eight slides with diagrams, written explanation and voice-over to understand how to use a quadrat to estimate a plant population size. There is a two-question quiz and a summary slide.

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    Environmental and Zoo Education Centres – primary school resources

    • TLF-IDM025725

    A collection of digital resources for primary school teachers and students to support teaching and learning from home, with a particular focus on geography, science and history. The resources were developed by Department of Education teachers from 25 Environmental and Zoo Education Centres in NSW and include Google Sites, ...

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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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