Finding engaging and relevant resources for the science classroom is not as easy as it would seem. This presentation explores some of the resources that are both relevant and engaging for students from grade 5 to 10. It will include a discussion of some apps for iPads.
2. Introduction
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Isobel Williams
Currently teacher librarian and
year 7 Science teacher at Ogilvie
High School in Hobart
isobel.williams@education.tas.gov.au
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3. Australian Curriculum - Science
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Science Understanding
Science as a Human Endeavour
Science Inquiry Skills
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Science Understanding
Biological sciences
Chemical sciences
Earth and space sciences
Physical sciences
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Science as a Human Endeavour
Nature and development of science
Use and influence of science
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Science Inquiry Skills
Questioning and predicting
Planning and conducting
Processing and analysing data and information
Evaluating
Communicating
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7. Science Understandings
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Biological Sciences - year 5 - 10
Features and adaptations to survive in their environment
The growth and survival affected by the physical conditions
Classification helps organise this diversity
Food chains and food webs
Cells are the basic units of living things
Multi-cellular organisms contain systems of organs
Multi-cellular organisms rely on coordinated and
interdependent internal systems
Energy flow through ecosystems
DNA and genes
The theory of evolution by natural selection
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8. Science Understandings
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Chemical Sciences Year 5 - 10
Solids, liquids and gases
Physical and chemical change
Separating mixtures
motion and arrangement of particles
Differences between elements, compounds and mixtures
reactions form new substances
All matter is made of atoms
natural radioactivity
mass is not created or destroyed
Chemical reactions involve energy transfer
The Periodic Table
Different types of chemical reactions
Different rates of reaction
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9. Science Understandings
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Earth and space sciences - year 5 - 10
The Earth is part of the solar system
Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect
Earth’s surface
Seasons and eclipses
Renewable and non-renewable resources
Water cycle
Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks
The theory of plate tectonics
galaxies, stars and solar systems
The Big Bang theory
Global systems and cycles involving the biosphere, lithosphere,
hydrosphere and atmosphere
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10. Science Understandings
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Physical Sciences - year 5 - 10
Light can be absorbed, reflected and refracted
Electrical circuits
Energy can be used to generate electricity
Forces
Earth’s gravity
Energy appears in different forms
Energy transfer can be explained using wave and particle
models
Energy conservation in a system
The motion of objects
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11. Science as a Human Endeavour
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Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and
using evidence
Important contributions have been made by people from a
range of cultures
Scientific knowledge changes as new evidence becomes
available
Science knowledge can develop through collaboration
Scientific understanding are refined over time through a
process of review
Science and technology are linked
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12. Science as a Human Endeavour
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Science is used to solve problems
Scientific knowledge is used to inform decisions
Science and technology find solutions to contemporary issues
Science involves ethical considerations
Science influences human activity
People use science in their occupations
People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate decisions
Advances in science and technology significantly affect
people’s lives
The values and needs of contemporary society focus scientific
research
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13. Science Inquiry Skills
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Questioning and predicting
Pose questions
Identify questions
Formulate questions
Planning and conducting
Planning and conducting
Plan with guidance, understand simple fair tests, collect data
Collaboratively and individually plan, change variables, be
ethical, be safe, collect data accurately
Plan, select and use appropriate investigation methods, be
safe, be ethical, collect reliable data
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14. Science Inquiry Skills
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Processing and analysing data and information
Organise and compare data
Analyse patterns and summarise data, draw conclusions
Analyse patterns, look for relationships, draw conclusions consistent
with evidence
Evaluating
Suggest improvements
Evaluate quality of data collected
Identify uncertainty, suggest specific improvements, valididty
Communicating
Communicate
Communicate in scientific language
Construct evidence based arguments using scientific language
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16. Geography vs Science
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Geography
Renewable, non-renewable resources – year 7
Water – year 7
Folding, faulting and volcanoes - year 8
Rock type and landforms – year 8
Science
Renewable and non-renewable resources - year 7
Water cycle – year 7
Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks – year 8
The theory of plate tectonics – year 9
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17. What I look for
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Covers aspects of the curriculum
Has potential to demonstrate some aspect that is
harder to show in the classroom/lab
Is more than a point and shoot game
Is at the appropriate level for students
Has some degree of interactivity – student not a
passive receiver
Ideas
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31. Atlas of living Australia
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32. Science Inquiry Skills
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Questioning and predicting
Planning and conducting
Processing and analysing data and information
Evaluating
Communicating
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35. iPad
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Educational objectives
Critical thinking skills
Some control over level of difficulty
Clear and simple instructions
Assess progress
Value for money
Does not allow access to external providers
Does not require in-app purchases to work
Does not ask for personal data
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36. Some iPad ideas – mostly free
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Monster Physics
Shout Science
Food Webs
Khan Academy
goReact
Hudson alpha icell
Rube Works
Kids discover – Cells $
Science 360 for iPad
Cells (school)
Chemist
Journey of invention (15
Go SkyWatch
object free then $)
Energy Island
NASA science
Aero!
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37. Post-webinar information
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