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This product is a review of contact and non-contact forces. It could also be used for an assessment. Students identify the type of forceif the force shown is contact or non-contactwhere they see this force in their daily lives.

This powerpoint will guide your students to explore the 3 states of matter. Go through the slides with your students. When you get to the final slide students are instructed to rule up their workbooks into three sections with a label for each third - solid, liquid and gas. Prior to the lesson you will have set up the tables with a variety of materials for students to investigate. You will require the following samples - small jar of gravel, small jar of water, small jar of oil, an empty label

This is powerpoint explains how a 2 stroke engine operates. It explains the difference between a 2 stroke and a 4 stroke engine. There are definitions explaining the parts of a 2 stroke engine - spark plug, air filter, carburettor, crank shaft and piston.

This is a 15 slide powerpoint that takes students step by step through an investigation into lava viscosity. Students will work in teams to mix different viscosities of flour and water then pour their mixture onto a paper plate to investigate flow. This investigation leads into a discussion on how different volcanoes take their shape dependent on lava flow. The powerpoint concludes with a focus on the possibility of volcanic activity in Australia.

Venn diagramTo prepare the activity - Print and cut out the images. Place one of each image in a zip lock baggie or envelope. You should have a total of ten images for each team and also two hoops to create a Venn diagram (see your Physical Education department to borrow some hoops). Teams are to work collaboratively to sort the cards into reversible and irreversible changes and place them on the Venn diagram. Ensure that the students can differentiate between these two changes. When all

This is the first part of a series of lessons investigating pressure. The images in the powerpoint will generate class discussion. The concluding image sets a challenge for the students about what will happen when a cup with a hole in it is dropped from a height.

The students make their own Scribblebots in teams of three. The following websites provide details on how to make a Scribblebot. http://www.life.org.uk/blog/make-at-home-scribble-bots/ http://www.mdsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Scribble-Bots.pdf http://www.life.org.uk/blog/make-at-home-scribble-bots/ Once the students have completed their Scribblebot's conduct a brainstorm with the students and record their ideas on how they could test out their Scribblebot's performance. Give each team ve

This is the student planning sheet to accompany the 'Team Investigation' outlined in part two of the Pressure series. Students follow the PROE strategy - students Predict, give a Reason for their prediction, Observe and record their findings in a table and construct a diagram and Explain what happened using evidence from their investigation.

This is a lesson plan, powerpoint and an accompanying worksheet about water pressure. The first investigation is with the teacher demonstrating how water stops flowing out of a plastic cup that has holes in it when it is dropped from a height. In the second investigation the students conduct their own trial by allowing water to be released from a hole in the bottle one at a time and measuring how far the water comes out at. There is also a challenge activity for the students to discuss on youtub