Teaching & Learning Resource Pilot
Name That Thing
ABC - eXperiMentals (10 Jun 2010) National Curriculum: Year 7 Subjects: Science
The presenters Bernie and Ruben display a number of phenomena such as an ice cube in a beaker of oil and water and ask their panel of experts (Einstein, Pythagoras and The Thinker)to identify what they have seen.
Format: Video
Segment run time: 7min
Last reviewed: 10/06/2010
Year level: Year 7
Relevance:
Curriculum strands
Compare observations with predictions. [S6SIS7]; Changes to paper caused by heat can reveal fingerprints. [S6SU4]; Physical properties of matter and how they can be used to separate substances. [S7SU9]
Assumed prior learning
Properties of liquids, familiarity with the states of water, some familiarity with solubility and mixtures.
Suggestions for using this resource
- to develop students (Year 6) skills in comparing observations and data to predictions, in sharing ideas and in discussing possible explanations. (Students do the experiment and then watch the video).
- with Year 7 students to develop an understanding of the properties of mixtures such as solutions and suspensions and to develop their skill in distinguishing between them.
Related resources
Science Squad/Questacon/activities/oil and water
http://sciencesquad.questacon.edu.au/activities/oil_water.html
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