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I am a Primary Science teacher in Perth Australia. I enjoy developing resources for my students that encourage hands on inquiry and investigation. I would like to see my students develop a life long passion for Science and to become active advocates at conserving and protecting the Earth's precious resources.

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I am a Primary Science teacher in Perth Australia. I enjoy developing resources for my students that encourage hands on inquiry and investigation. I would like to see my students develop a life long passion for Science and to become active advocates at conserving and protecting the Earth's precious resources.
Birds beaks investigation
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Birds beaks investigation

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Students common household utensils and collage materials to imitate beaks and food as well as eye droppers and cups to imitate nectar. Students investigate by using the utensils to pick up various objects in their tray. The eye dropper is to collect water and deposit it in the other cup for nectar. Students match each beak on the worksheet to a common household tool. Challenge the students to use google images to find a bird that has the same beak as on the worksheet. Conclude by sharing their findings.
Easy ink
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Easy ink

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This is a powerpoint to review a chromatography investigation. You would need to set up your own chromatography experiment with your students then use the slides to review and conclude the activity. There are several chromatograhy investigations to be browsed on the internet. One of my favourites is the chromatograhy dancer.
Decomposition investigation
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Decomposition investigation

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This powerpoint includes five slides to guide your student to set up a decomposition investigation in a small take away plastic container. each team of students will need a small piece of apple, paper, plastic and cloth. Once the student have covered their materials with soil or potting mix and secured the container they will construct a table in their Science book and write predictions for the materials.
Chemical and physical changes demonstrations
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Chemical and physical changes demonstrations

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This powerpoint guides your students to experience 4 different chemical and physical changes. The experiments that you will demonstrate are Melting chocolate Freaky hand Making butter Rainbow milk The resource includes a final slide for students to ansser questions and review the demonstrations.
Bread mould investigation
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Bread mould investigation

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Bread mould investigation powerpoint This is a powerpoint to guide your students at setting up a bread mould investigation. It includes the following slides what do you know about mould and what things effect mould growth procedure for setting up the investigation prediction variables developing the investigation question presenting results and reviewing the investigation. Bread Mould investigation worksheet - this can be found as a free resource on my shop Students were placed into teams of three and given a slice of bread to place into a zip lock bag. We then discussed the different locations around the school where they could leave their investigation for a week to encourage bread mould to grow. Do you think bread mould would prefer warm, cold, moist or dry environments? During the week the students were encouraged to make daily observations. At the conclusion of the activity the students completed the remainder of the worksheet. Bread mould rubric This is a rubric to accompany my ‘free’ resource called ‘Bread Mould Investigation’. Some of the assessable outcomes include Student predicts the conditons and location that are best for mould growth. Student observes mould on bread samples with magnifier. Student attempts to draw a labelled diagram of mould growth. Student uses word wall to assist when spelling difficult or new words. Student evaluates findings and completes questions. Student works cooperatively in a team and performs team role.
Sunlight and shade investigation
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Sunlight and shade investigation

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This Science investigation tests how powerful the sun is at drying out a piece of wet paper towel. Students set up two investigations to compare sunlight and shade. Students record how many minutes it takes for the paper towel to dry. There is a powerpoint to accompany this activity with a slide of review questions - Sunlight and shade questions.
Volcanoes research
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Volcanoes research

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This is a powerpoint to guide students to conduct their own research about a volcano. The students can create their own powerpoint or Keynote and use the information on the slides to guide their research. The information on the slides include Volcano name and location Which country and continent is volcano? Type of volcano and number of eruptions over the past 500 years. Closest city and population Distance closest city is from volcano and date of last eruption
Apple investigation
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Apple investigation

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Part One Commence the lesson sharing the story of the ‘little house with no doors or windows but with a star inside’. If you Google the story you will find plenty of versions on the internet. Part Two In this investigation each student is given one half of an apple and a ruler. The students complete the following tasks about the apple Label your drawing with these words leaf stem core flesh skin seed My apple has _____________ seeds. My apple is __________ high. My apple is ____________wide. Write two sentences describing your apple. Part Three Investigation - What can you put on an apple to stop it from turning brown? Students conduct their own investigation with an apple to see which liquid is best at preventing it from turning brown.
Birak - Noongar 6 seasons
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Birak - Noongar 6 seasons

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This is an interactive investigation where the students are taken to a bushland setting in Perth Western Australia or have access to a bushland area on their school site. The students use the worksheet to guide their investigation about the Noongar season of Birak which occurs in December/January. There are several Noongar Six Season posters that can be purchased or found online. I purchased mine from SERCUL in Beckenham. Follow this link to my website for some detailed information about Birak. https://thescienceworkshop.weebly.com/birak.html
Run runny investigation
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Run runny investigation

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This is a powerpoint to guide students in an investigation on melting 4 different materials such as a small piece of cheese small piece of butter 4 choc buttons a metal bolt The powerpoint slides include the components of ‘fair testing’, developing an investigation question, a list of materials, how to set up the investigation and a slide of review questions
Chemical and physical stations laboratory
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Chemical and physical stations laboratory

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To use this resource firstly print off slides 2- 12. There are 10 stations. You will need to provide the materials at each station for the students complete the investigations. Here is what you need to prepare Slide 2 Iron filings and sand - in a tray add sand and a few spoons of iron filings. Students use a magnet to collect the iron filings. Slide 3 Fizzing tablet and water - glass of water and a fizzing tablet such as Aspro Clear. Slide 4 Inflate a balloon with vinegar - bottle, measuring cups, funnels, balloon, vinegar, bicarb soda. Slide 5 Glowsticks - 2 glow sticks, 2 large beakers, 2 thermometers, 2 pieces of black card, icy cold water from the fridge, hot water from a kettle. Slide 5 Burning candle - candle, large glass jar, matches. Slide 6 Autumn leaves - a tray of autumn leaves, crayons, lithograph paper Slide 7 Melting ice investigation - 2 petri dishes, ice cubes, salt, measuring spoons. Slide 8 Milk and lemon juice - lemon juice, pipette, milk, glass beaker. Slide 9 Investigating nails - 2 trays of nails (rusted and not rusted). Slide 10 Plasticine - various colours of plasticine. Slide 11 Chalk - various colours of chalk, paper Print the recording sheet on Slide 12. Allocate the students to the different stations and allow them to complete the investigation and record their findings on the worksheet. Gather students together to share findings. If you have time rotate students to another station. Gather students together and conclude by sharing the Conclusions on the PowerPoint.
How fish move
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How fish move

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This resource is a powerpoint to teach students about the different ways that fish move and what their bodies are covered in. Teachers could use this tool in several ways as a factual text with each student choosing one species and conducting their own research about their chosen fish. drawing a detailed picture of the fish with annotations. teachers could get their students to draw a table in their Science Journals and use the information in the slides to classify different feature for each fish eg how is the body covered, how does it move, where is it found (in rock pools or deep ocean) etc.
Sorting shells
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Sorting shells

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For this investigation each team of students will need a small container of sea shells. a piece of coloured card A3 size. textas There are three slides in this resource Title slide Suitable to for Years 1-3 students. The students complete several sorting and classifying activities. They arrange their shells onto their A3 coloured card then use the words on the powerpoint to label their collection. Slide suitable for Years 4-6. For this activity the students have a few more challenging tasks. To conclude this activity the students can take a photo of their display with their iPads and upload to their digital online learning platform - eg Seesaw, Google Classroom, Freshgrade.
Aboriginal rock art and paintings
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Aboriginal rock art and paintings

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There are 8 slides in this powerpoint. The students are encouraged to look closely at a variety of images and make observations about the ancient drawings from the Kimberley region of Australia.
Chemical and physical changes quiz
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Chemical and physical changes quiz

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Delight your students with this chemical and physical changes quiz. Students can work in teams or individually to answer 10 quiz questions. The questions are presented on slides with images. Here is the answer key Perfume evaporating on your skin - physical. Butter melting - physical. Digesting food - chemical. Burning fuel in a lawnmower - this one is NOT a physical change. burn (combustion) - chemical, crumble - physical, melt - physical, rust - chemical, crush - physical, freeze - physical, grind - physical, rot - chemical Fogging a mirror with your breath - physical. Mending a broken bone - chemical. Paper ripping - physical. Glass cracking when placed in cold water - physical. Slicing potatoes to cook fries - physical
Investigating levers
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Investigating levers

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The students were given the following materials to complete this investigation a ruler a large foldback clip with the steel pin removed - this is the fulcrum several objects -small blocks, erasers, sharpeners etc easily sourced around the classroom. Plus a few heavier objects for investigation 3. Investigation 1 - First class lever The students set up their equipment to balance two objects Investigation 2 - Second class lever The students set up their equipment with the fulcrum at one end of the ruler and then balance two objects. Investigation 3 - Third class lever The students set up their equipment to lift a load. In their Science Journal the students choose two of the investigation and draw a diagram including these labels - fulcrum, object and ruler.
Viscosity investigation
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Viscosity investigation

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This is a set of PowerPoint slide to guide your students to investigate viscosity. Each team will need the following materials one polystyrene cup with a hole in it a small container of vegetable oil a small container of honey a small container of water. Newspaper to collect the mess timers The students will take turn to pour each liquid into the cup and time how long it takes for the liquid to exit the cup.
Investigating fish scales
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Investigating fish scales

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To conduct this investigation with your class you will need two varieties of fish scales from two different species. This is so the students can compare two of the four main types of fish scale. You can remove my images of herring and perch and replace with fish species that suit the ocean or waterways where you live. The students will conduct their investigation and record their findings by drawing a detailed picture of their fish scale and identifying important features such as •shape, •thickness •colour •size After careful observation of their fish scale under a microscope the students should be able to compare their scale to the diagrams on the powerpoint and be able to identify if the scale is placoid, ganoid, ctenoid or cycloid.
Ants
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Ants

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The students collected ants in the school yard to bring back to class and observe more closely. Students were given this text on ants to read. The students then, completed a written task about the ants text in their science journals. They had to write about the body structure of an ant, their habitat and how ants protect themselves from predators.
Fungi in the Perth Urban Woodlands
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Fungi in the Perth Urban Woodlands

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This is a powerpoint of fungi images found in Perth Bushlands in Western Australia. It accompanied the IWB lesson on mushrooms from the Children's University of Manchester. Students were given several specimens of &'shop bought mushrooms&'; to draw and label.