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  Johnno's Science
Video of the Week
Grasshopper 744m Test | Single Camera (Hexacopter)
We've followed  the development of Grasshopper and in July the 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle from SpaceX was tested to 325m.
Watch the latest test to 744m (watch full screen).
Published on Oct 12, 2013
Website of the Week
For Student Teachers
Be inspired...... take a look at an innovative way to produce a professional portfolio.  
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see AITSL -  Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership ahttp://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/
Source Digital Tools for Innovative Learning at edshelf
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Picture of the Week - Solar Cooking
This week we tested the first SolSource cooker in Australia. It's brilliantly engineered and cooks food quickly using the energy from the sun.
see our Science as a Human Endeavour page for the full story about the development of this invention.
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In slightly cloudy conditions the temperature was 20 degrees celsius. This summer it's goodbye gas barbecue! 
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Book of the Week
"There Once Was a Man Who Swallowed a Germ" 
Read a story written and illustrated collaboratively by year four students at Rostrata Primary School and brilliantly guided by their teacher Mrs Bernadine Blechynden.  It's about two Western Australian scientists, Professor Barry Marshall and Professor Robin Warren. They invented a medication for stomach ulcers, saving billions of lives. Their story is remarkable and so they won The Nobel Prize for Medicine 2005.
See how we produced the book below


     


 Click on the picture to download a copy of the book   >
compressed (zipped) folder 21.1MB
Once the zip file is downloaded, right click on the file and click Extract All. Click on the Adobe Flash symbol to start the book.
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 Click on the picture to download a copy of the poem     >
"Swallowing Germs" by Bernadine Blechynden
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Create your own e-book
E-books or flip books have potential to engage students and raise literacy standards. They are an ideal tool for teachers and students to collaborate and share their work. We have used an award winning program called Flipsnack.
http://www.flipsnack.com/ Flipsnack have recently released a special education package.

Click on the picture to go to Flipsnack and make a free book
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Video of the Week
The Biggest Organism on Earth 
Published on Sep 17, 2013 by http://www.youtube.com/user/minuteearth
Interactive of the Week
The Gould League have created an investigation for Arctic, Australian, African and Marine food webs
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Classification Year 7 (ACSSU111)
The identification of biological organisms can be greatly simplified using tools such as dichotomous keys. From EEK!-Environmental Education for Kids, WI Dept. of Natural Resources (.http://dnr.wi.gov/eek/) try this Aquatic Critter Key Game. You'll need to print the Aquatic Critter Picture (word document). Thanks to UW-Extension for the aquatic critter information and sketches.
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Click the screen to start the game
Mission Material 
From Active Science. What do you know about the properties of materials? Which ones burn and which ones sink. Which are flammable and soft? Can you make quick decisions? If so, test your knowledge by accepting the Materials Mission.


click picture to go to Mission Material
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     Move over Formula 1......... Formula E has arrived!
                The cars will accelerate from 0-100kmh (62mph) in three seconds and have a maximum speed of 220kmh (137mph).

We’re in a decade of great change; Spanish businessmen Alejandro Agag and billionaire Enrique Banuelos have recognised the need for a more sustainable motor racing competition. The two founders of Formula E will field the all electric cars on circuits in ten major cities during 2014. See the the exciting new FE website launched this week http://www.fiaformulae.com/

             Electric cars are fast - Published on Jun 28, 2013
Lord Paul Drayson has set a new world land speed record for a sub-1000kg electric car, averaging more than 200mph in his converted Le Mans racer. Watch the record bid unfold here

     LA Welcomes Formula E  -  Published on Apr 27, 2013
Mayor Villaraigosa of LA officially welcomes the FIA Formula E Championship to the City followed by test driver Lucas di Grassi driving through the streets of Los Angeles in the Formula E car

    

Listen to the sound produced by the Formula E car and the sound of the future!  


See picture gallery below
Pictures courtesy of FIA Formula E

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How can you change a liquid into a solid or a solid into a liquid? (ACSSU018)
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Grouping and Changing Materials
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Sorting and Using Materials

Have a look at our local hero, Rosco McGlashan's new website. He is aiming to reach 1000 mph with Aussie Invader 5R team and their Land Speed Record Racing Quest.
Read the latest October 2013 newsletter. See the latest pictures of the car and the latest in a series of videos.

NEW WEB SITE FOR TEACHERS
Improve is a formative assessment tool that supports teaching and learning.
Teachers and students in Australian schools, and education authorities, can access the tests, quizzes and questions, and the supporting student learning resources.
Improve at http://improve.edu.au/
Access Improve by visiting the DoE Portal > Resources > type R12306 into search box and click search. Once you're registered, look in the support menu and view the video guides for teachers.
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click to go to improve

                     Earth and Space


Foundation Year / Year one
Dress the Bear to suit the weather conditions


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Year 1
We often see pictures in the clouds. Now it's time for you to make your own cloud shapes and send them into the sky.


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Year Two - Trash cans around our community are being filled with all sorts of rubbish! We need your help to separate the recyclable items from the waste and to teach everyone else the proper way of recycling.
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Year Two
Learn about Earth's resources and how to conserve them.


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Tips for saving water for all grades Year 2 and beyond
Year Three
Learn how the Earth and Moon move around the Sun
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Year Three
It's Clyde's birthday tomorrow, but the planets' orbits are in a mess. Hurry - help the Sarah Jane Adventures team put them back in order!
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Year Four
Play BBC's Walking with Beasts - Kids Corner, making fossils game to find out more about fossils.
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Year Three - Five
Explore the planets, comets and asteroids on an interactive virtual fly-through. Zoom in close on a particular planet or choose a different orbit view to see the whole system from afar. The data sheets let you discover more about some of the elements that make up our Solar System. Once you are familiar with the Solar System try World Builder and create a new planet.
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Year Five
Try the Kids E-Learning Course and find out about the Solar System in a fun way.
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Planet Science has some interesting facts you may not know about the moon.
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Come aboard the International Space Station with NASA's Virtual Tour
Learn how it works, how the crew lives and take a tour inside and outside the station. Look for the Music Video, it's fantastic.
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                               Lunar Cycle Challenge
The goal of the Lunar Cycle Challenge is to drag moons to their places in lunar cycles. There are three levels of difficulty. Year 5
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NASA Pictures
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids Games
Mars Science Games
Mars Science Laboratory

Fetch Games
GBH Education Foundation Kids Games. The FETCH! Web site lets kids follow the show, play games and learn cool science. They can even register with the site - it's FREE

JPL    Games
Games and Activities at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab

Nobel  Games
Nobel Prize games - 29 interactive learning games of various sorts and degrees of difficulties.

NASA   Kids'   Club
NASA - Kids'Club for kids of all ages.

Kids Games
National Geographic Kids Games
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Lab Safety tips from the CSIRO's Science by Email
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For Student Teachers
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What the future could look like - a collection of videos showing proposed technologies
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