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Minerals project The Australian Schools Innovation in Science, Technology (ASISTM) project is part of the Australian Government's Boosting Innovation, Science, Technology and Mathematics Teaching (BISTMT) Programme which funds innovative projects that focus on improving teaching and learning in schools in the areas of science, technology and mathematics.These resources have been developed by the cluster schools as part of the ASISTM project. The Science and Minerals Schools Clusters project is one such ASISTM project run in partnership between the NSW Minerals Council and the Department Education and Training. As the context for this project was mining and minerals, two clusters of schools, representing government and non-government schools drawn from two mining regions, Illawarra and Orange, developed a range of resources for this project.

The Energy Story Energy is one of the most fundamental parts of our universe. We use energy to do work. Energy lights our cities. Energy from the sun gives us light during the day. Everything we do is connected to energy in one form or another. Energy is defined as: "the ability to do work." When we eat, our bodies transform the energy stored in the food into energy to do work. Cars, planes, light bulbs, boats and machinery also transform energy into work. Work means moving something, lifting something, warming something, lighting something. There are many sources of energy. The forms of energy we will look at include: Electricity Biomass Energy - energy from plants Geothermal Energy Fossil Fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural Gas Hydro Power and Ocean Energy Nuclear Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Transportation Energy We will also look at turbines and generators, at what electricity is, how energy is sent to users, and how we can decrease or conserve the energy we use.

Chemistry Review | Solids | Inquiry in Action Summary Physical change is a change that alters the form or appearance of a material without changing the chemical composition. One example of a physical change is dissolving. Salt is made of ions that are ionically bonded together in a crystal. Sugar is made of molecules that are bonded together based on the positively and negatively charged areas. The positive and negative areas of water molecules are attracted to the oppositely charged ions in salt and to the positive and negative areas on sugar molecules. Because salt and sugar are made up of different atoms that bond together differently, water is attracted to them differently. That’s why solids that may look similar behave differently. Molecular Animation Downloads The animations featured in the slideshow above are available for download by clicking on the "Download this animation" link below each file. Each video is offered for download in both Quicktime Movie (.mov) and Windows Media Video (.wmv) format. Quicktime Windows Media Player

Discover Primary Science & Maths- teacher training, classroom resources, primary science education, science awards NASA ADS: Exploring How Different Features of Animations of Sodium Chloride Dissolution Affect Students' Explanations SAO/NASA ADS Physics Abstract Service · Electronic Refereed Journal Article (HTML)· References in the article· Citations to the Article (8) (Citation History) · Refereed Citations to the Article· Reads History· · Translate This Page Abstract Animations of molecular structure and dynamics are often used to help students understand the abstract ideas of chemistry.

Welcome to Literacyhead! Intermolecular Forces Key Concepts Three types of force can operate between covalent molecules: Dispersion Forcesalso known as London Forces (named after Fritz London who first described these forces theoretically 1930) or as Weak Intermolecular Forces or as van der Waal's Forces1 (namd after the person who contributed to our understanding of non-ideal gas behaviour). Dipole-dipole interactions Hydrogen bonds Relative strength of Intermolecular Forces: Intermolecular forces (dispersion forces, dipole-dipole interactions and hydrogen bonds) are much weaker than intramolecular forces (covalent bonds, ionic bonds or metallic bonds) dispersion forces are the weakest intermolecular force (one hundredth-one thousandth the strength of a covalent bond), hydrogen bonds are the strongest intermolecular force (about one-tenth the strength of a covalent bond). dispersion forces < dipole-dipole interactions < hydrogen bonds Dispersion Forces (London Forces, Weak Intermolecular Forces, van der Waal's Forces) Hydrogen bonds

Learning to Give - Teachers Moments of Service Lesson Plans Themed teaching resources to support calendar events. Includes lesson plans, toolkits, project ideas, and more. Toolkits Guides designed for service coaches to support teachers and volunteers with resources, ideas, tips, and stories. Webinars Monthly webinars designed to support leaders of youth in service. Project of the Month Each month, we post a new, simple and innovative service project for youth to do by themselves or with their family, school, or club. Breathing Places - Make a bug home iPad Curriculum 50,000 (And Counting) Education Apps Worth Knowing About You probably saw the title of this post and thought ‘okay there’s no friggin’ way he’s going to assemble a list of the best 50,000 education apps. But thanks to a partnership between Edudemic and FindTheBest , we’ve done just that. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to build a robust directory of, as of this writing, about 56,000 education apps. But it’s not just a list… it’s a finely tuned directory capable of sorting out all the apps in ways not even available in the iTunes or Mac App stores. For example, you can now find out the average price of all education apps to see where your app falls. (Hint: the average price of an education app is $2.66) Note: there are literally tens of thousands of apps in this directory and some are better than others.