Theme: Game Changers and Change Makers

Dear Teachers,
The theme for this years Science week revolves around Game Changers and Change Makers.
This means we need to think of discoveries that have made an impact on our lives. This could
mean a lot of STEM based projects. I really do want to try and use the STEAM trolley during this
time. Please fill in any ideas you may have for this. We can also combine classes or do a similar
activity for each of the stages.
The resource book is available on Teachers general in the following location:
T:\2018 Curriculum SECONDARY (Yr 7-10)\Sciences\Extra Curricular activities\Science week

Feel free to use activities from these.

Please can we meet Week 1 Thursday Period 4 to discuss this.

Kind regards,
Lubna

Class Activity Resources Day/Date/Notes Teache

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KA Bath Bombs 1. 1 cup baking Monday 13th August Davis

soda. Period 2
2. 1/2 cup citric
KB Tuesday 14th August Davis
acid.
Period 4
3. 1/2 cup Epsom
salts.
4. 1 tsp. water.
5. 2 tsp. essential
oil.
6. 3 tsp. oil
(coconut oil)
7. food coloring
(any color you
want)
8. bowl.

1A The discovery Elephants tooth paste Monday 13th August GA

of coloured · 1/2 cup 20-volume Period 1 and 2
light. (Chemical hydrogen peroxide
1B reactions) GA liquid Friday 17th August GA
· 1 Tablespoon (one Period 1 and 2
packet) of dry
yeast
· 3
Tablespoo
 ns of warm water
· Liquid dish
washing soap
· Food coloring
Coke and Mentos
· Coke bottle
· Mentos
Methane bubbles
- Washing up liquid
- Trough
Flame tests
- Chemicals in petri
dishes
Wire hoops

2A Creating a Straws Tuesday 14th August Kaur

Thaumatrope Printed templates Period 1 and 2
Activity 3: page Plastic sheets
2B 23 Tuesday 14th August Kaur
Holograms Period 4 and 5
-Link to
3A animations Monday Davis
Period 4 and 5

3B Friday 17th August Davis

Period 2 and 3

4A Flying objects Stickers Wednesday 15th Sayed

Make paper Paper August
planes Colourful sheets Period 4 and 5 - Merged
4B Sayed
Make Yr 9 helpers for small
parachutes group activities
Discuss planes
and birds,
Wright bros.
Water rocket
demonstration
at the end.

5A Charged Spero, maze, Wednesday 15th Sayed

Sphero labs cones ( PDHPE), August
maze run Stopwatch Period 1 and 2

5B Charged Spero, maze, Thursday 16th August Sayed

Sphero labs cones ( PDHPE), Period 1 and 2
maze run Stopwatch

6A Makey makey Charged Spero, maze, Thursday 16th August Kaur

shaheda labs or cones ( PDHPE), Period 4 and 5
Sphero labs Stopwatch
maze run
 6B sara Charged Spero, maze, Monday 13th August Sayed
Sphero labs cones ( PDHPE), Period 1 and 2
maze run Stopwatch

7A Invictus game- Straws skewers, sponge https://www.youtube.com/ Davis

Accessible watch?v=Kssb22DXjcg
technology. Thursday 16th August
Building a Period 2 and 3
device that can Cover needed for Year
be used to 8
operate ipads
7B for people with https://www.youtube.com/ Davis
no hands wrist watch?v=Kssb22DXjcg
down. Thursday 16th August
Period 4 and 5
Need to take Zamil’s
class
Cover Year 11 Bio

8A Invictus Games toilet plungers, sponge, https://www.youtube.com/ Sayed

- prosthetic arm duct tape watch?v=Kssb22DXjcg
or legs Tuesday 14th August
Period 4 and 5

9A Invictus Games toilet plungers, sponge, https://www.youtube.com/ Sayed

- prosthetic arm duct tape watch?v=Kssb22DXjcg
or legs Friday 17th August
Period 1 and 2

10A Invictus Games toilet plungers, sponge, https://www.youtube.com/ Kaur

- prosthetic arm duct tape watch?v=Kssb22DXjcg
or legs
Thursday 16th August
Period 2 and 3
Year 7 already covered
by DA

Other activities happening during Science week:

Thursday, 9th August: AMSF Science Expo: Yr 6: Australian Museum = SH, AM

Wednesday, 15th August: AMSF Science Expo: Yr 8: Australian Museum =DA, KA
Friday, 17th August: Scinema movie event -
Year 3 - Year 6 - Friday Period 6
Year 7 - 10 Friday Period 7
Mon 13 Aug - Mon 20 Aug 2018: Education Perfect Championships
Science Spelling bee