For this practical task students determine the viscosity of different household susbstances such as golden syrup, cooking oil, fruit juice etc. Students complete the experiment and construct a chart showing their results and observations.
For this practical task students create a sundial by marking observations and recording the time for each hour, and answer questions about shadows and sundials.
Students are provided with five rules to follow during a thunderstorm with lightning. Students select two of these rules and explain the science behind the rule.
Task: Describe what sort of day it is easiest to see shadows, and answer 2 multiple choice questions about length of shadows and time of day. Assessment focus: shadows.
For this task students are provided with some weather information that includes the UV index. Students interpret this information to answer three short answer questions.
Students are provided with a sequence of diagrams showing the erosion of a waterfall by a river over time. Students complete diagrams for two other waterfall erosion sequences. Each waterfall has different combinations of layers of soft and hard rocks.
Pairs of students play a game with four dice, calculate the probability of winning the game, comment on how to get a more accurate estimate of the probability, and explain whether the game is fair based on their results.