A classroom demonstration is a great way to capture student attention and make your lesson memorable. Here, you will find a list of Australian Curriculum content descriptions and examples of potential demos from our Home Science activities you can do when teaching particular topics.
| Year Level | Content | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| F | Objects are made of materials that have observable properties | Holey Bag, Shrinking Chip Packet |
| F | The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape | Egg Drop |
| 1 | Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways | Marbled Milk, Punching Corn Flour, Sinking Oranges, Hovering Grapes, Boat Racers |
| 1 | Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed | Bird in a Cage |
| 2 | Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose | Slime, Sherbert, Honeycomb |
| 2 | A push or pull affects how an object moves or changes shape | Catapult, Coin Shooter, Rope Climber, Strength Challenge |
| 3 | A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat | Crystal Star, Spinning Eggs |
| 3 | Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another | Choose a Coin Magic Trick |
| 4 | Natural and processed materials have a ragne of physical properties that can influence their use | Dancing Whiteboard Marker |
| 4 | Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance | Balloon Rocket, Spinning Wire, Floating on Air |
| 5 | Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment | Walking Colours, Fingerprinting |
| 5 | Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways | Ice on a String, Floating Water, Jumping Flame, Plastic Milk, Dissolving M&Ms |
| 5 | Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted | Moving Arrows, Appearing Coin |
| 6 | Changes to materials can be reversible or irreversible | Floating Match, Electrified Steel Wool |
| 7 | Mixtures, including solutions, contain a combination of pure substances that can be separated using a range of techniques | Liquid Layers, Marker Pen Chromatography |
| 7 | Predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth and the moon | Phases of the Moon |
| 7 | Change to an object's motion is caused by unbalanced forces, including Earth's gravitational attraction, acting on the object | Magic Floating Cutlery |
| 8 | Properties of the different states of matter can be explained in terms of the motion and arrangement of particles | Glow Stick Science |
| 8 | Chemical change involves substances reacting to form new substances | Volcanoes, Fizzy Colours, Self-Blowing Balloons, Kitchen Extinguisher |
| 9 | Multi-cellular organisms rely on coordinated and interdependent internal systems to respond to changes to their environment | Rubber Eggs |