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Email your guesses to: 
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au 

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Science Online Learning Survey Week 3-4 

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Science Online Learning Survey Week 3-4 

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Could you please do this survey for Online Learning this week. The surveys really help me to be a better teacher.

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield debunks some common space myths 

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield debunks some common space myths 

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield talks about life in space, and some common myths about space - including what *really* happens when a person is sucked out into space without a spacesuit.

Email me two things that surprised you as you watched this video :)
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Ms K

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Debunks Space Myths | WIRED

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Hi guys! I Have had a few requests for some videos about chemistry.

So, if you have been wanting to see some chemical reactions, have a look here.
We don't be doing chemical reactions that are this showy in year 7, but it is still cool to see these reactions anyway :)

Your activity is to watch the video, and let me know which reaction was your favourite, and why. Mine is Number 9, because the reaction is reversible at room temperature, so it just keeps going and going and going.

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The 10 Most AMAZING Chemical Reactions (with Reactions)

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QUESTION: Would you rather explore the 95% of unexplored ocean, or the 96% of unexplored visible universe? Tell us why you chose this answer.

Email your answers to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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5 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals

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5 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals

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Hey guys!

This activity is pretty self-explanatory. While most chemicals are harmless (everything that you see is a chemical), some are veeeeery dangerous.

Your task is to watch this video, and then write a paragraph about one of the chemicals (using further research if you need to)

Send it to me at emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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What does fire look like without gravity?

Watch this video and answer these questions:
1) How do the passengers experience zero gravity on the plane?
2) Why is the plane sometimes called the vomit comet?
3) what does fire look like in zero G?

Email your answers to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Make your own Ice cream - Physics and Chemistry 

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Make your own Ice cream - Physics and Chemistry 

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ICE CREAM EXPERIMENT: If you have access to the ingredients have a go at making ice cream using the steps in this experiment! Send us a picture of your final product.

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Every wanted to make your own games? Or make your own computer animations?

Coding is an incredibly useful skill that is essential for our modern world.  As a job, coding is also a financially rewarding (you get paid a lot of money) and secure (it's easy to find jobs). Coding is a job that can take you around the world, or can make you very successful here in Launceston.

Many coders start by learning Scratch. Scratch is made for people your age to get in and have a go with coding. It is fun and creative, and you can make your own games and animations to share with others.

So, have a go with Scratch if you want a fun challenge today. Send me your work or take screenshots to show me how you go.

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

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LAVA LAMP EXPERIMENT: If you have access to the materials, have a go at making your own lava lamp! Let us know how it goes and send through some pictures.

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CORONA VIRUS GAME: How many lives can you save? Let us know your final score!

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Go through a city while social distancing, and save millions of lives !
Have fun while giving a hand in our current crisis.

Follow the game creators here !
https://twitter.com/jartin_macob
https://twitter.com/RichardWiseman

Stay out of people's INFECTIOUS RADIUS to save more and more lives

Collect MASKS and leave them on CHECKPOINTS to gain even more lives

Collect POWER-UPS to gain HP and special effects !

If you save 7.000.000.000 people, you win. Can you save the world ?

Can You Save The World ? is a collaborative project between Prof. Richard Wiseman and developer Martin Jacob.
https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/

It is a family-friendly educational game to help face the Coronavirus pandemic.

https://martin-jacob.myportfolio.com/

Players of all ages can become better at social distancing through playing !

Richard Wiseman
is a Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire.

https://www.artstation.com/juliamb

He has written several best-selling psychology books, and is the creator of the youtube channel "Quirkology".

Martin Jacob
is a french game developer

The game's graphics were made by :

Julia Martinez Baiardi
french game artist

Charline Hedreville
french animator

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Go through a city while social distancing, and save millions of lives !Have fun while giving a hand in our current crisis. Follow the game creators here ! https://twitter.com/jartin_macob https://twitter.com/RichardWiseman Stay out of people's INFECTIOUS RADIUS to save more and more lives Collect MASKS and leave them on CHECKPOINTS to gain even more lives Collect POWER-UPS to gain HP and special effects !

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Six chemical reactions that changed history 

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Six chemical reactions that changed history 

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Hi all!
So many of you guys have been asking to have some more chemistry activities. So, I have this excellent video in 6 chemical reactions that have changed history.

Watch the video, and write to me one paragraph explaining one of the chemical reactions, and how it changed history.

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Stay safe :)

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6 Chemical Reactions That Changed History

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"Some types of Bamboo can grow by a metre in just one day."

Is this true or false?

Email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Interested in electronics? Play with this virtual circuit maker 

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Interested in electronics? Play with this virtual circuit maker 

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Hi guys!

For today's activity I have an interactive circuit tool.

I have a few challenges for you:
Can you light a light bulb?
Can you get the battery to catch fire?
Can you get the light bulb to switch on and off?
Can you get electricity (the blue dots) to move through the coin?
Can you get electricity to move through the pencil?
Can you get electricity to move through the hand (ouch!!)

I also have a question to think about as you work:
- Electricity is represented by moving blue dots with a 'negative' (minus) sign on them. What do you think these blue dots represent?

This is a tool you will probably use again when you are doing physics in Year 9 :)

Email your progress (screenshots) and/or the answer to the question to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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‪Circuit Construction Kit: DC - Virtual Lab‬

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How to see how germs are spread (this could be relevant...) 

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How to see how germs are spread (this could be relevant...) 

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Engagement: Email me your responses to the following questions:

1. What was the purpose of this experiment?
2. Was this experiment a fair test? Why or why not?
3. How are 'germs' (bacteria) and viruses different? (you will need to research this question)
4. Is Covid-19 caused by bacteria or a virus?
5. What advice would you give somebody in Year 3 to prevent the spread of germs?

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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How To See Germs Spread Experiment (Coronavirus)

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In this activity you will find out just how small an atom is.

Questions for this video are:
- If an atom was as big as a blueberry, how big would a grapefruit be?
- If an atom was as big as a stadium like the MCG, how big would the nucleus (the centre) be?
- In an atom, what is in between the nucleus and the electrons?

Send your answers to: emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Remember, you don't have to do all activities, just pick about four each week that look interesting to you. Have fun!

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ROCK CANDY EXPERIMENT: If you have access to the materials have a go at creating some rock candy! Feel free to send us through some pictures.

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Interactive Science: The scale of the Universe

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Interactive Science: The scale of the Universe

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Hi guys!
This is one of my favourite interactive science tools. You will need Flash to play it.

If you are on a computer with Flash, just click here

If you are on a mobile device, you can watch this video of the tool instead.

Once you are in, have a play with zooming in and out.

Your challenge is to find the following items (like Where's Wally, only it's Where's Venus?)

you are looking for:
- Venus
-A marble
-Minecraft World
-Tarantula Nebula
- A virus (any virus)
-Kuiper Belt
- A dust mite
-DNA
-Tadpole Galaxy
-A Helium nucleus
-A red blood cell
-Jupiter
-A Carbon atom
-A water molecule
-Blinking Nebula
-The Sun (Sol)
-The Entire Universe

To finish this challenge, you can either Take a screenshot of each item and send it to me at emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au, OR you can answer these three questions:

- What is something that surprised you about this challenge?
- What is something that you have learned from this challenge?
- Write your own question based on this challenge (this can be based on anything in the simulation, or anything in Science in general)

Stay safe and have fun!
Ms K

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Scale of the Universe: Discover the vast ranges of our visible and invisible world.

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Scale of Universe is an interactive experience to inspire people to learn about the vast ranges of the visible and invisible world.

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Cucumbers are actually a fruit and not a vegetable. They are a part of the melon family.

Is this statement true or false?

Email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Hi guys!
I have a very topical video activity today!

1. What does it mean when a virus "spills over" from one host species to another?
2. Why do most new viruses in a species go extinct in the new species?
3. Name three other viruses that have spilled over from animal hosts

Email your answers to me at emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Remember, you don't have to do all activities, just pick a few that look interesting to you! If you don't choose to do this activity, I do recommend the video to watch because it is very interesting :)

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The blue whale is is the largest animal to have every lived. It is larger than the largest dinosaur.

Is this statement true or false?

Email you guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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How many brains does an octopus have?

A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Nine

Email you guesses to:
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Okay this is going to be a tough one!
A) The surface of a strawberry
B) The eye of a fly
C) A close up of velcro
D) A whale's tongue
E) Towers on Mars

Email your guesses to me at emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Ferrofluid - the dark, shape changing liquid invented by NASA 

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Ferrofluid - the dark, shape changing liquid invented by NASA 

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Hi guys!

I have something awesome for you today! This video is all about ferrofluid (fe-ro-flu-id)- a black liquid that does something VERY strange around magnets.

Watch the video and then have a go at these questions:
1. How is ferrofluid made?
2. Why was ferrofluid invented?
3. What does it do around magnets?
4. How do you stay safe around ferrofluid (what do you need to wear)?

Email your answers to me at
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Hi team,

I have another activity for you today.

I love watching ferrofluid in slow motion - it looks like aliens (or the Terminator)! So for this activity you guys can watch this Slo-Mo Guys video about amazing liquids (including ferrofluid).

1. A leaf is hydrophobic. What does hydrophobic mean?
2. What is a ferromagnetic fluid? (also called a ferrofluid)
3. How do you make a ferromagnetic fluid?

Send your work through to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Super Hydrophobic Surface and Magnetic Liquid - The Slow Mo Guys

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What is the animal in this photograph? This may be harder than you think...

A) A Snake
B) A Legless Lizard
C) A puppy

Email you guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Computers were developed around the 1940s and were the size of a large room.

Today, computers have gotten so small that they have been embedded into other things like microwaves, toys, cell phones, etc

Is this statement true or false?

Email you answers to me at emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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The world’s largest living reef system is found off the coast of Queensland, Australia. .

Is this statement true or false?

Bonus points if you know the name of the reef

email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Hi Guys! Welcome to Online Learning. Watch this video to see how you will do Science this semester :)

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This is the result of the Eggsperiment from the beginning of the week.
Mr Reynolds also forgot to plug in the microphone when filming, so....

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Hi guys!
I was watching the Slo Mo guys and I thought of an activity:

In this video a soccer ball hits Dan's face. In slow motion, you can see that the soccer ball actually stops moving, before dropping to the ground.

1. How does the soccer ball get the energy to fly through the air (as in, what happens to the ball to go from sitting on the ground to flying through the air?
2. When the ball falls to the ground, what is the name of the force that pulls it to the ground?
3. why do you think the ball stopped moving when it hit Dan's head?

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au - Remember, you do not have to do all activities, just pick a few that look interesting :)

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Football to the Face 1000x Slower - The Slow Mo Guys

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Hi All!

I have another video from Mr Reynolds!

This is an experiment you can do at home with:
A plate
Milk
Food dye
Detergent

Make sure that you ask permission, and clean up everything after the experiment is over, including washing the dishes :)

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Hi Guys! Please help me be a great teacher by filling in this survey :). It is pretty short and will only take a few minutes.

Please fill this out (even though it is week three) if you have not already.

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A Science Experiment you can do at home! Featuring Mr Reynolds 

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A Science Experiment you can do at home! Featuring Mr Reynolds 

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Welcome to Kitchen Chemistry: Experiments that you can do at home!

If you try this experiment, please take photos an email them to me as an activity :)

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Outrageous Science: What Happens when Lava meets ice?

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Outrageous Science: What Happens when Lava meets ice?

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Watch this video and answer these questions:

1. What are the two guesses  that the scientists make have before they conduct the experiment?
2. In science, what is the word for a guess you make about the outcome of an experiment? (you will have to research this question. It starts with 'H')
3. What actually happens when the lava meets the ice?
4. In Science, what is an observation?

Email your answers to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

You do not have to do all activities, just pick ones that look interesting to you :)

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Hi guys!
I have an interactive space game for you today. For this game, you have to send commands to the Mars Rover.

Sending commands like this is similar to coding. If you enjoy this game, ask me about having a go with Scratch coding.

Mars Rover Game (NASA)
Blocky Code Game (Google)
Scratch Coding (MIT)

Have fun, and please send me screenshots and tell me how you went (Did you finish the game? Did you get stuck?)

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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How to Play

Always wanted to cruise around on the surface of another planet? Well, you're in luck! In Explore Mars, you will be driving a rover on Mars and collecting information about Martian rocks.

First, you will choose a rock to investigate. Then, you'll send a sequence of commands telling the rover how to get to that rock. Don't forget to include the command to analyze the rock! This information will then be sent back to scientists on Earth.

You will earn points every time you successfully analyze a new Martian rock. If you want a high score, plan carefully. Some rocks are worth many more points than others!

The Voice of the Game
Charlene Pfeifer, NASA/JPL Systems Engineer
The encouraging voice guiding you in this game is from Charlene Pfeifer, an engineer who works on the real Mars 2020 mission. Learn more about Charlene and her work in this profile!

About the Perseverance Rover

Perseverance is a rover that NASA landed on Mars in February 2021. The rover will cruise around investigating rocks in a region called Jezero Crater. A very long time ago, Jezero Crater contained a lake that was filled with liquid water - and possibly even living organisms.

By studying the rocks in this crater today, scientists can learn what the environment on Mars was like billions of years ago. Certain kinds of rock in the crater could even hold evidence of past microbial life on Mars!

About Mars Helicopter

When you're playing the game, you might notice a little helicopter joining you on your journey. The real Perseverance rover will have a helicopter friend, too! NASA's solar-powered Mars Helicopter will be the first aircraft to fly on another planet.

The Mars helicopter is an experiment for NASA's scientists and engineers. It will be a test to see if small aircraft can be used to do science on future Mars missions.

Related Resources for Educators

Mission to Mars Student Challenge

Make a Moon or Mars Rover Game

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Drive around the Red Planet and gather information in this fun coding game!

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In 2016 the band OKGO produced the most amazing and technically challenging music video in history.

Your challenge today is to watch this music video and think about how they may have made the video. They are NOT in space, but they are in the air the whole time (note that they are on a plane).

Then, watch this making-of video and answer this question:

1. They shot this video in a cosmonaut training facility in Russia. A cosmonaut is another word of an astronaut. Why do you think training in zero gravity is important for astronauts?
2. Why is this plane nicknamed the 'vomit comet'?
3. Gravity is a force. Which branch of science do you think you would learn about forces? Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Earth Science?

Send your answers to: emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

You do not need to do every activity. Just choose a few that look interesting to you, and do about four each week :) :)

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Hi all!
I have some interactive games today!

The first one is actually five mini games. Of these games, Gravity Launch is my favourite (just don't shoot towards the Moon like me - the docking pad is not on the moon!)

Send me a screenshot showing how far you get in the games. Write at least three sentences about what you have learnt from the game. You can also ask some questions that would further you learning.

Send your writing to me at emily.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Enjoy :)

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What is happening to the Sun in this gif?

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What is happening to the Sun in this gif?

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You know the drill! Send your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

What is happening in this gif?
A) a planet is sucked into the sun
B) A solar flare
C) The sun just had a baby
D) The sun did a fart

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Daily Challenge: The Science of Carnival Games 

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Daily Challenge: The Science of Carnival Games 

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Hi guys! I am feeling a bit of love for Physics today, so I have another physics challenge.

Have you ever tried a carnival game that you were SURE you could nail, and then run into frustration because it didn't go as planned?

I am using a Mark Rober video again, because he is an amazing scientist (he worked for NASA and designed parts of the Mars Rover) and also an amazing teacher (he is currently retraining as a Physics science teacher!)

1. Why is it important to gather data when investigating something scientifically? Gathering data without doing an experiment is called 'field research' and is used in every branch of Science.
2. What is "muscle memory" and why does it mean that people who are very good at basketball will tend to miss shots in a carnival basketball game?
3. In your own words, explain why the ladder climb game is impossible

Send your enswers to em.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Remember, you do not have to do all challenges! Just pick a few that look interesting to you :)

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Can Science Ignite a fart using a laser?

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Can Science Ignite a fart using a laser?

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Hi Guys,

Because I was away yesterday, I have a silly one for you today.

In this experiment, Adam Savage and his team (Mythbusters) see what would happen if you fired a laser at a fart.

It is pretty silly, but I think I can tie this into our Chemistry unit.

1. What is as a gas?
2.The combustible gas in the fart is called methane. What does combustible mean?
3. Methane gas is odourless (it does not smell). What is the gas in farts that makes them smell? (research)

Email your responses to me at emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

If you want, you can watch this follow up video. It is about testing a myth about a surgery where a laser ignited a patient's fart in an operating room.

Have fun!

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What do you think this is?
A) The human eye
B) A computer screen up close
C) The inside of a wool factory
D) A diagram of how the Internet works

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Can sharks can detect a drop of blood in the ocean? 

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Can sharks can detect a drop of blood in the ocean? 

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Today's video activity is a really good one!

In this video, one of my favourite scientists, Mark Rober, runs a series of experiments to see if sharks can detect a drop of blood in the water.

1. In Science, what is a 'fair test'?
2. Mark Rober uses one surfboard with no blood as a control group.  In science, what is a 'control group'?
3. What steps does Mark Rober take to make this experiment a fair test? In other words, how does Mark make sure the sharks are detecting the blood, and only the blood?
4. Why is it important to conduct 'fair tests' in Science experiments?

Email your answers to:
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au
You do not have to do all activities, just choose ones that look interesting to you

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Testing if Sharks Can Smell a Drop of Blood

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Hi guys. This is a micrograph - A photograph taken with a microscope.

What do you think this could be? I am going to give you guys some choices for this one:

A) The tip of a Hummingbirds' tongue
B) An earthworm having a really bad day
C) The foot of a dragonfly
D) The antenna of an ant

Email you guesses to:
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Gross Science: Why does this frog have so many legs?

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Gross Science: Why does this frog have so many legs?

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Watch this video to find out why some frogs grow extra legs. The answer might gross you out!

Answer the questions below:
1. Why do some frogs grow extra legs?
2. What is a parasite?
3. Do you have a strong stomach? Do you think you could handle being a biologist and learning lots of gross things?

Email you answers to em.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

You do not have to do all activities, just choose a few each week that look interesting to you :)

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Hi Guys!

Today's challenge is a physics challenge (physics is the branch of Science about movement and change).

Have you ever wanted to fly? What about flying through the water? Would you be brave enough to wear an underwater jet back?

Watch this video about an underwater jet pack, and answer just this one question:

1. The jet pack works by using a propeller to thrust a jet of water through a small opening. the jet of water is thrust backwards, behind the user. This causes the user to move forwards in the water. Why does thrusting water backwards move the user forward?

The answer to this question is an example of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion: 'Every Action has an Opposite and Equal Reaction'.
This video explains this law and why it propels swimmers with this jet pack.

Also, watch this video about Newtons Third Law in Space (shot on the International Space Station!)

Email you answers to me at em.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Remember, you do not have to do all tasks, just choose a few that look interesting to you

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Underwater Jetpack | Outrageous Acts of Science

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This is an electron micrograph - a photograph taken with an electron microscope.

the long thing in the micrograph is a hair. An eyelash to be precise. What do you think the bumps are around the base?

A) New hairs growing out of the same pore
B) Tiny arachnids (spider-like animals called mites) that live in the base of eyelashes in most people
C) Oil and dirt that has gone into the pore
D) Skin cells

Email your guesses to:
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Want to show YOUR Science talent? Participate in the Tasmanian Science Talent Search! 

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Want to show YOUR Science talent? Participate in the Tasmanian Science Talent Search! 

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Each year the Tasmanian Science Talent Show looks for Talented Scientists all over Tasmania!

This year's theme is Deep Blue - Innovations for the Future of our Oceans.

If you are interested in:

Marine Science,

Marine Biology,

Wildlife,

Antarctic Science,

Environmental Science,

Tourism,

Chemistry,

Physics,

Biology,

Earth Science,

Engineering,

Creative writing,

Music,

Art

Technology

(and much more!)

email me for information about the competition, prizes, and for help and support in putting a FANTASTIC entry together!
Very excited to hear from you about this exciting competition!
Also, click below to read more about the competition
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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What is this?

This is the foot of a familiar animal. What animal do you think has feet like this?

Email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Daily Activity: Can you watch this whole video without getting grossed out?

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Daily Activity: Can you watch this whole video without getting grossed out?

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You need a strong stomach to be a Biologist. As a biologist who studied parasites and other creepy crawlies, I am almost impossible to gross out!

So, this video does not phase me at all! But I wonder if you guys have a strong stomach too?

If you like this sort of challenge, I am happy to start a daily 'gross out' challenge if you think you can take it!

1. How many needles does a mosquito have in her proboscis?
2. What does each needle do when the mosquito drinks blood?
3. What does the mosquito do with the water in your blood?
4. Do you feel itchy all over after watching this video (don't worry, that's normal!)

Email your answers to:
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Remember, you don't have to do all of these activities :P Just pick a few that look interesting to you.

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Science Wars: What kind of Scientist are you?

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Science Wars: What kind of Scientist are you?

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Have a watch of this video and then let me know what kind of Science looks the most interesting to you, and why.

em.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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SCIENCE WARS - Acapella Parody | SCIENCE SONGS

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Have you ever wondered about the chemistry behind everyday items like makeup?

There is a tonne of research and chemistry that goes into making makeup (and food, paint, ink, medicine, etc).

Watch the video below and use it to answer the two questions:

1. What is an emulsifier and why is it used in makeup (such as foundations)?
2. Describe one source of pigment (colour) in makeup
3. How could having a really good understanding of science be relevant to a career in cosmetology (makeup, hair and beauty)?

Email your answers to:
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Remember you don't have to do all activities, just pick some that look interesting to you :)

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What is the object in this photo?

A) A cookie from the oven
B) The surface of Mars
C) A micrograph of a chicken egg shell
D) Caves in a desert

Email your answer to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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This is a micrograph - a photograph taken with a microscope.

What kind of animal are these? These are larva - baby animals - that live in the ocean.

Send your guesses to:
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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What do you think this eye-catching photograph could be?

Email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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May the 4th be with you
Enjoy this Bad Lip reading as a quick break from Science

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"HOSTILES ON THE HILL" — A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back

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Believe it or not, this thing is an egg!

This egg was laid by a large animal that lives in the ocean. You would NOT want to meet this animal while you are out for a swim

What kind of animal laid this egg?

Email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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This strange object has something to do with how dinosaurs kept warm.

Email you guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Daily Activity: How are you going with Online Learning?

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Daily Activity: How are you going with Online Learning?

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Hi guys!
So we have been doing online learning for a week, so I thought I would see how you guys are going with it.
Could you take a moment to fill in this survey? There are only three question so it will take less than a minute!

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Daily Activity: How do astronauts go to the toilet in space?

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Daily Activity: How do astronauts go to the toilet in space?

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Orbiting the Earth right now is one of the best examples of what Humans can achieve when they work together; the International Space Station.

Three to six Astronauts live in the International Space Station for up to a year at a time. They conduct experiments in Biology, Physics, Astronomy, meteorology and other areas.

Living in a space station with no gravity is hard! Scientists and engineers have to make all sorts of solutions for every day habits, such as eating, brushing teeth and even going to the toilet.

If you have ever wondered how astronauts go to the bathroom in the International Space Station, fear not! I have all the answers you need here in this video.

1. Turning urine (aka wee) into drinkable water involves a process called distillation. We will actually do our own distillation (not with urine!) when we get back to school. Can you please research that distillation is?
2. Write one paragraph (four sentences) about distillation, and send it to me:

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

You can choose which activities that you would like to do from the Padlet. Aim to do 4 activities each week.

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This is an embryo. An embryo is an unborn or unhatched animal.

At this stage of development (about 3 weeks), this embryo has clear skin and bones. When a light is shone behind it, you can see some structures inside the embryo, such as the brain, lungs and eyes.

What animal do you think this is? Look carefully in the bones in the hand.

Those long fingers will be webbed when this animal is born. This animal is a mammal that can use those webbed fingers to fly

email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Hey guys!

Physics is the science of movement and change.

In this activity I want you to think about the physics of falling things.

1. A scientist named Mark Rober has actually engineered (built) a trampoline that will survive a car being dropped on it.
What do you think would happen  to the car as it it dropped onto the trampoline? Will it bounce? Will it explode? Will it bounce more than once? Will it bounce off the trampoline? This guess you have made is called a 'hypothesis'
2. Check your hypothesis by watching the video below.
3. Write a sentence stating if the results of Mark Rober's experiment supported your hypothesis, or disproves your hypothesis. (Basically, write a sentence stating if your guess was right or wrong)

Mark Rober worked at NASA for a decade, and built parts of the Mars Rover, which are still operational today.

Email your work to me at em.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au
Remember, you only need to choose four activities each week that look interesting to you. If you want to do more activities, there are some cool prizes that you can win :)

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CAR vs. WORLD’S STRONGEST TRAMPOLINE- 150ft (45m) drop

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You may find these at a wedding or even a funeral. They are small, but you can *just* about see them with the naked eye (as in, no microscope).

Some people may cough or sneeze when these things go into their nose. If they are allergic, they may get a red face and a runny nose.

So, what are these?

Email your guesses to me at: emily.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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This is the eye of a creepy crawly that may live in your house. It is an arachnid that has 8 legs, but it is not a spider.

What creature do you think this eye may belong to?

Let me know via email:
Emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Hi all,

I have a fun activity that will give you a bit of a different perspective about your time on Earth:
Enter your birthday here. You will have to put the MONTH first, and then the DAY and YEAR.

Use a calculator to figure out the following things. Remember that the Google homepage will turn into a calculator if you search 'calculator'

1: How many breaths do you take each day? Divide the total number of breaths that you have taken, by the number of days that you have been alive.
2: Find out how long it takes the moon to orbit the Earth, by dividing the number of days that you have been alive by the total number of times the moon has orbited in your lifetime.
3: Find out how many times you blink each day using the total number of times you have blinked, and the days you have been alive.

Email your answers to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Remember, you can pick which activities you would like to do, and there are prizes for the most engaged students :)

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Find out what has happened in your lifetime. How many times have you blinked? How much has the stock market gone up?

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Just a fan fact to brighten your day

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Just a little fact to add some 'ew!' to your day!

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These are the tiny eggs of an animal with six legs.

The baby inside these eggs will hatch, and remain in a larval stage for several weeks. It will eat and build energy for its final change into its' adult form.

What animal do you think has laid these eggs?

Email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au  :) :)

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Daily Activity: The fish that talk in farts

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Daily Activity: The fish that talk in farts

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Hi all! I have a fun activity today that will hopefully get you giggling.

I found this video about two months ago, when I was a bit bored at home, so I started to wonder if fish can fart.

This video is all about fish that communicate in farts.

1. The fish get the gas that they use to fart when they fill their swim bladder. What is a swim bladder? (research question)
2. Scientists are not totally sure what the fist are saying as they fart. After watching the video, state what you think is the most likely answer based on their research.
3. What questions (about fish, farting, or science in general) does this video raise for you?

Email your answers to
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

Remember, you do not need to do all daily activities! Choose ones that look interesting to you, and aim to do about four each week. I will email you a reply within an hour and even share more facts and funny pictures.

Stay safe!
Ms K

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Just a fun fact to add a bit of wonder to your day

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Daily Activity: How big is the universe?

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Daily Activity: How big is the universe?

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Hi Team!
I have a really exciting video to share today! It doesn't have any spoken words, it just has some of the most surprising visuals I have ever seen in a science video.

1: What is the alternate name given for the Sun? (note: this is the actual name of the Sun). What does it mean in Latin?
2: How did the Pistol Star get it's name? (research question)
3: What are your thoughts on how the video ends? What questions does it raise for you?

Email your work to
Emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

As always, you can pick which activities to do, and there are prizes for doing lots of activities!

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This is a micrograph - a photograph taken through a microscope.

This is an animal that lives in the intestines of some species of animals.

This micrograph just shows the head of this animal - the body can get very long! (they have been found to be 15 metres long in humans!)

The round things are four suckers that it uses to latch onto the surface of the intestine. The teeth bore a hole in the intestinal wall, and allows this animal to drink blood from the host. This animal has no eyes, as it lives in constant darkness.

So, what is it?

Email your guesses to
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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This is a micrograph - a photograph taken through a microscope.

This micrograph shows something fuzzy on the side of a tomato.

Is this fuzzy thing alive? How could we tell? What makes something 'living' or 'non living?'

Watch this video and list five things you would need to know to decide of this fuzzy thing is living or non-living.

Email your responses to
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Here is a short research task based on this interesting fact:

It rains diamonds of Saturn and Jupiter
1. Find out what else is different about the weather on Saturn
2. Find out what the rings of Saturn are made from

Email me your answers (in your own words!) to emily.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Email you guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Daily Activity: How Your Dog's Nose Knows So Much

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Daily Activity: How Your Dog's Nose Knows So Much

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Hi guys! Here is a daily activity that you can try.
You don't have to do all of these activities! Just pick ones that look interesting to you.
There will be prizes for students who complete the most activities on Online Learning :)

1. What special features does a dog nose have, that allows it to smell so well?
2. What are the slits in the side of the dogs nose for?
3. If you could have any super sense, what would you choose and why?

Email your answers to
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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How Your Dog's Nose Knows So Much | Deep Look

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Daily Activity: What makes a mammal a mammal? A close look at kittens 

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Daily Activity: What makes a mammal a mammal? A close look at kittens 

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Hi everybody,
I have a bit of a cute activity for today.
You can pick which activity you would like to try each day. You do not have to do all of them! But, there are prizes for the most engaged student :)

1. These kittens are mammals. What features do mammals have?
2. What does a newborn kitten need to grow?
3. Can newborn kittens see and hear? how do we know?
4. Why are kittens born so underdeveloped (helpless)?

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How Kittens Go From Clueless to Cute | Deep Look

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For those of you that are excited about chemistry, try this activity! There are a lot of little parts to this lesson, so it may take 1/2 an hour or more.

You can choose what activities you would like to do each day - you do not have to do all of them! Just choose some activities that look interesting to you.

Send your results to me at emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

There will be some pretty cool prizes for the most engaged students in Year 7

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This is a micrograph - a photograph taken with a microscope.

What do you think this is?

Hint: if you were to put these on your tongue, it would taste salty

Email me your answer: emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au
It doesn't matter if you are right or wrong, you will get a point for engagement, and increase your chance of winning the prize for most engaged student :D :D

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Daily Challenge: Can you trick your brain with this colour test? 

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Daily Challenge: Can you trick your brain with this colour test? 

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For this daily challenge, watch this video and have a go at the colour test. Can you trick your brain?

Once you have tricked your brain (or not), write two sentences about what you have learnt in an email to me.

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Will This Trick Your Brain? (Color TEST)

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Look up the Mars Curiosity Rover, and tell me a bit about him.
1. What is the Mars Curiosity Rover?
2. Is the Curiosity Rover still going?
3. How and when did it get to Mars?

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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This is a micrograph - a photograph taken with a microscope.

This is a Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM), which means that these two fellows have been coated in a thin film of metal such as platinum or gold (they are not alive in this micrograph, sadly - it is impossible to take a Scanning Electron Micrograph of a living sample).

These guys are not spiders - but they are related to spiders. Have a look and see if you can guess what these guys might be.

Send your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

(Credit: Steve Gschmeissner)

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Daily Challenge: Learn How to light a Bunsen Burner (demonstration) 

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Daily Challenge: Learn How to light a Bunsen Burner (demonstration) 

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Hi Year 7! I made you this little video about how to light a Bunsen burner. Enjoy :)
When you have completed the activity at the end of the clip, email to me!
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Hi guys!
Here is an activity for those of you who are interested in Earth and Space Science.
In this activity you will watch a video about space, order planets in the solar system, and do a 5 question quiz.

What you are finished,
1. let me know how you did on the tasks
2. Tell me an interesting fact that you have learnt about space

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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I will post some fun facts each day to keep things fresh and interesting :)

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I will post some fun facts each day to keep things fresh an interesting :)

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Daily Activity: What is inside a caterpillars' "cocoon" 

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Daily Activity: What is inside a caterpillars' "cocoon" 

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Hi guys!

This activity should be really interesting.
1. Watch the video about how caterpillars change into butterflies
2. What is the outer shell of the "cocoon" (chrysalis) made from?
3.  Is the caterpillar sleeping in the chrysalis, or does something else happen to it?
4. Think of a question that you have about this process. The question can be anything about caterpillars, butterflies, metamorphosis, insects or science in general.

email your work to me at em.jay.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au
As always, there are prizes for being engaged over the online learning period :)

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Daily Challenge: What Kind of Scientist are You?

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Daily Challenge: What Kind of Scientist are You?

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There are thousands of different kinds of scientists who research and discover things that impact our lives. In this activity, you will answer some questions about your likes and dislikes, and find out what kind of scientist you may be.

Remember, we are ALL scientists! We are all learners and changers in our world, and we all have an impact.

Let me know in an email what kind of scientist you are,

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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The science industry includes everything from medical breakthroughs to exploring new planets - so, which area do you belong in?

My quiz is designed to find out what type of scientist you are based on your personality. I will ask you 10 quick questions and all you have to do is choose the answer that suits you best - but remember it's just a bit of fun!

Once you've answered every question I'll decide what type of scientist I think you are, and you'll even get your own character profile! Share the profile with your friends and family to see if they agree.

Don't worry - your answers will not be recorded.

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What Type of Scientist Are You? - HRS Quiz

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The science industry includes everything from medical breakthroughs to exploring new planets - so, which area do you belong in? My quiz is designed to find out what type of scientist you are based on your personality.

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This is a micrograph - a photograph taken through a microscope.
This micrograph shows a cross section (cut through) of the tongue of a familiar animal.

Can you guess which animal has a tongue that looks like this through a microscope?

Email me your guess! It doesn't matter if you are right or wrong, you will get some points for engaging, and could win a prize when we get back to school :)

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Daily Challenge - Quiz: Frightening fruit & veggies  

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Daily Challenge - Quiz: Frightening fruit & veggies  

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Can you guess what these fruit and veggies are based on these MRI images?
An MRI is a bit like an X-ray - it let's you see inside something. An MRI uses magnets instead of X-rays, and you can see an 'image' made up of slices, which you can then watch like a movie. You end up with some weird images, but if you look at the shape and the structure, you may be able to identify some of these fruit.
Have a go! Let me know by email how you went;
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Daily Activity: What kind of scientist are you? 

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Daily Activity: What kind of scientist are you? 

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Watch this video and complete the quiz below to find out

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SCIENCE WARS - Acapella Parody | SCIENCE SONGS

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Daily Challenge: Can you solve these ecosystem puzzles?

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Daily Challenge: Can you solve these ecosystem puzzles?

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Can you solve these food chains on the African Savannah? It starts out easy, but gets quite hard.

Send me a screenshot of how far you get, and you may win a prize when we get back to School

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

(Credit: BBC Bitesize)

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A solid is something hard and firm like a table or a brick
A liquid is something splashy that fills the bottom of whatever container it is in, like water, blood, or dinosaur saliva
A gas is something that you can walk through, which fills whatever space it is in from top to bottom, and left to right. Like air, or clouds.

1. Complete this reading about solids, liquids and gasses.
2. Decide if the sand in this video is a solid, a liquid or a gas? Can it be two things at once?

Send you answers to
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

There are prizes for the most engaged student over the Online Learning period :)

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What kind of animal do you think this is?
It is a carnivore consumer who lives in wetlands.

Let me know my email what kind of animal you think it is. I will be holding lots of these competitions, and it doesn't matter if you are correct or not - just that you are actively thinking and applying science from home :)

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Daily Activity: Can video games make you smarter? 

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Daily Activity: Can video games make you smarter? 

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Watch the video below, and send me an email with three things that you have learnt from this video.
1: Can video games make you smarter?
2: What scientific evidence is there you have that video games make you smarter?
3: How could we run a fair test to see if video games do in fact make you smarter?

My email address is:
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

There will be prize for the three students with the most online engagement, so be sure to get back to me :)

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How to see how germs are spread (this could be relevant...) 

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How to see how germs are spread (this could be relevant...) 

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Watch this video to see how germs (or viruses) can be spread around a classroom.

Mark Rober was an engineer at NASA for 7 years. He worked on the team that made parts of the Mars Rover.

Email me your thoughts on how this video is relevant to the current world, and/or how staying in isolation will prevent the spread of Covid-19 (aka coronavirus)

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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How To See Germs Spread Experiment (Coronavirus)

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This is a micrograph - a photograph taken through a microscope. What do you think this might be?

Let me know my email what you think it is. I will be holding lots of these competitions, so stay tuned! There are prizes for the most engaged Online Learning students, and it doesn't matter if you are correct or not - just that you are actively thinking and applying science from home :)

emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au

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Hi everyone!

Happy Star Ways day!

In The Phantom Menace, Anakin and Qui-Gon have the conversation below.

They are talking about Midichlorians, little bacteria-like things that live in their cells.

While Midichlorians are science-fiction, there actually are little living things inside our cells called mitochondria.

1. What is a cell? Use this video to write a paragraph explaining what a cell is.
2. What are mitochondria?  Use this website to write two sentences about what mitochondria are, and what they do in the cell.

Send your answers to emily.kremborg@education.tas.gov.au

You do not have to do all daily activities! Just pick a few that look interesting to you :)

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Daily Activity: Ecosystems in your House - what can you find?

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Daily Activity: Ecosystems in your House - what can you find?

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Let me know about an ecosystem in your house or garden.
What producers live there?
What consumers live there?

Let me know via email about an ecosystem in your home or garden.
emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au