Science Year 7 by Brooks https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science Science is simply common sense at its best en-us 2020-04-01 21:36:19 UTC 2023-02-08 15:52:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9ea.png Daily Activity: Ecosystems in your House - what can you find? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487778110
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

]]> 2020-04-01 22:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487778110 What Is This? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487779426 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

]]> 2020-04-01 22:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487779426 Daily Activity: What kind of scientist are you? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487788551 Watch this video and complete the quiz below to find out ]]> 2020-04-01 22:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487788551 Daily Challenge: What Kind of Scientist are You? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487799062 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 ]]> 2020-04-01 22:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487799062 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487800243 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]]> 2020-04-01 22:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487800243 How to see how germs are spread (this could be relevant...) brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487813713 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]]> 2020-04-01 23:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487813713 Daily Challenge - Quiz: Frightening fruit & veggies brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487856826 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]]> 2020-04-02 00:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/487856826 Did you Know Fact #1 brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/488018265 I will post some fun facts each day to keep things fresh an interesting :) ]]> 2020-04-02 04:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/488018265 Daily Challenge: Can you solve these ecosystem puzzles? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/493817923 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) ]]> 2020-04-05 23:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/493817923 Did you know fact #2 brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/493821355 I will post some fun facts each day to keep things fresh and interesting :) ]]> 2020-04-05 23:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/493821355 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/493822047 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)]]> 2020-04-05 23:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/493822047 Daily Challenge: Can you trick your brain with this colour test? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/493825110 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  ]]> 2020-04-05 23:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/493825110 Daily Challenge: Learn How to light a Bunsen Burner (demonstration) brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/495986213 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]]> 2020-04-07 03:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/495986213 Welcome to Online Learning - video brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498035311 Hi Guys! Welcome to Online Learning. Watch this video to see how you will do Science this semester :) ]]> 2020-04-08 05:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498035311 Daily Activity: Can video games make you smarter? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498213583 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 :)


]]> 2020-04-08 08:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498213583 Did you know? Interesting fact #3 brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498213892 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 ]]> 2020-04-08 08:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498213892 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498214145 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 


]]> 2020-04-08 08:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498214145 Daily Activity: Liquid....sand? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498214497 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 :) ]]> 2020-04-08 08:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/498214497 Daily Activity: How Your Dog's Nose Knows So Much brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532246613 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]]> 2020-04-27 03:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532246613 Daily Activity: The Solar System brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532263168 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]]> 2020-04-27 03:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532263168 Daily Activity: What makes a mammal a mammal? A close look at kittens brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532270084 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)?




]]> 2020-04-27 03:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532270084 Did you Know? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532276716 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 ]]> 2020-04-27 03:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532276716 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532283951 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 ]]> 2020-04-27 03:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532283951 Daily Activity: The Particle Model brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532292656 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 ]]> 2020-04-27 04:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/532292656 How to: Science Online Learning brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/534866799 2020-04-27 22:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/534866799 Daily Activity: Life in a drop of water brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/534930992 A microorganism is a living thing (organism) that is very small (micro). Most microorganisms can only be seen under a microscope

1. Research your favourite microorganism in this video (names are in the video) and find three interesting facts about it
2. My favourite microorganism is Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants. Plankton is a cyclopod. Look up a picture of a cyclopod and list three differences between Plankton (the character) and a real cyclopod. 

This task will develop your scientific skills of research and observation. 

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

Remember: prizes for the students with the most engagement over quarantine :) ]]> 2020-04-27 23:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/534930992 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/534951599 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]]> 2020-04-28 00:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/534951599 Daily Activity: How big is the universe? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537847900 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!

]]> 2020-04-29 00:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537847900 Daily Activity: Your Life Stats brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537848098 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 :)



]]> 2020-04-29 00:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537848098 Daily Activity: The fish that talk in farts brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537879411 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 ]]> 2020-04-29 01:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537879411 What is this: brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537890485 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


]]> 2020-04-29 01:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537890485 Fun Fact: brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537920635 Just a fan fact to brighten your day ]]> 2020-04-29 01:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537920635 Fun Fact brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537921800 Just a fun fact to add a bit of wonder to your day ]]> 2020-04-29 01:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537921800 Fun Fact! brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537928356 Just a little fact to add some 'ew!' to your day! ]]> 2020-04-29 01:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537928356 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537970615 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 

]]> 2020-04-29 02:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537970615 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537977474 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 

]]> 2020-04-29 02:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537977474 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537992445 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  :) :) ]]> 2020-04-29 02:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/537992445 Daily Activity: Car vs. Trampoline brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/540579164 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 :) 


]]> 2020-04-29 23:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/540579164 Daily Activity: What is inside a caterpillars' "cocoon" brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/540579377 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 :) ]]> 2020-04-29 23:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/540579377 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/540659084 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

 ]]> 2020-04-30 00:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/540659084 Daily Activity: How do astronauts go to the toilet in space? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543187581 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. 


]]> 2020-04-30 22:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543187581 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543275103 This strange object has something to do with how dinosaurs kept warm.

Email you guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au ]]> 2020-05-01 00:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543275103 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543275175 Email you guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au ]]> 2020-05-01 00:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543275175 Who laid this egg? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543277467 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 ]]> 2020-05-01 00:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543277467 Daily Activity: How are you going with Online Learning? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543285744 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! ]]> 2020-05-01 00:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/543285744 STAR WARS DAY brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547843839 May the 4th be with you 
Enjoy this Bad Lip reading as a quick break from Science ]]> 2020-05-04 00:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547843839 Science Wars: What kind of Scientist are you? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547845172 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 ]]> 2020-05-04 00:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547845172 Daily Activity: Midichlorians and Cells brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547849633 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 :) 

]]> 2020-05-04 00:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547849633 brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547867170 2020-05-04 01:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547867170 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547874554 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 ]]> 2020-05-04 01:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547874554 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547877199 What do you think this eye-catching photograph could be?

Email your guesses to emily.kreymborg@education.tas.gov.au ]]> 2020-05-04 01:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/547877199 The Science of Makeup brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/548101099 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 :) 

]]> 2020-05-04 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/548101099 Daily Activity: Can you watch this whole video without getting grossed out? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/550700823 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.

]]> 2020-05-04 22:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/550700823 Can sharks can detect a drop of blood in the ocean? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/550734087 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 ]]> 2020-05-04 23:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/550734087 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/550742639 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 ]]> 2020-05-04 23:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/550742639 Want to show YOUR Science talent? Participate in the Tasmanian Science Talent Search! brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/550772981 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  
]]> 2020-05-04 23:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/550772981 How to float without going to space brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556206592 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 :) :) 


]]> 2020-05-07 00:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556206592 Gross Science: Why does this frog have so many legs? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556253690
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 :) ]]> 2020-05-07 01:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556253690 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556259739 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 ]]> 2020-05-07 01:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556259739 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556271500 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 ]]> 2020-05-07 01:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556271500 Online Learning Survey - Week 2 brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556786016 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. ]]> 2020-05-07 08:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/556786016 Daily Challenge: Underwater Jet Pack brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/558748186 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 ]]> 2020-05-07 23:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/558748186 Daily Challenge: The Science of Carnival Games brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/558749821 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 :)


]]> 2020-05-07 23:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/558749821 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/558813815 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 ]]> 2020-05-08 01:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/558813815 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/558818959 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 ]]> 2020-05-08 01:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/558818959 A Science Experiment you can do at home! Featuring Mr Reynolds brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/566405754 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 ]]> 2020-05-12 01:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/566405754 Can Science Ignite a fart using a laser? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/566549380
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!

]]> 2020-05-12 04:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/566549380 Outrageous Science: What Happens when Lava meets ice? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/566550407
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 :) ]]> 2020-05-12 04:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/566550407 What is happening to the Sun in this gif? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/566573281 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 ]]> 2020-05-12 05:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/566573281 Some Science Games for your Learning brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/568963952 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 :) 

]]> 2020-05-13 01:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/568963952 Explore Mars: A Mars Rover Game brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/568979312 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 ]]> 2020-05-13 01:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/568979312 Football to the face - Slo Mo Guys brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/569044055 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 :)

]]> 2020-05-13 02:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/569044055 Lava lamp Experiment brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/569057778 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.

]]> 2020-05-13 03:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/569057778 An experiment that you can do at Home brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/574087987 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 :) ]]> 2020-05-15 01:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/574087987 Hi guys! brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/574154839 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....]]> 2020-05-15 03:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/574154839 Amazing liquids in slow motion brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578854756 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 


]]> 2020-05-18 03:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578854756 Ferrofluid - the dark, shape changing liquid invented by NASA brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578860394 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 

]]> 2020-05-18 03:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578860394 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578867887 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 ]]> 2020-05-18 03:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578867887 A Brainy Question...? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578873579 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 ]]> 2020-05-18 04:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578873579 What is this? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578884477 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 ]]> 2020-05-18 04:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/578884477 True or False? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/581297739 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 ]]> 2020-05-19 00:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/581297739 True of False? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/581305058 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 ]]> 2020-05-19 00:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/581305058 Where do new viruses come from? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/581549618 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 :) 

]]> 2020-05-19 05:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/581549618 True or False - Cucumbers brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585907829 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 ]]> 2020-05-20 22:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585907829 How to see how germs are spread (this could be relevant...) brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908029 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 ]]> 2020-05-20 22:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908029 Interactive Science: The scale of the Universe brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908200 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 




]]> 2020-05-20 22:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908200 Interested in electronics? Play with this virtual circuit maker brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908441 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 


]]> 2020-05-20 22:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908441 Just how small is an atom? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908656 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! 

]]> 2020-05-20 22:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908656 True or false - Whales brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908806 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 ]]> 2020-05-20 22:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908806 True or false - bamboo brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908931 "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 ]]> 2020-05-20 22:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/585908931 Interested in making your own games? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592088407 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 

]]> 2020-05-25 00:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592088407 Make your own Ice cream - Physics and Chemistry brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592147934 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.]]> 2020-05-25 02:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592147934 Science break time: A coronavirus game brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592157840 CORONA VIRUS GAME: How many lives can you save? Let us know your final score!]]> 2020-05-25 02:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592157840 Astronaut Chris Hadfield debunks some common space myths brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592170806 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 ]]> 2020-05-25 03:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592170806 Fire in Zero Gravity brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592171472 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 ]]> 2020-05-25 03:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592171472 Science Online Learning Survey Week 3-4 brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592203211 Could you please do this survey for Online Learning this week. The surveys really help me to be a better teacher.]]> 2020-05-25 04:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592203211 Top 10 most amazing chemical reactions brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592222461 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.]]> 2020-05-25 04:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/592222461 5 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/595999477 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 ]]> 2020-05-27 02:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/595999477 Six chemical reactions that changed history brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/598108396 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 :) ]]> 2020-05-28 00:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/598108396 Would you rather? brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/598108564 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 ]]> 2020-05-28 00:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/598108564 An at-home experiment brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/598108792 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.]]> 2020-05-28 00:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/598108792 brookshigh https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/669600675 2020-08-04 23:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brookshigh/Year7Science/wish/669600675