Resources for Teaching and Learning
Deakin Resources
STEME website
These resources have been generated by STEME Research group members to support and scaffold good science and mathematics teaching and learning.
From Lihua Xu
Teaching years P-8
The Ideas for Teaching Science: Years P–8 materials describe activities that focus on major science ideas appropriate for the primary and early secondary school years.
Teaching years 5-10
The Science Concepts: Years 5-10 materials provide explanations to key concepts that are taught as part of the Years 5 to 10 curriculum.
Lesson 1. Exploring Evaporation
This worksheet prompts students to explore how water evaporates in a number of scenarios.
Lesson 2. Exploring Dissolving
This worksheet tasks students with exploring how different powders dissolve into water.
Lesson 3. Exploring Absorbency
This worksheet gets students to explore what makes a really good piece of paper towel.
Lesson 4. Exploring Physical and Chemical Changes
This worksheet tasks students to explore the properties of water when different powders are mixed in and how it reacts with other fluids.
5. Exploring the Burning of a Candle
This worksheet tasks students with looking at a lit candle and noting as many observations as possible.
Other Online Resources
COVID-19 Student Engineering Challenge
Includes teacher instructions and sample student handouts for an engineering challenge related to innovations related to COVID-19.
Evidence for Learning
To assist schools as they rapidly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Evidence for Learning has curated the recommendations from their Guidance Reports which will support educators to prepare and deliver their model of home-supported learning.
STEM Learning (UK)
This UK website is home to thousands of free-to-access, quality-assured resources to support the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
From Coral Campbell
Online Science from UBC
A collection of online science education activities and resources for children and youths.
Doing Fieldwork in a Pandemic
A collection of fieldwork techniques which avoid in-person interactions by using mediated forms which will reach similar ends.
The Effects of Writing on Learning in Science
This meta-analysis examined if students writing about content material in science, social studies, and mathematics facilitated learning.
Best Evidence of Chinese Education
This COVID-19 Special Issue contains reports and articles which touche on remote learning in the largest schooling population in the world.
Sir Isaac Newton did his Best Work in a Pandemic
A Story of how Sir Isaac Newton thrived during an outbreak of the plague, developing his theories on gravity, calculus, and optics.
Marbles and play dough
Two fun STEM challenges for a range of ages using play dough to create marble runs .
The Seed Collection
An Online market for seeds with basic instructions on when and how to sow, maintain, and harvest various vegetables and flowers.
Make a Whirlybird from Paper
In-depth instructions on how to make a whirlybird and conduct experiments and challenges with your creations.
Roto-Copter
Another take on a helicopter type paper toy.
Resources from teachers
How Choice.com.au tests tissues
Choice.com.au provides a peek into how they determine the quality of tissues and make decisions on which product is worth your money.
From Paul Noonan
Dyson Challenge Cards
the following document contains a collection of 40 engineering and science experiments from Dyson.
From Jason Calnin
Whirly Bird Activity
The template for a whirlybird, a mini helicopter made of paper.
From Jason Calnin
Science at Home
From Jason Calnin