Task: You have to research and present a practical science experiment to the class.  You can choose any experiment you wish as long as it has a scientific purpose.  You will also need to have an excellent understanding of your experiment so you can present it and clearly explain it to the students in the class. You will be also required to fill in an experiment sheet that explains your experiment in detail.  Everybody will be given a mark out of 30 for this assignment.  You will be awarded a mark out of 10 for each of the following:- 

1.   The experiment itself.

2.   The presentation.

3.   The experiment sheet. 

The Experiment Sheet needs to include the following points

Experiment Name:

Aim of Experiment:

Equipment Required:

Experiment Steps:

Illustrations:

Experiment Findings:

The experiments are due Monday 27th October 2008, all experiments are due on the date (No extensions). Presentations will take place during Weeks 3. Failure to hand your assignment in on the due date (Week 3 2008) will result in 0 marks.

There are lots of sites on the internet to give you ideas. But remember it is your work I want to see. If you find a great site with lots of ideas put the link in the comments section and I will share the link with everyone.

 Click here  to go to an interesting science site to help you select a topic.  

Click here to go to the ScienceBob site for lots of demonstrations of experiments

]]> http://wormbins.edublogs.org/2008/09/26/science-experiment/feed/ 1 http://wormbins.edublogs.org/2008/07/07/olympic-project-famous-olympian/ http://wormbins.edublogs.org/2008/07/07/olympic-project-famous-olympian/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:04:11 +0000 mm http://wormbins.edublogs.org/?p=133 Famous Olympian Project – Due Week 5 Term 3

Choose a famous Olympian and research this person. The person may be Australian or from any other nation.

• Your project should be displayed on cardboard.
• When organising your work think about the following heading.

Personal profile- include:

• Date of birth
• Where they live?
• Interesting information about their life

Sport- include:

• What sports have they played?
• At what age did they start?
• When did they start training in the sport they are famous for?
• How often do they train?
• In what year did they first compete in an Olympic Games?

Olympic Results- include:

• A list of the games attended
• Medals won
• Records broken
• Any other achievements

Career- include:

• Information about when they first started
• What or who inspired them
• When did they retired if they have
• What do they do now?

Bibliography- include:

• Book Titles and Authors
• Web Sites

Your work will be marked on the information gathered and the presentation. HAVE FUN

The Official Australian Olympic website is a good place to start.  Click here to go to the site.