Websites
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Uniserve science website has extensive resources for science and technology teaching.
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Assessment for Learning -an assessment task suitable for stage 2 on energy. Because it is assessment for learning it contains worksheets for students about types of energy.
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More information and how to teach about developing a useful (and testable) hypothesis.
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CSIRO website has information about their research. Follow links to resources for teachers such as a way to subscribe to science by email or Do-it-yourself science.
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Student Research Project for stage 5, but some parts are of use for MyScience.
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Trackstar has information about the scientific method, running a science fair and .
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A resource that suits the draft Australian Curriculum year 5 (electricity) and year 6 (sustainable energy transformations) is called Electrocity (even though it comes from New Zealand)
Books that are good for background science knowledge
Hollins, M. & Whitby, V. (2005). Progression in primary science (2nd ed.). London: David Fulton
Devereaux, J. (2007). Science for primary and early years: Developing subject knowledge (2nd ed.). London: Paul Chapman Publishing.
Skamp, K. (Ed.). (2007). Teaching primary science constructively (3rd ed.). Sydney: Thompson.
Wenham, M. (2005). Understanding Primary Science (2nd ed.). London: Paul Chapman Publishing.