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Scitech is a not-for-profit organisation proudly supported by the Western Australian Government through the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
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Explore the forces and the wonders of light, electricity and heat with this DIY Science Kit!
Hire now for Term 1, 2025! We’ll deliver to any registered school in Western Australia.
Please note bookings for Term 4, 2024 have now closed. Bookings for Term 1, 2025 will close on Wednesday 11 December 2024 (Week 10, Term 4). After this date, we can only accept bookings for Term 2, 2025.
Explore and test how forces work with a term filled with hands-on experiments and tasks.
Bend light, create electricity and experiment with magnets in this DIY Science Kit designed to show how physics influences the world around us.
Each kit is packed full of all the equipment and teaching resources needed to run up to 8 weeks’ worth of themed lessons, experiments and investigations.
Each lesson is designed to support teachers in the delivery of the Physical Sciences Science Understanding of the Western Australian Science Curriculum. Students also have plenty of opportunities to design and plan their own investigations, which will allow them to improve Science Inquiry Skills, and to explore Science as a Human Endeavour.
You will also be given access to the electronic copies of the teacher resource books, worksheets and investigation planners. They are free for you to keep on your own device even after your kit hire has finished.
With the Physical Sciences Kit, students can:
Western Australian Curriculum links
Duration
8 weeks
Age Group
Pre-primary – Year 6
DIY kits are available for hire by registered Western Australian schools for use solely within and by the staff at the hiring school.
Scitech gratefully acknowledge Rio Tinto who support this program.
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