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Science At Home : Fizzics Education

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Science Bundle – 20 Days of LIVE Sessions for Primary School

This bundle of 20 live curriculum-linked classes for school & homeschool.

February 2025 Sessions

  • Week 1 – The Living World (February 10 to 14)
  • Week 2 – Sustainability & Environment (February 17 to 21)
  • Week 3 – Space & Flight (February 24 to 28)
  • Week 4 – Fantastic Physics (March 3 to 7)

These (K-6) science lessons happen each weekday at 2:00pm AEDT.
Attend live or watch the recordings – run your own experiments & ask your questions about science!

Register for the 2pm sessions

  • $65 inc. GST  (that’s 20 LIVE classes for $3.25 each class!).

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A calendar of science events

Look below to see the curriculum outcomes & activities!

See FAQs here

Are you in High School?

We’re running a special high school program each day at 12pm AEDT

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Join the Fizzics Team for live science

  • 20 x Live, interactive 40-minute science classes designed for a broad range of ages of primary students
  • 2:00pm each weekday between February 10 and March 7
  • Includes a Friday trivia session to test what you’ve learned.
  • Guided by science educators highly experienced in online delivery of multi-award-winning programs.
  • Curriculum-linked sessions
  • Run in a secure online space using Zoom Webinar.
  • Recordings available up until April 12.
  • The price is per device – your whole household can join with a single ticket, though for optimal experience we recommend no more than 3 children per device.
  • Attending these sessions constitutes acceptance of the Fizzics Education Terms and Conditions for Online Science Classes

Format

February
Each session runs for 40 minutes at 2:00pm AEDT (Sydney UTC +11)

Do not worry if you cannot source any of the resources listed on this site – we will show the demonstrations on the screen as well.
The sessions are also recorded so that you can catch up if you miss a lesson.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ

On registration

  • *Check your email spelling on registration, otherwise you will not receive your Zoom registration link
  • **Make sure that you check your email spam folder for your Zoom registration link. We have found that some workplaces do block Zoom. Alternatively, please use a personal email account instead**

During the program

  • All 20 sessions have the same joining unique joining link, Zoom Webinar ID and passcode.
    After booking, you will receive an automated email from Zoom with details of how to join the sessions.

    • The joining link you receive is UNIQUE to you, and should NOT be shared with others.
    • Make sure you are using the SAME email address entered for the booking to join the Zoom webinar.

    It is unique to you – don’t share it or you will lock yourself out!

  • For interactivity and child safety, please join using an adult’s email address, your child’s first name, and no last name.
  • Materials list for each session are listed on this page.
  • Bookmark this webpage for materials lists and curriculum links.

Recordings

  • All recordings will be kept available throughout the duration of the programme. The link can be found in your ticket from Zoom.
  • Recordings will be removed April 12

Please see below for the detailed syllabus links, class timetable and optional hands-on materials for each week

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Week 1  Science @ Home Program

The Living World

Optional materials needed for hands-on activities

February 10

  • Mixing bowl or container,
  • water
  • yellow food colouring
  • red beads/legos/lollies e.g. jubes
  • white beads/legos/lollies e.g. small marshmallows
  • confetti/sprinkles e.g. hundreds and thousands
  • spoon for mixing
  • measuring cups or spoons

February 11

  • Something to make imprints in (e.g. playdoh, plasticine, modelling clay, blu-tack, or a small bowl of flour or sand)
  • Something to make imprints of (e.g. shells or small toys or coins)

February 12

  • Skewer/toothpick
  • colour pencils or textas
  • blank paper
  • flowers, leaves or seed pods (at least one flower would be great)

February 13

  • Some paper for drawing on (baking paper works well)
  • coloured crayons or pencils, coins or leaves with distinct veins

February 14  – TRIVIA

We will be using Kahoot! Your child can participate by opening a new browser window and going to kahoot.it on the same device used to join the webinar, OR use a second device to play while simultaneously watching the webinar…whichever suits! You can help your child by opening the page before the workshop, and all they have to do later in the session is type in the game code.

Curriculum links

Australian ACARA Content Outcomes:: Science

  • Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002).Living things have a variety of external features (ACSSU017).
  • Living things live in different places where their needs are met (ACSSU211).
  • Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030).
  • Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (ACSSU044).
  • Living things have life cycles (ACSSU072).
  • Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043).

NSW Science & Technology Syllabus Content

A student:

  • STe-3LW-ST
    explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things
  • ST1-4LW-S
    describes observable features of living things and their environments
  • ST2-4LW-S
    compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things
  • ST3-4LW-S
    examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things

Victorian F – 10 Science Curriculum

  • Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (VCSSU057)
  • Different living things have different life cycles and depend on each other and the environment to survive (VCSSU058)
  • Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies (VCSIS067)
  • Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives (VCSSU073)
  • Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (VCSSU074)

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Week 1 Science @ Home Program

Water pouring alongside a dynamo

Week 2  Science @ Home Program

Sustainability & Environment

Optional materials needed for hands-on activities

February 17

  • Packet of paddlepop sticks (tongue depressers)
  • rubber bands
  • tape
  • PET drink bottle lid
  • cotton balls

February 18

  • Pizza box
  • aluminium foil
  • scissors
  • clear plastic wrap (Glad wrap)
  • wooden kebab stick
  • black plastic garbage bag
  • tape

February 19

  • A packet of gummy bears
  • salt
  • a spoon
  • at least 2 bowls
  • water
  • ruler
  • pen and paper for recording results
  • tray and towel for spills

February 20

  • Cardboard
  • paper
  • black sharpie or texta
  • scissors
  • string
  • compass or something round that is 20cm in diameter
  • ruler
  • metal washer
  • laminator or zip lock bag
  • clothes peg

February 21  – TRIVIA

We will be using Kahoot! Your child can participate by opening a new browser window and going to kahoot.it on the same device used to join the webinar, OR use a second device to play while simultaneously watching the webinar…whichever suits! You can help your child by opening the page before the workshop, and all they have to do later in the session is type in the game code.

Curriculum links

Australian ACARA Content Outcomes:: Science

  • Electrical circuits provide a means of transferring and transforming electricity(ACSSU097).
  • Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity (ACSSU219).
  • Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives (ACSHE083).
  • Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE220).

NSW Science & Technology Syllabus Content

A student:

  • ST2-8PW-ST
    describes the characteristics and effects of common forms of energy, such as light and heat
  • ST2-9PW-ST
    describes how contact and non-contact forces affect an object’s motion
  • ST3-6MW-S
    explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials
  • ST3-8PW-ST
    explains how energy is transformed from one form to another
  • ST3-9PW-ST
    investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force

Victorian F – 10 Science Curriculum

  • Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another; a change in the temperature of an object is related to the gain or loss of heat by the object (VCSSU063)
  • Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (VCSSU064)
  • Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives (VCSSU073)
  • Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity; electric circuits enable this energy to be transferred to another place and then to be transformed into another form of energy (VCSSU081)

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wind turbine

Week 2 Science @ Home Program

Space shuttle and galaxy

Week 3  Science @ Home Program

Space/Flight

Optional materials needed for hands-on activities

February 24

  • String
  • scissors
  • balloons
  • sticky tape
  • straw

February 25

  • Two balls of different sizes (eg tennis ball and ping pong ball)
  • desk lamp
  • white paper plate
  • dough or plasticine
  • pencil
  • coloured marker

February 26

  • A book (that doesn’t mind being dropped)
  • paper
  • cardboard tube
  • dark paper
  • tape
  • skewer (to puncture small holes in the paper)

February 27

  • Scissors
  • string
  • 2 balloons

February 28  – TRIVIA

We will be using Kahoot! Your child can participate by opening a new browser window and going to kahoot.it on the same device used to join the webinar, OR use a second device to play while simultaneously watching the webinar…whichever suits! You can help your child by opening the page before the workshop, and all they have to do later in the session is type in the game code.

Curriculum links

Australian ACARA Content Outcomes:: Science

  • Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day (ACSSU048).
  • The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star: the sun (ACSSU078).
  • Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076).

NSW Science & Technology Syllabus Content

A student:

  • ST2-9PW-ST
    describes how contact and non-contact forces affect an object’s motion
  • ST2-10ES-S
    investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface
  • ST3-9PW-ST
    investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force
  • ST3-10ES-S
    explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth’s surface

Victorian F – 10 Science Curriculum

  • Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day (VCSSU061)
  • Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (VCSSU064)
  • Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (VCSSU064)

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Back of the Moon

Week 3 Science @ Home Program

sound and light waves
Week 4  Science @ Home Program

 Fantastic Physics

Optional materials needed for hands-on activities

March 3

  • A clean, dry soda or water bottle (the smaller the better, e.g. 300mL)
  • uncooked rice
  • a pencil or chopstick

March 4

  • Balloon
  • tape
  • paper towel
  • pen
  • scissors
  • empty & dry soft drink can

March 5

  • A dark room
  • objects of different colours
  • torches + rubber bands + red, green and blue cellophane OR mobile phone torch app + sticky tape + red, green and blue sharpies

March 6

  • Paper towel roll
  • 2 disposable cups
  • scissors
  • marker
  • tape (optional)
  • smart phone for testing

March 7  – TRIVIA

We will be using Kahoot! Your child can participate by opening a new browser window and going to kahoot.it on the same device used to join the webinar, OR use a second device to play while simultaneously watching the webinar…whichever suits! You can help your child by opening the page before the workshop, and all they have to do later in the session is type in the game code.

Curriculum links

Australian ACARA Content Outcomes:: Science

  • Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed (ACSSU020).
  • Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted (ACSSU080).
  • The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape (ACSSU005)
  • A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (ACSSU033).
  • Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076).

NSW Science & Technology Syllabus Content

A student:

  • ST1-8PW-S
    describes common forms of energy and explores some characteristics of sound energy
  • ST1-9PW-ST
    investigates how forces and energy are used in products
  • ST2-8PW-ST
    describes the characteristics and effects of common forms of energy, such as light and heatST3-7MW-T
    explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes
  • ST3-8PW-ST
    explains how energy is transformed from one form to another
  • STe-5PW-ST
    observes the way objects move and relates changes in motion to push and pull forces
  • ST1-9PW-ST
    investigates how forces and energy are used in products
  • ST2-9PW-ST
    describes how contact and non-contact forces affect an object’s motion
  • ST3-9PW-ST
    investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force

Victorian F – 10 Science Curriculum

  • Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed (VCSSU049)
  • Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
  • Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
  • Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives (VCSSU073)
  • Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted (VCSSU080)
  • The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)
  • Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
  • Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
  • Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (VCSSU064)

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Week 4 Science @ Home Program

Timetable

A calendar of science events

FAQS

How are these classes different to the High School Science at Home sessions?

Great question! It’s not about the resources, it’s about the lesson itself.

The same materials for a high school lesson can often be used to teach a child in kindergarten, however the level of content is very different. For example; we can teach a Grade 1 student about push and pull forces using a rubber-band wind-up car, but we can also use that same car to teach a student in University about Newton’s Laws with specific references to the equations that underly the principles. The same applies to chemical concepts, biology discussions and all areas of science. You can see this referenced in curriculum documents as well, as each grade level builds on previous concepts.

We will tailor our explanations based on our lesson planning, the curriculum requirements and the questions we are receiving from the students.

Should I choose the Primary or the High School program?

This is very much up to you. Please know that both programs cover a range of grades and we do not know your child. As such, you need to think about your child and how well they follow scientific concepts. If your child is between grades 5 to 8, think realistically on how well they know their science and use that to choose the right program for your child.

How do these classes work?

Attendees will be able to see and hear our presenter(s) but we won’t be able to see or hear you.
For internet safety, the students will not be able to talk with each other.

The structure of the lessons is a series of demonstrations by our presenter, followed by the students running their own experiments in their room (see the optional materials listed above). We will also demonstrate those experiments in case some students do not have the materials. You will get lots of chances to ask and answer questions via text-based Q&A and live polling.

Do I have to provide anything?

Completely optional!  These materials are not essential – we will show the same materials on-screen regardless.
Bookmark this webpage to refer to each day.

HOW DO I CONNECT?

These programs will be run via Zoom Webinar. After booking, you will receive an automated email from Zoom with details of how to join the sessions.

  • The joining link you receive is UNIQUE to you, and should NOT be shared with others.
  • Make sure you are using the SAME email address entered for the booking to join the Zoom webinar.

For interactivity and child safety, please join using an adult’s email address, your child’s first name, and no last name.

Do I have to supervise my child?

As a supervising adult, you acknowledge that you are responsible for the behaviour of the participants. You acknowledge that the Fizzics Education presenter is not a substitute for on-site parental supervision.

Younger children may need assistance with the hands-on activities. If you are not confident that your child can work alone with the materials listed, please provide supervision.

Are the sessions recorded?

Yes, we will record each session and send you the link.
The recordings will be live for a limited time and are there to help those who could not make a session.

Where is my Password for the Vimeo Showcase?

Please check your confirmation emails from Zoom

Book now!

Register for the 2pm sessions

  • $65 inc. GST  (that’s 20 LIVE classes for $3.25 each class!).

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Are you in High School?

We’re running a special high school program each day at 12pm AEDT

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Resources

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16 Complete K to 6 Teaching Units for Science

Learn more about the K to 6 Units Bundle here

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