Category Archives: Teaching

Activites for Complementary Events and Probability Venn Diagrams

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Clay Simpkins

Hey all Thought I would post my Maths Middle Years assignment. I did complementary events and Venn Diagrams that were focused on Year 8s. There are student misconceptions for both activities. Both activities have step-by-step instructions for the teachers and … Continue reading →

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An easy activity to show how plate tectonics interact

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Clay Simpkins

Plate tectonics allow the top layer of the earth (the lithosphere) to move, resulting the land formations and current oceans that we have today. There are numerous ways in which you could display how plate tectonics interact. However, I think … Continue reading →

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What happens to water in space?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Clay Simpkins

The amazing thing about water (and when you think about it any substance) is the way it ‘behaves’ under different scenarios. For example, it can be a solid, liquid or gas – dependent in how much energy has effected the … Continue reading →

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A map of the stars

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Clay Simpkins

We all know that there are billions of stars in the universe. In fact, there are approximately 200-400 billion stars within our won galaxy. But have you ever wondered about the stars within our local star group? Or what they … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Activities

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Clay Simpkins

Just thought I’de take a moment to plug a website that was introduced to me today in my Middle Years Science university class. There are many simple activities showing how a change in the global climate is going to influence … Continue reading →

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The effect of low socio-economic class on schooling success in Australia: case studies from Australia and around the world

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Clay Simpkins

Hey all The following pdf is my attempt at describing how socio-economic status can influence schooling success within Australia. This was part of a university assignment. It may not be great (and more proof reading should have been done) but … Continue reading →

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