![Is a green apple always green?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/is-a-green-apple-always-green.jpg)
Is a green apple always green?
Hands-on Activities
What does light have to do with colour? Observe some colourful fruit under different conditions to learn why we see the colours we see!
![Assortment of souvenir magnets on the fridge](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/souvenir-magnets-on-the-fridge.jpg?itok=pMIVtKoG)
Magnificent Magnets
Lessons
Students develop and apply the skills of sorting & classifying, comparing & contrasting and predicting as they explore magnetism as a non-contact force that causes movement.
![How does sound travel?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-does-sound-travel.jpg)
How does sound travel?
Hands-on Activities
Try out this cool activity to hear sound vibrations.
![Water slides](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/Water_slide.jpg?itok=y1yPxO54)
How Surfaces Affect Motion
Lessons
Will it slide or stick? Students conduct a fair test to investigate how different solid surfaces affect the movement of an object on a ramp.
![How can I make my own weighing scale?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-i-make-my-own-weighing-scale.jpg)
How can I make my own weighing scale?
Hands-on Activities
Make a scale from simple materials and test it to measure weight.
![How do I see colour?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-do-i-see-colour.jpg)
How do I see colour?
Hands-on Activities
How is light connected to the colours we see? In this STEAM activity make a colourful light catcher and discover why we see different colours?
![How do movies move?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-do-movies-move.jpg)
How do movies move?
Hands-on Activities
Explore the concept of persistence of vision in this hands on activity.
![Colourful sunglasses](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-03/colourful_sunglasses.jpg?itok=mZ_pixQ-)
How Do We See Colour?
STEM Explained
How does the human eye see visible light as colour? And why do some people see more colours than others?
![Wooden toy train](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/Wooden_toy_train.jpg?itok=5Jn1_Kkv)
Design & Build a Toy that Moves
Lessons
Students will work collaboratively to design and build a toy that is moved using forces applied by magnets.
![Marble run prototype](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/Marble_run_prototype.jpg?itok=EwWmTwaO)
Design & Build a Marble Run
Lessons
Students will work collaboratively to design and build a marble run that meets specific criteria.
![Rattle drum](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/Rattle_drum.jpg?itok=78KCsKh-)
Design & Build a Musical Instrument
Lessons
Students will learn about the properties of sound as they design, test and build a musical instrument.