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School Science Lessons
Updated: 2012-05-28
Editor: John Elfick, School of Education, University of Queensland, Australia
Please send comments to: J.Elfick@uq.edu.au

This website is linked to UNESCO.org and is free to download for educational purposes. It contains a database of school science experiments and investigations in physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, geology, weather studies, agriculture projects for primary and secondary schools; and sexuality education and drugs education. It is based on a revision, updating and expansion of the "New UNESCO source book for science teaching", 1979 edition, UNESCO, Paris. It contains experiments from the "low cost" science teaching movement, simplified versions of classical experiments, experiments using locally available substances and kitchen chemicals, and environmental science. Some experiments anticipate experiments usually done in senior high school or college classes. The experiments should be "student friendly" and "teacher friendly" because there is no overwhelming technology. Enough theoretical background is included to remind teachers of the theoretical context of the experiment. Every experiment is based on materials listed in a modern commercial catalogue of chemicals and equipment for use by educational institutions. The procedures and safety standards are consistent with instructions issued by Education Queensland (Ministryof Education), State of Queensland, Australia.

Table of contents

Agriculture projects	Laboratory safety
Appendix	Measurement
Astronomy experiments	Microbiology experiments
Biology experiments	Physics experiments
Chemistry experiments and minerals	Primary science lessons
Drug abuse	Science, maths and technology
Environmental chemistry, pollution	Sexuality education
Geology experiments	Soils
Human physiology	Table of elements, periodic table
Interesting websites	Weather experiments
-	School of Education, University of Queensland
STAQ Science Teachers Association of Queensland	UNESCO Technical and Vocational Education