School Science Lessons
2012-04-23
Please send comments to: J.Elfick@uq.edu.au
Table of contents
Part 16.1 Chemical suppliers (commercial websites)
Part 16.2 Equipment and software (commercial websites)
Part 16a Prof Bunsen (commercial websites)
Part 16.3 Publishers (commercial websites)
Part 16.4 Garden supplies, gardening
Part 16a. | Order online from Prof Bunsen
Chemical suppliers, Equipment and software, Prof Bunsen, Publishers
Table of contents
Items | Product code | Description
Chemistry
Item | H09 Chemical Heat Pack
Item | M38 Cola-Mentos Fountain Kit
Item | M02 Crystal Tree (A salt solution moves up the paper tree due to capillary forces.)
Item | M20 Colour Changing Putty, heat sensitive putty, PVA (polyvinyl alcohol)
Item | F18 Density Tubes Kit, density columns, buoyancy, miscible and immiscible liquids
Item | M40E DIY Bouncing Ball Kit, PVA (polyvinyl alcohol), make a high bounce ball
Item | M03 Disappearing Ink, acid / base indicator, thymolphthalein
Item | Z09 Elements Poster, periodic table
Item | M13 Expanding Snow Polymer
Item | M46 Expanding Spheres, super absorbent polymers
Item | M29 Goldenrod Indicator Paper, acid-base indicator, tumeric, red in bases
Item | M36 Iodine Clock Reaction, sodium salts, citric acid, starch, MSDS, eco-foam
Item | M37 Oscillation Reaction, Briggs-Rauscher Reaction, catalysts, equilibrium
Item | M17 Paramagnetic Putty, responds to a magnetic field so is paramagnetic
Item | Z02 Periodic Table of the Elements
Item | M27 Phenol Red & Bromothymol Blue
Item | M32 Red Cabbage Colour Crystals, acid-base indicator
Item | M34 Rubber Flubber Experiment Kit, natural polymer, latex
Item | M26 Silicon crystals, metallurgical grade
Item | M19 Silly Putty, Non-Newtonian liquid and dilatant compound
Item | M10 Slime School Lab Pack, Non-Newtonian liquid, pre-dissolved PVA
Item | G20 Super Bubble Concentrate
Item | M14 Super Slurper Polymer, hydrophilic sodium polyacrylate
Item | M28 Thermoplastic Polymer, polycaprolactone
Sound & Waves
Item | E01 Light Modulation, Photo Phone Kit, amplitude modulation
Item | S01 Singing rods, resonance in an open rod
Item | S05 Slinky Spring, wave modeller
Item | S04 Sound tube, Resonance tones from twirling
Electricity & Magnetism
Item | E35 AC/DC Demonstrator
Item | E18C Cube Magnet, neodymium Nd2Fe14B, powerful permanent magnets
Item | E06 Energy Ball, electrical conductance, circuits
Item | E24 Ferrofluid, magnetic fields, nanoparticles, iron compounds, magnetite
Item | E16 Fun Fly Stick Educational Kit, portable van de Graaff generator
Item | E38 Hand Crank Power Generator
Item | E03 Lenz’s Law Tube, slow falling neodymium magnet
Item | E14 Magnetic Accelerator, Gaussian rail gun, conservation of energy and momentum
Item | E34 Magnets Discovery Set
Item | E40 Micro Electric Motor
Item | E26 Powerful Magnetic Hook, support pendulum from metal in ceiling
Item | H06 Thermoelectric Demonstrator
Item | E36 Thermoelectric Peltier Device
Item | M60 Volta Cell Kit
Item | E15 World's Simplest Motor, Electric motor kit, easily assembled simple motor
Solar Modules
Item | E41 Solar Module 75 mW
Item | E42 Solar Module 600 mW
Light & Colour
Item | P34 3D Mirascope, concave mirrors
Item | M35 Cool Blue Light Kit, luminol, chemiluminescence, forensic science
Item | M22 Cool Chemical Light Powder, luminol
Item | P21 Diffraction Grating Film, single axis diffraction film, 500 lines / mm
Item | P16 Fresnel Lens, versatile lens for classroom, unbreakable and cheap
Item | P30 Glass Prism, equilateral prism, rainbow spectrum
Item | P44 Microscope: Make your own
Item | P06 Photo Luminescent Paint, Glow in the Dark, phosphorescence
Item | P37 Polarized Filters, 3D movie glasses
Item | P36 Rainbow Glasses: Single Axis, 500 lines / mm diffraction grating glasses
Item | P24 Rainbow Peephole (diffraction gratings)
Item | M30 Spectator Light Kit, spectrum kit, diffraction glasses
Item | M21 Sun Blueprint Paper, photochemical reactions
Item | P43 Telescope: Make your own
Item | P29 Ultra Violet Torch, ultraviolet light produces phosphorescence
Item | P07 UV Detection Beads, UV exposure, solar energy
Renewable energy
Item | H18 Aussie Solar Cooker
Item | P08 Radiometer, (Crookes' radiometer), sun-powered rotation
Item | H13 Solar Vacuum Heat Collector Tube
Item | E04 Solar Grasshopper
Item | E32 Solar Kit, multi-project sustainable energy, solar energy
Item | H16 Solar Racer, toy car moved by solar energy
Item | E05 Solar Spider
Item | E30 Stirling Engine, closed cycle regenerative heat engine
Item | E44 Wind Turbine (Mini wind turbine)
Energy and forces
Item | F07 AstroBlaster, high bounce balls, conservation of momentum
Item | F37 Balloon Racer (Use elastic potential energy to power a racing car)
Item | G19 Balloon Helicopter, Bernoulli's principle
Item | F01 Bottle Jet Drag Racer, Newton's laws
Item | F09 Cartesian Diver, buoyancy, encapsulated air bubble
Item | F16 Da Vinci Catapult, (siege weapon)
Item | H01 Drinking Bird, crude heat engine, temperature difference causes cyclical motion
Item | F43 Energy Force Racer
Item | E10 Euler's Disk, conservation of rotational momentum
Item | H03 Fire Syringe, adiabatic heating in diesel engine
Item | F06 Fountain Connection, Hero of Alexandria's water fountain
Item | F05 Gyroscope, conservation of angular momentum, precession
Item | E33 Ice Melting Blocks, endothermic heat flow
Item | F13 Levitron Platinum Pro, magnetic top floats in space
Item | F24 Mighty Seltzer Rocket, uses Alka Seltzer tablets, Be careful!
Item | F04 Mouse Trap Car, energy conversion
Item | F44 Multi Purpose Basic Car (Power this car with wind, solar, thermo, chemical or electrical energy)
Item | F22 Newton's Cradle, conservation of momentum, periodical motion
Item | H14 Nitinol Memory Wire, solid state chemistry, Ni Ti alloys, shape memory alloy
Item | H15 Pop Pop Boat, simple steam engine, energy conversion
Item | F19 Pressure Mat, air pressure, visualize its force
Item | F14 Pressure Pumper kit, clouds, refrigeration, air conditioning
Rockets
Item | G21 Rocket Balloons (12), Newton's third law
Item | F17 Rocket Components, GasZoom Rocket Components
Item | R09 Water Rocket Launcher, pump and plastic drink bottle
Item | E22 Solar Tube, demonstrating air density differences
Item | M31 Thermochromic Things
Item | F08 Tornado Tube, joins plastic drink bottles, spiralling vortex
Item | F15 Trebuchet (siege engine) projectile kit
Item | F12 Vacuum Container & Pump
Item | F28 Vacuum Stoppers, creates near vacuum in plastic syringe
Item | F45 Walking Robot Kit
Part 16.1 Chemical suppliers (commercial websites)
Demineralized water, Aqua Cure, Australia
Household products, USA
Philip Harris Education, UK, Chemicals and laboratory equipment
Part 16a Prof Bunsen, [science experiment novelties, commercial website]
Scientrific Pty Ltd, dataloggers, spectrometers, radiation meters (Geiger counters)
Techniice, Ice packs and ice boxes
Tensens cleaning supplies, Queensland
Part 16.2 Equipment and software (commercial websites)
Australian Geographic (educational toys, shops)
AGI, Advanced Geosciences, Geophysical Resistivity, Induced Polarization, and Self-Potential Imaging Systems and Software
Art supplies, Oxlades, Australia
Art supplies, School Art Supplies, Australia
Audio visual, AV Focus, audio, visual and lighting systems, Australia
Audio visual, KEPAD, (interactive technologies, white boards)
Audio visual, Shure, Sound isolating earphones, Wireless microphone systems, Hong Kong
Audio visual, Teamboard, Australia
Audio visual, Xcite Audio Visual, Australia
AV Media Systems, Projectors and software, Australia
Barska, Microscopes
Chart Gizmo, creation of pie, bar, line, scatter plot, time series graphs and diagrams
Ciderhouse tech
Cool tools for schools
Dataloggers, Sustainability measurement, Imaging Associates International
Dataloggers, The Logical Interface, Australia
Dataworks, Middle primary to upper secondary school software, Australia
Diaries, Dux, school diaries
Dick Smith, Electronics equipment, Australia
Domabotics, Robotics, Stopmotion Animation, SCRATCH Workshops, Australia
Electroboard, Australia
Electronic waste disposal, Buyequip, Australia
Vendart, Environmental Water Sampling and testing products
First Aid, Queensland First Aid, training, supplies
Free Resources for Science Teachers, USA
Fundamental particles, hand-crafted
Furniture, Sebel Furniture Ltd
Gemini Tiny Tag data loggers
Giant microbe plush toys
Groupboard, free online whiteboard
IEC, Industrial Equipment & Control Pty. Ltd. scientific apparatus for teaching, Australia
IT disposal, Buyequip, Australia
JAYCAR, Electronics equipment, Australia and New Zealand
Keepad interactive, data loggers for field trips and wet lab use.
Laboratory Design and Supply, USA
Laboratory experiments, MYLAB
Lascar Electronics, LCD panel meters
Learning in hand, Mobile technologies in the classroom, mobile phones, iPads, iPods, podcasting
LEGO, Moore Educational, Australia
Measumax, Precision measuring instruments
Newbyte, Educational software, Australia and UK
Note Pads, Note, Australia
Pacific Data Systems, Datalogging, breath testing, weather stations, Australia
Pencil grip, Australia
Pencils, Forest saver Pencils, Australia
Philip Harris Education, Chemicals and laboratory equipment, UK
Plastic boxes, STAGEPACK, storage boxes for schools, Australia
Plastic cards, PPC, Plastic Card Solutions, Australia
Prof Bunsen, [science experiment novelties, commercial website], Australia
Science downloads, from Prof Bunsen
Projectors, NEC, Portable Projector, Ultra short focal projector
Queensland Education Resources, Australia
Queensland Education Supplies Catalogue
Savewater, Save water products, Australia
SDS, Queensland Education Supplies Catalogue
Shade sails, The Cover Factory, Australia
Shading powders, Fliptez, colour shading powders
Silicon chip, Electronics equipment, online magazine, Australia
SKS Science Products, Plastic lab bottles & vials, polythene Petri dishes, latex gloves, polystyrene pipettes, plastic containers
Soil moisture equipment
Southern Biological, Equipment for science teaching, Australia
Steve Spangler science, Hands-on Science Toys & Easy Science Experiments, USA
STOPAK, Cargo Securing Products, South Africa
Storage, Abax Systems, Australia
Storage, Gratnell, UK (Australian agent)
Storage, Ideal Plastic Concepts, Australia
Street Furniture, Australia
Teamboard, Australia
Teaching aids, Modern Teaching Aids, Australia
Tech and Learning
Texta Twist Crayons, Australia
The Logical Interface, Data loggers, Microscopes, Electronic equipment, Australia
Timetables, Edval Timetables, Australia
Toner cartridges, Toner Express, printer cartridges, Australia
Trolleys, Trolley Dollies, Australia
Turf, Ground Ability, synthetic turf, Australia
Turf, Urban Turf Solutions, synthetic turf, Australia
Vintessential, Laboratory equipment. Australia
Whiteboard, Electroboard, SMART Board interactive whiteboard, Australia
Whiteboard markers, AusPen
Wormfarming
Part 16.3 Publishers (commercial websites)
ACER, Australian Council for Educational Research
Astronomy books
Australian Bureau of Statistics, National Education Services Unit, Australia
Australian Geographic
Biology workbooks, BIOZONE, Australia. PowerPoint presentations
Blacklines Publications, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and knowledge, Australia
Cosmos, G Magazine, Luna Media
CSIRO Publishers, Australia
EDUSS, Asia Pacific Ltd
Epson, Printers, Australia
Flashing webs, website construction, templates
Foyles, UK
GridClub eLearning, Educational games and resources, Australia
IET, Institute of Engineering and technology, UK
Inkata Press, nhbs, wildlife, science and environment
ITC, ITC Publications
Jacaranda, Jacaranda Press, Brisbane
Jacarandaplus, Science Quest 7, Australian Curriculum Edition
Jays' Education, numeracy and literacy worksheets
Learning Foundations
Macmillan Education Australia
Macmillan, One stop science
Macmillan, One stop digital
Mathematics, Have fun with maths, Australia
Mathematics, Lexia, Symphony Math, Australia
Music Bumblebees, school music resources
National Geographic
National Geographic Explorer, Environmental Education
Nature, Publishing Group, UK
OnGuard Safety Training, Australia
Origin energy, Energy Savers pack for teachers
Open University Press, UK
OUP, Oxford University Press, Australia
Oxfamshop
OZ Rural, [Agriculture information, books, horses]
Pearson, Publishers of educational resources, Australia
Post Pressed, Publishers of Academic, Literary, Esoteric and Fine Art Books
Queensland Education Resources, Australia
Raw publications, Child development, Australia
Round Table Education, Stimulating Learning Environments, Australia
RSPCA, Queensland
SDS online
SKY & Telescope, The Essential Magazine of Astronomy
STAQ, Science Teachers' Association of Queensland
TechNyou, The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne
Transcription Service
Triple Helix Resources, Biology resources for secondary schools
World Scientific Books
Yapstar, "Braniac" trivial board game to make science more fun
16.4 Garden supplies, gardening
Fleming's Nurseries, Australia
Gardening, "Casper" seeds, Australia
Gardening, Dave's Garden, USA
Gardening, Edible Landscapes, Northey Street City Farm, Brisbane, Australia
Gardening, Garden supplies, Green harvest organic gardening supplies
Gardening, GreenHarvest seeds, Australia
Gardening, Holly Forsyth, Australia
Gardening, Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, USA
Gardening, Northey Street City Farm, permaculture
Gardening, Organic, Australian Certified Organic Biological Farmers of Australia
Gardening, Organic plants and compost, Edible Landscapes Nursery, Brisbane, Australia
Gardening, Pohlmans - The Plant People serving the Nursery Industry
Gardening, Queensland Garden Expo
Gardening, Searles, Garden products, Gardening tips for vegetables and herbs, Queensland, Australia
Gardening, Stephanie Alexander kitchen garden, Australia
Gardening, Successful Gardening, Annette McFarlane, Australia
Gardening, Vegetable seed, Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Gardening, Yates Garden Guide, Australia
OZBREED, Environmental Turf & Plant Breeding, Australia