NATURAL SCIENCE 6

UNIT 4: ELECTRICITY

Project:

Choose one of the topics for your project: 

- How does electricity reach our homes?

- Robots: advantages and disadvantages.

Work in groups to make a project that includes information about the topic chosen, images/ pictures or drawings and examples.

Choose the format that you think is best: canva, poster, keynote, video…

Practice for the presentation day!

Mind Maps

Electricity

Electrical Charges

Electricty by 5th grade students: 
Look at this explanation by students of your age.
What do you think? Could you do the same?

3-              Videos
- What is electricity?

- The Story of Electricity

- Introduction to Electricity

- The Science of Static Electricity

- Static Electricity

- More about electricity

4- Questions

1- What is electricty?

2-Who invented the light bulb?   

3- When do objects attract? When do they repel?  

4- What is an atom?

5-              Exercises

1- Learning circuts: here you will find tutorials and, quizes and games about circuits and electricity. Click here to try!

2- Experiment about static electricity

3- Elecetricity quiz

4- Electricity games: it only works with "Adobe Flash Player"

5- Circuits and conductors: it only works with "Adobe Flash Player"

Ø LIGHT AND SOUND

1-                Presentation: How does light travel?

2-              Videos

Light:
- Light

- Light Pollution

- Reflection and Refraction of light

Sound:
- Sound

Heat:
- Conductors and Insulators

- Difference between conductors and Insulators

What is refraction of light?

- Episode

- Animated Explanation

3-        Exercises

Surf this web page to play thegames and you can also try some of the experiments! Enjoy it! CLICK HERE (on the letters not on the picture)

 Ø ENERGY SOURCES

1-                Slides Presentation

 Click here to watch it.

2-              Mind Maps

Energy Sources

3-              Videos

- Energy

- Energy Sources

- Invention of SolarHouse

- How to Make a Parachute

4-              Questions

1. 1- Can you list the different forms of energy?
2. 2- What are the two different sources of energy? Explain.
3. 3- How is kinetic energy different from potential energy?
4. 4- How can acid rain take place?
5. 5- What is Global Warming?

UNIT 3: ENERGY

CLICK HERE TO READ THE PRESENTATION ABOUT ROCKS AND MINERALS OF UNIT 3

What are we learning in this unit?

  1. Forms of energy

    - Light energy

    - Thermal energy

    - Sound energy

    - Electrical energy

    - Nuclear energy

    - Mechanical energy: Kinetic and potencial energy.

2. Renewable energy sources and non- renewable energy sources

3. How has energy changed our society?

  - Stone Age: fire

  - Ancient History: water and wind

  - 1700s: coal, steam, electricity

  - 1800s: petrol

  - 1900s: nuclear power, alternative cleaner energy sources.

1-                Slides Presentation

2-              Mind Map (video): Energy Sources

3-              Videos

• Energy

• Energy Sources

• Invention of Solar House

• How to Make a Parachute

ACTIVITIES:

• ACTIVITY 1: QUESTIONS

1. Can you list the different forms of energy?
2. What are the different sources of energy? Explain.
3. How is kinetic energy different from potential energy?

• ACTIVITY 2: CLICK HERE

Play the video and pause when necessary. Exercises 1- 10.

UNIT 2: ROCKS, MINERALS AND LANDFORMS

CLICK HERE TO READ THE PRESENTATION ABOUT ROCKS AND MINERALS OF UNIT 2

What are we learning in this unit?

1. What is a mineral?

    - What is a mineral?

    - Physical properties of minerals.

    - Classification of minerals.

2. What is a rock?

    - What is a rock?

    - Classification of rocks

3. Can mining be sustainable?

    - What is mining?

    - What do we use minerals and rocks for?

    - Types of mining.

    - Sustainable mining.

4. How are landforms shaped? 

    - Internal geological processes.

    - External geological processes.

ACTIVITIES:

• ACTIVITY 1: CLICK HERE

• ACTIVITY 2: CLICK HERE

UNIT 1: WHAT´S THE MATTER?

CLICK HERE TO READ THE PRESENTATION ABOUT MATTER OF UNIT 1

What are we learning in this unit?

1. What is matter?

2. What are the different states of matter?

3. What´s the difference between pure substances and mixtures?

4. How can we identify matter? (Properties of matter)

5. Why do some objects float and others sink?

Practice

Worksheet 1