Science

Teachers notes ... iv - x Science investigative skills overview ... vii Report format ... viii Experiment format ... ix Curriculum links ...xi - xvii Biological sciences ... 2 - 33 What are living things? ... 2 - 4 Living thing observation ... 5 How are living things the same or different? ... 6 - 8 Different coverings ... 9 What do living things need? ... 10 - 12 'Plant needs' experiment ... 13 How does science help us care for our pets? ... 14 - 16 Make a plant pet ... 17 What is 'growing and changing'? ... 18 - 20 How can we find out if something has changed? ... 21 How do people grow and change? ... 22 - 24 How you've grown! ... 25 How do trees grow and change? ... 26 - 28 Grow an oak tree ... 29 How do living things use their senses? ...30 - 32 See, smell, hear, touch and taste these! ... 33 Chemical sciences ... 34 - 49 How can materials change? ... 34 - 36 Make a sparkly salty painting ... 37 What happens when materials are heated? ... 38 - 40 Heating different things ... 41 What happens when materials are cooled? ... 42 - 44 Freeze that! ... 45 What do scientists use changed materials for? ... 46 - 48 Materials change when cooked ... 49 Earth and space sciences ... 50 - 65 How do changes to the Earth affect us? ... 50 - 52 My landscape diorama ... 53 Where does water come from? ... 54 - 56 'Magic' water experiment ... 57 Could Earth's resources run out? ... 58 - 60 How can we encourage water saving at school? ... 61 Can science help us understand resources? ...62 - 64 Turn old paper into jewellery ... 65 Physical sciences ... 66 - 81 How can you make things move? ... 66 - 68 Use the force! ... 69 What else makes things move? ... 70 - 72 Just hanging around ... 73 What makes things move fast or slow? ... 74 - 76 How does the strength of force affect a pinwheel? ... 77 How do toys from around the world use forces? ... 78 - 80 Make a toy boat ... 81