Science

Teachers notes ... iv - vi Science investigative skills overview ... vii Report format ... viii Basic experiment format ... ix Curriculum links ... xi - xix Biological sciences ... 2 - 33 Is it living, non-living or once living? ... 2 - 4 Can a plant move like a living thing? ... 5 How are animals and plants different? ... 6 - 8 Animal and plant investigation ... 9 How can animals be grouped? ... 10 - 12 Grouping animals ... 13 How can plants be grouped? ... 14 - 16 Grouping plants ... 17 What is the life cycle of a sunflower? ... 18 - 20 Bean seeds experiment ... 21 What is the life cycle of a frog? ... 22 - 24 Amphibian report ... 25 What is the life cycle of an elephant? ... 26 - 28 Mammal life cycle quiz ... 29 How does environment affect life cycles? ... 30 - 32 Ladybird life cycle wheel ... 33 Chemical sciences ... 34 - 49 What properties do materials have? ... 34 - 36 Testing! Testing! 1, 2, 3, 4! ... 37 Why search for new materials? ... 38 - 40 Can you make a material stronger? ... 41 What is insulation? ... 42 - 44 The best thermal insulators and conductors ... 45 What are materials scientists? ... 46 - 48 Inventions and devices research ... 49 Earth and space sciences ... 50 - 65 What are some of the objects we can see from Earth? ... 50 - 52 Our solar system ... 53 Why do we have days, nights, years and seasons? ... 54 - 56 How does the Earth rotate and revolve? ... 57 How does the sun make shadows? ... 58 - 60 How does a sundial work? ... 61 Why does the moon change shape? ... 62 - 64 Observing the moon ... 65 Physical sciences ... 66 - 81 How are objects moved by forces? ... 66 - 68 Pushing and pulling experiments ...69 How do forces change movement and speed? ...70 - 72 Force and distance ... 73 What are magnets? How do they work? ... 74 - 76 What does a magnetic field look like? ... 77 What is friction? ... 78 - 80 Testing friction ... 81