Description
Book SynopsisScience - Books 1-6 is a comprehensive series of science books for primary schools. Science literacy texts introduce concepts and are supported by practical hands-on activities, predominantly experiments. Science investigative skills, and the requirement for pupils to work scientifically, underpin all topics. Science is a complementary resource to the previously released Prim-Ed Publishing series, Primary science.
Table of ContentsTeachers notes ... iv - vi Science investigative skills overview ... vii Report format ... viii Experiment format ... ix Curriculum links ... x - xvii Biological sciences ... 2 - 13 What are living things ? ... 2 - 4 Space junk or proof of life? ... 5 How do animals change as they grow? ... 6 - 8 What will it look like? ... 9 What is the life cycle of a butterfly? ... 10 - 12 The life cycle of a silkworm moth ...13 Chemical sciences ... 14 - 41 What is it made of? ... 14 - 16 Which material makes the best plane? ... 17 What can different materials do? ... 18 - 20 What do the recycling symbols mean? ... 21 How can materials be combined? ... 22 - 24 Jelly crystals and water: a great combination ... 25 Why are materials combined? ... 26 - 28 Just add water!... 29 What is the difference between a solid, a liquid and a gas? ... 30 - 32 Do solids, liquids and gases have weight? ... 33 What happens when solids and liquids are heated and cooled? ... 34 - 36 The chocolate experiment ... 37 How can changing materials from solid to liquid be useful? ... 38 - 40 Investigating harmful solids and liquids ...41 Earth and space sciences ... 42 - 49 What are Earth's resources?... 42 - 44 Investigating Earth's resources ... 45 How do we use Earth's resources?... 46 - 48 How is butter made?... 49 Physical sciences ... 50 - 81 Where does sound come from?... 50 - 52 Make a simple guitar... 53 How is sound made? ... 54 - 56 See sound vibrations ... 57 What is sound like? ... 58 - 60 Coathanger experiment ... 61 How do scientists use what they know about sound? ... 62 - 64 Make a simple hearing aid ... 65 What is heat and how is it produced? ... 66 - 68 Handy experiments ... 69 How does heat travel? ... 70 - 72 Spoonfuls of experiments ... 73 What is a thermometer? ...74 - 76 What's the temperature? ... 77 How can heat affect us and things around us? ...78 - 80 Magic balloon trick ... 81
