Unit 1 - Forces
W.A.L.T.
- Identify forces and represent their size and direction with arrows.
- Combine forces to decide if the result is a balanced or unbalanced force.
- To understand how forces change the motion and shape of objects and materials.
- To understand that forces such as gravity can act at a distance.
- To understand how gravity affects objects in space.
- To explain the difference between mass and weight.
- Use a force diagram to show how a lander works.
- Describe how forces acting on a rocket change throughout its journey.
Vocabulary
1. forces 2. balanced forces 3. unbalanced forces 4. Newtons 5. mass
6. weight 7. gravity 8. air resistance 9. friction 10. thrust
11. orbit 12. constant speed 13. change in motion 14. decelerating 15. accelerating
Videos to Watch (extend or clarify your learning)
Brainpop Jr: Gravity, Forces of Flight, Pushes and Pulls, Magnetism
Brainpop: Space Flight, Force, Newtons Laws of Motion, Flight, Work
Bill Nye Videos from Youtube: Gravity, Friction, The Moon,
Unit 2 - Matter
Videos to Watch (extend or clarify your learning)
Bill Nye Videos from Youtube - Phases of Matter: Chemical Reactions
Brainpop Jr - Changing States of Matter: Physical and Chemical Changes: Solids, Liquids and Gases: Sink or Float: Grams and Kilograms, Heat, Gravity
Brainpop - The Scientific Method: States of Matter: Atoms: Atomic Model: Matter Changing States: Measuring Matter: Salt: Property Changes: Dark Matter: Laws of Conservation of Mass: Periodic Table of Elements
Vocabulary
Atom- The smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the element
Buoyancy- An object is buoyant if it floats in a liquid
Chemical change - A substance changes into another completely different kind of matter with different properties.
Concentrated- Having a large amount of solute in a solution in comparison with the amount of solvent
Conservation of Mass - the mass of substances produced (products) by a chemical reaction is always equal to the mass of the reacting substances (reactants).
Density- Measures the amount of matter in a given volume. Density remains the same no matter how much of the
substance is being measured. Density is Mass divided by Volume (D=M/V)
Dilute- Having little solute in a solution in comparison with the amount of solute
Element- The basic building blocks of matter. Cannot be broken down into smaller pieces.
Mass- The amount of matter in an object. The mass cannot change. Uses a balance scale to measure.
Matter- Anything that has mass and occupies space
Mixture- Two or more substances that are mixed together but can be separated out because they are not chemically combined
Molecule- The smallest particle of a substance made of combined atoms that has the properties of that substance
Physical change- The material remains the same. It can change it's shape, size, volume, position or phase of matter.
Physical property- Used to identify an object. Uses all five senses and observation skills
Products- A substance made during a reaction.
Reactants- A substance used in a reaction.
Solution- A mixture in which a substance breaks up into its most basic particles and spreads evenly through another substance (solute v.s. solvent)
Volume- The amount of space an object takes up. Regular object: L x W x H Irregular object: graduated cylinder and water displacement
Weight- Measures the gravitational pull of an object. Weight can change depending where you are located. Uses a spring scale to measure
Unit 3 - Cells to Systems (The Human Body)
Plant and Animal Cell Games
Bill Nye - Cells
Websites to Explore
General
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/body-systems.html
http://www.sciencebob.com/research/bodyzone-noflash.php
http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php
http://kidsresearchexpress-5.blogspot.hk
Circulatory
http://www.goldridge08.com/flash/carvas.swf
http://archive.fossweb.com/modules3-6/LivingSystems/activities/circulation.swf
Respiratory
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/health/lesson/respiratory-system/
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=59300&cat_id=20607
Digestive
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=59299&cat_id=20607
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/bodyandmedicine/digestivesystem/
Urinary
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/pee.html
http://kidsresearchexpress-5.blogspot.hk/2008/08/urinary-system.html