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Science: A STEM approach – Year 5 online resources

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Biological sciences I Chemical sciences I Earth and space sciences I Physical sciences
 
Unit Lesson Page Link description
Biological sciences 1 4

YouTube video—Living things change: Crash course kids

Biological sciences 2 8

YouTube video—Plant adaptations GCSE science revision

Biological sciences 2 8

Image—Taproots and fibrous roots

Biological sciences 2 8

BTN video—Mangrove warning

Biological sciences 3 14

Mind-mapping tool

Biological sciences 3 14

YouTube video—Bird feeding adaptations: How beaks are adapted to what birds eat

Biological sciences 4 18

YouTube video—Australia’s top 3 desert monsters

Biological sciences 4 18

Image—Frillneck lizard

Biological sciences 4 18

YouTube video—Amazing adaptations of lizards

Biological sciences 5 22

Image—Echidna

Biological sciences 5 22

YouTube video—Meet the echidna, an incredible, fire-proof spiny anteater

Biological sciences 6 26

Image—Banksia fruit

Biological sciences 6 26

Image—Banksia flower and fruit comparison

Biological sciences 6 26

YouTube video—The Banksia flower

Chemical sciences 1 42

Image—Ice cube, glass of water and kettle

Chemical sciences 1 42

ABCya activity—States of matter

Chemical sciences 1 42

BBC bitesize (all QR codes page 44)—What are the states of matter?

Chemical sciences 2 46

YouTube video—Seven layer density – Cool science experiment

Chemical sciences 2 46

Steve Spangler website—Seven-layer density column

Chemical sciences 4 52

YouTube video—What’s matter? – Crash course kids

Chemical sciences 5 56

cK–12 Exploration series activity—Phase change - Activity TBC

Chemical sciences 5 56

YouTube video—Mythbusters – Walking on ‘water’

Chemical sciences 6 60

TurtleDiary quiz—States of matter

Earth and space sciences 1 78

Mind-mapping tool

Earth and space sciences 1 78

Image—Solar system - Activity TBC

Earth and space sciences 1 78

YouTube video—Solar System – The Dr Binocs show

Earth and space sciences 1 78

YouTube video/song—We are the planets (with lyrics)

Earth and space sciences 2

82

freepik image—Classic solar system

Earth and space sciences 2

82

nasa.gov website—Planetary fact sheet

Earth and space sciences 2

82

YouTube video—To scale: The Solar System

Earth and space sciences

3 88

YouTube video—Explore the solar system: 360 degree interactive tour

Earth and space sciences 3 88

Research website—space facts – Planet facts

Earth and space sciences 3 88

YouTube video—Solar System

Earth and space sciences 4 91

Image—Terrestrial planets

Earth and space sciences 4 91

YouTube video—Explore The Solar System: The rocky planets

Earth and space sciences

5

94

Image—Jovian planets

Earth and space sciences 5

94

Image—Gas giants and ice giants

Earth and space sciences 5

94

YouTube video—Explore the solar system: The gas giants

Earth and space sciences 6

98

YouTube video—Neil Armstrong – First moon landing 1969

Earth and space sciences 6

98

ABC article—Where our Curiosity took us

Earth and space sciences 6

98

pbs image—Space exploration time line overview

Physical sciences 1 116

YouTube video—Year 5 – Sources of light

Physical sciences 1 116

Generation Genius—Read about light reflection - Activity TBC

Physical sciences 1 116

Image—Labelled light ray diagram

Physical sciences

3 122

Image—Rainbow

Physical sciences

3 122

ABC Education video—How do prisms create rainbows?

Physical sciences 3 122

astronomy.com image—Rainbow formation

Physical sciences 4

124

Image—Light ray diagram

Physical sciences 4

124

YouTube video—How do your eyes see colour?

Physical sciences 5

128

YouTube video—Shadow hand puppets

Physical sciences 5

128

YouTube video—Shadow | The Dr Binocs show

Physical sciences 5

128

Wordwall quiz—Light and shadow

Physical sciences 6

132

Image—Coloured shadows

Physical sciences 6

132

The physics classroom activity—Coloured shadows interactive

Physical sciences 6

132

exploratorium video—Colored shadows: What’s going on?

Physical sciences 6

132

exploratorium video—Colored shadows: More experiments to try