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Science: A STEM approach – Year 6 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—Biomes of the world for children: Oceans, mountains, grassland, rainforest, desert

Biological sciences 1 4

Mind-mapping tool

Biological sciences 2 8

Image—Different environments

Biological sciences 3 12

Image—Forms of fungi

Biological sciences 3 12

YouTube video—Fungi fantastic

Biological sciences 4 16

BBC video—Andes to Amazon – Amazon wildlife

Biological sciences 4 16

ActiveWIld website—Rainforest layers

Biological sciences 5 20

YouTube video—Tundra biome

Biological sciences 5 20

Science made simple website—How do animals spend the winter?

Biological sciences 6 23

NASA Earth observatory—Grassland - Activity TBC

Biological sciences 6 23

YouTube video—Fighting for survival in the Kalahari Desert, Africa

Chemical sciences 2 44

YouTube video—Bill Nye The Science guy Phases of matter

Chemical sciences 3 47

BBC Bitesize—Dissolving

Chemical sciences 3 47

YouTube video—What dissolves in water? - Activity TBC

Chemical sciences 3 47

YouTube video—The great picnic mix up: Crash course kids

Chemical sciences 4 50

best recipes—Basic biscuit dough recipe

Chemical sciences

4

50

YouTube video—Chemical changes: Crash course kids

Chemical sciences 5 55

YouTube video—Sun, heat melt crayons during hot summer temperatures in Tulsa

Chemical sciences 5 55

YouTube video—Small candle time lapse

Chemical sciences 5 55

YouTube video—Teachers TV – How stuff changes

Chemical sciences 5 55

Image—Candle burning diagram

Chemical sciences 6 57

Image—Rusted car

Chemical sciences 6 57

YouTube video—Rusting – Iron + water + oxygen = iron oxide

Chemical sciences 6 57

YouTube video—Science concepts and projects: Speedy rust

Earth and space sciences 1

74

YouTube video—Natural disasters: The destructive force of nature

Earth and space sciences 1 74

Online video—Don’t panic - Activity TBC

Earth and space sciences 2 77

YouTube video—Geography lesson: What is a volcano?

Earth and space sciences 2 77

Image—The effects of a stratovolcano eruption

Earth and space sciences 2 77

YouTube video—How to prepare for a volcanic eruption

Earth and space sciences 2 77

Map of the world’s active volcanoes

Earth and space sciences 3 80

YouTube video—Introduction to earthquakes

Earth and space sciences

3 80

ABC Education video—Deadly earthquakes hit New Zealand

Earth and space sciences 3 80

Website—Earthquake tracker

Earth and space sciences 4 83

Image—Effects of earthquake and tsunami in Japan 2011

Earth and space sciences 4 83

YouTube video—How earthquakes trigger tsunami – Bang goes the theory, Preview – BBC One

Earth and space sciences 5 86

Image—Tropical cyclone Yasi

Earth and space sciences 5 86

YouTube video—Understanding tropical cyclone categories

Earth and space sciences 5 86

BTN video—Storms explained

Earth and space sciences 6 88

Image—Before and after

Earth and space sciences 6 88

BTN video—Drought help

Earth and space sciences 6 88

YouTube video—Science behind drought

Physical sciences 1 104

YouTube video—The energy challenge - Activity TBC

Physical sciences 1 104

BTN video—Fossil fuels

Physical sciences 1 104

National Geographic (QR code page 106)—Non-renewable energy

Physical sciences

1 104

BBC bitesize (QR code page 106)—What is the process inside an electric generator?

Physical sciences 2 107

BTN video—Energy report

Physical sciences

2 107

ABC Education (QR code page 109)—Renewable energies

Physical sciences

2 107

 

study.com video (QR code page 109)—Creating energy from solar, wind, and water sources

Physical sciences 3 110

BTN video—Solar energy

Physical sciences 3 110

Online video—Supercritical steam

Physical sciences 4 114

YouTube video—Introduction to simple circuits

Physical sciences 4 114

YouTube video—Simple circuits for kids

Physical sciences 5 117

YouTube video—The power of circuits

Physical sciences 5 117

YouTube video—Electric circuits on paper: The basics

Physical sciences 6 121

YouTube video—Edison's light bulb – Decades TV network

Physical sciences 6 121

Light globe diagram

Physical sciences 6 121

Light globe diagram with labels

Physical sciences 6 121

YouTube video—How a light bulb works

Physical sciences 6 121

YouTube video (QR code page 123)—Light bulb filament

Physical sciences 6 121

YouTube video—Build a light bulb – Sick science