PRIMARY SCIENCE Education Consultancy The new science curriculum for Years 5 and 6 Led by Naomi Hiscock

Aims To gain ideas for teaching new concepts To explore in more detail working scientifically

Snapping thread Which thread will you use to tie up a parcel?

Balloon rockets Explore how you can control how far the balloon rocket travels. Carry out systematic investigations so that you can control how far it goes.

Working scientifically planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs using test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.

Accuracy and precision You can measure precisely if you have the correct equipment and can read the scale You are accurate in your measurements if they are all close to the ‘true’ answer In the balloon rocket investigation were you accurate and precise?

Levers Kw_IaEhttps:// Kw_IaE Scissors, pliers, hammer claws, nutcrackers, tongs, tweezers, stapler, bottle opener, wheel barrow, nail clippers, fishing rod, crowbar Some are single levers, some are pairs of levers

Types of levers All levers are one of three types, usually called classes. The class of a lever depends on the relative position of the load, effort and fulcrum: The load is the object you are trying to move. The effort is the force applied to move the load. The fulcrum (or pivot) is the point where the load is pivoted.

Classes of lever A class 1 lever has the load and the effort on opposite sides of the fulcrum A class 2 lever has the load and the effort on the same side of the fulcrum, with the load nearer the fulcrum. A class 3 lever has the effort and the load are both on the same side of the fulcrum, but the effort is closer to the fulcrum than the load

Investigate levers Use rulers, forcemeters and weights hysics/ hysics/ Archimedes said, “Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world.”

Pulleys Pulleys are used to change the speed, direction of rotation, or turning force aqcg&src_vid=ndT35aqDfAQ&feature=iv& annotation_id=annotation_776172http:// aqcg&src_vid=ndT35aqDfAQ&feature=iv& annotation_id=annotation_776172

Resources Balloons, string, straws, scissors