Series overview <strong>Book</strong> 1 Living things Myself Plants and animals Energy and forces Light Sound Heat Magnetism and electricity Forces Materials Properties and characteristics of materials Materials and change Environmental awareness and care Caring for my locality <strong>Book</strong> 2 Living things Myself Plants and animals Energy and forces Light Sound Heat Magnetism and electricity Forces Materials Properties and characteristics of materials Materials and change Environmental awareness and care Caring for my locality <strong>Book</strong> 3 Living things Human life Plant and animal life Energy and forces Light Sound Heat Magnetism and electricity Forces Materials Properties and characteristics of materials Materials and change Environmental awareness and care Environmental awareness <strong>Science</strong> and the environment Caring for the environment This overview illustrates the topics covered in this <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Science</strong> copymaster series. The four books in the <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Science</strong> series have been written for the following age ranges: <strong>Book</strong> 1 – Ages 5–7 years <strong>Book</strong> 2 – Ages 7–9 years <strong>Book</strong> 3 – Ages 8–10 years <strong>Book</strong> 4 – Ages 9–11 years <strong>Book</strong> 4 Living things Human life Plant and animal life Energy and forces Light Sound Heat Magnetism and electricity Forces Materials Properties and characteristics of materials Materials and change Environmental awareness and care Environmental awareness <strong>Science</strong> and the environment Caring for the environment Viewing Sample vi <strong>PR</strong>IMARY SCIENCE ~ Prim-Ed Publishing ~ www.prim-ed.com
Essential science resources Below is a list of essential items for every science classroom. By collecting and storing these materials, time will be saved when preparing for science experiments and investigations. plastic cups..................................... coloured pencils, crayons................. measuring jugs................................ jars and bottles with lids................... coloured crepe paper streamers......... empty buckets and containers........... lids - plastic, tin............................... sticky tape, glue, scissors................. aprons/shirts to protect clothes.......... paper towels.................................... rulers, metre sticks, trundle wheel...... counters, marbles, stones, buttons..... sugar, flour, salt............................... modelling clay................................. retractable knife................................ food colouring................................. straws............................................. tissues, corks, plastic blocks............. paper - A4 and A3............................ balloons.......................................... lolly sticks....................................... card - white, coloured....................... cotton wool, string, wool .................. split pins, paperclips........................ torches............................................ plastic bags..................................... soap, oil......................................... mirrors............................................ milk and egg cartons........................ vinegar, lemon juice......................... magnets.......................................... aluminium foil, cling film.................. bicarbonate of soda.......................... funnels............................................ candles........................................... pipe-cleaners................................... Human life Resources Materials needed for <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Science</strong> – <strong>Book</strong> 3 Below are the resources needed to conduct the activities described in this book. The items in italics are optional and may be collected to enrich the lesson. Not mentioned are those items included in the ‘essential items’ list alongside. • pictures or models of the eye, a camera, a hammer and nail, 30 cm 2 of greaseproof paper, a silver tin with the lid removed, an elastic band, a large cloth or jumper, a lunchbox, pictures of different food group examples, models or pictures of teeth, apple, carrot, biscuit, sandwich, pictures and diagrams of male and female reproductive organs, model or poster of the human skeleton, model or poster of the human body showing muscles etc., book: The Magic School Bus in the Human Body Plants and animal life • area with diverse plant population, posters, charts or books about plants and plant life cycles, books about animals and plants, access to the Internet, pictures showing adaptation, diagrams of food chains, cactus, clipboard, book: The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, books on endangered animals, small plants with roots, celery with leaves, jug of water, two different coloured food dyes, four straight-sided glasses per group, potting mix, seeds, cubeshaped tissue box Light • black paper, clear plastic box, coloured paints or felt-tip pens, coloured cellophane, materials with opaque, transparent and translucent qualities, shiny objects, metal spoon, a protractor, an apple Sound • tuning fork, rice or sprinkles in an easy to pour container, stereo, drums, recorders, elastic bands, shells, pebbles, beads, shoe boxes, milk cartons, tins and material to stretch over the top to make drum, matchboxes, cardboard tubes, buzzer, battery wires, cotton material, carpet, bubble wrap Heat Viewing Sample • newspapers for each day, taped weather reports, photos of weather conditions, thermometers, clay, bubble wrap, variety of fabrics Magnetism and electricity • materials to test, marker pen, plastic pen, woollen jumper, baking tray, AA batteries, insulated wires, light bulbs, paper bags Forces • whirligig template (page 142), gyrocoptor pattern, toy wheels, wire, cotton reels, plywood, batteries, rubber ball, tennis ball, variety of surfaces, magazines, newspapers, coins, screwdriver, teaspoon, Internet Properties and characteristics of materials • perfume or deodorant, cordial, marbles, examples of solids (pots), liquids (dishwashing liquid) and gases (air in a balloon), dressmaking pins, rope Materials and change • teaspoons, coconut, plaster of Paris, olive oil, heat proof cups, ice cube trays, thermometers, custard powder, coffee, honey, baking powder, sweets, citric acid, icing sugar, sticky labels, filter papers, coffee percolator, soil, organic matter, sieve Environmental awareness • clipboard, soil, live worm, hand lens, knife, pictures showing damage to the environment, A3 paper, nectarines <strong>Science</strong> and the environment • pictures of farming equipment used at the turn of the century and today, video showing a human-made environmental change (logging, mining etc.) and people protesting the change Caring for the environment • recyclable materials, books etc. on endangered species, Internet www.prim-ed.com ~ Prim-Ed Publishing ~ <strong>PR</strong>IMARY SCIENCE vii