Electromagnets and Magnetism in the real world

In our natural science books we have seen a few different examples of magnets and electromagnets that are used in the world around us: the electric bell, speakers, microphones and a Maglev. Below are some videos that explain a bit more about how these things work.

Maglev

Electric bell

Speaker

Microphone

Separating Mixtures and Boiling Points

We have been learning about mixtures for a week or so now, so we thought a few videos on methods used to separate mixtures might be helpful. Also included is a video about boiling points of a few different liquids.Something to think about: Why do different liquids have different boiling points?

Distillation

Filtration

Evaporation vs. Vaporization

Boiling points

Light

The 6 grade classes are working in the Light and Sound unit in Science. Here are some videos that you should check out!!!

Show Me Science Video

Bill Nye Light and Colour

The Colour Wheel

Colour Mixing

Population Pyramids

Check out these pyramids!!

You can compare the populations of different countries from different years!!

Science and Technology Unit 10

In this unit we are learning about many inventions and about technology.

Here is a cool video about a steam engine!

And this will show you a guide to many more inventions....

And here are some links about the parts of a computer and the how to understand these parts.

Prehistory and Ancient History

The last unit in Science is about History. We'll start off learning about Prehistory.

This website has lots of interesting information--click on one of the links to play games or read more. Go here to read some interesting and important information about Prehistory. There are also links to other websites at the bottom of the page.
Next, we will learn about Ancient History.

This game is about the Vikings, this one is about Ancient Egypt and Mummies, this game is about Gladiators, and, finally, this game is about the Wonders of the Ancient World. Which ones did you play? What new things did you learn?

Matter

Everything is made of matter. follow this link to learn more about the properties of matter, states... Did you know there FOUR states of matter?

Matter

Vertebrates

To review the basics about vertebrates check out this video; there are lots of nice pictures of animals and it will help you study. Some vertebrates are endangered. Play this game while learning about how we can help protect animals.

Fish: Check out this gallery of pictures of fishes. Some of them are look pretty scary!
Review important facts about fish.

Amphibians: There are two groups of amphibians: Frogs and Toads, and Salamanders and Newts.
Do you know the differnce between frogs and toads? They look similar but they have some important differences. Learn more here. Frogs eat flies in a pretty cool way. This is a short and fun video.
Did you know that the biggest salamander is 6ft long! (1.8 meters). Watch a video about a Japanese salamander. Would you go swimming with one?
Review by reading this webpage and watching the video.

Plants

Unit 6 is all about plants. Do you want to review the parts of a plant? Check out this (long) video! This website gives a lot of information about the Plant Kingdom; you may not understand everything, but the first part is about things you should already know. Do you?
And....extra facts about plants.
Game: This is a very easy game where you can "garden." In this game you need to control the amounts of sunlight and water to keep your plant healthy.

Science Unit 5

This is a great video about the five kingdoms! Check it out.
Here is a video about cells; they talk quickly, but there are subtitles that will help you understand.This is a quiz about cells. You have studied the answers to most, but not all, of the questions. Learn something new!

Spain´s Landscapes

Spain has many diferent types of landscapes, depending on the climate and the relief. We can see some of them:

Spanish landscape

Spanish landscapes II 

Animals and plants in Spain 

Osprey fishing

Geography of Spain

In this game you have to identify some of the major rivers in Spain--a great way to practice!
For this game, you need to remember the names of Spanish rivers, mountains, and cities.
If you have time, try to answer these random questions about Spanish geography. You may or may not know the answers. Learn something new!

Weather and Climate

Now that we know the difference between weather and climate, and some basic information about both, click on this link or this link for webpages with more interesting facts about climate change, storms, etc. (You may find the second one easier to understand). Looking at these sites is also a great way to help you prepare for the exam!

Here is a video by NASA about weather. (Note: the first minute isn't important--it's about France). But the video asks you some good questions you should already know the answers to. Try answering them and then continue watching the video to see if you're right. This video talks a lot about the weather in Britian and shows examples of places across the world with different climates.

We study and measure weather and climate in different ways. This video discusses some of those issues and why studying weather and climate is important.

Check this website out if you want to see what the weather is like all around the world.

The Earth

Now, we are learning about the Earth. There are lots of interesting things to know.

First, we talked about water. Water is very important and we need to conserve it, so find out some suggestions by playing the Tip Tank Game.


Here is some cool information about the layers of our planet!   This website has a lot of information about the atmosphere. Learn facts about the atmosphere's layers, ozone layer (and ozone hole!), and much more. If you want, talk about the things you read and educational games you played in the comment section so your classmates can learn more too!

The English in this video about the atmosphere is a little advanced, but do your best to understand it.

The Universe

We are learning a lot of things about the Universe in class. Follow these links to learn more and enjoy!

The universe

The solar system
More information about the solar system and the planets

Moon Phases