Science blog 5th grade

ENERGY

WHAT WE WILL LEARN ABOUT ENERGY

SOME SONGS ABOUT ENERGY

What is energy?

Kinetic and potential energy

THE STORY OF KINETIC AND POTENCIAL ENERGY

WHAT IS ENERGY?

TYPES OF ENERGY

RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY. HOW WE CAN SAVE ENERGY

HOW TO SAVE ENERGY

EXAMPLES OF TRANSFORMATION OF ENERGY

Reading about Energy!!!

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=878C6BA3905F8A9E!1552&authkey=!ANr7tzLAumosYx4&ithint=file%2cpdf

The economy and the three sectors of the economy

WHAT WILL WE LEARN?

WHAT IS THE ECONOMY?

The economy is the system of using resources, buying and selling.

It is divided into three sectors:

- Primary sector: provides raw materials from nature.
- Secondary sector: uses raw materials to produce manufactured products.
- Tertiary sector: provides services.

LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE THREE ECONOMY SECTORS

THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE

FROM COW TO CARTON

LEARN ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE MADE!!!

Glass artisan

Erasers

LEARN ABOUT SOURCES OF ENERGY

LET'S BRUSH UP!

PREHISTORY

We have seen this video about prehistory in class.

Prehistory and Ancient History

HISTORY: WHAT IS THE TIMELINE?

PREHISTORY

PREHISTORY:

It’s the oldest and largest period of human history. It began with the origins of the human race and ended with the invention of writing.

PALEOLITHIC PERIOD

They were nomads (move);
They lived by hunting, fishing and gathering plants;
They learnt to use fire and make tools; and
They started to use language, religious beliefs and art.

NEOLITHIC PERIOD

They are sedentary (stayed in 1 place) and they built towns;
They leant to cultivate plants and raise animals
They made products like pottery, cloth and baskets

THE METAL AGES

They used metals like: copper, gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin;
They used the metals to make jewellery, tools and weapons;
They could travel faster with sails;
The towns became cities and life was easier.

Watch these videos to learn about prehistory!

DO YOU FIND PREHISTORY INTERESTING?
KEEP LEARNING WITH THESE VIDEOS!!!!!

STONE AGE TOOLS AND WEAPONS

THE INVENTION OF THE WHEEL

THE USE OF FIRE

THE AGE OF METAL

ALTAMIRA, DISCOVER THE CAVE!

PREHISTORIC ART IN CANTABRIA

ATAPUERCA, ARCHEOLOGISTS AT WORK!

ANCIENT HISTORY

ANCIENT HISTORY:

It began with the invention of writing and ended with the fall of the Roman Empire.

-Along large rivers: major civilization developed (Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China).

-Around the Mediterranean Sea: ancient civilizations developed (Greece and Rome)

1.GREEK CIVILIZATION

ANCIENT GREECE

Prosperous cities: Sparta and Athens

They sailed on boats, bringing their culture to other people.

They invented democracy.

They were interested in philosophy, art and science.

CLICK HERE to learn about life in Ancient Greece

2. THE ROMAN EMPIRE

THE ROMAN EMPIRE

Rome was the capital of the empire. It lasted for 1,000 years.

They had a powerful army so they could conquer many territories.

They spoke Latin.

They built cities and monuments (e.g. aqueducts).

CLICK HERE to learn about life in Ancient Rome

How much can you remember about Prehistory and Ancient History?

Let's play password!!

LET´S REVIEW PREHISTORY AND ANCIENT HISTORY

Take a time machine with us and travel in time!!!!.
We will go as far as prehistory where there was no TV, no mobile phones and no mindcraft or fortnite!!!!!

HEAT AND LIGHT

LIGHT ENERGY

WHAT IS LIGHT?

Some videos about light

WHITE LIGHT

How are rainbows formed?

How does reflection occur?

LIGHT SONG

TRY THIS EXPERIMENT

THERMAL ENERGY

WHAT IS HEAT OR THERMAL ENERGY?

Interesting web page about energy

HEAT CAUSES EXPANSION IN MATERIALS

What are bimetallic strips? What are they used for?

CHANGES IN STATE PRODUCED BY THERMAL ENERGY

FIND EXTRA INFORMATION VISITING THIS WEB PAGE

HOW IS THERMAL ENERGY TRANSFERRED?

CONDUCTION: when two objects are in contact thermal energy is transferred from one object to the other.

CONVECTION: thermal energy travels through a gas or a liquid by convection. Molecules move in a circular way.

RADIATION: thermal energy can be transferred through space.

HEAT TRANSFER EXPERIMENTS

CONDUCTION

HOT WATER / COLD WATER

CONVECTION EXPERIMENTS

HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS ABOUT HEAT TRANSMISSION

LET´S SING!!!
CHOOSE THE ONE YOU LIKE THE MOST!!!

LET´S PLAY!!

ELECTRICITY

WHAT'S ELECTRICITY? CLICK AND DISCOVER

ATOMS

SOME FACTS ABOUT ELECTRICITY

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE DOING WELL AT SAVING ENERGY?
TAKE THIS QUIZ AND GUESS

GAMES

Circuits

More guessing games

VIDEOS

ATOMS

ELECTRICITY

HOW ELECTRICITY IS PRODUCED

HOW DOES ELECTRICITY GET TO YOUR HOME OR SCHOOL?

ELECTRICITY AND CIRCUITS

LEMON BATTERY

LET'S SING

Population

International migration

Nowadays, in Spain and in other countries people need to emigrate because of different reasons. Life can be difficult for them. We should help them to adapt to their new country, and respect each other.
You can see here some examples of children who emigrated from their countries.