The Science of Fireworks

This week we celebrate Guy Fawkes Day, also called Bonfire Night or Firework Night. So, here we are the Science explanation of what happens when we light the fuse of a firework. 

The Science of Chocolate

This week we are going to read the book called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. In this video you can learn more about the process to get chocolate from cocoa. It is not magic, it is Science.

THE VERY QUIET CRICKET

Perfect Story to link Science (Arthopods) with Literacy:

ACTIVITIES

1.- How many animals can you see in this video? Listen to the video carefully and write their names.

2.- Are all of them invertebrates? Why?

3.- The invertebrates you can see in this video, are all of them arthropods? Why?

4.- Classify the different arthropods you can see into their corresponding groups: Insects, Arachnids, Crustaceans and Myriapods.

5.- Now, invent a similar story with different arthropods. Later on, you will tell your story to your friends in the class.

THE MIXED-UP CHAMELEON

Perfect story to link Science (Vertebrates) and Literacy:

ACTIVITIES:

NOTE: You have to copy all these exercises on your notebook.

1.- Make a list of all the animals that appear in the story. Then classify them according to the five vertebrate groups: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians or fish.
For example:

ANIMALS --> GROUP
Chameleon -->; ...
Polar Bear -->; Vertebrate, Mammal
Flamingo -->; ...

2.- Make sentences according to the chameleon wishes. Complete the sentences listening to the video and also having a look to your notes about the story on your notebook. Look at the example below:

1. 'I wish I could be big and white like a polar bear', and then he is big and white.
2. 'I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo', and the he has got wings and long legs.
3. 'I wish I could _______ like a _______ ', and then he has got a _________.
4. 'I wish I could _______ like a _______ ', and then he has got __________.
5. 'I wish I could _______ like a ________', and then he has got _________.
6. 'I wish I could _______ like a ________', and then he has got a ________.
7. 'I wish I could _______ like a ________', and then he has got a ________.
8. 'I wish I could _______ like an _______' and then he has got an _______.
9. 'I wish I could _______ like a ________' and then he has got __________.
10. 'I wish I could be like________' and then he has got _________________.
11. His last wish was: ' I wish I could be ______________'

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR

Perfect Story to introduce animals and link them with Literacy as a poem.

ACTIVITIES:

1.- Listen to the story and classify all the animals in this poem by:

- Their Bones
- What they eat
- How they reproduce
- How they move.

2.- Now, rewrite the poem. Make up your own poem, changing the animals and its characteristics (blue, big, tiny, redish, strong...) as you like.

3.- Prepare your poem to read it aloud to your friends.