Contents of SCI 6
Contents of SCI 6
1 Measurement 1
2 Force 6
Seeing forces 6
Forces big and small 9
Weight – the pull of gravity 12
Friction – an important force 14
Air resistance 16
Patterns of falling 18
End of unit questions 20
3 Energy 22
Using energy 22
Chemical stores of energy 24
More energy stores 26
Thermal energy 28
Kinetic energy 30
Energy on the move 32
Energy changing form 34
Energy is conserved 36
End of unit questions 38
4 Planets and Stars 40
Day and night 40
The starry skies 42
The moving planets 44
Seeing stars and planets 46
The Moon and its phases 48
A revolution in astronomy 50
400 years of astronomy 52
Journey into space 54
End of unit questions 56
5 State of matter 58
States of matter 58
Particle theory 60
Changing state 62
Explaining changes of state 65
End of unit questions (part 1) 68
Particle theory 70
Diffusion 72
Investigating diffusion 74
Brownian motion 76
Gas pressure 78
End of unit questions (part 2) 80
6 Mixture 82
Compounds and mixtures 82
More about mixtures 84
Separating mixtures 86
Chromatography 88
Solutions 90
Solubility 92
Solubility investigation 94
End of unit questions 96
7 Cell 98
Characteristics of living organisms 98
Micro-organisms 100
Micro-organisms and decay 102
Micro-organisms and food 104
Micro-organisms and disease 106
Plant cells 108
Animal cells 110
Cells, tissues and organs 112
End of unit questions 114
8 Biodiversity 116
What is a species? 116
Variation in a species 118
Investigating variation 120
Classifying plants 122
Classifying vertebrates 124
Classifying invertebrates 126
End of unit questions 128