Science: A STEM Approach – Year 4 Resources

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Biological Sciences I Chemical Sciences I Environmental Sciences I Physical Sciences

Unit	Page	Link description
Biological Sciences	4	Google Earth
Biological Sciences	4	Video - Ecosystem
Biological Sciences	4	Rainforest photographs
Biological Sciences	4	Digital concept map creator
Biological Sciences	4	Information on ecosystem
Biological Sciences	5	Image of the forest growth of the Daintree
Biological Sciences	7	Online poem: I wish I was a Cassowary
Biological Sciences	7	Video Curious Cassowary Facts
Biological Sciences	8	Identify animal as a cassowary - Images
Biological Sciences	10	Video - Composers
Biological Sciences	10	Research decomposers, producers and consumers
Biological Sciences	10	Decomposers, producers and consumers game
Biological Sciences	16	Cassowary Mission video
Biological Sciences	16	Cassowary research, also life cycle can be viewed
Biological Sciences	16	Video of chick cassowary
Biological Sciences	16	Video of subadult cassowary
Biological Sciences	16	Four stages in a Butterfly's Life Cycle
Biological Sciences	16	Daintree Rainforest fauna
Biological Sciences	21	Information about the cassowary plum
Biological Sciences	21	Life cycle of a tomato
Biological Sciences	21	Why do Plants make Fruit
Biological Sciences	21	Cassowary plum tree at different stages
Biological Sciences	21	Information about diet of the cassowary
Biological Sciences	25	Where the Forest meets the Sea
Biological Sciences	25	Video and song - Daintree Rainforest Conservation
Biological Sciences	25	Research websites - Page 27
Biological Sciences	25	Research websites - Page 27
Biological Sciences	25	Research websites - Page 27
Biological Sciences	31	Raise awareness of the human impact on the ecosystem example
Biological Sciences	33	Set up teacher website account
Biological Sciences	33	Pupil log in
Biological Sciences	33	Website - What web pages have done to help raise awareness
Chemical Sciences	48	Cartoon image - Outfit made from grass
Chemical Sciences	48	Computers with a digital graphing tool
Chemical Sciences	48	PDF showing properties of wool
Chemical Sciences	53	Cartoon of polyester candy
Chemical Sciences	53	Cotton vs Polyester - Which traps the most Body Odour
Chemical Sciences	56	Materials and their Properties
Chemical Sciences	56	Info on the properties of wood
Chemical Sciences	56	Info on the properties of metals
Chemical Sciences	56	Info on the properties of ceramics
Chemical Sciences	56	Info on the properties of plastic
Chemical Sciences	59	Image of rubbish
Chemical Sciences	59	Image of rubbish bins
Chemical Sciences	59	Interactive game
Chemical Sciences	59	BTN video - Landfill
Chemical Sciences	59	Video - What Materials Biograde
Chemical Sciences	59	Decomposing experiment
Chemical Sciences	62	Great Pacific Garbage patch images and info
Chemical Sciences	62	Also info - BBC Newsround page
Chemical Sciences	62	BTN story about ocean rubbish
Chemical Sciences	62	Plastic infographic
Chemical Sciences	62	Video - More information on gyres
Chemical Sciences	69	Video about trash in the future
Chemical Sciences	71	Video on the topic of bioblastic
Chemical Sciences	71	Video on how to make bioplastic
Chemical Sciences	71	Example of a created product
Environmental Sciences	80	Image of a geologist
Environmental Sciences	80	Video - What is a Geologist
Environmental Sciences	80	What is a Rock
Environmental Sciences	80	Images of rocks from different landforms
Environmental Sciences	80	View a collection of fossils
Environmental Sciences	84	Geology of Great Britain map
Environmental Sciences	84	Soil Composition pie chart
Environmental Sciences	84	Video about the three soil types
Environmental Sciences	84	Find information on soil
Environmental Sciences	88	Images of red sand beach
Environmental Sciences	88	Images of black sand beach
Environmental Sciences	88	Geological Society - Definition of weathering
Environmental Sciences	88	BBC Bitesize website - Page 6,7 8 - Weathering
Environmental Sciences	88	Video - What is Weathering?
Environmental Sciences	92	Google Earth
Environmental Sciences	92	Video - Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
Environmental Sciences	92	Water erosion experiment video
Environmental Sciences	92	Wind erosion experiment video
Environmental Sciences	92	Glacier erosion demonstration video
Environmental Sciences	92	Interactive game - Shape It Up
Environmental Sciences	92	Further info on weathering and erosion
Environmental Sciences	92	Further info on weathering and erosion
Environmental Sciences	97	Images of flooding in coastal areas of Great Britain
Environmental Sciences	97	Video - Storm Erosion
Environmental Sciences	100	Website about the way humans contribute to erosion
Environmental Sciences	105	Story about the floods in the Philippines
Environmental Sciences	107	Engage pupils and imagine they are junior geologists
Environmental Sciences	107	Erosion in action in a time-lapse video
Physical Sciences	116	Angry Birds game
Physical Sciences	116	Video - How Make a Simple Catapult
Physical Sciences	116	Game for further revision of push and pull forces
Physical Sciences	120	Video - Forces: Pushes, Pulls and Friction
Physical Sciences	120	Video - Friction
Physical Sciences	120	More info on Friction
Physical Sciences	125	Video - Best Idea Ever
Physical Sciences	125	Video - Defining Gravity
Physical Sciences	125	Video - More information on gravity
Physical Sciences	130	Video - How to Demonstrate Air Resistance
Physical Sciences	130	Video - Air Resistance
Physical Sciences	134	Magnetic Field Experiment
Physical Sciences	134	Magnetic crime game
Physical Sciences	134	Videos about magnets and magnetic field
Physical Sciences	137	Information on Static
Physical Sciences	137	Static experiments
Physical Sciences	138	Materials affected by static
Physical Sciences	147	Old film scene showing the special effects used for a UFO
Physical Sciences	147	Video clip on floating ring magnets