Year 6 Spring 2 Topic
Read...
Look out for these books in the Imagination Room or at Brierfield Library!
Key vocabulary...components
conductors and insulators electrons fossil fuels kinetic energy lightning and thunder pollution renewable energy solar power voltage |
Fascinating facts...
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Explore...
Visit...
Coal Clough Windfarm - Burnley
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Singing Ringing Tree - Burnley
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Science and Industry Museum - Manchester
Do...
- Make a pin-wheel windmill, there are lots of ideas here: https://www.easy-crafts-for-kids.com/paper-windmill.html
- Think about how you can be more sustainable in your own home. Write a list for your family to remind them to look after our planet, you could suggest things like turning lights and devices off when you are not in the room.
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has been made into a film on Netflix. If you have Netflix at home, make sure you ask an adult before watching it as it has a PG rating. There are some activities based on the film to look at below.
In school...
Class Novel - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer