Year 6 Spring 1 Topic

Harry Potter and the Storm of the Century

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...

  • Historians believe electricity was first discovered by a mathematician called Thales of Miletus in 600BC. He is said to have realised that polishing a piece of amber with wool created a static charge.

  • In 1887, wind turbines are used to produce electricity for the first time.

  • In 1600, a scientist coined the word ‘electricity’ from the Greek word for amber: elektron.

  • Voltage is the amount of push that moves the electrons in a circuit.

  • Once they are in motion wind turbine blades can turn at speeds of between 45 and 180mph.  That’s about as fast as a Formula 1 racing car!

  • The main sources of renewable energy are solar, wind power, hydro and geothermal.

Explore...

Visit the Wizarding World website by clicking on the picture and find out more about the Harry Potter stories.
There are lots of games and activities relating to the weather on Nasa's Climate Kids website.
The BBC Bitesize pages about Electricity and Conductors have lots of class clips and games to play to help you with your Science work.
There's also a Bitesize page about circuits...

Visit...

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Science and Industry Museum - Manchester

Do...

  • Create your own project based on the Railway Children.​

  • Railways can be dangerous places, create a safety campaign about railway safety.  It could include posters, leaflets and videos!

  • Where could you go?  Brierfield train station is on the Colne to Preston and Blackpool South line.  Use the Northern Rail website to explore where the train from Brierfield could take you.  Perhaps you could ask an adult to take you on a trip on the train.

In school...

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Class Novel - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling