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    • EYFS Summer 1 Growing and Changing Topic
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    • Year 1 Summer 1 The United Kingdom Topic
    • Spellings Year 1 Summer 1
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  • Year 2
    • Year 2 Summer Egyptians Topic
    • Spellings Year 2 Summer 1
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  • Year 3
    • Year 3 Summer 1 A Long Time Ago in a Castle... Topic
    • Spellings Year 3 Summer 1
    • Maths Facts Year 3 Summer 1
  • Year 4
    • Year 4 Summer 1 Vikings Topic
    • Spellings Year 4 Summer 1
    • Maths Facts Year 4 Summer 1
  • Year 5
    • Year 5 Spring 2 & Summer 1 Earth and Space Topic
    • Spellings Year 5 Summer 1
    • Maths Facts Year 5 Summer 1
    • Books and Reviews
  • Year 6
    • Year 6 Summer 1 Holes Topic
    • Spellings Year 6 Summer 1
    • Maths Facts Year 6 Summer 1

Year 6 Spring 1 Topic


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Harry Potter and the Storm of the Century


Read...

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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...

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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.
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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...
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Visit...

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Science and Industry Museum - Manchester

Do...

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In school...

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