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Unit 1A. Ourselves	Unit 1B. Growing plants	Unit 1C. Sorting and using materials
Unit 1D. Light and dark	Unit 1E. Pushes and pulls	Unit 1F. Sound and hearing
Unit 2A. Health and growth	Unit 2B. Plants and animals in the local environment	Unit 2C. Variation
Unit 2D. Grouping and changing materials	Unit 2E. Forces and movement	Unit 2F. Using electricity
Unit 3A. Teeth and eating	Unit 3B. Helping plants grow well	Unit 3C. Characteristics of materials
Unit 3D. Rocks and soils	Unit 3E. Magnets and springs	Unit 3F. Light and shadows
Unit 4A. Moving and growing	Unit 4B. Habitats	Unit 4C. Keeping warm
Unit 4D. Solids, liquids and how they can be separated	Unit 4E. Friction	Unit 4F. Circuits and conductors
Unit 5A. Keeping healthy	Unit 5B. Life cycles	Unit 5C. Gases around us
Unit 5D. Changing state	Unit 5E. Earth, Sun and Moon	Unit 5F. Changing sounds
Unit 6A. Interdependence and adaptation	Unit 6B. Micro-organisms (short unit)	Unit 6C. More about dissolving
Unit 6D. Reversible and irreversible changes (short unit)	Unit 6E. Forces in action	Unit 6F. How we see things (short unit)
	Unit 6G. Changing circuits (short unit)


Unit 1A. Ourselves
BBC Science Clips	Sorting living and non-living things (an activity and a quiz). Good for assessment.
Kent NGfL	This site has lesson plans and activities for all Y1 QCA Science units. It identifies and locates parts of the body, recognises changes that take place as animals get older and looks at differences between animals and non-living things.
Naming Body Parts	A drag and drop activity to name human external body parts.
Nature Grid	Information and activities on the senses.
The Family	A site which links Science (humans reproduce and have young which grow into adults) to PSHE (families).
The Lost Cygnet	The names of animals and their young taught through a story.
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Unit 1B. Growing plants
BBC Science Clips	Finding out that a plant needs water and light (an activity and a quiz). Good for assessment.
Nature Grid	Pictures of plants to laminate to find in the school grounds or local area. Also activities to name plant parts and find out whet plants need. Also links to KS2 Science.
Digital Brain	A general site with activities and information for all areas of KS1 & KS2 Science.
Teacher TV Video clips	Videos of pupils at different schools growing plants.
Warriner Primaries worksheets	Activities, worksheets and lesson plans on parts of a plant, parts of a flower, eating plants, growing plants etc.
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Unit 1C. Sorting and using materials
All the wrong clothes	A lesson plan and activity on identifying materials, their properties and the suitability of some materials for a given purpose.
BBC Science Clips	An activity to sort which materials are waterproof and bendy and a quiz. Good for assessment.
Digital brain	A general site with activities and information for all areas of KS1 & KS2 Science.
Materials Mission	Information on building materials.
Sci Teach	Activities for identifying and sorting materials and finding out about their uses.
Virtual Quarry	A planned unit that encourages children to think about rocks beneath their feet and the fact that most of planet Earth is made up of rock. It looks at quarries and how rock is removed from the ground and used to make everyday goods.
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Unit 1D. Light and dark
BBC Science Clips	An interactive activity and a quiz on sources of light. Good for assessment.
BNSC Light and Dark	Look at the differences between light and dark and the sun as a light source.
First School Years	A general site with activities and information for some areas of KS1 & KS2 Science. Also useful for other subjects.
Light & Colour	An alien has landed on Earth. These six games about light and colour help the alien collect crystals to get back home
Teacher TV Video clips	A video of a Science lesson in which the key concept is that light is necessary for sight.
Widgit free downloads	Eleven Year One activities on light and dark.
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Unit 1E. Pushes and pulls
First School Years Interactive Game	A sorting activity to sort what makes objects move.
Forces in Toys	This site shows how some toys can be moved using forces.
Push it & Pull it Challenge Sheet	An interactive quiz and colouring sheets. All activities are related to racing case.
Science Clips	An activity to find out how an object moves when it is pushed or pulled and a quiz that is good for assessment
The Donkey Sanctuary	A picture resource and worksheets about pushes and pulls, linked to the donkeys.
Warriner Primaries	Twelve activities on pushes and pulls.
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Unit 1F. Sound and hearing
BBC Science Clips	An activity to sort the sounds made by musical instruments and to hear the difference in their sounds. Also a quiz which is good for assessment.
Digital Brain	A general site with activities and information for all areas of KS1 & KS2 Science.
First School Years	A general site with activities and information for some areas of KS1 & KS2 Science. Also useful for other subjects.
Songs	Three songs about sound and hearing.
Sound Game	A sound game to encourage listening skills.
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Unit 2A. Health and growth
BBC Science Clips	An activity to provide water, food, exercise and rest to keep Ben alive. Also a quiz about keeping healthy. Good for assessment.
Healthy Eating	Information about food and fitness.
Help the Aged	Information about food and fitness.
Nutrition Cafe	Activities about different types of food and why our bodies need them.
Planning a meal	An activity to plan a special meal.
Songs	Four songs about aspects of this topic.
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Unit 2B. Plants and animals in the local environment
BBC Science Clips	Two interactive activities about plants and animals. Also a quiz.
Planet Arkive design a habitat	A site which gives information on a type of ferret, then allows pupils to design a habitat for the ferrets
Plants & Animals BNSC	Pictures of different types of habitats. Also shows where in the world these habitats are found.
Sir Robert Hitchams School	Information on habitats and the animals what live in the different habitats.
Songs	Four songs to support this topic.
Where do I live?	Six activities to teach about where animals live, what they eat and how to care for our environment.
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Unit 2C. Variation
BBC Blue Planet	Information, quizzes and games about sea life.
BBC Science Clips	An activity to sort animals into groups and a quiz about plants and animals.
Kent NGfL	Teaching ideas and lesson plans to teach about variation. Also links to other websites.
National History Museum	Activities related to galleries within the National History Museum.
Nature Grid	Sorting and grouping plants and animals, looking at the ways in which humans are alike and resources for a Guess Who? game.
Songs	A song called What could I be?
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Unit 2D. Grouping and changing materials
BBC Science Clips	Sorting objects into groups according to the material that they are made from and a quiz. Good for assessment.
Change it	Changing materials by heating or freezing.
Material Properties	Activities on grouping materials and changing materials.
Mr. Zippy's Trainers	Design a pair of trainers for Mr Zippy, choosing materials for a purpose.
Quiz	A quiz to match pictures to the materials that they are made from and information about the materials.
Science Year	Ideas for changing materials by heating them. Links to recipes by Jamie Oliver to use with children.
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Unit 2E. Forces and movement
Apollo 10
BBC Science Clips	An activity and a quiz about forces.
Digital Brain	A general site with activities and information for all areas of KS1 & KS2 Science
Planet Science	Finding out about pushes and pulls.
Songs	Three songs about forces.
Weather Teddy	Activities looking at windy weather, including choosing appropriate clothing for Teddy.
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Unit 2F. Using electricity
BBC Science Clips	An activity to complete an electrical circuit and a quiz on using electricity. Good for assessment.
Cymru NGfL electrical circuits	Whiteboard activities to make and test electrical circuits and try switches.
Cymru NGfL using electricity	Identifying objects that use electricity and sorting objects that use electricity or batteries.
Edu Teach	Activities on making circuits, using electricity, electrical safety and studying batteries. Also five worksheets.
First School Years	Activities and worksheets to teach about electricity.
Songs	Four songs about electricity.
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Unit 3A. Teeth and eating
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Cymru NGfL	An interactive white board lesson in 3 parts: introduction, what teeth are made of and do you like the dentist?
National Whiteboard Powerpoint Presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Nutrition Cafe	Different games that give nutritional information.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 3B. Helping plants grow well
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Grow a Plant	What does a plant need to grow well? Hold down the left mouse key to move the cloud over the sun and decide how much light your plant needs. Don't forget to water it - but not too much! When you are ready, click on the "Grow" button. You may need to add more water.
Life Story of a Bean	A presentation showing the life story of a bean.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint Presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 3C. Characteristics of materials
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Energising Education	Practical ideas to support this unit.
Foss Web Wood and Paper	A site that has different activities looking at wood and paper.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint Presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 3D. Rocks and soils
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Rocks for Kids	This site is for kids of all ages who love rocks. Here you will find out stuff about rocks & minerals and where to go to find out more.
Rock worksheet and resources	Worksheets and resources for work on rocks.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
Volcano Video Clips	Watch volcanoes explode from all over the world.
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Unit 3E. Magnets and springs
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Energising Education	Practical ideas to support this unit.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint Presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
The Seven Magnetic Moments	This site includes information on: Myths and Origins, First Magnetic Devices, Animal Magnetism, The Electromagnetic Revolution, Understanding the Last!, Magnetic Recording and Modern Magnets.
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Unit 3F. Light and shadows
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Buzzin	This site contains brief but relevant information on light. Site links directly to bitesize were activities and interactive test can be found.
Making a Shadow Theatre	Instructions explaining who to make a Shadow Puppet Theatre.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint Presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 4A. Moving and growing
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Essential Science	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Inner body	Welcome to inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100’s of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links. Study the anatomy of the human body. It’s fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for students or those who just want to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Pods Mission	Explore bones with Pod, can you put the bones back together?
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 4B. Habitats
Are our school grounds hedgehog friendly?	Seven lesson plans aim to help introduce basic ecology, including food chains, habitats and habitat conservation to children.
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Beautiful Britain	A site that looks at the many different areas of Britain.
Design a garden	A drag and drop activity to design a garden.
Essential Science	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 4C. Keeping warm
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Different clothes for different weathers	Sort clothes by weather or body parts.
Essential Science	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Keeping warm at home	Information an the best way to keep a house warm, lots of useful data in graph form.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes.
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Unit 4D. Solids, liquids and how they can be separated
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Essential Science	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Planet Science	Click on King Midas, find out his story and complete the activity.
Pods Mission	Make a drink my working out how much hot and cold water is needed.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes.
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Unit 4E. Friction
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Essential Science	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Interact	A presentation on friction.
Motorsports Mathematics Friction	A presentation putting friction into the context of motor sports.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes.
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Unit 4F. Circuits and conductors
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Crocodile Clips Elementary	Download free software here to simulate building and testing electrical circuits.
Electric Circuits	This web site has been designed to allow children develop their understanding of electricity, and how electricity is used in everyday appliances through electric circuits.
Energising Education	Practical ideas to support this unit.
Essential Science	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 5A. Keeping healthy
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Census at School	Work sheets linked to food pyramid, a balanced meal, make a healthy plateful, are you a hare or tortoise?, healthy eating, sugar and spice and all things nice and Can Italian feast
Keeping Healthy	Click on a character and find out about their illness.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 5B. Life cycles
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Cymru NGfL	This lesson will show pupils the stages of growth in the life cycle of both plants and animals, 2 interactive whiteboard activities.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
Spolem Different Life Cycles	This sit shows the life cycles of different plants and animals, animations and printouts.
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Unit 5C. Gases around us
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Energising Education	Practical ideas to support this unit.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes.
Think Quest	A think quest project with information about solids, liquids and gases.
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Unit 5D. Changing state
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
E4S Water all around us	This site contains resource overview, contents and teacher notes, pupils activities, on line activities and additional resources.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Think Quest	A think quest project with information about solids, liquids and gases.
Woodland Grange	Interactive white board resources.
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Unit 5E. Earth, Sun and Moon
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Earth in space planning and activities	Planning and activities
Interactive solar system	Explore our solar system; hover over a planet to see its' name and orbit. See where the planets will be in the future as the year counter counts up from 2000.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Night and Day	This interactive presentation consists of the following animations: the rotation of the Earth in space through 24 hours, showing day and night, the orbit of the Earth around the sun explaining the different seasons, the orbit of the moon around the Earth illustrating the phases of the moon.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 5F. Changing sounds
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
Tuning Forks challenge sheet	A tuning fork challenge sheet.
Woodland Grange	Interactive white board resources.
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Unit 6A. Interdependence and adaptation
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Natural England	Six lesson plans provide for a basic understanding of ecology and nature conservation in England.
Planet Science	Click on the old lady who swallowed a fly, read her story and complete the activity.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 6B. Micro-organisms (short unit)
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Boots Clean Hands	Pupil material to support the topic.
Meningitis Learning	This mini quiz introduces meningitis, what it is, what it isn’t, what causes it and what to do if a friend or other person becomes ill.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 6C. More about dissolving
Energising Education	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Sefton Park Junior	Powerpoint Presentation about Separating Materials.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
What's in a solution?	A lesson to help children understand solubility and solutions.
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Unit 6D. Reversible and irreversible changes (short unit)
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Collaborative Learning	3 activitie slinked to reversible and irreversible changes.
National Whiteboard Powerpoint presentation	A Powerpoint Presentation based on this unit.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
Teaching and Learning Resources	On line resources to support teaching and learning for reversible and irreversible changes – teacher and pupil links.
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Unit 6E. Forces in action
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Cymru NGfL	Support material and web links for this unit.
Fairfield	A class project from Fairfields that will inform you on balanced and unbalanced forces.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Science Year	Click on Michael Foale and find out about his story then complete the activity.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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Unit 6F. How we see things (short unit)
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Measuring Reflective Light	Download and complete the activity which lets you measure and record reflected light from a variety of materials.
Mirror and Image	This site shows how an image is formed due to light reflection.
Planet Science	Click on Caroline Herschel and found out about her story then complete the activity.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
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Unit 6G. Changing circuits (short unit)
BBC Science Clips	Inter active presentation for this unit from the BBC.
Digital Brain	Information and exercises linked to electricity.
Electric Circuit Quiz	An electrical quiz, multi choice.
Planet Science	Click on Lewis Latimer and read his story then complete the activity.
Science Essentials	Channel 4 offers a general introduction, worksheets, image bank, web links, activities for home, FAQ’s, a quiz and Lingo for this unit.
Songs	Science songs linked to this unit sung to popular tunes
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