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TEACHERS TIPS
Power, Electricity Generation & Transfer of Energy
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Magnetism & Electricity
Class: 3rd & 4th
- learn about electrical energy
- investigate current electricity by constructing simple circuits
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Magnetism & Electricity
Class: 5th & 6th
- learn about electrical energy
- investigate current electricity by constructing simple circuits
Forces & Gravity
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Forces
Class: 3rd & 4th
- investigate falling objects
- explore how objects may be moved
- explore the effect of friction on movement through experimenting with toys and objects on various surfaces
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Forces
Class: 5th & 6th
- identify and explore how objects and materials may be moved
- come to appreciate that gravity is a force
- become aware that objects have weight because of the pull of gravity
- explore how levers may be used to help lift different objects
Speed
Subject: Maths
Strand/ Strand Unit: Measures/Time
Class: 5th & 6th
- explore the relationship between time, distance and average speed
Weight
Subject: Maths
Strand/ Strand Unit: Measures/Weight
Class: 5th & 6th
- rename measures of weight
- estimate and measure weight using appropriate metric units
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Forces
Class: 5th & 6th
- become aware that objects have weight because of the pull of gravity
Subject: Maths
Strand/ Strand Unit: Measures/Time
Class: 3rd & 4th
- estimate, compare, measure and record the weight of a wide variety of objects using appropriate metric units (kg, g) and selecting suitable instruments of measurement
Friction
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Forces
Class: 3rd & 4th
- explore the effect of friction on movement through experimenting with toys and objects on various surfaces
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Forces
Class: 5th & 6th
- explore the effect of friction on movement and how it may be used to slow or stop moving objects
- explore how friction can generate heat
Air Resistance
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Forces
Class: 5th & 6th
- explore the effect of friction on movement and how it may be used to slow or stop moving objects
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Materials/Properties & Characteristics of Materials
Class: 5th & 6th
- recognise that a gas, such as air, occupies space, has mass and exerts pressure
Temperature
Subject: Geography
Strand/ Strand Unit: Natural Environments/Weather, Climate & Atmosphere
Class: 3rd & 4th
- use simple equipment to make detailed weather observations and recordings of phenomena
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Heat
Class: 3rd & 4th
- recognise that temperature is a measurement of how hot something is
- measure changes in temperature using a thermometer
Light
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Light
Class: 5th & 6th
- learn that light is a form of energy
- know that light travels from a source
- investigate the splitting and mixing of light
- investigate the refraction of light
- investigate how mirrors and other shiny surfaces are good reflectors of light
- understand the role of sunlight in photosynthesis and appreciate that the sun gives us heat and light without which people and animals could not survive
- be aware of the dangers of excessive sunlight
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Materials/Materials & Change
Class: 5th & 6th
- investigate the effects of light, air and water on materials
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Energy & Forces/Light
Class: 3rd & 4th
- learn that light is a form of energy
- recognise that light comes from different natural and artificial sources
- investigate that light can be broken up into many different colours
- investigate the relationships between light and materials
- recognise that the sun gives us heat and light, without which people and animals could not survive
- investigate how mirrors and other shiny surfaces are good reflectors of light
Design
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Environmental Awareness & Care/Science and the Environment
Class: 3rd & 4th
- explore the relationships between climatic factors and aspects of building construction
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Environmental Awareness & Care/Science and the Environment
Class: 5th & 6th
- appreciate the application of science and technology in familiar contexts
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Materials/Properties & Characteristics of Materials
Class: 3rd & 4th
- group materials according to their properties
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Materials/Properties & Characteristics of Materials
Class: 5th & 6th
- identify how materials are used
Subject: Visual Arts
Strand/ Strand Unit: Visual Arts/Construction/Looking & Responding
Class: 5th & 6th
- look at and talk about impressive examples of buildings created in the past in different parts of the world and at contemporary architecture, sculpture, engineering and design (slides or prints)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Subject: Geography
Strand/ Strand Unit: Environmental Awareness & Care/Environmental Awareness
Class: 5th & 6th
- explore some examples of the interrelationship of climate, natural features, flora, fauna and human life in different environments in Ireland and in some of the main climatic regions of the world
- explore some examples of the interrelationship of living and non-living aspects of local and other environments
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Living Things / Plant & Animal Life
Class: 3rd & 4th
- investigate the factors that affect plant growth
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Living Things / Plant & Animal Life
Class: 5th & 6th
- become aware of some of the basic life processes in animals and plants
- investigate the factors that affect plant growth
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Materials / Materials & Change
Class: 5th & 6th
- explore some simple ways in which materials may be separated
Subject: Science
Strand/ Strand Unit: Living Things / Human Life
Class: 5th & 6th
- develop a simple understanding of food and nutrition
