Dear students,
Here you can find some of the material that we use in the Science elective course.
Topic 01 – Geography – The Earth:
Lesson 01 – Tectonic Plates, Quiz on lesson 1,
Video Link (a): The changes of the Earth’s Crust over the millennia,
Video Link (b): How the Tectonic Plates move
Lesson 02 – Volcanoes, Quiz on lesson 2
Video Link (a): Animation of volcanoes for kids
Video Link (b): National Geographic – Some Real Volcanoes
Lesson 03 – Tsunamis , Video Link (a), Video Link (b)
Lesson 04 -Rock Formation, Quiz on lesson 4 , Video Link
Lesson 05 – The atmosphere Video Link (a) : atmosphere, Video Link (b): Greenhouse Effect
Lesson 06 – The Earth – Revision
Topic 02- Biology:
Lesson 2 CRISPR, (Link to explanatory video)
Lesson 3 Bioethics (Link A: Yes or No to GMOs?, Link B: Yes or No to CRISPR?)
GEN: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
Topic 03 – Astronomy:
Lesson 01 The components of our Solar System , Quiz on lesson 1, Play a game
Lesson 02 The birth of the Sun and the 8 Planets , Quiz on lesson 2 , more facts & missions by NASA
Lesson 03 The Asteroid Belt – The Kuiper Belt – The Oort Cloud , resource: asteroids , video (1): the life of a meteorite , video (2): Halley’s comet , Quiz on lesson 3
Lesson 04 The Sun – part A’ , Video link, Play the fusion game – instructions, Quiz on lesson 4
Lesson 05 The Sun – part B’ , Quiz on lesson 5
Lesson 06 The Moon , Quiz on lesson 6 , The phases of the moon game
, Play the Earth, Sun and Moon Game and learn many interesting facts
Topic 04 – Physics:
Lesson 01 Matter, Quiz on lesson 1, Play a game
Lesson 02 Energy – part 1 , Quiz on lesson 2 , Link to activities
Lesson 03 Energy – part 2, Quiz on lesson 3 , Watch a video: Forms of energy
Lesson 04 Motion – Mechanics , Quiz on lesson 4
Lesson 05 Light & Colours , Quiz on lesson 5 , Watch a video: The Light Spectrum
Lesson 06 Sound , Quiz on lesson 6, Video I: The anatomy of the ear, Video II: Sounds that cause hearing loss
Topic 05 – Psychology:
Lesson 01 What is Psychology, Quiz on lesson 1, Watch a video: Is Psychology a science?