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St. Paul's Co-educational College Primary School
Sciencesploration® for Primary 6 (11-12 years old)
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Term One (11 classes) |
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Wednesday 1:15pm - 2:15pm |
Rm: 413
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Topic 1
4 classes
(Sep 21,
Sep 28,
Oct 12,
Oct 19)
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Newton's Toy Box (Physics)
Why is the acceleration of an object inversely proportional to its mass? Investigate state of rest, uniform velocity and external forces. Delve into the effects of gravity, friction and momentum on objects. Do forces really occur in pairs?
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Topic 2
3 classes
(Oct 26,
Nov 2,
Nov 9)
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Reaction Rallies (Chemistry)
Did you know that there are a handful of chemical reactions that are reversible? Delve into thermal decomposition and polymerization. Who’s getting displaced in metallic reactions? Create your favorite perfume and nylon fabric. Can you form a new substance?
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Topic 3
2 classes
(Nov 23,
Nov 30)
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Roller Coasters & Catapults (Physics)
What are balanced, unbalanced and counterbalanced forces? Construct a catapult and run controlled tests of variables, which influence the flight of an object. Design a death-defying roller coaster that twirls and hurls. Test kinetic straws and play war games. Delicate or destructive, it’s nature’s forces at work!
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Topic 4
2 classes
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Dec 14) |
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Electric Workshop (Physics)
Did you know that electricity is not just something you buy in a battery but is one of the basic ingredients of the universe? Probe into dry batteries, liquid batteries, and plasma globes. Explore the world of chemical and electrical energy. It’s only in the flow of electrons.
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Term Two (12 classes) |
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Wednesday 1:10pm - 2:10pm |
Rm: 413 |
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Topic 1
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Biological Biosphere (Life Science & Human Biology)
Did you know that snot and vomit help to protect the body from infection? Learn how infectious disease can spread and cause an epidemic. Investigate how temperature affects the growth of microbes. Virus versus bacteria, what’s the difference?
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Topic 2
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Motions of the Ocean (Earth Science & Space Science)
Did you know that half the oxygen we breathe comes from plantlike organisms in the ocean? Learn about tides and the effects of Moon's gravitational pull on Earth and its oceans. Can you calculate the complexity of currents?
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Topic 3
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Manic Machines (Physics)
Construct machines that changed the World! Examine different blade designs of wind generators. Build a machine that mimics the principals of human speech. Can you harness the explosive power of alcohol for a launch?
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Topic 4
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Test Tube Fiesta (Chemistry)
What is the difference between a solution and a suspension? Are you surprised to learn that gas molecules can bounce off walls? How do we transfer electrons from one atom to another? Delve into matter – the stuff that everything but dreams is made of!
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