Table of Contents

Age 8-10 - Concept 2: Force and Power

Unit 1: Magnetism and Electricity [S]

  • Lesson 1: The Power of Magnets
  • Lesson 2: Experimenting with Magnets
  • Lesson 3: Magnetic Fields
  • Lesson 4: Magnet Action
  • Lesson 5: Magnetism on Earth
  • Lesson 6: Exploring Electricity
  • Lesson 7: Conductors and Circuits
  • Lesson 8: Motors and Batteries (2 Days)
  • Lesson 9: Products of Electricity (2 Days)
  • Lesson 10: Sources of Electricity
  • Final Project: Magnetism and Electricity

Unit 1: Ben and Me [LA]

  • Lesson 1: Ben Franklin and the Colonies (2 Days)
  • Lesson 2: Setting the Record Straight
  • Lesson 3: Swimming
  • Lesson 4: Electricity
  • Lesson 5: Electrifying
  • Lesson 6: War
  • Lesson 7: France
  • Lesson 8: Amos's Account (2 Days)
  • Lesson 9: The Rescue
  • Lesson 10: Back Home
  • Final Project: An Interview or Party for Ben (2 Days)

Unit 2: The Power of People [SS]

  • Lesson 1: Local Government
  • Lesson 2: The Federal Government (2 Days)
  • Lesson 3: Power of the People (2 Days)
  • Lesson 4: Citizenship (2 Days)
  • Lesson 5: Powerful People of the Past (3 Days)
  • Final Project: A Visit to the Wax Museum (2 Days)

Unit 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [LA]

  • Lesson 1: The Professor's House
  • Lesson 2: Edmund Discovers Narnia
  • Lesson 3: Always Winter and Never Christmas
  • Lesson 4: The Lion
  • Lesson 5: A Disappointment
  • Lesson 6: A Gift from Father Christmas
  • Lesson 7: Spring
  • Lesson 8: Deep Magic
  • Lesson 9: Back to Life
  • Lesson 10: Back Through the Wardrobe
  • Final Project: Narnia Think-Tac-Toe (2 Days)

Unit 3: Forces of Nature [S]

  • Lesson 1: Physics and Force
  • Lesson 2: Friction (2 Days)
  • Lesson 3: Laws of Motion (2 Days)
  • Lesson 4: Gravity
  • Lesson 5: Projectiles
  • Lesson 6: Energy (2 Days)
  • Lesson 7: Pressure and Force Change the Environment (2 Days)
  • Final Project: Poster or Presentation

Unit 3: The BFG [LA]

  • Lesson 1: In the Middle of the Night
  • Lesson 2: Snatched
  • Lesson 3: The BFG
  • Lesson 4: Ears and Snozzcumbers
  • Lesson 5: Time with the BFG
  • Lesson 6: Catching People and Dreams
  • Lesson 7: A Nightmare for Fleshlumpeater
  • Lesson 8: A Dreamy Plan
  • Lesson 9: The Palace
  • Lesson 10: A Breakfast Fit for a Queen
  • Lesson 11: Fighting Giants
  • Lesson 12: Snozzcumbers
  • Final Project: Recipe for a Dream or Newspaper Report