Grade 6 Science & Technology: notes, video lessons and quizzes
119 Grade 6 Science & Technology lessons for the CBE curriculum, organised by strand and sub-strand like your textbook. Each lesson has a short video by a Kenyan teacher, notes to revise from and a quick quiz.
Strand 1: Living things and the Environment39 lessons
Fungi
- Introduction to Fungi
- Spotting Fungi
- Mushrooms, Toadstools, and Puffballs
- Investigating Moulds
- Microscopic Fungi Yeast
- Role of Fungi in Nature Decomposition
- Harmful Fungi Diseases and Food Spoilage
- Economic Importance Food Production
- Economic Importance Medicine and Industry
- Safety Precautions and Waste Disposal
- Mould Culture and Investigation
- Review, Synthesis, and Assessment of Fungi
Inverterbrates
- Introduction to Invertebrates
- General Characteristics of Invertebrates
- Safety Precautions and Ethical Handling
- Field Exploration Exploring the School Compound
- Creating an Invertebrate Inventory
- Study of Insects
- Study of Spiders and Related Arachnids
- Study of Snails and Worms
- Sea and Aquatic Invertebrates
- Ecological Roles
- Harmful Invertebrates
- Economic Importance and Human Welfare
Human Circulatory System
- Introduction to the Circulatory System
- Structure and Chambers of the Heart
- Heart Valves and Pumping Action
- Blood Vessels Arteries
- Blood Vessels Veins
- Capillaries & Vessels
- Blood Components Plasma and Red Blood Cells
- White Blood Cells and Platelets
- Double Circulation
- Pulse Rate and Physical Exercise
- Modelling the Circulatory System
- Circulatory Disorders Hypertension
- Circulatory Disorders Heart Attack
- Promoting a Healthy Circulatory System
- Revision and Comprehensive Assessment
Strand 2: Matter35 lessons
Change of State
- Introduction to States of Matter
- The Role of Temperature in Changes of State
- Melting Solid to Liquid
- Freezing Liquid to Solid
- Evaporation Liquid to Gas
- Boiling vs Evaporation
- Condensation Gas to Liquid
- Sublimation Solid Directly to Gas
- Deposition Gas Directly to Solid
- The Water Cycle and State Changes
- Food Processing and Preservation
- Candle Making from Wax
- Project Repairing Broken Plastic Containers
- Industrial Uses of State Changes
- Review, Assessment and Inquiry Showcase
Composition of Air
- Introduction to Air and the Atmosphere
- The Components of Air
- Proportions of Gases in Air
- Visualising Air Constructing a Pie Chart
- Oxygen Properties and Importance in Nature
- Testing for Oxygen
- Practical Uses of Oxygen
- Nitrogen Characteristics and Functions
- Carbon Dioxide Features and Role in Photosynthesis
- Applications of Carbon Dioxide
- Noble Gases and Rare Constituents
- Water Vapour and Dust Particles
- Air Pollution and Common Pollutants
- Field Investigation Identifying Local Air Pollutants
- Air Pollution Effects
- Human Health Hazards of Polluted Air
- Reducing Air Pollution
- Designing Air Pollution Posters
- Pollution Awareness Project
- Synthesis The Value of Clean Air and Sustainable Living
Strand 3: Force and Energy45 lessons
Light
- Introduction to Light and How It Travels
- Transparent, Translucent and Opaque Materials
- Formation of Shadows
- Solar and Lunar Eclipses
- Reflection and Regular Surfaces
- Laws of Reflection and Plane Mirrors
- Image Characteristics in Plane Mirrors
- Project Working Periscope
- Multiple Reflections and the Kaleidoscope
- Refraction of Light
- Mirages and Real World Refraction
- Lenses and Optical Devices
- Dispersion of Light & Rainbows
- Importance of Light
- Sub strand Review, Project Exhibition and Assessment
Levers as Simple Machines
- Introduction to Simple Machines and Levers
- The Anatomy of a Lever
- First Class Levers Central Fulcrum
- Investigating Everyday First Class Levers
- Second Class Levers Central Load
- Examining Everyday Second Class Levers
- Third Class Levers Central Effort
- Comparing the Three Classes of Levers
- Mechanical Advantage
- Investigating Effort and Distance in Levers
- Project Phase 1 Designing a Beam Balance
- Project Phase 2 Constructing the Beam Balance
- Project Phase 3 Calibrating and Testing the Beam Balance
- Levers in Action
- Review, Synthesis and Evaluation of Levers
Slopes
- Introduction to Slopes
- Slopes Around the School
- How Slopes Make Work Easier
- Ramps in Daily Life
- Stairs and Ladders
- Roofs and Drainage
- Lifts and Escalators
- Cableways and Winding Roads
- Investigating Slope Steepness
- Friction on Slopes
- Designing a Simple Slope
- Building a Simple Slope
- Testing and Demonstrating Models
- Appreciating Slopes in Society
- Revision and Assessment
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