Science: Age 6
21 illustrated Science lessons for Age 6.
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How a Bean Seed Grows A seed drinks water, gets fat, and a little root pops out first. Then a shoot grows up, opens two round seed l… -
From seed to plant A seed wakes up when it is wet and warm. First a little root grows down, then a stem grows up and opens its fi… -
Ice Melts into Water When ice gets warm, it melts and turns into water. If you make that water very cold, it freezes and becomes ic… -
Water Drains Away Used water goes down the sink and bathtub drains. It flows downhill through pipes and leaves the house.… -
Bean Seed to Plant A bean seed sits in the soil. It grows a root down, then a shoot up, and opens its seed leaves.… -
Water in Nature Water can be hard like ice and snow, or it can flow like rain and rivers. You can see water in both forms outd… -
Pedals Turn the Wheel A foot pushes the pedal. The pedal turns the chainring, the chain, the rear sprocket, and the wheel.… -
Sound Goes In Sound waves travel through the air and curve into your ear. Inside your head, the ear begins to turn the sound… -
Warm Sea, Rising Vapour The sun warms the sea water. Tiny bits of water go up into the sky and become clouds.… -
Magnet and Paper Clips A magnet can pull paper clips toward it even when it does not touch them. The pull gets weaker when the clips … -
Many Ice Crystals A snowflake is made of many tiny bits of ice. They stick together to make one pretty shape.… -
Tiny Pieces Everywhere Everything around you is made of very tiny pieces called atoms. They are far too small to see, even with your … -
Bits in the Air Things give off tiny bits too small to see. Air carries the bits to your nose, and you smell them.… -
Sparkling Gemstones Precious stones are rare, clear minerals. People cut and polish them so they shine in jewellery.… -
Fossil in Rock A fossil is a trace or remain of a living thing kept in rock. It can stay there for a very long time after the… -
Weather Station A weather station has tools that watch the sky and air. They show how fast wind blows, which way it goes, how … -
Microscope A microscope makes tiny things look much bigger. It helps you see small parts of leaves and insects.… -
Mountains Rise Huge pieces of the Earth's surface push against each other very slowly. This can make the ground crumple up in… -
Alive or Not Alive Some things grow, eat, and need water to stay alive. Other things stay just the same and never grow at all.… -
Why Night Comes The Earth is like a big ball that spins slowly all the time. The side facing the Sun has daytime, and the side… -
Your Five Senses You have five senses that tell you about the world around you. Your eyes see, your ears hear, your nose smells…