NATURAL SCIENCE YEAR 5

By Rafael Rodríguez Pérez

INDEX
1. What is energy?
2. Energy sources
3. Consequences of energy use
4. What is sound?
5. Noise pollution

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1. WHAT IS ENERGY?

 Dictation. Listen and write.

What is energy?
- Energy is a property that can change objects, animals, people and everything in the
universe.

 Numbered heads together. Listen, think in groups and answer.

a. Did you use energy when you sat down in your

chair?
b. Did you use energy when you opened your eyes in
the morning?
c. Did you use energy when you were sleeping last
night?
d. Do rivers use energy when their water is flowing?
e. Did your chocolate powder (Cola Cao) use energy to
get dissolved in the milk?
f. Can you do anything without energy?

 Individual work. What are the properties of energy?

PROPERTIES OF ENERGY
- Energy can be ____________ from one form to another. For example, electrical
energy is converted into light energy.
- Energy can be ____________ from one body to another. For example, when you
shoot a ball, the mechanical energy in your foot passes to the ball so it moves.
- Energy can be ____________. For example, batteries have chemical energy to be
used later.
- Energy can be ____________ from one place to another. For example, electrical
energy is ____________ through electric cables.

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 Jigsaw technique. Make groups of experts to find as much examples as possible for
each property of energy.

2. ENERGY SOURCES

 Oral presentation. In groups, draw a diagram on energy sources and prepare a 4-

minute presentation. Everybody must participate. Use linkers and be engaging!
Energy comes from a lot of sources, which can be categorized into two groups:
non-renewable and renewable.

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 Read the instructions and make a solar cooker at home. Later, cook a sausage in it
and send a picture of your solar cooker to your teacher. You can also print the
picture.
Materials:
- Pringles can
- Scissors
- Cling film
- A skewer
- A sausage
Steps:
1st Get the Pringles can and cut a rectangular hole.
2nd Cover the hole with cling film.
3rd Make a hole on both sides of the Pringles can to pass the skewer through them.
4th Put a sausage on the skewer and place it in the Pringles can.
5th Put the container in a sunny place, and wait. The sausage can take 1 hour or 1
hour and a half to cook.

3. CONSEQUENCES OF ENERGY USE

 Cooperative board game. Read and understand. Later, play this board game
cooperatively. The winner group will get 3 positive points.
Energy provides us with modern comfort. However, energy use has a lot of negative
consequences:
- Fossil fuels are limited resources. One day, we will not have them.
- Nuclear fuels produce radioactive waste, that is toxic to living things.
- Fossil fuels produce toxic substances, causing air pollution. If there is much air
pollution, we will have acid rain, that is very bad for plants and aquatic animals.
- Burning fossil fuels also cause global warming. It is because greenhouse gases, like
CO2, absorb the heat, so the Earth gets hotter and hotter.

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Saving energy is good for the planet, so we can:

- Reduce the temperature of heaters.
- Walk, ride our bikes or use public transport.
- Take showers instead of baths.
- Turn off the lights and machines when not in use.
- Practise the 3 Rs: Reuse, Reduce and Recycle.

SNAKES AND LADDERS

4. WHAT IS SOUND?

 1-2-group. Tick the correct definition of sound and cross the wrong one. Later,
watch the video and check.
 Sound is a type of energy made by vibrations. When an object vibrates, it
causes sound waves that travels through the air.
 Sound is a type of energy made by electricity. When an object makes a
sound, it causes an electric current that travels through the air.

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 Thinking twins. Listen and classify the sounds according to their properties. First,
read cooperatively to know them well.
There are many different sounds. To distinguish them, we need to pay attention to
their properties:
- Volume: It shows if a sound is loud or quiet.
- Pitch: It indicates how low or high a sound is. For example, normally female
voice is high and male voice is low. Musical notes belong to sounds from low
to high pitch.
- Timbre: It’s the particular quality of each sound. We distinguish sounds with
the same volume and pitch thanks to timbre. Everybody has a different
timber in his/her voice

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 Cooperative summary. Carry out the following experience and, later tell your
teacher what you have learnt. We will write all your contributions on the board to
get and excellent summary.
Materials: Steps:
- Cling film 1st Use the rubber band to cover the salad bowl with cling film.
- Rubber band 2nd Spread sugar all over the cling film.
- Salad bowl 3rd Hit the metal tray with the wooden spoon.
- Wooden spoon
- Metal tray
- Sugar

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 Class experience. Follow the instructions to make a yoghurt-pot telephone.

Materials:
- Two plastic/yoghurt cups
- Drawing pin
- Wool string
- Toothpicks
Steps:
1st Make a hole in the bottom of each yoghurt cup using the drawing pin.
2nd Use a pencil to make the hole bigger.
3rd Thread the end of the string through one of the holes. Tie a large knot or attach
a toothpick to stop the string falling back through.
4th Repeat with the other cup.

5. NOISE POLLUTION

 Debate. Read, look at the graph and debate on this question: Is noise pollution
really a type of pollution?
Noise pollution refers to sounds that
can be harmful (bad) for people and
other living things

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 Individual work. Pretend to be a journalist. Imagine a funny situation related to

noise pollution and energy. Use linkers and be creative!
PAST SIMPLE

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 Work in pairs. Complete the unit diagram.

SNAKES AND LADDERS QUESTIONS

1. Why is it important to use renewable energy sources?
2. Will we have fossil fuels forever?
3. Which energy source produces radioactive waste?
4. Is radioactive waste toxic for you?
5. Which energy source causes air pollution?
6. What is acid rain?
7. Acid rain is bad for…
8. What is global warming?
9. Which energy source causes global warming?
10. Oxygen is a greenhouse gas. True or false?
11. Can you name one greenhouse gas?
12. What do you put in a yellow recycling bin?
13. What do you put in a blue recycling bin?
14. What do you put in a green recycling bin?
15. What are the 3 Rs?
16. Can you give me one example to save energy?

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