Grades 4-6 Physical Science II Video

The Physical Science II video for grades 4-6 is a program for teachers that covers heat, light, sound, electricity and magnetism. The video includes a printed outline with lesson plans, observational activities and experiments.

Section 1 - Heat (24 min)

• Expansion of solids, liquids and gases
• Model thermometer
• Thermostat, heat devices
• Transfer-conduction, convection, radiation
• Heat applications and insulators

Section 2 - Light (23 min)

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Prisms, rainbows and the spectrum
• Lenses: concave and convex
• Pinhole camera
• Mirrors: concave and convex
• Other radiation
• Safety
• Speed of light

Section 3 - Sound (13 min)

• Quality, harmonics
• Speed of sound
• Vibrations and frequency
• Sound devices
• Miscellaneous ideas
• Safety

Section 4 - Electricity / Magnetism (33 min)

• Static electricity
• Current electricity
• Batteries and bulbs
• Series and paralel circuits
• Switches
• Resistance
• Electromagnetic fields
• Generating electricity
• Magnetic strength
• Writing a lab report

View a sample project from the "Physical Science 4-6" section in the teacher handbook.

Grades: 4-6, Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min. Format: VHS. Copyright: 1986.
Includes: Printed teaching outline.

ORDER 4-6 Physical Life Science II video + teaching outline here.