Year 4

    Year 4 Autumn Term Revision List

    You can download the revision list by clicking here Year 4 Revision List Autumn Term
    The test is on Wednesday 2nd December 2009 in your science lesson.

    We will revise together on Monday so don’t panic!

    Mrs Mannan

    National Geographic Animals

    This excellent site has the animals classified in their biological groups as well as in alhabetical order!
    CLICK HERE to go onto it for some research.

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    Classifying Animals

    CLICK HERE to watch Brain Pop -The Movie

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    Sir David Attenborough’s favourite moments on the bbc

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    CLICK HERE to go to a talk by Sir David Attenborough on his favourite bbc moments. You can then watch some of the animals in action.

    Vertebrates and Invertebrates

    Animals with backbones are called VERTEBRATES and animals without backbones are called INVERTEBRATES.

    Click here or CLICK ON THE PICTURE to play the Animal ID game at the Learning Zone from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History .
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    Life at the Natural History Museum

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    As we are visiting the museum soon, I thought it would be a great idea to visit the online activities about LIFE at the museum. Click on the picture or CLICK HERE.

    Year 4 HW 7/10/2009

    As you know all about your muscles and bones now, it’s time to make sure you can answer some questions on the topic.

    HW: Due in Mon 12th October
    Read CGP purple books pages 6 and 7, Skeleton and Movement
    Answer questions in CGP white books pages 4 and 5.

    Mrs Mannan

    The Skeleton and Movement

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    Watch this super video to help you learn the names of some of the bones in our bodies.

    Handprints Survey

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    We are collecting the handprints of ALL the children and adults in our school. We will the arrange them in age order and see how the SIZE of our hands changes with AGE.

    X-Rays

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    Above is one of a fantastic new series of images taken by Nick Veasey using X rays discovered by Madam Curie.CLICK HERE or on the picture above if you want to look at some more of these images.

    As one of our houses is named after Madame Curie, you can find out more about this awe-inspiring scientist by CLICKING HERE
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    If you have time watch this old school film about the life of Marie Curie; it is absolutely fascinating.

    Exam Revision

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    Hi Year 4,
    CLICK HERE to see the REVISION LIST.

    Farida Mannan

    All about FORCES

    Click here or on the picture below to learn and revise all about forces.
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    Circuit Symbols

    At the end of this unit I am giving a small test on these symbols. Please learn them.
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    Electric Circuits

    We have had a great time learning about electrical circuits in class. We have learnt all about:
    conductors and insulators
    electrical symbols
    drawing circuit diagrams
    adding more bulbs
    adding more cells.

    We are now READY to PLAAAAYYY!
    Click on the light bulb to go onto Blobz’s guide for Electricity.
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    Animal Games

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    Well done Year 4! You have all worked hard and learnt a lot about animals.
    Now you can have a go at this interactive Animals of the World site to see how much extra you really know!

    CLICK HERE to have a go.

    Remember, if you have time over the holidays, try and finish the Invertebrates Page of your mini project at home.
    With Best wishes
    Mrs Mannan

    Test On Vertebrates and Invertebrates

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    You have a test on vertebrate and invertebrate animals on Thursday 11th December.

    You should know:

    animals with back bones are called vertebrates;
    animals without backbones are called invertebrates;
    there are five groups of vertebrates: mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and birds.
    each group has its own special characteristics;
    we can use keys to help us identify and place the animals in different groups.

    You can revise by CLICKING HERE to go to the BBC site.

    Good Luck.

    National Geographic Animals

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    This is a fabulous site for researching information about your chosen animals for your project. Remember to collect the information in the back of your books as your homework. Click HERE
    You can also research your animals at the ANIMAL DIVERSITY site . Click here to visit it.

    You can also visit ALL ABOUT ANIMALS to get details about 65 animals!
    For excellent information on all the animals visit THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

    The project is due on Wednesday 10th December 2008. However I would like to see your information every week please! Thanks.

    Animal Project

    We are looking at how to CLASSIFY different animals into small groups. We have decided that all animals can be divided into TWO main groups:

    Vertebrates ( animals with backbones) and
    Invertebrates ( animals without backbones )

    Homework tonight:
    You now have to choose ONE VERTEBRATE and ONE INVERTEBRATE animal for your project. For tomorrow write the name of the vertebrate you have chosen on one page in the back of your science book. Write the name of the invertebrate you have chosen on the second page in the back of your science book. Begin collecting information on each animal.

    Happy researching!

    Sorting Animals Animal I.D.

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    Click Here to go onto ANIMAL.I.D.

    This is a great game for sorting animals out into different groups. It comes from The Learning Zone, an educational site from Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
    This site can also be found on the Year 4 fsg wiki page. Click here to visit it so that you can explore all the different sites we use.

    Science Test on The Skeleton

    There is a Science Test for year 4 on Wednesday 5th November on all the work we have done so far.

    If you go on this BBC site you will be able to revise. CLICK HERE

    You can TEST YOURSELF here. CLICK HERE.

    Test yourself on BAR GRAPHS here. CLICK HERE.

    Visit the Year 4 Science wiki page to see what else we have been studying.CLICK HERE.
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    Endangered Animals Game


    Year 4 , I know that you are very interested and compassionate about animals. Here is a game that I know you will enjoy. It will teach you lots of facts about various animals.

    Click Here.

    Skeletons and Movement


    Visit this interactive and informative site from Oxford University Museum of Natural History to find out more about animals and their skeletonsanimal skeletons.

    Homework:Wednesday 19th September 2008

    A Bag of Bones worksheet.

    Due in: Thursday 18th September 2008

    Homework:Wednesday 10th September 2008

    To complete the Science Safety Worksheet.

    Due in: Thursday 10th September 2008

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    The Human Skeleton

    Welcome back year 4!
    Watch this video to help you learn the names of all the bones in our skeleton.


    Click here to find out more about animals with backbones.

    Friction

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    Click here to go onto a fabulous site from the University of Cambridge on Friction.

    Which material is the best thermal insulator?

    Remember to revise our experiment on which material is the best at keeping heat in?
    You should think about how we kept the experiment fair and how we recorded and interpreted our results.
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    Good Luck!
    Mrs Mannan

    Measuring Temperature

    You can test yourself on reading thermometers by going on this bbc site. CLICK HERE
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    Beat the Heat – Play the Game Simaran!

    On Simaran’s request I have a super game for year 4 to play. It is called Beat the Heat and it will help you revise conduction, convection and radiation, the three ways in which thermal energy transfers from a hot place to a cold place.

    Click on the thermometer to play.thermometer

    Increase your brain power!

    Play this game triangles to improve your thinking skills!

    Just for Helena

    Click here to go to BLOBZ’s guide to electrical circuitstable_02.gif

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    Thermometers

    Click here to test yourself on reading the thermometer scale.thermometer

    Homework: To complete the thermometer scales sheet.

    Just for Jyoti

    Have a go at this great brain training game. It mixes music and colour.

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    Electrical Safety Competition

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    Making Circuits

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    Well done Year 4 for making circuits using basic materials in class.
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    Homework: To complete the comprehension on Circuits. Due in Wednesday.

    This week we will be using various components to make new circuits. These are the components we will be using:

    connecting wires
    cells
    bulbs
    motors
    buzzers
    switches

    If you click on the picture below, you can find all you need to know for next week. Have a go!circuits
    Work your way through the information all the way to the quiz. See if you can make the five stars light up!

    Electricity

    Today we looked at different ways in which power companies generate electricity. Some power stations use fossil fuels and some use nuclear fuel. These are NON RENEWABLE energy sources. Alternative energy sources are wind, wave, tidal, hydroelectric, geothermal and solar energy. These are RENEWABLE sources of energy. Which one do you think is the best?
    Click here to find out more.
    The diagrams below are taken from the excellent EDF education site.

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    This is how the energy is distributed after it has been generated.
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    Electrical safety
    This sign warns of very high voltage and a danger of death so KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!
    Click here to find out more about how to keep safe.

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    What kind of animal is a bat?

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    Year 4 Christmas Revision

    ( Parents Only! If you wish to do extra work with the children you can go to this link to download more revision activities on any topic covered by the National Curriculum.) You can download the REVISION CHECK LIST by clicking here: year-4-revision-december-2007.doc

    Use the written notes I have given you as well as the information on this blog to revise for a test on Thursday 10th January 2008!

    Topic 1: Solids and liquids

    Click on the picture below to go to bbc schools revision site for this topic.

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    Want to be a genius? Take a look at what the Year 5 know about this topic! Click on the picture below to find out what you need to know for 11+ exams! ( You will only be tested on the particles in a solid and a liquid, not gases; that’s for year 5)

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    Topic 2: Moving and growing

    You can revise this topic by going to the bbc revision site. Click on the dancers!
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    You can also test yourself on the human skeleton by clicking on the picture below.

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    So you think you want to be a doctor? Well in that case, see if you can learn the scientific names for all the bones. If you make the skeleton in this activity and then move your cursor on the picture, you can find out the “proper” names for all the bones! Impress me in the test!

    Topic 3: Vertebrates and invertebrates

    How are vertebrates different from invertebrates? Click on the STARFISH to find out!

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    Click here to go to Animal ID, which will help you sort out some vertebrates and invertebrates.

    Topic 4: Making keys

    Click on the lock to let the knowledge flood in!

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    Use all the information in this revision sheet to see if you can make a key which would sort out the five different groups of vertebrates. You can use the information in this blog to remind yourself of how to make keys.

    I hope you all revise well but have a great holiday as well. Make time to have fun !

    Farida Mannan

    Homework Task

    Wednednesday December 5th 2007

    See if you can make a key similar to the one below to identify the five main groups of vertebrates. You can use these animals for an example or choose your own mammal, bird, fish, reptile and amphibian. If you can find their pictures to stick on it will add the X Factor to your HW!

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    Mammalselephant.jpg
    Reptilescrocodile.jpg
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    Birdspeacock.jpg

    Making Keys

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    If you click here , you can remind yourself of all the special features of vertebrates. We can use these features to make Keys to help us identify the animals.

    Homework

    Wednesday 28th November 2007
    Find out all you can about Vertebrates and write it in your yellow books. Click on any picture below to see if you can find examples of
    mammals
    warm-blooded
    have lungs
    have body hair or fur
    give birth to live young
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    fish
    cold blooded
    have gills
    wet scales
    lay eggs in water

    fish

    birds
    warm blooded
    have lungs
    feathers on body
    lay eggs with hard shells
    have wings

    bird

    reptiles
    cold blooded
    have lungs
    dry scaly skins
    lay leathery hard shelled eggs

    snake

    and amphibians
    cold blooded
    adults have lungs, larvae have gills
    moist skin
    lay jelly coated eggs in water

    frogs

    If you click on the otter and the jellyfish it will take you to a super site for more information.

    Good luck!
    Farida Mannan

    Vertebrates

    Vertebrates are animals WITH backbones.
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    Invertebrates

    Invertebrates are animals WITHOUT backbones.

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    Animal Ice Slide!

    I think Year 4 , you need a really fun game . Thanks to Geena’s latest request, have a go at this one . It is SUPER COOL!!!

    Click here to PLAY
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    The Skeleton

    Hi Year 4!

    I hope that you’re having great fun trying to put your own Funny Bones together. When you want a break from all this hard work visit this site (and if you’re feeling adventurous, print out the worksheet on the site and bring it in for me to mark)! Click here to visit it. It will give you more information about your skeleton and help you
    fix Funny Bones as well.

    Skeleton Activity

    Once you have finished your HW task to complete Funny Bones, enjoy playing this activity. Click here to PLAY1061925404861skeleton300.gif

    Farida Mannan

    Planning your Investigation

    LO: Does the length of your stride depend upon the size of your leg?

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    Today we really enjoyed measuring the distance we walked in ten strides and then calculating the distance of one stride. We did this by dividing the total distance walked by 10.
    We also measured the height of our leg, from the foot to where the leg joins the pelvis.

    Homework Task for tomorrow:

    You have to plan an investigation to see if there is a link between the size of your leg and the length of your stride.
    This is explained in section 5 of the measuring sheet you have taken home.

    You need to consider:

    Which measurements to take?
    How many measurements are needed?
    How will you keep the investigation fair?
    How will you make the investigation accurate?

    You an also make a prediction in the comments or on your sheet as to what you think the answer will be!

    Good Luck!

    Farida Mannan

    Skeleton Shakedown

    I think you all know the skeleton pretty well now. See if you can put this poor thing back together again!

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    I hope you really enjoyed that. I dropped quite a few bones so I am glad that I am not a doctor!
    See if you can remember the scientific names for all the bones. If you are going to be a doctor you will need them!

    Good luck!

    Farida Mannan

24 responses

2 11 2007
Isobel Allchurch

Mrs Mannon

You can do better than that put some games on!!!!!

2 11 2007
Farida Mannan

Izzy, have you finished your Funny Bones???
By the time you finish , I will grant your request!

Farida Mannan

7 11 2007
theo and emily

hi mrs mannan how are you? just wanted to say that your website is really cool.

7 11 2007
Farida Mannan

Thanks ! I’m glad you’re on it!
Farida Mannan

15 11 2007
Imogen

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15 11 2007
Imogen

Cool web sight

15 11 2007
Pearl Eagling

Hello Mrs Mannan,
I love your website! I would love it even more if you put more games on it!

17 11 2007
Geena

Mrs Mannan

I really like your website.I would like it even more if you put some more animals on the 1st game.

3 01 2008
Jyoti

I just found your web site, I hope I have fun looking at all the cool stuf.

24 01 2008
mimi

great stuff I enjoy all the games and the pictures

6 02 2008
farida mannan

Hi year 4. Leave me a comment if you get to the bonus!

Mrs Mannan

6 02 2008
Izzy

Mrs Mannan
I got to the bouns thing on electricity but I can’t print the Certificate at rhe end

Izzy

6 02 2008
Izzy

Look at the top comment and resd it!!!!!!:) I finished my Funny Bones

Izzy
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6 02 2008
Mimi

I got all five stars and printed out the certificate.

6 02 2008
Pearl

Hello
I got Bonus!
Pearl

11 02 2008
Imogen

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Imogenxxx

11 02 2008
carmen

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24 02 2008
Jyoti

Come on Mrs.Mannan put some new games on!!!!!!!!!!

Jyoti

28 02 2008
Jyoti

Thank you for the new game I really appreciate it!

jyoti ***** (five star rating!)

1 05 2008
Ms Rogers

Wow! Mrs Mannan, this blog is gr8 -I particulary enjoy the wizzy games you’ve included even if I get a wee bit stumped sometimes :) Thank you for all your hard work to orchestrate this for Year Four , Cheers, C

5 05 2008
simaran

i love the website but can you put on more games.

12 05 2008
Izzy Bizzy

Go Mrs Mannan

I HATE STUDYING!
Izzy

12 05 2008
Farida Mannan

Success is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration!

Go , Izzy, go!

16 05 2008
Imogen

I LOVE YOUR WEBSIGHT