Science

Topics include:

  • Things that fly
    • Birds and other living things
      • Big birds with big wings that flap slowly like eagles and seagulls
      • They fly in the direction they want, and go as fast as they want, but they can also glide for a long time without flapping their wings
    • Birds that migrate all over the world
      • They fly thousands of miles every year
      • They only have nests where they stop and lay eggs
    • Tiny birds like humming birds with wings that go really fast
      • They can fly and stay in the same place while they suck nectar from flowers
    • Insects like beetles, butterflys, insects, mosquitos
      • They are often blown in the wind and they don’t have a home
    • Insects like bees and flying ants
      • They have a home or a nest. How far can they fly away from their home?
    • Bats
      • Which live in caves and only fly at night. They use sonar to know what is around them
    • Gravity
      • What makes things fly?
      • The force of the wind
      • A bit about air
    • Things in the wind
      • Windmill
      • Yacht
      • Trees, leaves and branches
      • Curtains
      • Flags
      • Waves
      • Washing drying
      • Smoke
      • Hair
      • Umbrellas
      • Weather vanes
      • Frisbees
      • Windsocks
    • Things that make wind
      • Fans
      • Going fast in a car
      • Running
      • Bicycle pump
    • Things with motors
      • Planes
      • Helicopters
      • Rockets
    • Things that glide
      • Gliders
      • Darts
      • Frisbees
      • Arrows
    • Things that float in the air
      • Hot air balloons
      • Helium balloons
      • Smoke – or is smoke part of the air?
      • parachutes
    • Kites
      • Kites are tethered to the ground
      • What is the difference between a kite and a tent?
      • What is the difference between a kite and an umbrella?