Cambridge Primary Science Activity Book 4, Fiona Baxter, Liz Dilley and Alan Cross, Cambridge University Press - Public
Cambridge Primary Science Activity Book 4, Fiona Baxter, Liz Dilley and Alan Cross, Cambridge University Press - Public
Cambridge Primary Science Activity Book 4, Fiona Baxter, Liz Dilley and Alan Cross, Cambridge University Press - Public
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ISBN 000 0000 00000 0 ISBN 000 0000 00000 0 ISBN 000 0000 00000 0 Fiona Baxter, Liz Dilley and Alan Cross
Introduction
The Cambridge Primary Science series has been developed to match the
Cambridge International Examinations Primary Science curriculum framework.
It is a fun, flexible and easy to use course that gives both learners and teachers the
support they need. In keeping with the aims of the curriculum itself, it encourages
learners to be actively engaged with the content, and develop enquiry skills as well
as subject knowledge.
This Activity Book for Stage 4 is designed to be used alongside the Learner’s Book
for the same stage, ISBN 978-1-107-67450-9.
In this book you will find a single-page exercise to accompany each topic
presented in the Learner’s Book, as well as a language review exercise at the
end of each unit to practise the key vocabulary. The exercises are designed to
be completed as pen-and-paper exercises, and learners can work on them
individually or in pairs or small groups. You can set the exercises as in-class work or
homework.
There are different styles of exercise throughout to maintain interest and to suit
different purposes. The main aims of the exercises in this book are:
• ttoo develop
practise scientific language
• investigations. scientific enquiry skills such as presenting and interpreting results from
The answers to the exercises in this Activity Book are available in the Teacher’s
Resource for Stage , ISBN 978-1-107-66151-6. This resource also contains extensive
guidance on all the topics, ideas for classroom activities, and guidance notes on
all the activities presented in the Learner’s Book. You will also find a large collection
of worksheets.
Introduction 3
Contents
Introduction 3 4 Sound
Useful words 5 4.1 Sound travels through
materials 33
1 Humans and animals 4.2 Sound travels through
1.1 Skeletons 9 different materials 34
1.2 The human skeleton 10 4.3 How sound travels 35
1.3 Why do we need 4.4 Loud and soft sounds 36
a skeleton? 11 4.5 Sound volume 37
1.4 Skeletons and movement 13 4.6 Muffling sounds 38
1.5 Drugs as medicines 14 4.7 High and low sounds 39
1.6 How medicines work 15 4.8 Volume on percussion
Language review 16 instruments 40
4.9 Having fun with wind
2 Living things and instruments 41
environments Language review 42
2.1 Amazing birds 17
2.2 A habitat for snails 18 5 Electricity and magnetism
2.3 Animals in local habitats 19 5.1 Electricity flows in
2.4 Identification keys 20 circuits 43
2.5 Identifying invertebrates 21 5.2 Components and
2.6 How we affect the a simple circuit 44
environment 22 5.3 Switches 45
2.7 Wonderful water 23 5.4 Circuits with more
2.8 Recycling can save components 46
the Earth! 24 5.5 Circuits with buzzers 47
Language review 25 5.6 Mains electricity 48
5.7 Magnets in everyday life 49
3 Solids, liquids and gases 5.8 Magnetic poles 50
3.1 Matter 26 5.9 Strength of magnets 51
3.2 Matter is made 5.10 Which metals
of particles 27 are magnetic? 53
3.3 How do solids, liquids and Language review 54
gases behave? 28
3.4 Melting freezing,
and boiling 29
3.5 Melting in different solids 30
3.6 Melting points 31
Language review 32
4 Contents
Useful words
bar chart a chart that shows results using bars; the lengths of the
bars show the sizes of the results
Joseph will compress the air into the cylinder to allow him
to swim underwater.
6 Useful words
investigate to do a test or experiment to find something out
Liam will practise the guitar every day until he can play
the piece without a mistake.
Useful words 7
record to write or draw to show what happened
8 Useful words
1 Humans and animals
Animal Skeleton
bird Z
rabbit B
frog
crocodile
C
2 Write the names of the parts on skeleton A.
W is the .
X is the .
D
Y is the .
Z is the .
upper arm
thigh bone
Nasreen measured the length of the upper arm bone of some people in her
family. She drew this bar chart to show her results. Use the bar chart to
answer the questions.
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Length of upper arm bone in cm
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Nasreen Ahmed Meshack Fatima Ali
4 Put Nasreen and her brothers in age order. Explain your answer.
1 Write down the body parts for each of the labels A–D.
b Make a drawing
to show this.