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CAMBRIDGE YEAR 6SCIENCE
CHAPTER 2: SCIENTISTS
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2.1 SCIENTISTS
Science is the best way we have offinding out about the world.
Science does not have answer toeverything. Scientists discover newthings about the world and then explainthem to others.Scientists come from all over the worldand are both men and women.
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2.1 SCIENTISTS
Scientificskills
Plan goodinvestigation
Make predictions
and explain why
Collect data
Make accurateobservations and
measurements
Learn from work
of otherscientists
Draw conclusions
Explain how datasupports your
prediction
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2.2 ALHAZEN AND HOW WE SEE
An Iraqi scientist, Alhazen , explained howwe see things.
Alhazenworked
inside a darkroom with ahole in the
wall
Outside hehung
lanterns
He found hecould only
see things inthe roomwhen the
lantern lightshine on them
He concludedthat in order
for us to see,the light mustbe reflectedby objects
into the eyes
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2.3 BENDING OF LIGHT
Alhazen also explained how light wasbent and use these idea to investigate
how lenses magnify objects.Phenomena caused by the bending oflight:(i)A stick half-immersed in water to
appear bent(ii)A deep pond appears shallower
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2.3 BENDING OF LIGHT
A stick appears bent in water
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2.3 BENDING OF LIGHT
A deep pond appears shallower
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2.4 FASTER AND FASTER
Isambard Kingdom Brunel hatedwasting time. He wanted to go places
fast. He built the Great Western Railwayto speed up the journey between Londonand Bristol.
The journey between London to Bristol is190 km.
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2.4 FASTER AND FASTER
Date Vehicle Time Km per hour
1784 Stagecoach 16 hours 11.88
1837 Improved stagecoach 11 hours 17.27
1851 First steam train 4.5 hours 42.22
1912 Fast train 2 hours 95
2003 Modern express 1.5 hours 126.67
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2.5 YOU ARE A SCIENTIST
Mpemba and the ice creamMpemba was a thirteen-year-old school
student in Tanzania who made his ownice cream. As he made it, he noticed thatwarm water froze faster than cold.Mpemba discovery challengedscientists. They suggest severaltheories.
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2.5 YOU ARE A SCIENTIST
Theoriessuggested byscientists why
warm waterfreezes faster
than colderwater
Ice on top of thecold water insulatesthe water making it
freezes slower
Warm water evaporatesfaster than cold water
and so less warm wateravailable to freeze so it
freezes faster
Heating water removegases like oxygen
and carbon dioxidefrom the water
making it freeze faster
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2.5 YOU ARE A SCIENTIST
How do you imagine Albert Einstein?
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2.5 YOU ARE A SCIENTIST
Einstein made his greatest discoverywhen he was 14.
Einstein imagined what it would be like totravel at the speed of light.
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2.5 YOU ARE A SCIENTIST
Video on Albert Einstein:
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