THE UNIVERSE

1. Volcanoes

Here is a photo of the volcano we used in class to do an experiment. It's made of flour, water and salt and has a plastic bottle incorporated so that you can add liquids. We put some coloured water in the bottle, then added a few drops of washing up liquid and two tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda. Finally we added some vinegar. It really started to fizz and then erupted just like a real volcano! Why don't you try making one?

2. The Earth and its Layers

3. Earth's Layers

4. Evolution of Earth  

5. The Earth, Sun and Moon  

6. Revolution and Rotation

7. This is a mini-project we did for Science in order to learn about the layers of the Earth. They are all from the same photocopy but each one turned out completely different!

8. Click on this picture to go to a page where you can learn more about the planets and the universe:

  

Practise with this quick game:   9. CONSTELLATIONS Have you ever wondered why the flag for the Community of Madrid has seven stars?

Well, as in 5th year Science we're currently on the topic of the Universe, I thought you would be interested to know that they represent the seven stars which form the Ursa Major constellation, also known as the Big Dipper or Great Bear. This is visible above the Sierra de Guadarrama during most of the year.

The five points of the stars represent the five provinces that border Madrid: Toledo, Ávila, Segovia, Guadalajara and Cuenca.

Click on the link to go to a great page for learning about space 10. THE MOON 11. Here are some links to pages where you can find out more about our solar system: https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/solar-system/ 12. Here are some videos by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the North American Space Agency (NASA): Here is another video by the North American Space Agency or NASA, where you can see the Earth from space: And here is one by the ESA from Africa to Russia. See if you can spot Madrid! This one shows us the variety of colours from the International Space Station (ISS): And this one shows us what life is like on the ISS: