Physical Science 4-6 Part 2 is a video and program for elementary teachers that covers heat, light, sound and electricity / magnetism. The video comes with a printed outline that includes lesson plans, observational activities and experiments.

Section 1 - Heat (24 min):

• Expansion of solids, liquids and gases
• Model thermometer
• Thermostat, heat devices
• Transfer-conduction, convection, radiation
• Applications
• Insulators

Section 2 - Light (23 min):

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Prisms, rainbows and the spectrum
• Lenses-concave and convex
• Pinhole camera
• Mirrors-concave and convex
• Other radiation
• Safety
• Speed of light

Section 3 - Sound (13 min):

• Quality, harmonics
• Speed of sound
• Vibrations and frequency
• Sound devices
• Miscellaneous ideas
• Safety

Section 4 - Electricity / Magnetism (33 min):

• Static electricity
• Current electricity
• Batteries and bulbs
• Series and parallel circuits
• Switches
• Resistance
• Electromagnetic fields
• Generating electricity
• Magnetic strength
• Writing a lab report

View a sample observational experiment from the "Physical Science 4-6" section in the teacher handbook.

• Grades: 4-6
• Running Time: 1 hr 34 min
• Includes: VHS video and printed teaching outline
• Copyright: 1986