Basic 6
Basic 6 Science Notes
Open a topic to read the notes, copy the key parts into your notebook and do the exercises.
Living and Non-Living Things
- Tap Roots and Fibrous RootsIn this topic you will classify plants according to their root systems, focusing on tap roots and fibrous roots.
- Adventitious and Specialised RootsIn this topic you will classify plants with adventitious and specialised roots, such as storage, prop, stilt, climbing, aerial and buttress roots.
Materials
- General Properties of MetalsIn this topic you will learn the general properties of metals, such as lustre, malleability, ductility and conductivity.
- Uses of Metals in Everyday LifeIn this topic you will investigate the uses of metals in everyday life and link each use to the properties of the metal.
- Uses of Mixtures in Everyday LifeIn this topic you will examine how mixtures are used at home, in health, in building and in industry.
Earth Science
- The Relative Sizes of the Earth and the SunIn this topic you will describe the relative sizes of the earth and the sun and explain why the sun is important.
- How Rain Falls from CloudsIn this topic you will explain how clouds form and how rain falls from them, and describe rainfall patterns in Ghana.
- Carbon and the Carbon CycleIn this topic you will learn the forms of carbon and how carbon moves through the environment in the carbon cycle.
- Conserving Water at Home, School and in the CommunityIn this topic you will investigate how water is wasted and ways to conserve it at home, in school and in the community.
Life Cycle of Organism
- What Plants Need to SurviveIn this topic you will learn the materials and conditions plants need to survive and grow well.
- The Life Cycle of a Flowering PlantIn this topic you will describe the stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant, from seed to seed.
- Observing and Recording the Growth of a PlantIn this topic you will plant maize and okra seeds, observe their life cycle and record their growth in tables and graphs.