Science
The principal focus of science teaching in upper key stage 2 is to enable pupils to develop a deeper understanding of a wide range of scientific ideas. They should do this through exploring and talking about their ideas; asking their own questions about scientific phenomena; and analysing functions, relationships and interactions more systematically. At upper key stage 2, they should encounter more abstract ideas and begin to recognise how these ideas help them to understand and predict how the world operates. They should also begin to recognise that scientific ideas change and develop over time. They should select the most appropriate ways to answer science questions using different types of scientific enquiry, including observing changes over different periods of time, noticing patterns, grouping and classifying things, carrying out comparative and fair tests and finding things out using a wide range of secondary sources of information. Pupils should draw conclusions based on their data and observations, use evidence to justify their ideas, and use their scientific knowledge and understanding to explain their findings.
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Exploring Plants PowerPoint
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template exploring the characteristics of plants in our environment.
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Comprehension - Busy Bees
A comprehension activity about Bees.
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National Tree Day – Word Hunt
A National Tree Day word search to use in the classroom.
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Water is Life PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint teaching resource about water.
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Natural Disaster Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty-nine natural disaster related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Material World Word Wall
Word wall cards containing vocabulary related to man-made materials.
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What are Bushfires? Comprehension Task
A comprehension task to use when learning about bushfires.
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Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Sort
A sorting activity that requires students to identify renewable and non-renewable forms of energy.
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Plotting Earthquakes Worksheet
A plotting activity showing different earthquakes around the world.
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Earthquakes - Shake, Rattle and Fall Experiment
An hands-on experiment to be conducted by students when investigating earthquakes.
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Space Word Search
Review science vocabulary terms with an engaging space word search.
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Bird Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty-three bird related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Hemispheres Worksheet
A worksheet highlighting the hemisphere, equator and country locations.
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All About Clouds PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint teaching resource about clouds.
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Plant And Animal Adaptations PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint Template for teaching a unit on plant and animal adaptation.
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Plant and Animal Adaptations - Worksheet Pack
A collection of worksheets to use when teaching students about the structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations of plants and animals.
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Throwing, Dropping, Bouncing, Rolling - Science Experiment
A science experiment which investigates the relationship between multiple forces acting on a single object in various ways.
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Forces and Motion Page Border
A page border with a forces and motion theme.
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Natural Disaster Posters
Posters with pictures for eight different types of natural disasters.
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Science Experiment Recording Sheet
A recording sheet to use when completing a Science experiment.
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Layers of the Earth
An educational poster showing the structure of the Earth.
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Plate Tectonics Poster
A poster explaining the main types of plate boundaries and their effects on the earth's surface.
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Earthquake - Tectonic Plates Geology Diagram Poster
An educational poster highlighting the main landforms created by tectonic plate movement.
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The Ring of Fire Resource Pack
A resource pack about the Ring of Fire, including colourful, informative posters and a worksheet.
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Working Scientifically Knowledge Check Worksheet
A worksheet used to check the students' knowledge of working scientifically.
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Flood Safety Poster - Design and Create Task
A design and create task for students to demonstrate their understanding of the impact of floods.
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Flood Vocabulary Task
A vocabulary task for students to use when demonstrating their understanding of the impact of floods.
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Saving Water - Fact Sheet and Worksheet
A teaching resource to be used in the classroom when learning about water conservation and the Earth.
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What are Bushfires? Cloze Worksheet
A cloze worksheet about bushfires.
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Science Experiment - Speed Racer
A science investigation in which the students investigate how to use thrust force to increase the speed of a model car.
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Science Experiment - States of Matter
A science experiment that investigates how a substance's state of matter can be changed.
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Design a Fair Test Worksheet - Upper Years
A worksheet to use when developing the concept of a fair test.