Science understanding
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How to Build an Earthworm House Project
Learn to build an earthworm house with a comprehensive step-by-step guide.
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Sloth Life Cycle Worksheets
Help your students learn about sloths using this research project booklet.
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All About Sloths Teaching PowerPoint
Learn about the world of sloths with this educational PowerPoint presentation.
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Life Cycle of a Tree – Worksheet
Piece together the life cycle of a tree with this cut and paste worksheet.
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Life Cycle of a Frog – Poster Pack
Display information about the life cycle of a frog with this set of six posters.
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Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Worksheet
Learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin with a cut and paste sequencing worksheet.
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Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Activity Templates
Organise, record and display information about the life cycle of a pumpkin with these activity templates.
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Printable Butterfly Life Cycle Booklet - Cut & Paste
Sequence a butterfly's life cycle with a printable Butterfly Life Cycle Booklet for kids.
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Why Should We Compost? Poster
Use this poster set to explain why it is important to compost food scraps.
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Life Cycle of a Fly Poster
A poster explaining the life cycle of a fly.
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Recycling Soft Plastics Made Simple Poster
A poster that shows an effective way to identify soft plastics when recycling waste.
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Minibeasts Resource Pack
This extensive minibeast weekly lesson pack includes educational posters, classroom decorations, word wall templates, page templates and worksheets for you to mix and match with your class.
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The Heat is On Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concept of heat energy, including heat sources, heat transfer, thermal conductors and thermal insulators.
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Changing States Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit addresses how changes in state from solid to liquid and liquid to solid can be caused by adding or removing heat.
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Sources of Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how heat is produced, identifying examples of electrical, kinetic, and chemical heat sources, and applying this knowledge to classify real‑world objects.
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What is Heat?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore and develop foundational understandings of heat energy, including how heat relates to particle movement and how heat transfers between substances.
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Changing States
A 60-minute lesson in which students will observe how a change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat.
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The Heat is On
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of heat energy and how it moves.
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Thermal Insulators - Keeping Out the Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate which materials are the best thermal insulators.
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Thermal Conductors - Feel the Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate which materials are the best thermal conductors.
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Moving Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate how heat transfers from warmer objects to cooler surroundings by observing temperature changes, describe how heat moves through air and materials, and record evidence of heat transference.
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Changing States – Assessment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how adding and removing heat can cause solids and liquids to change states.
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Recycling Case Study – Soft Plastics
A 60-minute lesson in which students will explore how changes from solid to liquid and liquid to solid can help in the process of recycling plastic.
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Observing Matter Changes
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate what happens when heat is added or removed from a substance.
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Adding Heat
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate what happens when heat is applied to a range of solids.
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The Three States of Matter
A 60-minute lesson in which students will explore the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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What State?
A 60-minute lesson in which students will establish that matter can be classified as solid, liquid or gas.
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Changing States of Matter Video – How Long Will It Take to Melt?
Watch this fun changing states of matter science experiment video with your Year 3 class, and skip the melty classroom mess!