Earth Science Teaching Resources for Year 2
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Why Are Rocks Important? - Teaching Slides
Discover why rocks are important with an engaging teaching presentation for early years students.
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Rocks and Minerals Word Search
Introduce or review academic vocabulary with a printable Rocks and Minerals Word Search.
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Fish Windsock Craft Template
Create a fun wind sock with our Fish Windsock Craft Template.
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Pinwheel Template
Use our printable pinwheel template to introduce your students to the science of wind and motion!
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Comparing and Observing Properties of Rocks Game
Practise comparing the physical properties of rocks with an interactive Comparing Rocks Game for early years students.
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Natural Disasters Report – Mini Book Template
Download this natural disasters information report template to use when teaching informative writing to primary students.
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Rain Cloud in a Jar Experiment
Use this science experiment when learning about the different types and features of clouds and how they contribute to the water cycle.
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All About Clouds – Teaching Presentation
Teach your students about the different types of clouds with this 19-slide teaching presentation.
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Earth Day Craft and Write
Create a fabulous Earth Day display with a printable Earth Day craft activity.
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Winter Writing Prompts for Beginning Writers
Use the season of winter to inspire writing in your early years classroom.
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Soil Erosion Poster
Discover how wind, water, and ice change the Earth’s surface with a printable Soil Erosion Poster.
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Printable Windsock Craft Template - Stars
Make a fun Windsock Craft to observe wind movement inside and outside the classroom.
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Using Rocks, Soils and Water - Year 2 Science Worksheets
Discover the importance of rocks, soils, and water as natural resources with a pack of printable Year 2 Science Activity Sheets.
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Nature Walk Brochure Template
Have your students explore their natural surroundings with this nature walk brochure template.
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The Importance of Soil Task Cards
Have your students explore why healthy soil is so important for plants, animals and humans with this set of 32 student task cards.
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Properties of Soil Task Cards
Review the properties of the most common soil types with this set of 24 multiple-choice task cards.
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Clouds and Their Position – Poster
Learn about the different types of clouds and their position within the atmosphere with this printable poster.
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Weather Word Wall Vocabulary
Use this teacher-created weather resource to teach weather vocabulary. Build a weather word wall with your students during your weather lessons.
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Types of Clouds - Identifier
Help your students identify the clouds in the sky with this cloud identifier.
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What is Made of Rock? Sorting Activity
Discover ways people use rocks to produce everyday objects with an engaging sorting activity.
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Describing Rocks and Soils Vocabulary Cards
Introduce your little learners to the academic vocabulary they need to describe rocks and minerals with a printable rocks vocabulary word wall.
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Happy Earth Day Colouring Pages
Give your students these fun Earth Day colouring sheets to promote sustainability and conservation.
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Soil Use in Our School Worksheets
Have students explore how soil is used around the school with this set of four differentiated worksheets.
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How Soil Is Used by Living Things? Cut and Paste Worksheet
Explore the uses of soil with your students using this simple cut-and-paste worksheet for early years students.
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Soil Vocabulary Worksheet
Teach your students the subject-specific vocabulary related to soil and its properties with this vocabulary worksheet perfect for primary school science lessons.
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Soil Vocabulary Word Search
Immerse your students in the subject-specific vocabulary related to soil with this word search perfect for primary science lessons.
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The Importance of Soil – Comprehension Worksheets
Teach your students about the importance of soil to plants, animals and humans with this differentiated reading comprehension passage with accompanying questions.
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Plant Growth in Soils – Science Experiment
Explore how plants grow in different types of soil with this science experiment perfect for primary school science lessons.
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Why Is Soil Important? Teaching Slides
Explain to your students how living things depend on soil with this informative teaching presentation perfect for primary school science lessons.
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The Importance of Soil Posters
Show your students how plants, animals and humans need soil to survive with this set of three informative classroom posters to accompany your science lessons.
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The Earth's Seasons Teaching Slides
Use this fact-packed digital teaching resource to show your students the names and characteristics of Earth’s four seasons.
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Observing Soil Worksheet
Transform your students into soil detectives as they explore the colour, texture and particle size of various soil types.