Science Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Can You Save Fred? STEM Icebreaker Activity
Encourage teamwork and resilience with an exciting Save Fred STEM Challenge activity.
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Analysing Fair Tests Activity Sheets (5-6)
Download these Analysing Fair Tests Activity Sheets to help your students practice identifying dependent and independent variables and making experimental predictions.
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Making Scientific Statements Worksheets
Practise writing complete scientific predictions with a pair of printable ‘Making Scientific Statements’ worksheets.
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Develop a Habitat - Garden Project
A project-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of how habitats can be preserved and protected in and around where people live.
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Cookie Erosion Experiment
Discover the effects of water erosion with a printable Cookie Erosion Experiment for kids!
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Animals That Live in Groups - Behavioural Adaptations Worksheet Pack
Explore how animals that live in groups with a printable Behavioural Adaptations Worksheet pack.
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Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption Worksheet
Use a Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption worksheet to ensure students understand light energy.
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Science Sparks - Year 5 Science Activities for Fast Finishers
Review science standards during classroom downtime with Science Sparks, a set of Year 5 science activities for fast finishers.
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Scientific Method Graphic Organiser Templates - Foldables
Use a foldable Scientific Method Graphic Organiser to help your students organise their learning about the scientific process.
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Scientific Method Flipbook Template
Create a Scientific Method Flipbook to record scientific predictions, observations, and conclusions with a printable science flip book template.
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Matter Lapbook - Foldables for Science
Use our printable Matter Lapbook Foldables to teach your students about the states of matter, characteristics of matter, and changes in matter.
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Observing Matter Doodle Notes - Graphic Organiser
Use our Observing Matter Doodle Notes to help your students discover the states, properties, and changes in matter.
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Properties of Matter Activity Book
Review key vocabulary and concepts surrounding the characteristics of matter with a Properties of Matter Review Activity Book.
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Scientific Method Cloze Worksheet
Review scientific method vocabulary with a printable Scientific Method Cloze Worksheet.
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Pirate Ship Building STEM Challenge (5-6)
Challenge upper years classes to build a pirate ship with a fun (and engaging) STEM Building challenge created by teachers, for teachers.
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Properties of Matter Game - Bean Bag Toss
Play an exciting Properties of Matter game by downloading a printable Matter Bean Bag Toss Game!
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Solutions and Mixtures PowerPoint
Explore solutions and mixtures with an engaging Solutions and Mixtures PowerPoint.
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Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases Interactive Game
Discover the properties of solids, liquids, and gases with an engaging Properties of Matter Interactive Game.
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Famous Scientists Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Introduce your students to the groundbreaking work of Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk with a comparative reading passage and comprehension questions.
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Environmental Impact Science Experiments
Use these simple science experiments to teach your students about environmental issues such as oil and water pollution, soil quality and climate change.
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Winter Survival Adaptations - Sorting Activity
Match the animals with the behavioural adaptation that helps them survive the winter in this printable animal adaptation sorting activity.
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Echidna Adaptations – Reading Worksheet Pack
Discover the adaptations of the echidna with a printable reading passage and comprehension worksheet pack.
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Animal Adaptation Examples – Anchor Chart Set
Help your students identify physiological, behavioural, and structural adaptations with printable Examples of Adaptations Anchor Charts.
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Sloth Adaptations – Comprehension Skills Worksheet
Read and comprehend nonfiction text about the adaptations of a sloth with a printable pack of reading skills worksheets.
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Design the Perfect Dog Breed - Inherited Traits Activity
Investigate inherited traits that parents pass to their offspring with a Create-a-Puppy selective dog breeding project.
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Orbital Period of Planets Poster and Worksheet
Learn about the time it takes each planet to orbit the sun with this poster and cut-and-paste worksheet for your students.
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High or Low Friction? Interactive Peg Cards
Explore high and low friction examples with your students using this set of 24 digital peg cards.
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What Are Floods? Comprehension Worksheet
Read and learn about flooding with a printable reading comprehension worksheet.
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Line Plot Project: Bakery Menu Design
Make learning about maths as sweet as your students' favourite treats with this project based learning line plots exercise!
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Force and Motion Sorting Activity
Show students force and motion examples with this force and motion sorting activity for elementary school science lessons.
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Weathering, Erosion & Deposition Interactive Activity
Use this set of interactive activities to strengthen student understanding of weathering, erosion and deposition concepts.
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Isaac Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Anchor Charts
Learn about Isaac Newton and his 3 Laws of Motion with a set of printable anchor charts.